Lake Springfield Source Water Protection Project (RCPP)
The Lake Springfield RCPP will provide $1.3M to producers in the Lake Springfield watershed, with an emphasis on building soil health and resiliency, decreasing input costs, installing structural practices to reduce erosion and treat drained water, and nutrient planning. This RCPP project is utilizing land management practices to reduce sediment and nutrient from entering Lake Springfield. Land management practices available to farmers in the watershed are Cover Crop, Nutrient Management, and Residue & Tillage Management (No-till) etc.
Farm Eligibility
2021
Portions of Macoupin, Morgan, and Sangamon. (Lake Springfield Watershed)
Conservation Cover
- Constructed Wetland
- Cover Crops
- Critical Area Planting
- Denitrifying Bioreactor
- Drainage Water Management
- Field Border
- Filter Strip
- Grade Stabilization Structure
- Grassed Waterway
- Herbaceous Weed Treatment
- Nutrient Management
- Pest Management Conservation System
- Reduced- or No-Till
- Riparian Forest Buffer
- Saturated Buffer
- Terrace
- Tree/Shrub Site Preparation
- Tree-Shrub Pruning
- Wetland Restoration
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Money Matters
Does not specify
Varies by payment scenario
Refer to program category descriptions for general stackability potential. Reach out to the program contact for more information.
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Contracting Info
5 years with possibility of renewal
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
Springfield City Water, Light, & Power
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