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1 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application_Conservation Tillage.doc Page Combined Clean Water Legacy Grant Application Id#: Use TAB key to move from field to field 1. Applicant Organization Applicant Organization:PRIOR LAKE SPRING LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICT Day-to-Day Operation Contact Person: Mike Kinney Mailing Address:15815 Franklin Trail Suite 100 City: Prior Lake State: MN Zip:55372 Phone: Extension: Fax: address: mkinney@plslwd.org Organization Web Site: 2. Fiscal Agent Organization that will financially oversee use of awards Fiscal Agent Organization: PRIOR LAKE SPRING LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICT Fiscal Agent Contact Person: Mike Kinney Fiscal Agent Address: Franklin Trail Suite 100 City: Prior Lake State: MN Zip:55372 Phone: Extension: Fax: address: mkinney@plslwd.org 3. Project Reporting List the organization(s) that will be responsible for reporting project outcomes into BWSR s elink reporting system: Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District 4. Overall Project Objectives a. Clean Water Legacy Project Title: Provide a title for your project (10 words or less) Conservation Tillage Incentive Program b. Type of project that will be implemented: (choose one): Restoration or Protection c. Select TMDL Plan that will be implement if Restoration is checked, or Enter the name of state approved plan if Protection box is check: Approved TMDL Implementation Plan: ***** Select One TMDL Plan ***** OR State Approved Water Plan(s): Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District Water Resources Management Plan d. List all counties in the project area: Scott e. List all Major Watersheds in the project area: (8 digit HUC number only do not list name) f. Project Narrative: (one page or less) Summarize the overall objectives of this proposed project and any other information to support your request. Suggested topics include an explanation of each initiative, a description of how and what will be done, relevant project history, coordinating partners, administration and oversight, needs assessments and inventories, current status, significant budget items, outcomes, deliverables, and other pertinent information to justify your project..prior Lake and Spring Lake, located within the Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District 1

2 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application_Conservation Tillage.doc Page 2 (PLSLWD), have been listed as Impaired Waters for excess nutrients. A TMDL is underway to quantify the sources of excess nutrients and develop load reductions necessary to achieve state water quality standards. A significant source of nutrients and sediment to the lakes is agricultural land. The Scott Soil and Water Conservation District estimates that in Scott County only about percent of acres planted to corn and about 25 percent of the acres planted to soybeans are managed using some type of conservation management practices to reduce erosion and soil loss. The PLSLWD proposes to increase the number of farm operations and the acreage tilled using residue management practices such as mulch till, no till/strip till, or ridge till practices to reduce soil loss and sediment and nutrient loading to Spring Lake and Prior Lake. The District also proposes to increase the number of farmers developing and implementing nutrient management plans. The proposed ConservationTillage Incentive Program (CTIP) would supplement the existing EQIP program by providing additional incentives to farmers enrolling their operations in the EQIP program. The CTIP would include three components: 1. Development of comprehensive nutrient/tillage plans for partipating farmers. ($20,000) 2. An incentive payment to participants. Participants would be required to enroll in EQIP and meet the residue management tillage requirements of that program. The EQIP program would provide the allowed incentive payment by type of practice, and the PLSLWD's CTIP would provide an additional incentive per acre in the form of a property tax credit (preferred) or a cash payment if the credit is not workable with Scott County. The additional incentive would apply to those participating acres that exceed the EQIP maximum, up to 250 acres. For example, the mulch till program provides a $15/acre incentive for up to 120 acres. For a 200 acre operation, EQIP would pay an incentive for 120 acres, and the CTIP would pay an incentive on 80 acres. ($20,000) 3. Ongoing small workshops with farmers in the PLSLWD to provide ongoing education on these and other practices as well as their relationship to water quality and biotic integrity in the lakes, streams, and wetlands in the District. ($2,500) The District's goal is to have 2,500 acres of farmland participating in this program in three years. The PLSLWD will partner with the Scott SWCD to minimize duplication and overlap, provide services jointly, and maximize program effectiveness. Total estimated cost: $42,500 Technical Assistance (Tasks 1 and 3) $22,500 Grant: $11,250 PLSLWD: $11,250 Implementation (Task 2) $20,000 Grant: $10,000 PLSLWD: $10, TOTAL $42,500 Grant $21,250 PLSLWD: $21, Project Initiatives (maximum of 5 initiatives) List in the table below the specific initiatives that are proposed to be undertaken to meet the objectives and goals of the TMDL Implementation Plan, state approved water plan, or 303(d) listed water. Provide a short identifying name for each initiative Describe this initiative and the types of activities involved (AgBMP loan, SSTS Inventory, IHT, or Incentive grants, Technical Assistance or Implementation grants) Provide a numeric estimate of load reduction values (for example, RUSLE calculation, reported literature values, observations) or other measurable results for EACH proposed initiative. Report reductions as amount per unit of time. No. Initiative Name Description 1 Conservation Tillage Incentive Program Provide nutrient management plans, property tax incentives, and education programming to increase conservation tillage practices to reduce soil loss 2

