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Hawkin’s Forest Nutrient Bank

PROJECT SNAPSHOT

Project Type
Nutrient Bank
Location
Virginia | Halifax County
Service Area
Roanoke River Basin
Project Size
Nutrient: 32.53 IBS
Solution
Stormwater Management & Water Quality
Habitat Types
  • Nitrogen
  • Nutrient
  • Phosphorus

This 32.53 +/- acre nutrient bank’s, located in Halifax County, goal is to reduce nutrient (phosphorus) and sediment loading into the Roanoke River watershed via tributaries located within and/or in close proximity to the Bank through the conversion of active agricultural land into forest; and generate certified non-point nutrient credits for transfer under existing and future federal, state and local law, programs, regulations and guidance, including the DEQ Guidance.