Leesburg Nutrient Bank

Potomac Tributary On-Site

LOCATION: Loudoun County, VA; Potomac River Watershed

STATS:

• 53.5 acres of row crop converted to hay

• 136.42 pounds of nitrogen reduced annually

• 24.08 pounds of phosphorous reduced annually

• 23,300.81 pounds of sediment reduction annually

OBJECTIVES:

• Reduce the nutrient and sediment load to the Potomac River drainage

• Improve the instream habitat and water quality of the Potomac River drainage