Cole County Soil and Water Conservation District
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Grays Creek AgNPS SALT
| Beginning Date: July 1, 2007 | Completion Date: June 30, 2014 |
| Watershed Size: 35,801 Acres | Project Length: Seven Years |
| Total Budget: $720,000 |
| Land Use in the Watershed: | Cropland | 6,800 acres (19 percent) | ||
| Pasture/Hayland | 19,715 acres (55 percent) | |||
| CRP Land | 70 acres (<1 percent) | |||
| Urban | 5,500 acres (15 percent) | |||
| Woodland | 3,000 acres (9 percent) | |||
| Public | 716 acres (2 percent) | |||
| Other | 0 acres (0 percent) | |||
| Stream Miles | 97 miles |
Objectives of the AgNPS SALT project include:
1. Promote the correct usage, quantities, and timing of fertilizer, pesticide, and animal waste application to reduce nutrient, pathogen, and sediment runoff to waterways through implementation of 1,250 acres of N590 Nutrient Management, 1,500 acres of N595 Pest Management, 500 acres of Waste Utilization and 700 acres of DSL-15 No-Till Systems.
2. Reduce sedimentation in waterways from sheet and rill erosion by installing 225 acres of DSL-1 Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment, 50 acres of DSL-2 Permanent Vegetative Cover Improvement, and 25 acres of DSL-5 Diversions.
3. Protect riparian areas and streams from impacts of runoff containing nutrients, sediment, and pathogens, and stabilize streambanks through improvement of riparian vegetation and restricting livestock access by installing 39 acres of N391 Riparian Forest Buffer, 6 acres of N393 Filter Strips, 25 acres of N386 Field Border, and 70 acres of WQ10 Stream Protection practice.
4. Improve pasture management by reducing runoff and distributing manure throughout by installing 1,000 acres of DSP-3,33/333 Planned Grazing Systems, and 600 acres of DSP-2/ mDSP2 Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement.
5. Protect 400 acres of woodland from erosion by excluding livestock using the N472 Use Exclusion and DFR-5 Woodland Protection Through Livestock Exclusion practices and establishment of woodland on 10 acres using the DFR-4 Forest Plantation.
6. Promote public awareness and education of agricultural best management practices within the watershed that prevent soil erosion and protect water quality through 54 information/education activities, which include newsletters, newspaper articles, meetings, field days, and workshops.
7. Reduce sedimentation in waterways by addressing gully erosion through installation of 15 DSL-11 Permanent Vegetative Cover for Critical Areas, 10 DWC-1 Water Impoundment Reservoirs, and 20 DWP-1 Sediment Retention, Erosion or Water Control Structures.
8. Stabilize 2,000 feet of eroding streambanks using the C650 Streambank Stabilization.
9. Protect groundwater quality by developing 3 springs, closing 10 abandoned wells, and protecting 1 sinkhole through the N574 Spring Development, N351 Well Decommissioning, and N725 Sinkhole Treatment practices.
10. Promoting proper management of animal waste by constructing of one N312 Waste Management System.
Project Support includes:
NRCS, MDC, University of Missouri Extension, Public Water Supply District No 1 Cole County, Cole County Commission, Moreau Valley Quail Unlimited Chapter #716, Quail Habitat Incentive Program, and the Cole County Soil and Water Conservation District.
| Conservation Practices Available | |
| C650 | Streambank Stabilization |
| DFR-4 | Forest Plantation |
| DFR-5 | Woodland Livestock Exclusion |
| DSL-1 | Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment |
| DSL-2 | Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement |
| DSL-5 | Diversions |
| DSL-11 | Critical Area Seedings |
| DSL-15 | No-Till Systems |
| DSP-2 | Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement - No-Till |
| DSP-3 | Planned Grazing System |
| DSP-33 | DSP-3 With Pond |
| DSP-333 | DSP-3 With Well |
| DWC-1 | Water Impoundment Reservoir |
| DWP-1 | Sediment Retention Control Structure |
| MDSP-2 | Modified Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement |
| N312 | Waste Management System |
| N351 | Well Decommissioning |
| N386 | Field Border |
| N391 | Riparian Forest Buffer |
| N393 | Filter Strip |
| N472 | Use Exclusion |
| N574 | Spring Development |
| N590 | Nutrient Management |
| N595 | Pest Management |
| N633 | Waste Utilization |
| WQ10 | Stream Protection |