Overview of the 7th Call
Agricultural Nonpoint Source
Special Area Land Treatment Projects
(AgNPS SALT)
Soil and Water Conservation Program
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Barton County SWCD: Little North Fork Spring River
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 49,467 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $675,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 21,578 acres (44%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 16,665 acres (34%) | |
| CRP | 1,375 acres ( 3%) | |
| Urban | 901 acres ( 2%) | |
| Woodland | 4,913 acres (10%) | |
| Public | 3,245 acres ( 6%) | |
| Other | 790 acres ( 1%) | |
| Stream Miles | 194 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Reduce erosion on 810 acres using the DSL-4 Terraces,
DSL-44 Terrace Systems with Tile, and DSL-1 Permanent Vegetative Cover
Establishment.
2. Reduce gully erosion on 86 critical areas by treating
them with DWP-3 Sod Waterway, DSL-11 Permanent Vegetative Cover-Critical
Area, and DWC-1 Water Impoundment Reservoirs.
3. Implement 1,255 acres of pasture management by using
the DSP-3 Planned Grazing System, DSP-33 Planned Grazing System with
Pond, DSP-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement, mDSP-2 Modified
Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement, and C050 Alternative Watering
System.
4. Offer resource management practices on 8,300 acres
by utilizing the practices of DSL-15 No-Till Systems, N590 Nutrient
Management, N595 Pest Management, and N633 Waste Utilization.
5. Implement 145 acres of buffers through the N386
Field Border, N393 Filter Strip, and N391 Riparian Forest Buffer practices.
6. Protect 80 acres of woodland by using the DFR-5
Woodland Protection through Livestock Exclusion, DFR-4 Forest Plantation,
and N472 Use Exclusion practices.
7. Protect 500 feet of streambanks by using the C650
Streambank Stabilization practice.
8. Address 1,050 acres of water resource management
by utilizing the N442 Sprinkler Irrigation System practice.
9. Protect groundwater through the decommissioning of six wells through
the N351 Well Decommissioning practice.
10. Hold 51 information and education activities, such
as tours, demonstrations, workshops, and newsletters and news articles.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Missouri Department of Natural Resources 319 Program, Jasper County Soil and Water Conservation District, Missouri Department of Conservation, University of Missouri Extension, Southwest Missouri Resource and Conservation Development, Medoc Valley Fertilizer Company and Barton County Commission.
Bates County SWCD: Lower Marais des Cygnes River
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2011 |
| Watershed Size: 36,749 acres | Project Length: 6 years |
| Total Budget: $750,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 13,720 acres (37%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 13,617 acres (37%) | |
| CRP Land | 750 acres ( 2%) | |
| Urban | 7 acres (<1%) | |
| Woodland | 5,979 acres (16%) | |
| Publicl | 279 acres ( 1%) | |
| Other | 2,397 acres ( 7%) | |
| Stream Miles | 208 miles | |
| CAFO's | 1 unit |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Implement 358 acres of buffers using various practices
including the N386 Field Borders, N393 Filter Strips, C050 Alternative
Watering Systems, N391 Riparian Forest Buffer and N472 Use Exclusion.
2. Reduce sheet and rill erosion on 263 acres using
DSL-1 Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment, DSL-4 Terraces, DSL-44
Terraces with Tile and DSL-5 Diversions.
3. Hold 45 activities to promote public awareness in
the watershed.
4. Encourage producers to improve crop management on
6,600 acres using the N590 Nutrient Management, N595 Pest Management
and DSL-15 No-till Systems.
5. Prevent excessive gully erosion by constructing
26 structures using the DWC-1 Water Impoundment Reservoir and DWP-1
Sediment Retention and Water Control Structure.
6. Address erosion concerns on 21 acres considered
critical areas using DSL-11 Critical Area Treatment and DWP-3 Sod Waterways.
7. Implement pasture management on 1,845 acres using
the DSP-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement and the DSP-3 Planned
Grazing System.
