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Water Quality Improvement
Program |
| Background
In 1997, the Winnebago County board approved a
proposal for a $100,000 per year cost sharing program. A Citizen's
Advisory Committee established the guidelines of the program in early
1998. Dozens of landowners have since installed Best Management
Practices and helped to improve water quality. |
Eligible
Best
Management
Practices
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Barnyard
Runoff Control Systems
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High
Residue Management
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Diversions,
Drop Spillway Structures
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Grassed
Waterways
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Nutrient
Management
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Shoreline
and Streambank Protection
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Vegetative
Buffers
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Wetland
Restoration
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and
more...
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Program
Benefits
- Provides cost-sharing at 70% up to
$20,000 for eligible projects.
- Provides technical assistance in
planning, design and supervision of project installation.
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Installed Best
Management Practices Since 1998 |
| Practice |
Number of Units |
Cost |
| Shoreline/Streambank
Protection |
12,707
feet |
$152,790 |
| High Residue
Management |
1,982
acres |
$30,166 |
| Nutrient Management |
1,231
acres |
$2,769 |
| Grassed Waterway |
2,100
feet |
$3,722 |
| Contact the
Winnebago County Land & Water Conservation Department at (920)
232-1950 or (920) 787-8642 for further
details. |
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