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ANIMAL FEEDING MAIN PAGE
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The
SCCD-NRCS Animal Feeding Operation (AFO) Improvements program is
a local improvements program that provides voluntary,
locally-directed, financial and technical assistance to
producers wishing to minimize the impact of a livestock
operation on adjacent waterways.
The
program provides incentives to landowners for the rearrangement
or relocation of corrals and feeding areas that have the
potential to negatively impact water quality. Storm water
run-off from corrals often contain bacteria (many of which are
human pathogens), nutrients, sediment, and organic materials
which are delivered to local streams. By mitigating the impacts
of these storm waters, landowners also reduce their risk of
possible regulatory enforcement actions.
Funding
for the program is provided by a combination of Federal and
State grants administered by the SCCD, USDA program funds, and
landowner contributions.. Federal grants come from US EPA
through section 319 of the Clean Water Act and are administered
through the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. State
grants come from the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. USDA
program funds generally come from the Environmental Quality
Incentives (EQIP) or the Agricultural Management
Assistance (AMA) Programs. Depending on the individual project,
landowners may qualify to have 50% to 80% of their improvement
project cost-shared. |
Sheridan County Conservation District