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Conservation Programs |
Our
department is responsible for administering several local and state
land & water resource management programs. The focal point of all conservation programs
within our department is the Winnebago County Land & Water
Resource Management Plan. All of the current programs, regardless of
the funding source, are helping to achieve the goals set in this plan.
(Please click on the link for more details of each
program.) |
| Land
& Water Resource Management Plan |
This plan, approved
in 1998, identifies long term sediment and phosphorus reduction goals and
implementation strategies for
the county.
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| County
Water Quality Improvement Program |
This
program provides local cost sharing dollars to landowners on high priority
projects throughout the county for pollution abatement and water quality
protection.
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|
County Ordinances |
Our department is responsible
for administering a Livestock Waste Management Ordinance.
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| Farmland
Preservation Program |
This
program provides tax incentives for landowners in eligible townships if
certain conservation standards are met on cropland.
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| Priority
Watershed Program |
This
state funded program provides funding for targeted areas in the county to
improve and protect water quality. There are three active Priority Watersheds in Winnebago
County.
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Conservation
Reserve
Enhancement
Program |
This
program offers Federal and State incentive payments to eligible landowners
to install vegetative buffers along stream corridors. Landowners
have the option of a 15-year agreement or a permanent easement.
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| Information
& Education |
Our department is involved
with a number of Information & Education activities throughout the
year.
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