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USDA/FSA

RIN: 0560-AH61

Publication ID: Fall 2009

Title: Grassroots Source Water Protection Program
Abstract: We are implementing the new Grassroots Source Water Program (Source Water), which was authorized by the 2002 Farm Bill as an amendment to the Food Security Act of 1985; the 2008 Farm Bill increased the maximum amount to be authorized annually from fiscal year (FY) 2008 through 2012. Source Water uses onsite technical assistance of State rural water associations and devotes Rural Source Water technicians to create operating plans that identify priority areas where local pollution prevention efforts are needed most in their States. Working with FSA and NRCS at the State and local level, the technicians help to create local community-centered teams to develop a Rural Source Water Protection Plan that promotes clean ground water and outline voluntary measures that farmers, ranchers, and other producers can install on their farms to prevent source water pollution. Voluntary measures include the use of riparian buffers, filter strips, and other related practices authorized under the Conservation Reserve Program. Appropriations of $20 million per year were authorized.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 709
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3839bb-2 PL 110-246

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
NPRM	Statutory		09/16/2008

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Rule	07/00/2010

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Deirdre Holder Branch Chief, Regulatory Analysis and PRA Requirements Branch Department of Agriculture Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0572 Phone:202 205-5851 Email: deirdre.holder@usda.gov