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Agricultural Best Management Practices

Appendix B

Chart shows the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices (Ag BMPs) that are considered eligible under DEQ's Loan Guidelines, DCR Cost-Share Grant and/or Tax Credit Programs. The * indicates the practice (BMP) is eligible for funding by the assistance program which is noted on the column heading.

 
Practices Qualifying for Agricultural BMP Loan Consideration
Practices Qualifying for other Financial Programs through DCR & SWCD
Practice Number
Practice Name
Low-Interest Loan Assistance Program
Tax Credit
Cost-Share
FR-1 Reforestation of Erodible Crop and Pastureland  
*
*
FR-3 Woodland Buffer Filter Area  
*
*
FR-4 Woodland Erosion Stabilization  
*
*
SE-1 Vegetative Stabilization of Marsh Fringe Areas  
*
*
SE-2 Shoreline Stabilization  
*
  
SL-1 State Permanent Vegetative Cover on Cropland  
*
*
SL-1W Permanent Veg. Cover on Cropland-Wildlife Option  
*
*
SL-3 Strip-cropping Systems  
*
*
SL-3B Buffer Strip-cropping  
*
*
SL-3W Buffer Strip-cropping/Wildlife Option  
*
*
SL-4 Terrace System
*
*
*
SL-5 Diversion
*
*
*
SL-6 Grazing Land Protection
*
*
*
SL-6B Alternative Water System
*
*
  
Sl-8 Protective Cover for Specialty Crops  
*
*
Sl-8B Small Grain Cover Crop for Nutrient Management  
*
*
Sl-11 Permanent Vegetative Cover on Critical Areas  
*
*
SL-11B Animal Travel Lane Stabilization
*
*
  
WL-1 Field Borders/Wildlife Option  
*
  
WL-2 Idle Land/Wildlife Option  
*
  
WL-3 Fescue Conversion/Wildlife Option      
WP-1 Sediment Retention, Erosion or Water Control Structure
*
*
*
WP-2 Stream Protection
*
*
*
WP-2A Stream bank Stabilization
*
*
*
WP-2B Stream Crossings & Hardened Access
*
*
  
WP-2C Stream Channel Stabilization
*
*
  
WP-3 Sod Waterway  
*
*
WP-4 Animal Waste Control Facility
*
*
*
WP-4B Loafing Lot Management System
*
*
*
WP-4C Composter Facility
*
*
*
WP-4D Soil Test in Support of Nutrient Management Plan  
*
  
WP-4E Animal Waste Structure Pumping Equipment
*
*
  
WP-5 Storm water Retention Pond
*
*
  
WP-6 Agricultural Chemical & Fertilizer Handling Facility
*
*
*
WP-7 Surface Water Runoff Impoundment/Water Quality
*
*
  
WP-8 Relocation of Confined Feeding Operations
*
*
  
WQ-1 Grass Filter Strips  
*
*
WQ-1W Filter Strips/Wildlife Option  
*
*
WQ-4 Legume Cover Crop  
*
*
WQ-5 Water Table Control Structure
*
*
*
WQ-6 Constructed Wetlands
*
*
  
WQ-6B Wetland Restoration
*
*
  
WQ-7 Plasticulture Irrigation Water Recycling System  
*
  
WQ-8 Fuel Storage Treatment
*
*
  
WQ-9 Capping/plugging of Abandoned Wells  
*
  
WQ-10 Integrated Pest Management  
*
  

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