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Pumping

A commercial certified septic hauler visits a residential or commercial septic holding tank to pump (vacuum) the tank’s contents on a regularly scheduled basis

Denitrification (Best Available Technology Systems)

This practice introduces air into a three-chambered septic

Connections to Sewer

Traditional sewer systems connect residential homes directly to a sewer line that conveys waste to the local wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). This is most common in

Phosphorus-sorbing Materials in Ag Ditches (PSMs)

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have demonstrated through an existing

Poultry Litter Injection

Subsurface injection of dry litter is an environmentally friendly method of using an abundant, nutrient-rich resource with minimum soil

Cropland Irrigation Management

This practice primarily controls the volume and frequency of irrigation water applied to crops, to meet crop needs while conserving water

Bioreactors

A woodchip bioreactor consists of a trench of varying depth and width, depending on local conditions, filled with woodchips. The water level is controlled to cover the

Set Permitted Load

Capping a wastewater treatment plant’s discharge permit at a specific

Wet Ponds and Wetlands

A water impoundment structure that intercepts stormwater runoff then releases it to an open water system at a specified flow rate. These structures retain a permanent

Vegetated Open Channels

Open channels are practices that convey stormwater runoff and provide treatment as the water is conveyed, this practice is very like a bioswale. This BMP has no

Urban Nutrient Management

Urban nutrient management involves the reduction of fertilizer to grass lawns and other urban areas. This does not account for the recent laws passed to remove

Urban Infiltration Practices (without sand/vegetation and no underdrain)

A depression to form an infiltration basin where sediment is trapped and water infiltrates the soil. No underdrains are associated with infiltration basins and trenches,

Urban Infiltration Practices (with sand/vegetation and no underdrain)

A depression to form an infiltration basin where sediment is trapped and water infiltrates the soil. No underdrains are associated with infiltration basins and trenches,

Urban Forest Buffer

An area of trees at least 35 feet wide on at least one side of a stream, usually accompanied by trees, shrubs, and other vegetation that is adjacent to a body of

Urban Filtering Practices

Practices that capture and temporarily store runoff and pass it through a filter bed of either sand or an organic media. There are various sand filter designs, such as

Street Sweeping

Sweeping of curbed streets and parking lots conducted on a twice monthly basis. The same street must be swept 25 times a

Urban Stream Restoration, Living Shoreline, Regenerative Stomwater Conveyance (RSC)

Stream restoration is a set of activities that help improve the environmental health of a river, creek or stream. These activities aim to restore the natural

Permeable Pavement

The most commonly used permeable pavement surfaces are pervious concrete, porous asphalt and permeable interlocking concrete pavers. Other options include plastic and

MS4 Permit Stormwater Retrofit

MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) general permits (located on the Eastern Shore in Elkton and Salisbury) may require the retrofitting of existing unmanaged

Impervious Urban Surface Reduction

Surfaces covered by impenetrable materials such as asphalt, compacted gravel, concrete, brick, and stone are impermeable. These impermeable materials seal surfaces,

Forest Conservation

Acres of existing forest that are placed under long-term agreement (easement or deed restriction) to remain in forest land use, attributable to Forest Conservation Act

Erosion and Sediment Control

Soil management systems and erosion control measures, consisting of combinations of cover and structural practices are typically implemented to protect soil and prevent

Dry Extended Detention Ponds

Dry extended detention basins are depressions created by excavation or berm construction that temporarily store runoff and release it slowly via surface flow or

Dry Detention Ponds and Hydrodynamic Structures

Dry detention ponds are depressions or basins created by excavation or berm construction. Dry detention ponds are designed

Bioswale

Bioswales are stormwater runoff conveyance systems that provide an alternative to storm sewers in an urban environment or they are the term generally given to any

Bioretention/Rain Gardens

Bioretention facilities (cells, swales or planters) are engineered to treat and infiltrate a specific amount of stormwater. They have exact design criteria to ensure

Abandoned Mine Reclamation

The Abandoned Mine Lands Division of the Mining Program performs reclamation of abandoned (pre-1977 mining law) coal mines, land and remediation of acid mine

Wetland Restoration

Wetland restoration refers to the reestablishment of wetlands on sites where they used to exist. Local WIP goals may involve more than just restoration, however, as they

Water Control Structure

A Water Control Structure is a device placed within a water management system or drainage channel that conveys water, controls the direction or rate of flow, maintains a

Tree Planting/Vegetative Environmental Buffers – Poultry

Properly positioned trees and shrubs, as well as other structures that disrupt air flow around the farm, provide the opportunity to reduce dust leaving the site and

