The Director shall establish the Clean Water Farm Award Program to recognize farms in the Commonwealth which utilize practices designed to protect water quality and soil resources. A farm shall be eligible for recognition upon application from the farmer or the local soil and water conservation district, if the district concurs that the farmer is implementing conservation practices that effectively address agricultural nonpoint source pollutants. Such practices may include vegetative riparian buffers, cover crops, conservation tillage, livestock exclusion from waterways, and nutrient management plans. The Director may establish guidelines for limiting the quantity of annual recipients, receiving and ranking applications, ensuring geographical representation of awards from the major watersheds of the Commonwealth including the Chesapeake Bay watershed, providing local farm recognition through the local soil and water conservation districts, and providing special statewide recognition to select farms. Recognition under this program shall not be a requirement under any other state program.
1998, c. 93; 2009, c. 349.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 10.1-101. Department continued; appointment of Director
§ 10.1-102. Powers and duties of Director
§ 10.1-103. Organization of the Department
§ 10.1-104. Powers of the Department
§ 10.1-104.1. Department to assist in the nonpoint source pollution management program
§ 10.1-104.2. Voluntary nutrient management training and certification program
§ 10.1-104.2:1. Nitrogen application rates; regulations
§ 10.1-104.3. Clean Water Farm Award Program
§ 10.1-104.4. Nutrient management plans required for state lands; review of plans
§ 10.1-104.5. Nutrient management plans required for golf courses; penalty
§ 10.1-104.6. Supplemental environmental projects
§ 10.1-104.6:1. ConserveVirginia program established
§ 10.1-104.7. Resource management plans; effect of implementation; exclusions
§ 10.1-104.8. Resource management plans; criteria
§ 10.1-104.9. Regulations under this article
§ 10.1-105. Board of Conservation and Recreation
§ 10.1-106. Officers; meetings; quorum
§ 10.1-107. General powers and duties of the Board
§ 10.1-109. Lease of lands and other properties
§ 10.1-110. Easements to governmental agencies and public service corporations
§ 10.1-111. Removal of minerals
§ 10.1-112. Capital improvement projects
§ 10.1-114. Commemorative facilities and historic sites management; duties of Director
§ 10.1-114.1. Directory of cultural heritage sites
§ 10.1-115. Appointment of conservation officers; qualifications; oath
§ 10.1-116. Jurisdiction of conservation officers
§ 10.1-117. Powers and duties of conservation officers
§ 10.1-118. Decommissioning of conservation officers
§ 10.1-119. Defense of conservation officer of the Department prosecuted on criminal charges
§ 10.1-120. Commissioning of Breaks Interstate Park Commission employees as conservation officers