Governor Andrew Cuomo on July 12 announced that the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District will receive $337,755 to implement conservation practices for farms along the Wallkill River watershed. The grants will address agricultural water quality concerns on ten farms along the watershed.
The Wallkill River is currently classified as stressed under the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Priority Waterbodies List. Conservation practices include erosion control, to agrochemical storage, and handling systems.
These systems will keep nutrients and other pollutants out of the watershed while helping the farm remain economically viable.
