Veith, T. L., Wolfe, M. L., Heatwole, C. D. 2004. Cost-Effective BMP Placement: Optimization Versus Targeting. Transactions of the ASAE. American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Jospeh, MI. Volume 47, Number 5. Pages 1585-1594

agriculture, BMP, costs, sediment

An optimization strategy is applied to select BMPs to reduce sediment loss from agricultural watersheds that would yield a more cost-effective approach compared to a targeting strategy. A watershed in Virginia is used as a case study for analysis.