Lake Decatur Water Quality Initiative
The Lake Decatur Water Quality Initiative and RCPP will address causes of sediment and nutrient loading and focus on management, timing and placement of nutrients, cover crops, reduced tillage on highly erodible soils, and strategic structural practices.
Farm Eligibility
2023
Portions of Champaign, De Witt, Ford, Macon, McLean, Piatt, and Shelby. (Lake Decatur Watershed)
Conservation Cover
- Conservation Crop Rotation
- Contour Buffer Strips
- Cover Crops
- Critical Area Planting
- Denitrifying Bioreactor
- Drainage Water Management
- Field Border
- Filter Strip
- Grade Stabilization Structure
- Grassed Waterway
- Nutrient Management
- Reduced- or No-Till
- Saturated Buffer
- Subsurface Drain
- Underground Outlet
Not applicable
Money Matters
Does not specify
Varies according to project’s practice and cost list (updated annually).
Refer to program category descriptions for general stackability potential. Reach out to the program contact for more information.
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Contracting Info
Varies by practice
Basic farm information, field boundaries, crop history, and resource concerns. Most USDA programs require you to have an FSA farm and track number.
Support is typically provided by the local SWCD or NRCS office.
Most publicly funded programs have specific establishment and maintenance requirements that are provided by SWCD / NRCS.
Technical Info
City of Decatur IL
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