Agreement Number
69F35218004
Awardee Name
UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO
Project Title
Validation and Demostrate Local Vegetation-Manning Value for Retardance Index in the Caribbean Area to cover waterways and open channels and reduce risk of erosion.
Awardee State/Territory
Puerto Rico
Involved States/territories
Puerto Rico
Award Year
2017
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$47,359.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Urban farming and green spaces
Watershed/Riparian Zone
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Pesticides transported to surface water
Nutrients transported to surface water
Sediment transported to surface water
Salts transported to surface water
Stormwater
Surface water depletion
Conservation Practice(s)
Grassed Waterway
Stormwater Runoff Control
Vegetated Treatment Area
Vegetative Barrier
Project Background
Water management in farms and rural areas relies heavily on grassed waterways. Results from this project will allow USDA-NRCS to provide accurate recommendations to farmers on size and capacity of vegetated drainage channels and waterways. Design of hydrologic/hydraulic modifications in farms and rural areas will be improved. Better design of grass lined waterways, levees, ponds and ditches will reduce soil erosion, greenhouse gases release, improve water quality and mitigate environmental impacts
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No