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Project Area 6
Rural Non-Point Source Pollution Remediation Program
| Organization /Facility | Essex Region Conservation Authority |
| Beneficial Use Impairment (in brackets) & Issue Addressed: | (6,14) Soil erosion and water quality through tree planting, construction of soil erosion control structures, septic system upgrades, and demonstration of no-till farming |
| Benefit: | 37ha of trees planted,12km of buffer strips planted, 5 faulty septic systems upgraded, soil erosion protection structures built at 24 sites, 1.3ha of fragile land retired to native vegetation, and 18 no-till demonstration sites established resulting in over 2000ha of no-till cultivation |
| Date Completed: | Since 1996 |