8. Protect groundwater by decommissioning 16 wells
using the N351 Well Decommissioning and developing two springs through
the N574 Spring Development practice.
9. Protect 70 acres of woodland through the DFR-5 Woodland
Protection Through Livestock Exclusion practice.
10. Construct one Waste Management System to address animal
waste concerns.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, Missouri Department of Natural Resources 319 Program, Resource Conservation and Development, Bates County Soil and Water Conservation District, Missouri Department of Conservation, University of Missouri Extension, Bates County Commission and Quails Unlimited.
Caldwell County SWCD: Shoal Creek
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 40,312 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $600,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 20,939 acres (52%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 2,188 acres (5%) | |
| CRP | 6,541 acres (16%) | |
| Urban | 632 acres (2%) | |
| Woodland | 8,730 acres (22%) | |
| Public | 0 acres (0%) | |
| Other | 1,282 acres (3%) | |
| Stream Miles | 104 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Reduce erosion on 4,060 acres using the DSL-1 Permanent
Vegetative Cover Establishment, DSL-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover Improvement,
DSL-04 Terrace Systems, and DSL-5 Diversion practices.
2. Reduce gully erosion on 121 acres of critical areas
by treating them with DWP-3 Sod Waterway, DSL-11 Permanent Vegetative
Cover-Critical Areas, DWC-1 Water Impoundment Reservoirs, and DWP-1
Sediment Retention Control Structures.
3. Implement 1,400 acres of pasture management by using
the DSP-3 Planned Grazing System, DSP-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement,
mDSP-2 Modified Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement.
4. Offer resource management practices on 7,000 acres
by utilizing the practices of DSL-15 No-Till Systems, N590 Nutrient
Management, and N595 Pest Management.
5. Protect 280 acres of critical areas through the
N386 Field Border, N393 Filter Strip, N585 Contour Stripcropping, and
N332 Contour Buffer Strips.
6. Protect 1,350 acres of woodland by using the DFR-5
Woodland Protection through Livestock Exclusion practice.
7. Improve groundwater by implementing
five N574 Spring Development and 20 N351 Well Decommissioning practices.
8. Protect 103 acres of critical areas by utilizing
C050 Alternative Watering, N391 Riparian Forest Buffer, and N472 Use
Exclusion practices.
9. Hold 36 information and education activities such
as field days, meeting, and newsletters.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service and Missouri Department of Conservation.
Carroll County SWCD: Big Creek
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 47,889 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $750,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 16,740 acres (35%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 12,321 acres (26%) | |
| CRP Land | 9,025 acres (19%) | |
| Urban | 151 acres (<1%) | |
| Woodland | 7,574 acres (16%) | |
| Publicly owned | 0 acres ( 0%) | |
| Other | 2,078 acres ( 4%) | |
| Stream Miles | 294 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Reduce erosion on 1,408 acres of cropland using
the DSL-4 Terraces, DSL-44 Terrace Systems with Tile and the DSL-5
Diversion practices.
2. Install 1,290 acres of buffers by implementing
N332 Contour Buffer Strips, N585 Contour Stripcropping, N393 Filter
Strips, N386 Field
Borders, C050 Alternative Watering, N472 Use Exclusion practices
and N391 Riparian Forest Buffer practices.
3. Address gully erosion by constructing Water
Impoundment Reservoir (DWC-1) on 20 different sites and Sod Waterways
(DWP-13) on 30 acres.
4. Implement pasture management on 1,500 acres
using the DSP-33 Planned Grazing System.
5. Protect groundwater through the decommissioning
of 25 wells and the development of 10 springs.
6. Reduce nutrient and pesticide runoff and increase no-till on 4,000
acres by encouraging proper farm management techniques using N590
Nutrient Management, N595 Pest Management practices and the DSL-15
No-Till practice.
