Annual Report - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Patuxent Reservoirs Watershed Annual ReportNovember 2005TABLE 1. PRIORITY RESOURCES CHARTResources: Rural Character and LandscapeIssue: Preserve open spaces and maintaining an economically viable and environmentally protective agricultural community.Measures Goals Implementation Items Time Line ResponsibleAgricultural Preservation Enrollment• Total Acres Enrolled• Number of Farms EnrolledAgricultural Demographics• Acres of Ag Land• Market Value of Ag Production• Size of Farms• Types of FarmsOpen Space and Parkland Acquisitionand Easement Programs• Acres of open space landpreserved by non-agriculturaleasements or acquisitionParticipation in agriculturalconservationprograms and percent of conservationplansthat are implementedPreserve theagricultural and ruralnature, and open spaceof the watershedCreate a landscape thatis protective of waterqualityContinue zoning and land use policies in thewatershed to maintain rural characterContinue easement acquisition throughagricultural land preservation programsEncourage participation in other conservation andopen space preservation programsContinue agricultural economic developmentprogramsEncourage enrollment in federal and state nutrientmanagement and stream protection programsPromote greater utilization of funding providedby the Res. Protection Group to supplementfederal and state agricultural programsUtilize effective open space land managementpractices that are beneficial to water qualityCreate and routinely update an electronic mapbased system to track BMP implementationOngoingOngoingOngoingOngoingOngoingOngoingOngoing2006 - 2013PartnerHC/MNCP&PCHC/MCHC/MCMNCP&PCHC/MCHSCD/MSCDHSCD/MSCDHC/MNCP&PCWSSCHSCD/MSCD15