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2021 State Cost Share Program Funding AvailableAll county landowners, contact the conservation office and find out how you could possibly qualify for state financial assistance to improve your land. The Conservation District is conducting a county-wide sign up for interested owners and operators. Now accepting requests for state cost share assistance for the 2021 program year. Funding provided by the Division of Conservation, Kansas Department of Agriculture through appropriation from the Kansas Water Plan Fund. All practices must meet the NRCS standards and specs. Work may not begin until project is under contract to be eligible for funding. Non-point Source and Water Resources Programs provide cost share percentages of 50% or 70% depending on which practices are planned. Please stop by the office to discuss practices available. Cover Crops Abandoned Well Plugging Pasture & Hay land Planting Buffer Strips Critical Area Planting Dry Hydrant Pipeline Diversion Pond Restoration Fence/Pond fence Range Planting Pond Fence Riparian Forest Buffer Fencing Field Border Filter Strip Sediment Control Basin Grassed Waterway Spring Development Livestock Waste System Livestock Watering Facility Terrace & Terrace Restoration Stream Crossing Buffer Strips Dike & Diversion Grade Stabilization Structure Heavy Use Area Protection Livestock Waste System Stream Crossing Windbreak/Shelterbelt Lagoon & Septic Systems Watering Facilities Wetland Creation
Non-point Source (NPS) and Water Resources (WR)"Much of today's water pollution occurs because of runoff from nonpoint sources--city streets, parking lots, farms, construction sites, and logging and mining operations. Pollutants in such runoff include sediment; pesticides and fertilizers from agriculture, lawns, parks,...This kind of water pollution, called nonpoint source pollution, affects both surface water and ground water and is far harder to control... simply because the origin of the contaminants cannot be pinpointed." Source of information: click here for full article on the NRCS website Non-point source article
NPS Practices Available for Cost Share AssistanceA Contract is between the Division of Conservation, Kansas Department of Agriculture (referred to as the DOC) and the landowner(s). County average cost and cost-share rate, will not exceed the landowner actual cost. County average cost is used as a basis for determining the amount of cost-share assistance earned. Cost-share is also determined based upon availability of funds, project type limits, and landowner limits. A landowner will not be reimbursed more than 100% of the landowner actual cost for a project. The district uses a ranking worksheet to determine eligibility. More information is available at the Eureka Conservation Office.
NPS Practices listed below but not limited to: Well Decommissioning Critical Area Planting Dike Grade Stabilization Structure Heavy Use Area Protection Livestock Waste System Pond Waste Storage Facility Water Facility- Tire Tank, Concrete, Energy Free Wind Break Forage and Biomass Planting Range Planting Wetland Creation and Restoration WR Practices Available for Cost Share AssistanceWR Practices listed below but not limited to:
Contour Buffer Strips Critical Area Planting Field Boarder Grade Stablilization Forage and Biomass Planting Heavy Use Area Protection Watering Facility Riparian Forest Buffer Spring Development Wetland Enhancement and Restoration Water and Sediment Control Basin Stream Crossing |
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