Watersheds To Receive Funds To
Clean Up Natural Resource Problems
(Continued from Page D 4)
watersheds in Pennsylvania that
received EQIP funding.
The objectives of the program
are to apply conservation practices
on Berte County farmland that
will reduce sheet, rill, and gully
erosion on cropland; reduce over
fertilization or nutrients on crop
land; and protect surface and
ground water from animal waste.
This voluntary program will solve
LOCAL natural resource prob
lems as identified by the local
work group.
The process to select the water
sheds, or geographic priority
areas, began with local work
groups, whose members include
representatives form agencies, or
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ganizations, and community
groups within the watershed, such
as the Berks and Lebanon Conser
vation Districts, Berks and Leba
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Lebanon Cooperative Extension
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assessment and developed propos
als for watersheds based on these
assessments McCormack said.
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consisting of representatives
from agencies, agribusiness and
community organizations
reviewed the proposals from
across the state and selected wa
tersheds using a rating system
based on 26 environmental fac
tors. These factors addressed a
wide range of natural resource
conditions, including soil erosion
and depositing, water quality and
quantity, wildlife habitat, wet-'
lands, and grazing lands.
The sign-up period for this proj
ect will be held from June 30,
1997 to July 18, 1997. Sign-ups
and further information may be
obtained at the local Berks County
Natural Resources Office (NRCS)
or Farm Service Agency (FSA).
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A conservation plan is needed
for all EQIP contracts, which are
five to 10 years in length. NRCS
and county conservation district
staffs will provide the technical
and educational assistance pro
ducers need to apply or install
conservation practices based on
their conservation plan, McCor
mack. The plan will describe con
servation management practices
to protect soil, water, air, and re
lated natural resources.
Producers who agree to address
the primary conservation concerns
within the watershed will be given
preference for an EQIP contract.
Eligible land includes cropland,
forestland and pastureland.
This is how the process works.
An agricultural or livestock pro
ducer visits his or her NRCS, Con
servation District, or FSA office
and files an application to be con
sidered for the program. The pro
ducer meets with the NRCS repre
sentatives to discuss his/her natur
al resource concerns. The NRCS
representatives offer alternative
solutions based on the producer’s
willingness and ability to carry out
the conservation plan. All applica
tions will be rated and ranked by
the local work group to ensure
USDA will receive maximum
environmental benefits for each
dollar spent
“USDA is using this process to
ensure local people identify their
own resource concerns,” McCor
mack said. “However, at the same
time, the department wants to en
sure its financial and human re
sources are used to provide the
maximum environmental benefits
to the local residents.”
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