7. Protect 20 acres of woodland using the N472 Use Exclusion.
8. Protect 400 feet of streambank using the C650 Streambank Stabilization.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Carroll County Commission, and Missouri Department of Conservation. The district also applied for a Federal 319 grant in January 2005.
Dallas County SWCD: Greasy Creek
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 46,227 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $745,766.32 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 500 acres (<1%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 29,377 acres (64%) | |
| CRP Land | 0 acres ( 0% ) | |
| Urban | 142 acres (<1%) | |
| Woodland | 16,107 acres (35%) | |
| Publicly owned | 0 acres ( 0%) | |
| Other | 101 acres (<1%) | |
| Stream Miles | 32 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Improve pasture and hayland management on 4,000 acres using DSP-2
Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement, mDSP-2 Modified Permanent
Vegetative Cover Enhancement and DSP-3, 33,and 333 Planned Grazing
Systems.
2. Increase vegetative cover to reduce erosion on
1,200 acres using DSL-1 Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment
and DSL- Permanent
Vegetative Cover Improvement.
3. Protect riparian corridor on 300 acres using N391 Riparian Forest
Buffer, N472 Use Exclusion and C050 Alternative Watering System.
4. Stabilize 1,000 feet of streambanks using the C650 Streambank
Stabilization practice.
5. Reduce excessive amounts of nutrients entering the stream by using
the N634 Manure Transfer on 10,000 cubic yards, N590 Nutrient Management
and N633 Waste Utilization on 4,000 acres, one N317 Composting Facility
and three N312 Waste Management Systems.
6. Protect woodlands on 150 acres using the DFR-5 Woodland Protection
Through Livestock Exclusion.
7. Protect groundwater by plugging 10 abandoned wells using the N351
Well Decommissioning practice and developing 10 springs using N574
Spring Development.
8. Promote landowner awareness and action to implement Best Management
Practices through 69 different information and education activities.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Webster County Soil and Water Conservation District, Missouri Department of Conservation, and University of Missouri Extension.
Grundy County SWCD: Hickory Creek
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2010 |
| Watershed Size: 17,664 acres | Project Length: 5 years |
| Total Budget: $229,500.00 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 6,955 acres (40%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 3,085 acres (17%) | |
| CRP Land | 3,674 acres (21%) | |
| Urban | 0 acres ( 0%) | |
| Woodland | 2,489 acres (14%) | |
| Publicly owned | 0 acres ( 0%) | |
| Other | 1,461 acres ( 8%) | |
| Stream Miles | 19 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Reduce sheet and rill erosion 1,105 acres of crop and pastureland
by installing terraces
and diversions.
2. Reduce gully erosion by installing 10 DWC-1 Water Impoundment
Reservoirs, 10 DWP-1 Sediment basins, five acres of DWP-3 Sod Waterways
and 10 acres of DSL-11 Permanent Vegetative Cover-Critical areas.
3. Improve and maintain grassland health on 550 acres by installing
planned grazing systems, pasture and hayland plantings, and use exclusions.
4. Reduce nutrient and pesticide runoff on 960 acres by applying
nutrient management and pest management plans, such as residue management
and crop rotation.
5. Improve groundwater by filling five abandoned wells and developing
two springs.
6. Install 60 acres of buffers through N391 Riparian Forest Buffers
and N393 Filter Strips.
Project support includes: Missouri Department of Natural Resources 319 Program, Farm Service Agency, and Missouri Department of Conservation.
Maries County SWCD: Little Maries River
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 38,616 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $550,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 4,634 acres (12%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 18,755 acres (49%) | |
| CRP | 0 acres (0%) | |
| Urban | 0 acres ( 0%) | |
| Woodland | 14,960 acres (39%) | |
| Public | 267 acres (<1%) | |
| Stream Miles | 164 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Hold 63 activities to promote public awareness in the watershed.
2. Provide 90 acres of stream exclusion and protection using the
N391 Riparian Forest Buffer, N472 Use Exclusion and C050 Alternative
Watering Systems.
