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- A Tool for Local AEM Data Management
- And
- Regional Analysis
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- A statewide effort to collect and analyze basic AEM data
- Provides county SWCDs with digital templates to store, access, and use
their AEM data
- Provides ability to evaluate AEM data at watershed level
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- Does not change the goal of AEM:
- To protect & enhance the environment while maintaining the
viability of agriculture in New York State
- Does not change the way AEM is implemented locally
- Does not provide access to farm-level data beyond the county level
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- NYS Dept of Ag & Markets
- County SWCDs
- NYS Dept of Health
- NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation
- Cedar Eden Environmental, LLC
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- Provides cash incentives for completion of county tasks
- AEM State Committee assists in developing data entry form
- Ag & Markets will ultimately manage data
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- Provides project funding
- Participates in project development
- Takes farm stewardship into account
while developing source water assessments
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- Works with State Committee to develop data entry form
- Provides training to County SWCDs
- Develops statewide farm location layer
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- Receives computerized data from SWCDs and create master GIS data
management system for Ag & Markets
- Provides spatial and statistical analysis of data aggregated by
subwatershed or other area of interest
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- Assigns identifiers to every farm and locates them on USGS quadrangle
- Enters existing AEM Tier I data into computer using AEM GIS data entry
form
- Delivers these data to consultant
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- Counties get a system for better managing and analyzing AEM data
- Data entry system for creating database
- GIS layers, including topo maps, farm locations and basic Tier I data
- Cash incentives
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- Participating counties will share in incentive funds as follows:
- $200 per county
- Minimum of $1.50 for each farm entered into system
- Location on map, farm ID, and Tier I data
- Final per farm payment may be higher and will be based on total farms
submitted statewide
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- Ag & Markets
- Promoting AEM at the state level
- AEM program evaluation
- Watershed-level information regarding agricultural activities for . . .
- Assessing nonpoint source pollution
- Drinking water protection
- Setting funding priorities
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- AEM GIS reporting will be an ongoing process
- AEM GIS data will be required for AG NPS reports starting with Round IX
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- Michael Latham, Assistant Director
NYS Soil & Water Conservation Committee
1 Winners Circle, Albany NY
12235
(518) 457-0562; Fax: (518) 457-3412
michael.latham@agmkt.state.ny.us
- Paul Kaczmarczyk, Research Scientist
NYS Department of Health
Bureau of Public Water Supply Protection
547 River Street, Room 400, Troy, NY 12180
(518) 402-7713; Fax: (518) 402-7599
pxk01@health.state.ny.us
- Michael R. Martin, CLM, President
Cedar Eden Environmental, LLC
RR1 Box 187, Saranac Lake, NY
12983
(518) 891-6916; Fax: (518) 891-6974
michael@cedareden.com
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Notes