Stream Protection with Fencing

Stream protection with fencing involves excluding a strip of land with along the stream corridor to exclude livestock. The implementation of stream fencing should

Stream Access Control with Fencing (Livestock Stream Crossing)

The implementation of stream fencing provides stream access control for livestock but does not necessarily exclude animals from entering the stream by incorporating

Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plan (SCWQP)

A comprehensive plan that addresses natural resource management on agricultural lands and utilizes best management practices that control erosion and sediment loss and

Prescribed Grazing (PG)

Prescribed grazing is the application of domestic livestock grazing at a specified season and intensity to accomplish specific vegetation management

Precision Intensive Rotational Grazing (PIRG)

Rotational grazing is the practice of moving grazing livestock between pastures (often called paddocks) as needed or on a regular basis. There are many approaches and

Poultry Phytase

Poultry diets are made up primarily of plant seeds — usually corn and soybeans. Corn and soybean meal comprise as much as 80 percent of poultry diets. However, much of

Poultry Litter Treatment

A surface application of alum (aluminum sulfate), an acidifier, is added to poultry litter to acidify and maintain ammonia in the non-volatile ionized form (ammonium).

Off-Stream Watering Facilities

Alternative watering facilities typically involve the use of permanent or portable livestock water troughs placed away from the stream corridor. The source of water

Nutrient Management

A nutrient management plan is used to determine how much fertilizer, manure or other nutrient sources may be safely applied to crops to achieve yields and prevent excess

Non-Urban Stream Restoration

Steam Restoration is a set of activities that help improve the environmental health of a river, creek or

Manure Transport

Poultry and livestock producers transport manure off their farms as part of an animal waste management system and nutrient management plan.

Loafing Lot Management

The stabilization of areas frequently and intensively used by people, animals or vehicles by establishing vegetative cover, surfacing with suitable materials, and/or

Irrigation Water Capture Reuse

Water reuse can be defined as the use of reclaimed water for a direct beneficial purpose. This practice involves the collection of runoff water from container nursery

Horse Pasture Management

Stabilizing overused small pasture containment areas (animal concentration area) adjacent to animal shelters or

Heavy Use Area (HUA) – Concrete Pads for Poultry and Livestock

Stabilization to protect an area on a farm that is being utilized frequently and intensively by livestock or farm equipment

Grass Buffers (Vegetated Open Channel)

Grass buffers are linear strips of maintained grass or other nonwoody vegetation between the edge of fields and streams, rivers or tidal waters or between/within fields

Forest Harvest Practices

A set of preventative measures that help control soil erosion resulting from human disturbance. These simple and inexpensive practices have become widely used to divert

Forest Buffers (Riparian Buffers)

Riparian forest buffers are linear wooded areas along rivers and streams that help filter nutrients, sediments and other pollutants from runoff and remove nutrients from

Enhanced Nutrient Management

Based on research, the nutrient management rates of nitrogen application are typically set approximately 35 percent higher than what a crop needs to ensure nitrogen

Decision/Precision Agriculture

This practice is a management system that is information and technology based, is site specific and uses one or more of the following sources of data: soils, crops,

Mortality Composter (Animal Mortality Facility)

A roofed structure designed for composting the normal daily accumulation of dead birds from a poultry

Dairy Manure Injection/Incorporation

Direct injection incorporates manure beneath the soil surface and thus minimizes odor and ammonia emissions during application. Two of the most common types of direct

Cover Crops (standard drilled wheat)

Cereal grains such as wheat, rye or barley, brassicas (plants in the cabbage family), or legumes such as clover that grow in cool weather are planted as cover crops in

Conservation Tillage (Total Acres)

Conservation Tillage involves planting and growing crops with minimal disturbance of the surface

Barnyard Runoff Control (Roof Runoff Structures)

Gutters, downspouts and other water conveyance devices are constructed to prevent roof runoff water from causing severe erosion or mixing with animal waste and

Animal Waste Management System Livestock/Poultry

Lagoons, ponds or steel or concrete tanks are common structures used for the storage of liquid wastes while storage sheds or pits are used to store solid wastes. For

Shoreline Erosion Control

Structural shoreline erosion controls are designed to protect eroding shorelines by armoring the shoreline to dissipate incoming wave energy while protecting

Dirt and Gravel Road Erosion and Sediment Control

Driving surface aggregate (DSA) is a well-graded, unbound mixture of material designed for use as a wearing course on unpaved

Urban Tree Planting/Urban Tree Canopy

Urban tree planting involves planting trees on urban pervious areas at a rate that would produce a forest-like condition over time. The intent of the planting is to