Central Iowa Watershed Management Authority Water Quality Initiative Project
2016-Present
Project Partners
Polk Soil and Water Conservation District
Dallas Soil and Water Conservation District
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Metro Waste Authority
Walnut Creek WMA
Fourmile Creek WMA
Mud/Camp/Spring WMA
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance
Iowa Learning Farms
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Women Food and Agriculture Network
About
Grant award
$680,490
Total project
$1,690,569
Description
This project engages three local Watershed Management Authorities (WMA) in demonstration projects focused on collaborative water quality efforts in urban and rural areas. The primary nutrient reduction practices targeted for implementation include cover crops, bioreactors, saturated buffers, and wetlands. The project will include education and outreach components and the targeting of conservation practice implementation based upon watershed management plans developed for each WMA.
Conservation Practices
