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Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District (CSWCD)

CSWCD Board of Directors: CSWCD serves the counties of Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock through a 12-member Board of Directors that governs the District.  The Board promotes the stewardship of soil and water and the conservation of natural resources through education and technical assistance. CSWCD is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

CSWCD Agricultural Program:  Provides conservation planning information and technical assistance to landowners and land users; administers the Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share and Tax Credit Program in member counties and assists with USDA program delivery to agriculture producers; operates and maintains 11 flood control dams; sponsors trainings and workshops to promote conservation management strategies.

CSWCD Stream Restoration: Promotes stream restoration projects in member counties by connecting landowners with appropriate resources for project implementation; seeks grant sponsorship for projects; provides technical assistance to landowners.

CSWCD Land Development: Provides erosion and sediment control plan and storm water engineering review services to 5 member local governments; provides local ordinance review and conservation review on all rezoning and special use applications; promotes adoption of emerging technologies and solutions through interaction with local government, sponsorship of workshops and engineer trainings, and early engagement of the land development process.

CSWCD Education Program: Develops curricula for adoption by local school programs; provides teacher trainings and resources; sponsors and coordinates Envirothon programming; conducts workshops on various soil and water topics; provides Board trainings; coordinates field days and presentations to all age groups; publishes quarterly newsletter; seeks grants for specific projects and expanded programming; coordinates with both regional and statewide environmental education programming. 

CSWCD Residential: Promotes on-site management and infiltration of stormwater runoff through a combination of education and technical assistance; administers a residential septic system cost share program funded by grants and a TMDL initiative.

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