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Chesapeake Bay Agriculture Inspection Program Phase 2 Pilot Grant is a program from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection that funds agricultural compliance and water quality inspections in Pennsylvania's portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
The program supports county conservation districts (CCDs) in conducting agricultural inspections to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the Bay. Eligible applicants are counties within Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Funding amounts vary based on county participation and project scope.
The program is part of Pennsylvania's broader Chesapeake Bay Restoration Strategy.
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Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Inspection Program | Department of Environmental Protection | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Inspection Program As part of the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Strategy, DEP and participating county conservation districts (CCDs) follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the <a href=\"http://files. dep. state.
pa. us/Water/BPNPSM/AgriculturalOperations/AgriculturalCompliance/Final_SOP_Chesapeake_Bay_Agricultural_Inspection_Program. pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Inspection Program (BCW-INSP-018)</a> when conducting inspections on agricultural operations.
The inspections conducted as part of the Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Inspection program are completed to ensure compliance with agricultural planning and implementation requirements found in the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law. Participating CCDs conduct the inspections. Where the CD chooses not to participate, DEP personnel conduct the inspections.
</p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1. 0em;\">Since the implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Inspection Program in 2016, compliance rates have consistently been above 60% at the time of inspection and nearly all inspected agricultural operations have met their planning obligations by end of the fiscal year they were inspected. </p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.
0em;\">Additionally, CCD and DEP staff are using inspections as an educational tool to help farmers understand the benefits of implementing their required planning documents. Once implemented, the best management practices within their plans will help ensure long-term farm sustainability, environmental protection, and nutrient and sediment reductions. </p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.
0em;\">According to the <a href=\"/content/copapwp-pagov/en/agencies/dep/programs-and-services/water/bwrnsm/bay-restoration/healthy-waters-pa. html\">Pennsylvania Phase 3 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan</a>, the Chesapeake Bay Inspection Program contributed annual nitrogen reductions of 487,000 pounds, phosphorous reductions of 13,400 pounds, and sediment reductions of 31,959,000 pounds.
</p>"}}"> As part of the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Strategy, DEP and participating county conservation districts (CCDs) follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Inspection Program (BCW-INSP-018) when conducting inspections on agricultural operations.
The inspections conducted as part of the Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Inspection program are completed to ensure compliance with agricultural planning and implementation requirements found in the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law. Participating CCDs conduct the inspections. Where the CD chooses not to participate, DEP personnel conduct the inspections.
Since the implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Inspection Program in 2016, compliance rates have consistently been above 60% at the time of inspection and nearly all inspected agricultural operations have met their planning obligations by end of the fiscal year they were inspected.
Additionally, CCD and DEP staff are using inspections as an educational tool to help farmers understand the benefits of implementing their required planning documents. Once implemented, the best management practices within their plans will help ensure long-term farm sustainability, environmental protection, and nutrient and sediment reductions.
According to the Pennsylvania Phase 3 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan , the Chesapeake Bay Inspection Program contributed annual nitrogen reductions of 487,000 pounds, phosphorous reductions of 13,400 pounds, and sediment reductions of 31,959,000 pounds.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Counties in Pennsylvania's portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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