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Table 22.1—Best management practice implementation monitoring program characteristics of 13 Southern States

STATE	Number of BMP implemen-tation surveys	Latest reported overall statewide implementation rate	Latest survey report	Formal interagency State agreements	Ownership classes reporteda	Identified BMP implementation needs	Comments
ALABAMA	6	93%	n/a	yes	n/a	n/a	BMP implementation is determined by aerial survey. BMP implementation surveys are conducted, but there are no published reports as such.
ARKANSAS	2	80%	1999	yes	F, FI, S, NIPF	Roads and harvesting	Southern BMP monitoring recommendations incorporated.
FLORIDA	10	96%	1999	no	P, FI, NIPF	Roads & trails, and stream crossings	Risk to water quality is evaluated. Southern BMP monitoring recommendations incorporated.
GEORGIA	3	79% of BMPs, 98% of assessed acres	1998	yes	FI, P, NIPF	Stream crossings	Risk to water quality is evaluated. Southern BMP monitoring recommendations incorporated
KENTUCKY	1	35% were effective	n/a	no	P, FI, NIPF	n/a	BMPs made mandatory in July 2001. A BMP implementation survey was conducted, but there is no published survey report as such.
LOUISIANA	4	83% qualitative, 93% quantitative	1997	no	FI, CNIF, P, NIPF	SMZs and permanent roads	As professional assistance increased, BMP implementation increased
MISSISSIPPI	1	87%	n/a	no	n/a	n/a	A BMP implementation survey was conducted, but there is no published survey report as such. New BMP monitoring strategy being developed.
NORTH CAROLINA	2	95%	1996	yes	P, FI, NIPF	Permanent roads, water bars on temporary roads and skid trails, and SMZ encroachment	As professional assistance increased, BMP implementation increased. Southern BMP monitoring recommendations incorporated.
OKLAHOMA	0	n/a	n/a	no	n/a	n/a	BMP monitoring program being developed
SOUTH CAROLINA	5	91.5% Harvesting BMPs, 98% site prep BMPs	1997	yes	P, FI, NIPF	Harvesting systems, SMZs and stream crossings	Risk to water quality is evaluated. Courtesy exam believed effective
TENNESSEE	2	63%	1996	yes	n/a	Stream crossings, SMZ encroachment, revegetation of disturbed areas, logging debris in streams	Risk to water quality is evaluated. Southern BMP monitoring recommendations incorporated.
TEXAS	4	89%	1999	no	F, FI, NIPF	Stream crossings, temporary roads and skid trails	Risk to water quality is evaluated. BMP implementation increased with professional assistance, logger and landowner training, and BMP inclusion in the logging contracts. Southern BMP monitoring recommendations incorporated.
VIRGINIA	10	90% partial implementation, 7% full implementation	1999	no	n/a	Water control structures and vegetative cover of disturbed mineral soil	Risk to water quality is evaluated

aOwnership code	Definition
F	Federal
FI	Forest Industry
S	State
P	Private
CNIF	Corporate non-Industrial
NIPF	Nonindustrial private forest owners

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