3. Improve forage quality and pasture management on 3,580 acres.
The practices that will be used to accomplish this objective include
the DSL-1 Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment, DSL-2 Permanent
Vegetative Cover Improvement and the DSP-3 Planned Grazing Systems.
4. Provide 10 acres of buffers on cropland using the N386 Field Border
and N393 Filter Strip practices.
5. Implement 1,600 acres of nutrient management through the use of
the N590 Nutrient Management and the N633 Waste Utilization to encourage
operators to use proper procedures applying nutrients.
6. Provide direct groundwater protection at 15 sites using various
practices, such as the N574 Spring Development and the N351 Well
Decommissioning.
7. Prevent gully erosion by constructing 12 DWC-1 Water Impoundment
Reservoirs.
8. Provide stabilization of 1,500 feet of eroding streambanks using
the C650 Streambank Stabilization practice.
9. Protect 800 acres of woodland using the DFR-5 Woodland Protection
Through Livestock Exclusion.
10. Prevent erosion on nine sites considered critical areas through
the use of the DSL-11 Critical Area Treatment practice.
Project support includes: Missouri Department of Natural Resources 319 Program, Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Missouri Department of Conservation, Maries County Soil and Water Conservation District, University of Missouri Extension and Maries County Commission.
McDonald County SWCD: Indian Creek
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 87,522 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $504,550 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 500 acres (<1%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 43,240 acres (49%) | |
| CRP Land | 50 acres (<1%) | |
| Urban | 2,000 acres ( 2%) | |
| Woodland | 36,612 acres (42%) | |
| Publicly owned | 5,120 acres ( 6%) | |
| Other | 283 acres (<1%) | |
| Stream Miles | 46 miles | |
| CAFO's | 20 units |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Implement various land management practices including nutrient management,
waste utilization and pest management on 2,600 acres to encourage proper
application of nutrients and pesticides.
2. Construct 15 animal waste treatment facilities using
a combination of two practices, N317 Composting Facility and N312 Waste
Management Systems. These systems will help address animal waste concerns
related to poultry production within the watershed.
3. Encourage producers to take part in the Waste Transport Objective.
Transport 4,000 cubic yards of animal waste from areas of high nutrient
concentrations to areas of low nutrient concentrations using the manure
transfer practice.
4. Reduce sheet and rill erosion on 200 acres using
the DSL-1 Permanent Vegetative
Cover Establishment and the DSL-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover Improvement.
5. Decommission 10 wells to protect the quality of groundwater.
6. Implement pasture management on 3,000 acres using
the DSP-3 Planned Grazing System and the DSP-2 Permanent Vegetative
Cover Enhancement.
7. Protect 300 acres of woodland using the DFR-5 Woodland
Protection Through Livestock Exclusion and the N472 Use Exclusion.
8. Provide 57 acres of stream protection through the
use of alternative watering systems and riparian forest buffers.
9. Hold 20 activities to promote public awareness in
the watershed.
Project support includes: Missouri Department of Natural Resources 319 Program, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Resource and Conservation Development, Farm Service Agency, McDonald County Soil and Water Conservation District, Missouri Department of Conservation, McDonald County Commission and Extension Council, Elk River Watershed Improvement Association, Farm Bureau and Crowder College.
Mercer County SWCD: Muddy Creek
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 45,597 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $750,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 6,925 acres (15%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 19,470 acres (43%) | |
| CRP Land | 9,682 acres (21%) | |
| Urban | 235 acres (<1%) | |
| Woodland | 7,900 acres (17%) | |
| Public | 0 acres ( 0%) | |
| Other | 1,385 acres ( 3%) | |
| Stream Miles | 36 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Reduce sheet and rill erosion on 1,700 acres of
pasture and cropland by implementing DSL-1 Permanent Vegetative Cover
Establishment, DSL-4 and 44 Terrace Systems, and DSL-5 Diversions.
