Wolf Bay Plan Final - Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Action Strategy 2: Develop a bacteria, nutrient and pesticide monitoring program to determine effectsfrom agricultural and forestry sources including golf courses and sod farms.Responsible Parties: ACF, AWW, ADEM, WBWWPartners: Golf Courses, Sod Farms, Elberta Co-Op, GCRCD, CACWPFunding Sources: GCRCD, NEP, ADEM, CACWPTimeline: 1 st Quarter, 2005Evaluation method 4 & 6Action Strategy 3: Develop or adopt an education campaign about nutrient effects with turfmanagement specialists.Responsible Parties: ACF, WBWP, ACESPartners: Golf Courses, Sod Farms, Elberta Co-Op, WBWW, AUMERC, Auburn UniversityFunding Sources: CACWP, GCRCDTimeline: 2 nd Quarter, 2005Evaluation method 1Action Strategy 4: Develop Green Golf Initiative or Clean Water Guardian Program for water qualityprotection, e.g. an award program highlighting BMPs based on % pollutant reduction.Responsible Parties: WBWPPartners: Craft Farms, CACWP, ACF, AUMERC, Glen LakesFunding Sources: AUMERCTimeline: 1 st Quarter, 2005Evaluation method 6Action Strategy 5: Identify and encourage BMP demonstration projects on local farms within thewatershed.Responsible Parties: NRCS, SWCDPartners: Elberta Co-Op, FWS, Landowners, WBWPFunding Sources: Farm Bill Conservation Programs, 319 Program, Partners for Fish and Wildlife,FWSTimeline: 1 st Quarter, 2005Evaluation method 6Issue: There is limited information on monitoring runoff from agricultural activities.Action Strategy 1: Develop sediment and water column monitoring program, particularly totalsuspended solids.Responsible Parties: WBWW, ACF, AWWPartners: ADEM, GCRCD, NEP, NRCSFunding Sources: GCRCD, ADEM, NEPTimeline: 2 nd Quarter, 2005Evaluation method 6Action Strategy 2: Develop an aerial photography nonpoint source pollution monitoring program.Responsible Parties: WBWW, ACFPartners: CACWPFunding Sources:Timeline: 2 nd Quarter, 2005Evaluation method 2 & 445