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Dale County 2004 EQIP Program


Executive Summary

The Natural Resources Conservation Service of USDA in Dale County, Alabama, will hold a signup for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2004 Fiscal Year. This signup will be held on a continuous basis. Any eligible landuser who has a resource concern or problem on pastureland, cropland, hayland or forestland may apply for assistance through this program. Applications may be made at the NRCS office of the Dale County USDA Service Center located at the Dale County Government Building, 202 S. Hwy 123, Suite E, Ozark, Alabama 36360 Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The telephone number is (334) 774-4749 ext. 3. Fax number is (334) 774-9951. Email address is Craig.Peters@al.usda.gov. 

The USDA Work Group has identified the resource concerns in Dale County as:

  1. Erosion/Soil Quality
  2. Grazing Land
  3. Water Quality
  4. Water Conservation
  5. At Risk Species

All applications taken by April 16, 2004, will be ranked and funded using the Statewide Ranking Tool and 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. Applications received after April 16th, will be deferred until the next allocation of funds.

Eligible Practices and cost-share rates are the same as the NRCS state-wide adopted practices. In addition to the restrictions listed on the Statewide list, Residue Management (Conservation Tillage) will be limited to a maximum 100 acres per applicant. Conservation practices used to address the priority concerns will come from the Statewide practice list.

Note: This summary was prepared prior to release of finalized 2004 EQIP manual. Program details such as program eligibility requirements and percent of cost-share may change.

Applications may also be taken on-line at: http://www.sc.egov.usda.gov. 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 Ranking Tool (76 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Practices, Cost-Share Rates, and Restrictions (100 KB)

 

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