Conservation Districts curb runoff pollution with NPS programs
Franklin County Conservation District outlines non point source pollution control efforts funded by the State Water Plan Fund. Programs include soil testing with 10 free tests per landowner and 450 county wide tests funded by NPS, abandoned well plugging up to 1500 dollars for up to three wells, wastewater repair grants up to 70 percent of costs to 2100 dollars, and up to 3500 dollars for creek bed dump site remediation. Regular signup begins in June with funding available July 1. contact 107 E 23rd St Ottawa 785 242-1109 ext 3.
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Franklin County Conservation District
NPS
State Water Plan Fund
NPS Pro
Kansas State University
Franklin County Extension Office
Conservation District
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Suite
Ottawa
Kerr Harris
Buffers eyed for county conservation push
Franklin County Conservation District assesses buffers to protect water quality and reduce runoff. Buffers within 120 feet of streams qualify for CCRP and receive annual payments based on soil, width, and contract length. Landowners must have cropped four of the last six years to enroll. office at 107 E. 23rd St. in Ottawa offers details.
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Conservation District
Franklin County
FSA
Usda Service Center
E. 23Rd St
Ottawa
Watershed outreach program planned for Marais des Cygnes Basin
George, a watershed specialist with the Franklin County Extension office, teams with Franklin County Conservation District manager Keri Harris to meet livestock producers at their facilities. They will discuss programs and funding, share facility design options to improve basin quality, and offer suggestions without imposing regulations. Contact George at 229-3520 or Harris at 242-1109 ext 31 to arrange a visit.
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Herschel George
Marais Des Cygnes
Franklin County
George
Franklin County Conservation District
Conservation District
Keri Harris
Harris
Maloneys Win Wildlife Honor From County and State
Joe and Judy Maloney of Princeton receive a wildlife conservation award from the Franklin County Conservation District and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks at the district’s annual meeting in Celebration Hall. They maintain a 500 acre farm with filter strips, wildlife habitat, and CRP land to foster quail, deer, and about 250 wintering wild turkeys.
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Ottawa
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Judy
Joe Maloney
Franklin County Conservation District
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Joe
Judy Maloney
Maloneys
Princeton
Conservation District
Celebration Hall
Maloney
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