Gallia Soil and Water Conservation District

Service List

Pond Testing:

Having problems with fish kill, aquatic plants, or algae?

We can come test to your pond water and give you some options on how to correct any problems.

Educational Aids and Programs

 

Skins and Skulls Trunk:

Is your organization, club, or school interested in leaning about some of the animals we have here in Gallia County?

We can give a presentation of skins and skulls (donated to us from the Gallia County Conservation Club & Vinton Furs) of mammals found here in the county.

Conservation Reserve Program

CRP

CRP is a Farm Service Agency (FSA) program with technical assistance from NRCS.  CRP is a voluntary program for agricultural landowners and operators.  It provides producers with a viable alternative to farming environmentally sensitive land.

CRP provides participants annual rental payments and cost-share assistance in exchange for establishing long-term resource-conserving cover on certain eligible land.

CRP provides a variety of options for restoring and protecting highly erodible cropland, wetland acres and other environmentally sensitive land.

EQIP is a NRCS service that  provides technical assistance and cost-share payments to producers.  EQIP plan/s of operations are developed with producers and conservation professionals.  The goal is to help landowners protect soil and water resources with EQIP funds dedicated to putting dollars in the hands of individuals. 

EQIP addresses natural resource issues associated with livestock operations and agricultural production.  Funds are directed toward operations and projects that offer the greatest environmental benefit.

EQIP can help a producers’ operation via:

* Terraces

* Conservation tillage

* Nutrient management plans

* Designs and plans for animal waste management structures

* Fencing materials and design

* Forest stand improvement or thinning

* Wetland restoration

* Grazing management plans and materials

* Stream bank protection

* Grassed waterways

* Plans and seed for buffers and filter strips

* Pest management

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

(EQIP)

Floodplain Administration

 

Flooding is one of the most common and destructive natural disasters we experience.  Developing structures/residences in a flood prone area is dangerous and there are certain requirements that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) dictates the county to adhere to.

 

If you are located near a small stream, creek, or river, please contact us to verify if a floodplain permit is necessary.  Don’t assume you are NOT in the floodplain because you have never flooded.  A simple phone call can determine this before you begin building.

Established October 6, 1944