2. Reduce gully erosion by installing DWC-1 Water Impoundment
Reservoirs, DWP-1 Sediment Retention, erosion and/or water control structures,
and DWP-3 Sod Waterways.
3. Improve and maintain grassland health on 1,200 acres
by implementing DSP-3 Planned Grazing Systems.
4. Reduce nutrient and pesticide runoff on 3,170 acres
by encouraging proper farm management techniques using N590 Nutrient
Management, N595 Pest Management, N633 Waste Utilization and DSL-15
No-Till.
5. Protect groundwater by decommissioning 30 wells
and developing five springs.
6. Protect riparian and woodland areas from damage
by livestock on 50 acres by using N472 Use Exclusion and DFR-5 Woodland
Protection through Livestock Exclusion.
7. Preserve, protect and improve streambanks by installing
N391 Riparian Forest Buffers and N393 Filter Strips.
Project Support Includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, and University of Missouri Extension.
Montgomery County SWCD: Bear and Bush Creek
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 71,347 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $750,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 39,932 acres (56%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 15,295 acres (21%) | |
| CRP | 1,350 acres ( 2%) | |
| Urban | 298 acres (<1%) | |
| Woodland | 13,869 acres (19%) | |
| Public | 88 acres (<1%) | |
| Other | 515 acres (<1%) | |
| Stream Miles | 160 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Implement pasture management on 2,193 acres using
the DSP-33 Planned Grazing System, DSP-2 Vegetative Cover Enhancement,
and N472 Use Exclusion practices.
2. Reduce sheet and rill erosion on 1,685 acres using
the DSL-1 Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment, DSL-4 Terraces and
DSL-5 Diversions practices.
3. Address streams and other sensitive areas using 450 acres of buffers.
These practices include N393 Filter Strips, N386 Field Border, N391
Riparian Forest Buffers and C050 Alternative Watering Systems.
4. Reduce nutrient and pesticide runoff and increase
no-till on 6,840 acres by encouraging proper farm management techniques
using N590 Nutrient Management, N595 Pest Management practices and the
DSL-15 No-Till practice.
5. Address 51 critical area sites by using DWP-1 Sediment
Retention, Erosion or Water Control Structures and DWC-1 Water Impoundment
Reservoirs, DWP-3 Sod Waterways and DSL-11 Permanent Vegetative Cover
Critical Area practices.
7. Protect groundwater through the decommissioning
of 22 wells and the development of two springs.
8. Develop two waste management systems through the
N312 Waste Management System and N317 Composting Facility practices,
and encourage producers to take part in the Waste Transport Objective
to transport 7,500 cubic yards of animal waste nutrients from areas
of high nutrient concentrated areas to areas of low nutrient concentrations
using the manure transfer practice.
9. Protect 2,640 feet of streambank by using the C650
Streambank Stabilization practice.
10. Hold 46 information and education activities such
as tours, field days and workshops. Newsletters will be sent to operators
in the watershed every quarter.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, Missouri Department of Conservation, University of Missouri Extension, Missouri Department of Natural Resources Division of Geology and Land Survey, Quail Unlimited, and Service and Supply Coop.
St. Francois County SWCD: Upper Big River
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2010 |
| Watershed Size: 26,552 acres | Project Length: 5 years |
| Total Budget: $246,500 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 300 acres ( 1%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 6,752 acres (25%) | |
| CRP | 5 acres (<1%) | |
| Urban | 2,700 acres (10%) | |
| Woodland | 13,500 acres (51%) | |
| Publicly owned | 2,000 acres ( 8%) | |
| Other | 1,295 acres ( 5%) | |
| Stream Miles | 20 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Implement pasture management on 2,600 acres using
the DSP-33 Planned Grazing System, DSP-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover
Enhancement and DSL-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover Improvement.
2. Address 290 acres of critical areas by treating
them with N472 Use Exclusion and DSL-11 Permanent Vegetative Cover-Critical
Area practices.
