Stewardship
Implementing conservation practices within drinking water protection areas.
- Learn about common conservation practices.
- Explore the Collaborative's BMP Toolkit
- Get connected with your local stewardship contacts.
Stewardship Workgroup
Objectives
Landowner Outreach: Support water utility partners in conducting conservation practice outreach to 500 potential cooperators annually in alignment with their Source Water Protection Plans.
New Cooperators: Support at least 10 new cooperators implementing conservation practices in drinking water protection areas annually.
Riparian Forest Buffers: Support the establishment of five acres of Riparian Forest Buffers in drinking water protection areas annually.
Collecting and Sharing Successes: Annually collect and share statistics for conservation practices implemented within drinking water protection areas.
Members
The Stewardship Workgroup is comprised of representatives from the following organizations (listed alphabetically):
Cacapon Institute
Private Citizen
Region 9 Planning & Development Council
Shepherd University
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
WV Conservation Agency
WV Rivers Coalition