The Deer Creek-Sugar Creek Project, in partnership with the Carroll, Cass, Howard, Miami and Tippecanoe County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, announces the expansion of the funding area for cost share fund available from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Section 319 program. These funds can now be used to directly enhance Little Deer Creek, Buck Creek, Paint Creek, Sugar Creek, Bachelor Run, Deer Creek, South Fork Deer Creek and more. The grant will provide funding for agricultural producers within much of the Deer Creek-Sugar Creek drainage to improve water quality on their property.
The Deer Creek-Sugar Creek Project will utilized nearly $310,000 by providing up to 75% of the costs for qualified agricultural projects. To receive funding, projects must meet three criteria: 1) Be located within the target area (mapped in green on the enclosed figure); 2) Be a project type listed on the fundable projects list; and 3) Be approved by project’s technical committees and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. While applications are accepted on a rolling basis, the next round of applications are due August 1. To learn more about the project, view details of the qualifications and/or to apply for cost-share funding, visit www.dcscwatershed.org/cost-share or contact your local soil and water conservation district or Sara Peel at speel@arionconsultants.com or (765)337-9100.
Rhonda Hicks, Carroll SWCD swcdcc@ffni.com or (765) 564-4480 ext 3
Cass SWCD (574) 753-4705 ext 3
Howard SWCD (765) 457-2114 ext 3
Miami SWCD (765) 474-6753 ext 3
Tippecanoe SWCD (765) 474-9992 ext 3
Additional information about the project’s progress can be found at www.dcscwatershed.org.