Conserving Our Watersheds 2016-02
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Project Overview
Basics
Conserving Our Watersheds 2016-02
Post-Implementation
Project #2016-02: Water Quality and Quantity Project is part of the Conserving Our Watersheds Program that assists landowners with stewardship activities that improve water quality and habitat. The goals of Project 2016-02 was to exclude livestock from a tributary to Keys Creek and provide an alternative water source for the livestock to improve livestock distribution across the ranch and increase on-farm water availability. The ranch completed two (2) management practices: water developments and riparian fencing. Best management will improve the non-point source pollution loading by decreasing potential pathogen concentrations and sediment loading into Tomales Bay watershed.
2015
2016
2016
2/9/2023
Project Attributes
Census Tract Income
None
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
EnviroScreen
None
Free and Reduced Lunch
None
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
None
Tribal Engagement
None
Location
Organizations
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| Lead Implementer | |
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| Primary RCD | |
| State Assembly Voting District | |
| State Senate Voting District |
Contacts
Nancy Scolari - Marin Resource Conservation District (Marin RCD) (nancy@marinrcd.org)
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 416 - Livestock Pipeline Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1,011 lf |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 382 - Fence Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 2,110 lf |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 533 - Pumping Plant Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1 |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 649 - Structures for Wildlife Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1 |
| Plants Installed | 10 | |
| Sediment Load Reduction | Sediment Source: Stream bank | 175.8 tons |
Reported Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Practice | Operation Type | 2016 | Units |
| 382 - Fence | Range/Pastureland | 2,110 | lf |
| 416 - Livestock Pipeline | Range/Pastureland | 1,011 | lf |
| Total | 3,121 | lf | |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Practice | Operation Type | 2016 | Units |
| 533 - Pumping Plant | Range/Pastureland | 1 | number |
| 649 - Structures for Wildlife | Range/Pastureland | 1 | number |
| Total | 2 | number | |
| Plants Installed | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Units | |
| 10 | number | |
| Total | 10 | number |
| Sediment Load Reduction | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sediment Source | 2016 | Units |
| Stream bank | 175.8 | tons |
| Total | 175.8 | tons |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319(h) Grant (Water Board) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $14,581.50 | $0.00 | $14,581.50 |
| Landowner Cost Share (Private) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $20,229.14 | $0.00 | $20,229.14 |
| Prop 84 (IRWMP) (DWR) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $25,971.31 | $0.00 | $25,971.31 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $60,781.95 | $0.00 | $60,781.95 |
| Note: | None provided |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
The implementation of water developments, such as this project, increased on-farm water availability and improve livestock distribution; practices designed to improve rangeland health and water holding capacity
Livestock distribution throughout the ranch is vital to the overall health of the grazing land as well as the health of the watershed. The development of an upland water facility and installation of a riparian fence will exclude livestock from the creeks. This will allow the producer to manage the land more effectively by distributing livestock and creating grazing regime across the ranch. Thus decreasing the pathogen loading into the watersheds.
This project occurs on an agricultural easement.
This project will support local food and fiber production as well as aiding in good land stewardship.
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