2020 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Clearwater SWCD)
Annie Felix-Gerth
(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.
As a result of this grant:
- Soil health program implemented on 691 acres and resulted on pollution reduction of 557 tons/year soil loss and 160 lbs/year phosphorous
- two forest stewardship plans were provided to landowners
47 acres of Forage and Biomass plantings were installed via no-till drill which provided pollution reductions of 43 tons/year soil loss and 11.8 lbs of Phosphorous
- the SWCD also used the funding to hire an additional staff person and increase staff training and education outreach to landowners.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS