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Portneuf
Soil
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Water Conservation District |
1551
Baldy Suite 2 |
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Local Programs Water Quality Program for Agriculture (WQPA)
The Portneuf SWCD applied for and received a
WQPA grant through the State of Idaho Soil Conservation Commission in 2007. The
grant is for the Marsh Creek Watershed; the goal of the project is to reduce
sediment, nutrient, and bacteria loads on 20 miles of stream. The project
will achieve these goals by implementing Best Management Practices with
cooperating land managers that have Animal Feeding Operations within the
Marsh Creek Watershed Area. For more information on this project, call the
PSWCD office at 237-4628.
Marsh Creek §319 Grants The District is implementing the Marsh Creek Watershed Project phase 2 with a $540,000 grant from the Idaho DEQ. This is a unique project with a short two year implementation plan, beginning in April 2009. Along with the phase 1 Project and WQPA funding, the district and its many partners are assisting landowners in implementing projects in the Marsh Creek Watershed to reduce nonpoint source pollution.. The District was awarded a DEQ §319 Non Point Source Grant for the Marsh Creek Watershed Project phase 1 in 2007. This project's goal is to reduce or eliminate run-off from six to eight animal feeding operations on the creek, and to improve riparian habitat and grazing management in the watershed. Several projects are nearing completion at this time. If you would like more information on this project, or are interested in participating, please call the PSWCD office. .
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Dedicated to Serving Bannock County's Landowners. |
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All programs
and services of the Portneuf Soil and Water Conservation District are
offered on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national
origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital
status. |
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