| CLOUD COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT |
| Volume 7 Issue 4 December, 2007 |
| CONSERVATION NEWS |
| District Board meets the first Monday from December thru April at 1:30 pm. |
| USDA SERVICE CENTER HOURS 7:30AM-5:00 PM 785-243-4438 OR 785-243-1509 |
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| NRCS Staff Apolonio Miranda District Conservationist Steven Nelson Conservation Technicians District Staff Arlene Bray District Secretary NPS Coordinator District Board Jim Odette Jim Sjogren Jim Lervold Gordon Morrison Tom Trost Stan Tenopir |
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| SIGN-UP FOR COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE |
| DISTRICT SERVICES Soil Probe - Refundable Deposit of $50 if probe is returned undamaged Root Plow - Available for deposit of $25. $10.00 per day for the use. Deposit refunded after root plow is returned. Staking Flags - 10 cents per flag + tax or $10.73 for a bundle of flags (100 flags) |
The Cloud County Conservation District will be having a sign-up for cost-share funds for the construction of conservation practices and Non-Point Source Pollution (NPS) practices. the sign-up period will be from April 1st through April 30th at the District Office located in the USDA Service Center 1501 E. 7th St., Concordia. Applications accepted during this time period will get first chance at the funding. A list of some of the practices to be cost-share on include: critical area planting; diversion, pasture & hayland planting; ponds, range seeding, terraces, new waterways and waterway restoration. The NPS practices available for cost-share assistance are: up-grading on-site waste system; abandoned well plugging; soil testing and livestock waste system. All practices must be approved by the State Conservation Commission before construction can begin. Cost-share funds will not become available until July 1st. The landowners or their legal agent will need to come in and sign the application for cost-share. A contract will need to be signed once your application has been approved. If you are interested in receiving cost-share assistance, stop in at the conservation office located at 1501 E. 7th St., Concordia or call 785-243-1509. All applications will be ranked and approved by the board. . FUNDING FOR THE NON POINT SOURCE POLLUTION PROGRAM IS POVIDED BY THE STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE KANSAS WATER FUND |
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