Assisting the Agricultural Community:

     The JSWCD provides technical assistance to county landowners through the engineering of conservation projects, soils investigations, drainage problem investigations, grazing and crop management plans, and the investigation of agricultural/non-point source pollution complaints.

     Technical assistance programs available through the Natural Resources Conservation Service with technical assistance provided by the JSWCD include:

•  Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program

•  Statewide Environmental Quality Incentives Program
•  Wetlands Reserve Program

•  Forestry EQIP

     These programs help to encourage conservation practices such as: 

• spring developments

• access roads

• contour strips
• fencing
• livestock use area protection
• and many more related practices