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Soil and Water
Conservation
in
Rural West Pottawattamie
County
The Mission of the West Pottawattamie County
Soil and Water Conservation District is:
To provide technical, financial, and
educational assistance to all land users while conserving and improving
natural resources in the District.
SWCD Agenda and Minutes
Cost
Share Policy (long version) – Summary
–(.pdf)
Annual
Work Plan (.pdf)
District Calendar
List of Service
Providers (.pdf)
Service Codes(.pdf)
Add
or update your Service Provider Information
(.pdf)
Soil
Loss Complaint Procedure(.pdf)
Incentive
(cost-share) Programs
· Continuous Conservation Reserve
Program (CRP)
· Conservation
Security Program (CSP)
· Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP)
· Grassland Reserve
(GRP)
· Resource Enhancement and
Protection (REAP)
· No Interest Loans
· State Cost-Share
· Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
· Wildlife Habitat Incentives
Program (WHIP)
CONTINUOUS
CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP)
The
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary program for agricultural
landowners. Through CRP, you can receive annual rental payments and
cost-share assistance to establish long-term, resource conserving covers on
eligible farmland.
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) makes
annual rental payments based on the agriculture rental value of the land,
and it provides cost-share assistance for up to 50 percent of the
participant’s costs in establishing approved conservation practices.
Participants enroll in CRP contracts for 10 to 15 years.
The program is administered by the CCC through the
Farm Service Agency (FSA), and program support is provided by Natural
Resources Conservation Service, Cooperative State Research and Education
Extension Service, state forestry agencies, and local Soil and Water
Conservation Districts.
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CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM (CSP)
The Conservation
Security Program (CSP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and
technical assistance for the conservation, protection, and improvement of
soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other conservation
purposes on Tribal and private lands. The CSP will help owners and
operators of agricultural lands maintain conservation stewardship and
implement and maintain additional needed conservation practices. The
conservation benefits gained will keep farms and ranches more sustainable
and profitable and increase the benefits provided to all Americans through
improved natural resources. The program provides payments for
producers who practice good stewardship on their agricultural lands and
incentives for those who want to do more. CSP assistance was authorized in
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) and the
program will be available in fiscal year 2003.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM (EQIP)
Practices
approved for funding include nutrient and pest management, terraces, grade
stabilization structures, waterways, and hay land plantings.
Applicants
will complete a conservation plan and agree to complete practices and
documentation required.
Anyone
wanting to apply for the next round of funding may apply at the NRCS office
at the USDA Service
Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM (GRP)
The
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) is a voluntary program offering landowners
the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance grasslands on their property.
Section 2401 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L.
107-171) amended the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize this program.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency and Forest
Service are coordinating implementation of GRP, which helps landowners
restore and protect grassland, rangeland, pastureland, shrubland
and certain other lands and provides assistance for rehabilitating
grasslands. The program will conserve vulnerable grasslands from conversion
to cropland or other uses and conserve valuable grasslands by helping
maintain viable ranching
operations.
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Resource
Enhancement and protection (REAP)
These funds are available
to landowners for soil and water conservation and enhancement projects and
practices. Project money is directed towards protecting the state's surface
and ground water resources from point and non-point sources of
contamination. Practices money is directed towards reforestation, woodland
protection and enhancement, wildlife habitat preservation and enhancement,
protection of highly erodible soils, and water quality protection. Soil
Conservation Districts designate high priority watersheds in which REAP
funds can be expended. Districts may also designate animal waste management
as a priority.
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No
Interest Loans
Similar
in form to the Cost Share Program, it offers an alternative financial
incentive to landowners who either do not have the financial resources to
provide their share of the required 50:50 cost share, or those who would
prefer to extend their payments over a ten year period without the benefit
of cost share.
Fund
allocations are made to soil and water conservation districts;
commissioners set priorities for their use and field office staff assures
the technical quality of practices built. These practices are also subject
to maintenance agreements. Unlike the cost share program, management
practices are not authorized.
Apply
at your Local Soil Conservation District Office.
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STATE
COST SHARE PROGRAM
The Iowa
Financial Incentive Program is administered by the local Soil and Water Conservation
District with policy and administrative assistance of the Iowa Department
of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Division of Soil Conservation.
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50%
financial incentive of the actual or estimated cost, whichever is less.
Contact the West Pott County Soil and Water Conservation District for their
cost sharing policies and priorities.
Eligible
Permanent Practices:
ü
Terraces
ü
Water
and Sediment Control Basin
(Terraces)
ü
Underground
Outlet (tile & intakes)
ü
Grade
Stabilization Structure
ü
Grassed
Waterway
ü Pasture and Hay land Planting
Eligible
Temporary and Tillage Practices
ü
No-Till
ü
Contouring
ü Contour Strip-Cropping
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WETLAND RESERVE
PROGRAM (WRP)
This program provides
technical and financial assistance to willing owners of eligible lands to
restore, create, or enhance wetlands through conservation easements and
restoration cost-share agreements to improve migratory birds and wildlife
habitat, improve water quality, and aid in flood control and ground water
recharge.
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Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
(WHIP)
WHIP is a
voluntary program that provides cost share to private and public landowners
to establish wildlife habitat. The Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) works with participants to develop a wildlife habitat management
plan. This plan becomes the basis for entering into a 5 to 10 year
agreement with landowners to implement the plan. Projects that focus on
establishing habitat for threatened and endangered species or declining
species receive a higher priority. Applications are accepted through a
continuous signup process at the local NRCS office.
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Links to
State and Federal information
·
Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
·
Conservation Security Program (CSP)
·
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
·
Grassland Reserve
·
Resource
Enhancement and Protection (REAP)
·
No Interest Loans
·
State Cost-Share
·
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
·
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
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