[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR700.40]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
             SUBCHAPTER A--AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM
 
                  Subpart D--Monitoring and Evaluation
 
Sec. 700.40  General program monitoring and evaluation.


    (a) Requirement. All approved RCWP projects will be monitored in 
sufficient detail to determine BMP application progress and to generally 
document water quality improvement trends through the life of the 
project. This will include, among others, data on BMP installation 
progress, payments made, refunds and periodic water quality monitoring 
for addressing short and long-term trends in water quality.
    (b) Monitoring Report. A water quality monitoring report will be 
submitted as a part of the annual progress report. The initial report 
will include:
    (1) A description of water quality monitoring strategy for the area.
    (2) Data collection schedule.
    (3) Parameters being monitored (and baseline values).
    (4) Collection and analytical methods.
    (5) A summary of existing data and trends.

Subsequent reports will update the initial data and report any 
significant changes in water quality land use.
    (c) Program Monitoring Funding. The project application and the 
proposed monitoring plan are to include an estimate of the local and 
State financial and technical support. General monitoring will not be 
financed with RCWP funds.