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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 93<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2009, chapter 349<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370363,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345356,"identifier":"10.1-104.3","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/1\/10.1-104.3","url":"\/10.1-104.3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-104.3\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/1\/10.1-104.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Clean Water Farm Award Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-104.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> shall establish the Clean Water Farm Award Program to recognize farms in the Commonwealth which utilize practices designed to protect water quality and soil resources. A farm shall be eligible for recognition upon application from the farmer or the local soil and water conservation district, if the district concurs that the farmer is implementing conservation practices that effectively address agricultural nonpoint source pollutants. Such practices may include vegetative riparian buffers, cover crops, conservation tillage, livestock exclusion from waterways, and nutrient management plans. The Director<\/span> may establish guidelines for limiting the quantity of annual recipients, receiving and ranking applications, ensuring geographical representation of awards from the major watersheds of the Commonwealth including the Chesapeake Bay watershed, providing local farm recognition through the local soil and water conservation districts, and providing special statewide recognition to select farms. Recognition under this program shall not be a requirement under any other state program.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLEAN WATER FARM AWARD PROGRAM (\u00a7 10.1-104.3)\n\nThe Director shall establish the Clean Water Farm Award Program to recognize\nfarms in the Commonwealth which utilize practices designed to protect water\nquality and soil resources. A farm shall be eligible for recognition upon\napplication from the farmer or the local soil and water conservation district,\nif the district concurs that the farmer is implementing conservation practices\nthat effectively address agricultural nonpoint source pollutants. Such practices\nmay include vegetative riparian buffers, cover crops, conservation tillage,\nlivestock exclusion from waterways, and nutrient management plans. The Director\nmay establish guidelines for limiting the quantity of annual recipients,\nreceiving and ranking applications, ensuring geographical representation of\nawards from the major watersheds of the Commonwealth including the Chesapeake\nBay watershed, providing local farm recognition through the local soil and water\nconservation districts, and providing special statewide recognition to select\nfarms. Recognition under this program shall not be a requirement under any other\nstate program.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 93; 2009, c. 349.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}