Cost Share Programs - Agricultural Cost Share Program (ACSP)

Stream Restoration

A Stream Restoration system means the use of bioengineering practices, native material revetments, channel stability structures, and/or the restoration or management of riparian corridors in order to protect upland BMPs, restore the natural function of the stream corridor and improve water quality by reducing sedimentation to streams from streambank.

Maintenance Period	10 years
BMP Units	Lin Ft
Required Effects	Acres affected - (treated area and buffer) Soil saved
JAA/NRCS Standards	ENG – 580 – Streambank and Shoreline Protection ENG – 584 – Channel Stabilization ECS – 612 – Tree/Shrub Establishment - (supporting practice) ECS – 382 – Fence - (supporting practice) ECS – 342 – Critical Area Planting - (supporting practice) ECS – 472 – Use Exclusion - (supporting practice) ECS – 393 – Filter Strip - (supporting practice) ECS – 391 – Riparian Forest Buffer - (supporting practice) ENG – 578 – Stream Crossing - (supporting practice) NRCS Engineering Field Handbook Chapter 16
Cost Information	Actual cost based on receipts
CS2 Reference Materials	NC-ACSP 11 Signature Page Map with BMP location, fields and roads Receipts for actual cost items
Additional Spot-check Requirements	None

ACSP Policy Summary

Stream Restoration

Design Standards