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CONSERVATION PRACTICE
PROGRAM
The Conservation Practice Program is administered locally by the
Adams County Soil and Water Conservation District. Funding is made available through
the Illinois Partners for Conservation Program, and is determined annually by the State
legislature and is administered by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Objectives
To assist landowners with sheet and rill erosion exceeding tolerable soil loss
levels (T), or with ephemeral/gully erosion, in constructing conservation practices that
conserve soil and protect water quality and reduce flooding.
- To target cost-share monies to deliver effective and cost-efficient assistance to
meet soil erosion control goals and provide the greatest public benefit possible in
conserving soil productivity and protecting rivers, streams and lakes.
- To provide incentives to eligible landowners for the adoption of nutrient
management practices that minimize the transport of nutrients to surface water bodies and
protect water quality in high priority, eligible watersheds of the state.
Eligibility
A landuser is eligible to apply for and receive state CPP assistance provided
he/she is a cooperator with the SWCD. Renters of land may also apply for cost-share
assistance provided the landowner or authorized agent of the landowner also signs an
agreement for CPP monies to be received. The land upon which a landuser intends to
install eligible conservation practices must be experiencing sheet and rill erosion
exceeding T or ephemeral/gully erosion. Cost-sharing on Class VI through VIII
cropland is limited to new permanent pasture and hayland establishment. Land must
physically lie in the Soil and Water Conservation District through which the application
for assistance is made.
Allocation of Cost-Share Dollars
All cost-share applications will be prioritized, based on tons of soil loss
reduction, acres benefited, and cost. Applications that are approved will
be notified as soon as the Adams County SWCD receives funding. Those not
approved will not receive any notification unless an e-mail address is provided. If approved, all
cost-share payments will be made based on average or actual cost, whichever is less.
Fiscal Year
2013 Cost-Share Docket for Adams County
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CONSERVATION PRACTICE |
MAXIMUM COST-SHARE RATE |
MAINTENANCE YEARS |
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Filter Strips |
33%, not to exceed $160 /acre flat
rate |
10 |
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Pasture & Hayland Planting |
33%, not to exceed $ 160/acre flat
rate |
10 |
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Critical Area Planting |
33% |
10 |
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Grassed Waterway |
33% |
10 |
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Diversion |
33% |
10 |
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Terraces |
33% |
10 |
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Water & Sediment Control Basins |
33% |
10 |
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Grade Stabilization Structure |
33% |
10 |
|
Nutrient Management Plan |
$ 12/acre to landowner or
authorized agent
$ 4/acre to Technical Service Provider
An additional $ 2/acre for 0-2” P samples
Maximum acreage – 200 acres
For acreage planted to corn or sorghum |
4 |
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Well Decommissioning (sealing
abandoned wells) |
60%, not to exceed $400 per well |
N/A |
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