Description: An area of perennial, long-lived vegetative cover (grass, shrubs, trees, or a combination of vegetation types) established adjacent to and up-gradient from watercourses or water bodies to improve water quality. Benefits may include reduced soil erosion and nutrient delivery, sedimentation, pathogen contamination, and pollution from dissolved, particulate, and sediment-attached substances.

CCAP Riparian Buffer Policy
Requirements for all CCAP Practices

Maintenance Period: 5 years single-family home, 10 years all other properties.

Additional Spot Check Requirements: None

BMP Units: Square Feet
Cost Information: Cost shared at 75% of actual cost. See CCAP Average Cost List for details. 

CS2 Project Description examples

Expected Results: 

• Total Nitrogen Removed
• Total Phosphorus Removed
  • Use CCAP BMP Water Quality Benefits Spreadsheet
  • CCAP Water Quality Benefits Tool User Guide
  • Water Quality Benefits Tool Overview

Reference Materials: 
NC-CCAP 11 Signature Page
Map with BMP location, fields, and roads

For RFP:
Receipts for actual cost items.

JAA:
Riparian Buffer (SWCC)

NRCS:
NRCS - 391 - Riparian Forest Buffer

Refer to the SWCC JAA Application Requirements for details.

• NC Forest Service Riparian & Wetland Tree Planting Pocket Guide
• CCAP Vegetative Guidelines