East Cocalito Township Stormwater Program

Best Practices for Soil Conservation and Stormwater Quality Protection

The Same Practices that Help Conserve Soil on Your Farm Also Help Protect Water Quality!

Link to Grants & Assistance Programs for Farms

Stormwater runoff from farming operations can, without proper conservation practices, contribute significant amounts of sediment and nutrient pollution (such as nitrogen and phosphorous) to our streams.  There are a wide variety of conservation measures that can significantly reduce soil loss while at the same time protecting our streams.This is NOT an agricultural BMP. Livestock should be kept away from streams and wetlands.

Below are links to a few good websites providing details on agricultural practices that conserve soil and reduce stream pollution.  In order to avoid duplicating effort, we won’t go into detail here.  If you know of other sites that should be linked, please let us know.

 
 
This is NOT an agricultural BMP. Livestock should be kept away from streams and wetlands.

Ken McCrea
MS4 Technician
East Cocalico Township
MS4@EastCocalicoTownship.com
(717) 336-1720

Agricultural Conservation Practices