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The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently holding continuous sign-up for the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) with a first cutoff for ranking scheduled for September 30, 2009. As part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Congress renamed and revamped the former Conservation Security Program completely to improve its availability and appeal to agricultural and forestry producers. CSP is now being offered in all 50 states as well as other terrirtories with a maximum nationwide enrollment of nearly 12.8 million acres.
To apply for CSP, producers are encouraged to first use a self-screening checklist to determine if the new program is suitable for them or their operation. The checklist is available on www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov and at the NRCS office. After the self-screening, the producers' current and proposed conservation activities are entered in the conservation management tool (CMT). This tool estimates the level of environmental performance to be achieved by a producer implementing and maintaining conservation activities which will, in turn, be used to rank applications.
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COLUMBUS, OH The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Geological Survey will conduct research that will help protect water resources and plan construction projects in the state's fastest growing county.
The ODNR Division of Geological Survey will collaborate with the Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Upper Scioto River Watershed Project to locate and map karst features throughout western Delaware County. Knowing where these geological formations exist will allow developers, landowners and officials to make sound decisions regarding construction, infrastructure and water resources.
Karst topography in Ohio forms when surface water percolates down to the water table, slowly dissolving soluble limestone or dolomite and creating voids under the earth's surface. In these areas, progressive underground erosion can lead to earthen collapses. Karst formations have high rates of permeability, reducing the opportunity for contaminant filtration, and they can also cause unusual flooding when water tables are high.
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The Delaware County Flood Insurance Rate Maps have been updated and the new ones are now in affect. For more information about the new maps and data, please see the following resources:
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Due to a decrease in the SWCD budget and an effort to be more environmentally friendly, we are moving toward electronic newsletter distribution in 2011. Please contact the District using the above link to be put on our e-mail newsletter list.
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service has made the National Wetland Inventory (NWI) available for Delaware County, OH through its online map viewer. Please click here to access it. The Delaware County Field Office will continue to maintain a printed copy of these maps for our county but would encourage land users to take advantage of this online tool. |
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