3. Address gully erosion on five different sites using
DWC-1 Water Impoundment Reservoirs.
4. Address 855 acres of stream buffers and other sensitive
areas by using the N391 Riparian Forest Buffers and C050 Alternative
Watering Systems practices.
5. Protect spring water runoff by developing 60 springs
into livestock watering and/or diverting runoff to a safe outlet.
6. Protect 2,535 acres of woodland by using the DFR-5
Woodland Protection Through Livestock Exclusion practice.
7. Hold 31 information and education activities, such
as tours, field days, news releases, town hall meetings, and photographic
journals.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Missouri Department of Conservation, University of Missouri Extension, Missouri Department of Natural Resources Division of Geology and Land Survey, Doe Run Company and the St. Francois County Commission. The district has also been approved for a Federal 319 grant.
Scott County SWCD: Ramsey Creek
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 22,606 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $583,419 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 14,547 acres (64%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 3,397 acres (15%) | |
| CRP | 1,079 acres ( 5%) | |
| Urban | 1,170 acres ( 5%) | |
| Woodland | 2,093 acres ( 9%) | |
| Public | 285 acres ( 1%) | |
| Other | 35 acres ( 1%) | |
| Stream Miles | 69 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Reduce erosion on 600 acres using the DSL-1 Permanent
Vegetative Cover Establishment and DSL-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover
Improvement.
2. Reduce gully erosion on 45 critical areas by treating
them with DWP-3 Sod Waterway, DWC-1 Water Impoundment Reservoirs, DWP-1
Sediment Retention Control Structure, and DSL-5 Diversions.
3. Implement 500 acres of pasture management by using
the DSP-3 Planned Grazing System.
4. Offer resource management practices on 7,100 acres
by utilizing the practices of DSL-15 No-Till Systems, N590 Nutrient
Management, N595 Pest Management, and N633 Waste Utilization.
5. Protect 365 acres of critical areas through the
N386 Field Border, N393 Filter Strip, N391 Riparian Forest Buffer, N472
Use Exclusion, and MDC Field Border and Filter Strip practices.
6. Protect 10 acres of woodland by using the DFR-5
Woodland Protection Through Livestock Exclusion practice.
7. Protect 1,500 feet of streambanks by using the C650
Streambank Stabilization practice.
8. Address five springs as water sources by utilizing the N574 Spring
Development practice.
9. Hold 42 information and education activities, such
as tours, workshops, newsletters, and stream team monitoring.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Missouri Department of Conservation, University of Missouri Extension, Southeast Missouri Resource and Conservation Development, Southeast Missouri State University Center for Environmental Water Sampling and Analysis, Scott City, and the Scott County Commission.
Stoddard County SWCD: Dexter Creek
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2011 |
| Watershed Size: 31,101 acres | Project Length: 6 years |
| Total Budget: $667,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 20,004 acres (64%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 1,745 acres ( 6%) | |
| CRP Land | 82 acres ( 1%) | |
| Urban | 2,345 acres ( 7%) | |
| Woodland | 5,030 acres (16%) | |
| Public | 732 acres ( 2%) | |
| Other | 1,163 acres ( 4%) | |
| Stream Miles | 48 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Reduce gully erosion on 39 critical areas by treating
them with DWC-1 Water Impoundment Reservoirs and DWP-1 Sediment Retention
Control Structures.
2. Offer resource management practices on 16,800 acres
by utilizing the practices of N590 Nutrient Management, N595 Pest Management,
and N449 Irrigation Water Management.
3. Protect 55 acres of critical areas through the N386
Field Border and N393 Filter Strip practices.
4. Protect the groundwater by decommissioning 20 wells
through the N351 Well Decommissioning practice.
5. Address water resource management on 4,520 acres
by utilizing the practices of N442 Sprinkler Irrigation System, N443
Surface and Subsurface Irrigation Systems, N441 Irrigation System, and
microirrigation (EQIP).
