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A state program developed last year to reduce agriculture pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay and Chowan River has been expanded from 12 conservation practices in 1984 to 15 this year.
Under the program, farmers and landowners within the waterways’ basins are offered cost-share payments for installing Best Management Practices (BMPs) which enhance water quality and conserve soil. More than $3 million has been funded for the program. The program is needed, said Division of Soil and Water Conservation (DSWC) Deputy Director, Donald L. Wells, because the health of the Chesapeake Bay is in serious trouble. “Several studies, including,the EPA study, have shown that the Bay and the Chowan River are in bad shape and we know that farming contributes to the problem.”
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