Petronila Creek Watershed Nutrient Reduction Initiative
Implementing Organization
State of Texas; US Department of Agriculture
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$4,300,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Water Quality Restoration and Maintenance
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
This project will improve water quality conditions in the Baffin Bay-Petronilla Creek watershed by implementing conservation practices on agricultural lands for the purpose of managing nutrients. Technical and financial assistance will be provided to private landowners on a voluntary basis to address nutrient and sediment runoff from their farm. Conservation plans will be developed and implemented to manage nutrients at the source.
Contact
Ronald Howard(601) 790-3754
ron.howard@ms.usda.gov
Project Website
None
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