PITTSBORO, NC— The Chatham Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting applications for three voluntary cost share programs that provide technical and financial assistance to help landowners implement Best Management Practices that improve water quality and conserve water resources.

Funding is available through the North Carolina Agricultural Cost Share Program (ACSP), the Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program (AgWRAP), and the Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP). Applications will be evaluated and ranked according to District priorities related to water quality and water quantity.

WHAT: Cost Share Program Application Period for ACSP, AgWRAP, and CCAP

WHO: Chatham Soil and Water Conservation District; eligible agricultural producers and non-agricultural landowners

WHEN: Applications are being accepted now.

WHERE: Individuals interested in applying for technical and financial assistance should contact the Chatham Soil and Water Conservation District Office:

Joe Trimnal
Soil Conservation Specialist
1192 U.S. 64 Business West, Suite 200
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Phone: 919-545-8353
Email:joe.trimnal@chathamcountync.gov

Program Eligibility

Agricultural Cost Share Program (ACSP)
Provides financial and technical assistance to owners and renters of agricultural operations that have been in business for at least three years and have identified water quality concerns. Eligible Best Management Practices include waste management, stream protection, erosion control, and agrichemical pollution prevention.

Agricultural Water Resources Assistance Program (AgWRAP)
Assists owners and renters of agricultural operations with projects that improve water use efficiency, availability, and storage through practices such as irrigation wells, irrigation ponds, and micro-irrigation systems.

Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP)

Provides funding for businesses, schools, churches, homeowners, parks, municipalities, and community organizations to install water quality improvement practices on non-agricultural land. Eligible projects include waste management, stream protection, and erosion control Best Management Practices.

For more information, visit www.chathamnc.org/swcd.

The above BMP is a Livestock Exclusion Fence System, means a system of permanent fencing (board, barbed, high tensile or electric wire) installed to exclude livestock from streams and critical areas not intended for grazing to improve water quality.