Agreement Number
12-177
Awardee Name
Moody County Conservation District
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Central Big Sioux River water quality trading program development
Awardee State/Territory
South Dakota
Involved States/territories
South Dakota
Award Year
2012
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$403,000.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss
Nutrients
Pathogens
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Conservation Crop Rotation
Cover Crop
Nutrient Management
Residue and Tillage Management
Project Background
The purpose of the project is to develop a water-quality trading program for the Central Big Sioux River Watershed (CBSRW) project area that would facilitate implementation of best management practices for sediment and bacteria. The methods developed will then be used to develop water quality trading programs in other parts of the Big Sioux River Basin and other river basins throughout the region.
Project Scale
Field-level
Regional
Farm-level
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Final Report URL
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Jack Majeres