Great Run, Carter Run, Thumb Run, and Deep Run:

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• Great Run, Carter Run, Thumb Run, and Deep Run
• A Success Story

Melissa Allen, Soil Conservationist, NRCS
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Presentation Overview

• Watershed Descriptions
• Impairment Types
• Implemented BMPs
• Results
• Effective Outreach
• Encountered Barriers
• Future Project Goals
• Questions

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Overall Map
Map from Thumb Run, Carter Run, Great Run, and
Deep Run Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation
Plan Document
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Carter Run Watershed

• 35,600 acres
• 55.6 square miles
• 3 land uses
• 63 forest
• 35 agriculture
• 2 residential

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Thumb Run Watershed

• 21,800 acres
• 34.1 square miles
• 2 land uses
• 49 forest
• 51 agriculture
• lt1 residential

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Impairment Types

• Both impaired for violation of the fecal
  coliform/E. coli bacteria standard

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Implemented BMPs

• Grazing Land Protection LE-1T/SL-6/WP-2T
• Septic Tank Pumpout RB-1
• Septic Tank System Repair RB-3
• Septic Tank System Installation/Repair RB-4

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Grazing Land Protection and Stream Protection

• Implemented 25 projects
• Protecting approx. 163,000 ft of stream bank 31
  miles
• Creating at least 131 acres of riparian buffers
• Paying more 655,000 in cost share dollars

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Results vs. Goals

• Carter Run and Thumb Run
• 47.5 miles of total fence required to address
  bacteria load reductions
• 30.9 miles of streambank protected with an
  additional 2.5 miles no longer in production
• Note 25.7 miles protected in Carter Run
  exceeding the IP goal of 20.6 miles.

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Septic Tank Pumpout RB-1

• Completed 106 septic tank pumpouts
• Paid more than 12,833.00 in cost-share dollars

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Septic Tank System Repair RB-3

• Completed 21 septic tank repairs
• Paid more than 25,016.63 in cost-share dollars

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Septic Tank System Installation/Repair
RB-4/RB-4P

• Completed 6 septic tank replacements
• Paid more than 20,399.50 in cost-share dollars

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Results vs. Goals

• RB-3
• 17 repaired septic systems required to address
  bacteria load reductions
• 21 septic systems repaired
• RB-4/RB-4P
• 22 septic system replacements required to address
  bacteria load reductions
• 6 septic systems replaced

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Carter Run
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Thumb Run
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Water Quality Data
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Water Quality Data
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Outreach - What Works?

• Visibility
• Persistence
• Word of Mouth
• Multiple Direct Mailings (i.e., Postcards)
• Using a Variety of Methods and Repeated Methods

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Encountered Barriers

• Cultural barriers
• Traditional management
• Giving up land or land rights
• Taking Momma and Daddys Land (TMDL)
• Aesthetics
• Financial barriers
• 15-25 still adds up
• Program specific barriers
• 10 year vs. 5 year program life span
• 35 foot setback
• Maintenance at landowners expense
• Misinformation about eligibility

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Project Goals

• Our Goals include to
• Continue current outreach efforts
• Increase awareness through public presentations
• Develop written materials for media sources
• Host farm tours
• Develop and utilize new outreach methods
• Continue to foster working relationships and
  build credibility with participants
• Until December 31, 2012.

Restore water quality and de-listing of streams!
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Questions
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Contact Information

• Melissa H. Allen, Soil Conservationist (TMDL)
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 31
• Warrenton, VA 20186
• 540-347-3120 ext. 3
• melissa.allen_at_va.usda.gov