In 2006, Delaware listed the Broadkill watershed for nitrogen and phosphorus impairment. 18 years later, BMPs restored 7.6 miles of Ingrams Branch, ending the phosphorus

The restoration of Ingrams Branch is a powerful example of how best management practices can produce measurable improvements in water quality when they are applied consistently over time. What began with nutrient impairment concerns evolved into a coordinated watershed effort involving farmers, conservation districts, state officials, federal agencies and local partners.