Agreement Number
12-219
Awardee Name
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Fostering a sustainable marketplace for agricultural water quality credits and offsets for intra and interstate trading
Awardee State/Territory
Maryland
Involved States/territories
Maryland
Award Year
2012
End Date
Award Amount
$500,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Nutrient Management
Residue and Tillage Management
Project Background
This project aims to provide and promote additional opportunities for pont and non-point sources to utilize Marylands water quality trading market as a cost-effective, innovative option for meeting and maintaining water quality in the Chesapeake Bay an ensuring consistency with the Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), Maryland Phase II Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) strategy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s requirements for a comprehensive growth offset program for future development.
Project Scale
Field-level
Regional
Farm-level
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Final Report URL
Awardee Technical Contact Name
John Rhoderick