6. Address 4,480 acres of irrigated land through the
practices of N430 Irrigation Water Conveyance and N587 Structure for
Water Control.
7. Hold 21 information and education activities such
as field days, workshops, newsletters, brochures, a website, and providing
media information.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service and Dexter Chamber of Commerce.
Vernon County SWCD: Osage Plains
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 44,821 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $750,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 15,897 acres (36%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 13,527 acres (30%) | |
| CRP Land | 1,473 acres ( 3%) | |
| Urban | 1,925 acres ( 4%) | |
| Woodland | 7,632 acres (17%) | |
| Public | 799 acres ( 2%) | |
| Other | 3,568 acres ( 8%) | |
| Stream Miles | 180 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Reduce erosion on 2,483 acres using the DSL-4 Terraces,
DSL-44 Terrace Systems with Tile, and DSL-1 Permanent Vegetative Cover
Establishment practices.
2. Offer resource management practices on 6,080 acres
by utilizing the practices of DSL-15 No-Till Systems, N590 Nutrient
Management, N595 Pest Management, and N633 Waste Utilization.
3. Implement 2,163 acres of pasture management by using
the DSP-3 Planned Grazing System, DSP-33 Planned Grazing System with
Pond, DSP-333 Planned Grazing System with Well, DSP-2 Permanent Vegetative
Cover Enhancement, and mDSP-2 Modified Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement.
4. Reduce gully erosion on 75 acres by using the DWC-1
Water Impoundment Reservoir and DWP-3 Sod Waterway practices.
5. Protect 650 feet of streambanks by using the C650
Steambank Stabilization practice.
6. Protect 150 acres of riparian areas through the
Conservation Reserve Program practices of CP-22 Riparian Forest Buffer
and CP-21 Filter Strip.
7. Develop two waste management systems through the
N317 Composting Facility.
8. Hold 18 information and education activities such
as workshops, meetings, and informational letters.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Osage Valley Resource and Conservation Development, Missouri Department of Conservation, and Vernon County Commission.
Wright County SWCD: Woods Fork
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2005 | Completion Date: June 30, 2012 |
| Watershed Size: 41,600 acres | Project Length: 7 years |
| Total Budget: $700,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 250 acres ( 1%) |
| Pasture/Hayland | 24,710 acres (59%) | |
| CRP Land | 0 acres ( 0%) | |
| Urban | 371 acres ( 1%) | |
| Woodland | 16,152 acres (38%) | |
| Public | 117 acres ( 1%) | |
| Other | 0 acres ( 0%) | |
| Stream Miles | 33 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Reduce erosion on 2,000 acres using the DSL-1 Permanent
Vegetative Cover Establishment and DSL-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover
Improvement.
2. Implement 3,490 acres of pasture management by using
the DSP-3 Planned Grazing System, DSP-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement,
and mDSP-2 Modified Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement practices.
3. Offer resource management practices on 1,700 acres
by utilizing the practices of N590 Nutrient Management and N595 Pest
Management.
4. Protect 1,148 acres of critical areas through the
N391 Riparian Forest Buffer, N472 Use Exclusion, C050 Alternative Watering
System, and riparian forest buffer practices.
5. Protect 1,000 acres of woodland by using the DFR-5
Woodland Protection through Livestock Exclusion practice.
6. Protect 500 feet of streambanks by using the C650
Streambank Stabilization practice.
7. Improve groundwater by utilizing the N351 Well Decommissioning
and N574 Spring Development practices.
8. Address waste management by installing eight N312
Waste Management Systems.
9. Complete 669 information and education activities,
such as grazing schools, workshops, soil tests, manure tests, newsletters,
and newspaper articles.
Project support includes: Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Missouri Department of Natural Resources 319 Program, Farm Service Agency, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, Webster County Soil and Water Conservation District, University of Missouri Extension, Mansfield Mirror, Hartville High School, and Wright County Commission.
