Responsibilities.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) Approve 208 water quality management plans, (2) Participate in the National and State Rural Clean Water Coordinating Committees, (3) Review and concur in project applications approved for funding in accordance with § 634.14, (4) Advise the Secretary of Agriculture of practices which tend to defeat the purposes of contracts with rural landowners or operators in accordance with section 208(j)(1)(iv) of the act, (5) Assist USDA in evaluating the effectiveness of the program in improving water quality, and (6) Concur in the selection of project areas and the criteria for comprehensive, joint USDA-EPA water quality monitoring, evaluation, and analysis in accordance with § 634.50. (b) (1) With the concurrence of EPA, administer a program to enter into contracts to install and maintain best management practices to control agricultural nonpoint source pollution for improved water quality, (2) Act through NRCS and such other USDA agencies as the Secretary may designate, (3) Provide technical assistance and share the cost of carrying out best management practices that are set forth in the contracts, (4) Where practicable, enter into agreements with soil conservation districts, State soil and water conservation agencies, or State water quality agencies to administer all or part of the program for a project area, (5) Administer the program where it is not practicable for soil conservation districts, State soil and water conservation agencies, or State water quality agencies to ad

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 634.4