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JUL-15-97 TUE 11�21 IEPA WATER FRX N0. 2117851225 P. 03 � Agreemern rto.� 2. The Recipient shall develop and submit the job descnption or subconiract used for these positions to the 111inois EPA by September 1, 1997. The names and qualific�tions of tfw selected subcontractors or employee shall be submitted by the Redpient to the tilinois EPA at rix time of hire or execution of the subcontract. The Recipient shall cubmit a copy of tho executed subcorttrac�s within seven (7) days ot execution tC the IAinois EPA. The Recipie�t shaU provide oversight and trait�ing to the subcontractors/empioyees throughout the AQr�eemeM penod in regard to their program respons;biiities. 3. The technical and educationa!sessions condueted by the subconttaCtors/employees witi be developed with the assistanoe ef the USDA Natural Resouroe Co�secvation Service (NRCS), the local Soil and Water Conservation DisVicts within the w8tershed, the Cooperative Extertsion 3ervice, and loca! Farm Bur+eau offices. The sessrorts wiU indude deveiopment of a lVonpoiM Source Control Plan (Ptan) and shall it�vite pa�ticipatiny landowners to evaluate their tarm usinq tho FartnAsyst Program. Completecf Plans shatl address the following waLer quality eencerns: sedimentation ar�d erosiort control, nitrates, nuLrients, pesticides; and sto�mwater runoff control. Th• Plans shalt ident;fy the seleaecl best management practices, ;ncluding pesticide and nutrieM menagement pretection tor each farm; identify the farm Iocatian and size; and explain the benefits for selected BMPs. The Plan will be filed with the appropriate Soil and Weter Conservation District. The Recipier�t shal! conduci sessions to a minimum vf 2096 of the operators 1n the Upper Sangamon River waterst�ed bY June 30. 1998. The Aecipient shaU conduct sessions to an additional 2596 of the operato�s in the Uppe� Sangamon River watershed by June 30, 1999. Sessions conducted shall be reported by the ReciRient to the Illinois EPA in the progress repons devefoped in accordance with item i 1 of this Aflreement. " �OST SHARE PROGRAM AND BMP DESIGN Sp�C[FiC$T1� 4. The Recipient will submit the cost-shars docket, cast-share rate, and county average costs for the bQst management practicR cost-rharo program. In addition, the Recipient will submit a timeline for the cost-share program for milestones inctuding: publieity, sign-up, priotitization, and implementation. These cost-share proqrom logistics shatl be oompleted by the Recipient and submitted to Lhe Illinois EPA by September 1, 1997. 5. The Recipient shall survey, design, and after constructlon complete a final construction check for each ot the implemented 6MPs. The Redpient shalt prepare des�gn specifica6ons (Designa) for proposed BMPs (filter sfips, grassed waterways, grade stabilization structures, sediment b�ins, �mbank stabilization, t�ac�s, wetlands, eet.) to n!duce nenpo�nt source pollution. The Designs shatl inciude ident'dic�tion of the type, location, purpose, and esUmated cost of potential BMPs derived from the county average • cost; site selection criteria; prioritization of sites methodology; anticipated irtstallation schedule; materials {induding plant species); a�d ider�tiftcat'son of the Natural Resourcxs Conservation Service (NRCS) standards and specfications utitized for each BMP. A copy of ttte Desigrts shalt be submitted by the Recipient to the 1ltinois EPA for approval a minimum of twe�ty (ZO) business days prior to the planned sta�t of any vegetative dezring or construction of s�id practice. AII BMPs shall be deaigned to reduce nonpoint souroe (NPS) po�lution while pratec�ing or enhancing habitat and aesthetic quatit�es. A!I Oesiqns shaH be completed and submitted by the Recipient to the Illinas EPA by May 30, 1999. puac 2 of 6 dr97