Agriculture & Silvilculture Pollution Abatement Program

Ohio's Agricultural Pollution Abatement Program (APAP) may provide farmers with cost share assistance to develop and implement best management practices (BMP) to protect Ohio's streams, creeks, and rivers. This program has been successful in helping to alleviate concerns associated with agricultural production and silvicultural operations which can create soil erosion and manure runoff.

Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution occurs when precipitation picks up contaminants and carries them to a water source.

The APAP is administered by ODNR-Division of Soil and Water Resources and implemented locally by all 88 Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Farmers wanting to know more about the program need to contact their local SWCD for technical and potential financial assistance. Dependent upon the BMP being installed, the program offers three levels of funding caps.

• high ($15,000)
• medium ($10,000)
• low ($5,000)

Each funding level has a 75% cost share rate "not to exceed" a total of $15,000 per producer per year.

If you feel a violation is occurring, please contact the Gallia Soil & Water Office at 740-446-6173 to file a complaint.

Here are some of the other technical services we provide:

Pond Calls: design and maintainence advising
Animal & Insect identification and control advising
Tree & plant identification and control advising
Soil test intrepratation
Invasive species identification and control advising
Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) assistance
Aerial photo & topographic anaylsis assistance
Geographical Information System (GIS) assistance 

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