Yellow area indicates project area.

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 Ag NPS SALT

Call the SWCD office to see if your property is located within the project area.

(660)-359-5685 ext.3

About the project....

     The Grundy and Daviess County Soil and Water Conservation Districts have been awarded a ^$229,500 grant to fund an Agricultural Nonpoint Source Special Area Land Treatment (AgNPS SALT) project. This money is awarded to Districts to address erosion and pollution issues in a specified areas. To qualify, that area (a watershed) must encompass a body of water that has been deemed impaired or one that has the potential to become impaired. The Hickory Creek is listed on the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) 303(d) List of Impaired Water Bodies.

    A "319" grant in the amount of ^$174,883 has also been received from the Environmental Protection Agency, through MoDNR, to aid in administering the watershed improvement project as well as to help develop informational / educational programs to heighten public awareness of the potential consequences and prevention of non-point source pollution.

     If you are a landowner within the Hickory Creek watershed, this is an excellent opportunity for you to take advantage of available cost share money that will not only better the environment, but can improve your agricultural operations as well. This will be a 5 year project that encourages the implementation of a variety of best management practices (see list below). It will also showcase alternative practices through workshops, field days and tours of demonstration sites.

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Practices Available Through the Watershed Project

AgNPS SALT

• Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment

• Terrace Systems

• Diversions

• Permanent Vegetative Cover - Critical Areas

• Woodland Protection Through Livestock Exclusion

• Water Impoundment Reservoir

•  Sediment Retention, Erosion or Water Control Structure

• Sod Waterways

• Planned Grazing System

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• * Filter Strips

• * Nutrient Management

• * Pest Management

• * Riparian Forest Buffer

• * Spring Development

• * Use Exclusion

• * Well Decommissioning

* Indicates practices that are only eligible for cost-share within  the Hickory Creek project area.

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319 Demos

• Bat Habitat Creation

• Streambank Stabilization

• Riparian Corridor Management

• Alternative Livestock Water Sources

• Livestock Manure Management (Forage Shed)

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