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78 <br /> Slide #47 <br /> DEAPR - Orange SoiL and Water Conservation District <br /> • Swine and Dairy Assistance Program -A one-time assistance program for swine and dairy <br /> producers who suffered a loss due to the shutdowns following the COVID-19 pandemic. <br /> Eligible for 90% cost share (up to $100,000 per applicant) for closing their structure. <br /> o Examples:Waste Holding Pond and Lagoon Closure Projects <br /> o FY23 and FY24: <br /> ■ $167,092 reimbursed to two producers for two closure projects. <br /> ■ In Process- Planning for$100,000 to be encumbered for additional closure project. <br /> • Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program - Help reduce flooding by protecting and restoring <br /> the drainage infrastructure of North Carolina's waterways. Funding covers 100%of the costs for <br /> approved projects. <br /> o Example: Stream Debris Removal on farms to mitigate crop field flooding and timber damage. <br /> o FY22 Application: Completed projects totaled $55,593.56 of services. <br /> o FY24 Application: Approved for$59,295.50 of funds for future projects. <br /> o�cai�ty ORANGE COUNTY <br /> SOIL&WATER <br /> Slide #48 <br /> DEAPR - Orange Soil and Water Conservation District <br /> • Voluntary Agricultural District and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District <br /> Program - Enhances the identity of the agricultural community by encouraging the <br /> voluntary preservation and protection of farmland from non-farm development. <br /> o 155 farms Enrolled <br /> o 14,864 acres in the VAD <br /> o 2,714 acres in the EVAD <br /> o Total of 17,578 acres in the program <br /> O` gecO11tr ORANGE COUNTY <br /> SOIL & WATER <br /> Deyurtment yEmironmvrt, <br /> Ayrkvlturv,Pxrknrt Herrexi irin � � � <br /> Commissioner Carter asked about the difference between VAD and EVAD. <br />