O'ahu RC&D is working with landowners and other partners to protect and restore water quality in the Waimanalo Watershed. Utilizing the best conservation planning concepts, farmers can receive financial support to install buffers, vegetative barriers and other practices to reduce soil erosion.  Generous support for this project comes from the Clean Water Act and the Hawaii Department of Health.

Grant funds available to farmers in the Waimanalo Watershed.

Conservation plans are developed by agriculture producers, in conjunction with the SWCDs, to manage the natural resources on their farms or ranches. Every farm and ranch has its own unique resource concerns, and without proper management, human activity can negatively impact soil, water, air, plants and animals. A plan combines the producer's business and personal goals with the science-based knowledge of the conservation planner to protect natural resources. And with assistance from SWCD Conservation Planners, producers select the best combination of conservation practices to meet their resource needs and management goals.

The program is intended to fund O`ahu based agriculture projects that are likely to positively impact the O`ahu economy by supporting diversified agriculture and are sustainable after the temporary infusion of these funds.  The type of projects the program funds that will expand production and/or expand processing and/or expand sales and also expand employment opportunities on O`ahu.