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Etowah County 2006 EQIP Program

Executive Summary

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Etowah County, Alabama, will hold a signup for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2006 fiscal year. This signup will be held on a continuous basis. Any eligible landuser who has a resource concern or problem on pastureland, hayland, or cropland may apply for assistance through this program.

Applications may be made at the NRCS office of the Etowah County USDA Service Center located at 312-B South Third Street, Gadsden, Alabama, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The telephone number is 256-546-4841, extension 110. The local contact person is Kenneth Howell, District Conservationists.

The USDA work group has prioritized the following resource concerns for Etowah County:

  1. Erosion/Soil Quality
  2. Water Quality (Animal Waste)
  3. Forest Health and Wildlife
  4. Water Conservation
  5. Grazing Lands

Approvals will be given to those applications that will provide the greatest environmental benefits, i.e., those receiving the most environmental points. Contracts will be developed for approved applications in order of descending environmental points, until all funds are obligated. Due to the large number of applications under Erosion/Soil Quality for conservation tillage, the Etowah County EQIP work group has set a limit of 100 acres per producer for the practice conservation tillage for 2006.

Applications will be batched and ranked according to State Office Schedule. The first batching period for ranking and prioritizing applications will be January 6, 2006. A second batching if needed will be set if additional funds are available.

If applications rank out equally on resource concerns, then the Etowah County Soil and Water Conservation District Board will select between tied applications by random drawing.

Etowah County will use the NRCS State Practices and Restrictions and State Cost-share Rates lists.  Plans will be developed using conservation practices and cost-share percentages to address resource concerns.

Additional information is available at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/.  

  These documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentConservation Program Application - CCC1200 (330 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Practices and Restrictions (121 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Cost-Share Rates (115 KB)

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