3 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application_Conservation Tillage.doc Page acres preventing 3 tons soil loss per acre per year at 1.5 pounds phosphorus per ton (Scott SWCD) = 11,250 pounds phosphorus load prevented per year 6. Pending Activities List pending activities that will commence by 6/30/2008, if funds are awarded. (Costs must start to be incurred by 6/30/2008 to be considered pending.) Identifying activity name (include Name and Address of landowner for SSTS activities) A brief activity description Estimated cost Activity or Landowner Name & Address Activity Description Estimated Cost TOTAL Coordination with Partners and Other Funding List up to five other types of funds that your organizations have already received or may receive shortly that will be coordinated with Clean Water Legacy funds. This may include other Federal, State, and Local funds. Some examples include, but not limited to: NRCS EQIP allocation, Federal Section 319 and Clean Water Partnership funds, local grant and loan programs, and local landowner contributions. Show the source organization, the general purpose of the funds, the amount of funding that has been applied or may become available and amount that is firmly committed. Organization Providing Funds Purpose of Funding Potentially Available Firmly Committed Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed District District funds to implement water quality management strategies $21, TOTAL.00 $21,

4 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application_Conservation Tillage.doc Page 4 8. Plan Citation, Relationship of Initiative to Plan, and Effectiveness Evaluation For each initiative, give the page and paragraph as a reference citation AND briefly paraphrase the plan s recommended action steps. For each initiative, describe the relationship between the proposed action and the plan. For each initiative, describe how the effectiveness of the proposed initiative will be evaluated or measured. 1 Conservation Tillage Incentive Program - Citation: PLSLWD Water Resources Management Plan Section 5-2, 5-2a, and 5-2b (as amended 2006), various citations, see esp pp. 5-8 and 5-24,25 This program would implement the strategy to encourage innovative water management practices Number of participants, area of new acreage adopting practices 2 - Citation: 3 - Citation: 4 - Citation: 5 - Citation: 4

5 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application_Conservation Tillage.doc Page 5 9. Comprehensive Clean Water Legacy Implementation Budget Initiatives Initiative 1: Conservation Tillage Incentive Program Anticipated Type and Number of Activities to be Completed Loan Funds Technical Assistance Grant Funds Implementation Total Funding Amount Requested $ $11,250 $10,000 $21,250 Initiative 2: $ $ $ Initiative 3: $ $ $ Initiative 4: $ $ $ Initiative 5 $ $ $ TOTAL: $11,250 $10000 $21,250 Acceptable CWL Funding Sources BWSR Cost Share BWSR Technical Assistance BWSR Lake and River Management Grants MPCA/BWSR SSTS Inventory Grants MPCA/BWSR SSTS Grants for Imminent Health Threats upgrades MPCA Section 319 1:1 non-federal matching funds are required see last page of application. MDA AgBMP Loans 10.Past Performance with FY2007 Clean Water Legacy Funds Did your organization receive CWL funds though past Clean YES Water Legacy Applications? How much CWL funding did your organization receive? $138, How much CWL funding has been spent so far? $31, How much CWL funding has been encumbered? $138, NO 5

6 cwl funds - CWL_FY08Application_Conservation Tillage.doc Page 6 11.MPCA Section 319 Required Budget for Matching Contributions COMPLETE ONLY IF REQUESTING MPCA SECTION 319 FUNDS Project Support Budget: Complete the following sections for all the sources of grant, loan, match money, and in-kind contributions for your project. The match requirement must be no less than the amount of the grant. Project Costs Project Sponsors (Attach additional sheets if necessary) Cash Contribution In-kind Contribution To Total Project Support To Project Project A. Project Sponsor Contribution B. Local Contributing Sponsors: B. Subtotal C. State and/or Federal Contributing Sponsors: State and/or Federal Contributing Sponsors ** (not including funds being applied for in this application) C. Subtotal TOTAL: All project sponsors (A+B+C) MPCA Section 319 Grant amount requested in this CWL application.. (cannot exceed $300,000) GRAND TOTALS Total Cash Total In-kind Total Project Cost COMPLETE ONLY IF REQUESTING MPCA SECTION 319 FUNDS 6