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West Tarkio Watershed Priority Area

Contact
Ron Sanson
1003 South 8th Street
Clarinda , IA 51632
Ron.Sanson@ia.nacdnet.net
(712) 542-5484

Activity: Alternative for tile intakes on terraced land

Geographic location: West Tarkio Watershed Priority Area, which is the upper part of the West Tarkio Watershed (32,800 acres in size).

Brief activity description: A demonstration on “Buried Intakes for Terraces” is being done as a part of the West Tarkio Watershed Priority Area Project. The demonstration is designed to help evaluate practical ways to reduce the potential direct route of pesticides and fertilizers from entering surface water through the terrace tiles lines.

Primary goals or focus:

• Nutrient reduction
• Sediment reduction
• Water quality improvement
• Development/implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
• Education/information sharing
• Monitoring

Activity type:

• Demonstration

Scale of activity:

• On-farm program
• Watershed
• County

Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): Montgomery and Page County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner

Other partners and participants: Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship - Division of Soil Conservation, and Iowa DNR Watershed Monitoring Section

Timeline/duration: October 2006 - October 2008
Projected or real startup time: October 2006
Projected ending time or goal deadline: October 2008

Funding sources:

• State government
• Individual donors

Follow-up activities that will/might result from this activity: Information from the demonstration will be shared with various groups and organizations that are interested in the project. Will look to share ideas and data from other similar projects. Will work with interested landowners and soil contractors on this project information and how it might be applied to future field situations.