BUDGET
This watershed management plan is not program specific. Funding for watershed efforts may
come from several sources. Funding sources may include government and private grant
programs, existing federal, state, and local govenunent incentive programs, dedicated
local fees or taxes, and sponsorship of specific efforts such as meetings, brochures,
tours, and newsletters. Desired future conditions in the watershed may best be attained
through efforts funded, staffed, and participated in by a wide variety of government
agencies, local agricultural dealers, manufacturers, public water users, and other
stakeholders. The responsibility to implement this plan does not rest solely on farmers
and those who own land in the watershed. It is the responsibility of all stakeholders to
assure that this plan is funded and implemented.
This budget reflects general cost estimates for planning purposes only:
| Action Items | Estimated Costs * |
|---|
| Elements, Primary Costs, and Potential Funding Sources | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|
| I.A.1) | Publish 4 news releases per year (staff time)
SWCD, City, NRCS, UE
| $50 | $50 | $50 | $50 |
| I.A.2) | Higginsville City Lake field day (advertisement, guest speakers,
staff time, publications, meal/refreshments) Higginsville, SWCD, PWSD#2, NRCS,
UE, Dealers,
Manufacturers, DNR, EPA | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| I.B.1) | Farm*A*Syst presentations (3 public, 2 local boards/councils; staff
time) NRCS, UE, AmeriCorps | 50 | --- | --- | --- |
| I.B.2) | Publish Farm*A*Syst newspaper and newsletter articles
SWCD, NRCS,
UE | 50 | --- | --- | --- |
| I.B.3) | AmeriCorps member available to perform farmstead assessments, hold
meetings for adults, and teach students. NRCS, UE, AmeriCorps | 18,000 |
--- | --- | --- |
| I.C.1) | Education program for one middle-school and one high school grade;
(staff time, educational materials) SWCD, NRCS, AmeriCorps, MDC | 100 |
100 | 100 | 100 |
| I.C.2) | Develop an outdoor classroom (staff time, construction, labels &
other instructional materials) MDC, SWCD, City, Ag. Dealers, Businesses, NRCS |
1,000 | 500 | 250 | 250 |
| I.C.3) | Student and adult tours of water treatment plant (staff time,
transportation) Schools, SWCD, City, NRCS | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| II.A.1) | Conduct local producer meetings to share cropping successes and
challenges (staff time, meeting room, meal/refreshments) NRCS, UE, Ag. Dealers,
Manufacturers, SWCD, Businesses | --- | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| III.A.2) | County-wide producer meeting about
ICM, IPM, pest control,
fertility, economics, etc. (staff time, mtg. room, refreshments, guest speakers, etc.)
| 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| III.A.3) | Spring or summer field tours of cropland. (staff time,
refreshments) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| II.B.1) | NRCS provides ICM Specialist to scout fields, publish newsletter
articles, and give presentations. 1997 = 50 percent March - August, 25 percent Sept. - Feb.
= 37.5 percent FTE 1998 - 2000 = Follow-up assistance as needed to support private ICM
services | 22,000 | 11,000 | 5,500 | 5,500 |
| II.B.1a) | Weekly pest management newsletter to watershed producers April
through August, 1997. 16 brief newsletters SWCD, City, NRCS (staff time, copying,
distribution - 16 brief newsletters) | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| II.B.2 & 3) | Use private consultants & crop scouts for ICM assistance
| --- | 5,400 | 8,100 | 10,800 |
| II.B.4) | Provide cost-share incentives to use private ICM crop scouting
services; (City, DNR, EPA, PWSD#2) (75 percent for first year, 50 percent second year,
25 percent third year of producer/owner participation | ---- | 4,750 |
4,700 | 4,700 |
| III.A.1) | Monitor lake tributaries to determine optimum water treatment.
(staff, monitoring kits) City, Ciba, SWCD | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
1,000 |
| III.A.2) | Continue "atrazine substitute" incentive program | 500
| 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| III.A.3) | Information and financial incentives concerning proper home,
on-site sewage treatment. (staff, annual information meeting, potential incentives?)
City, DNR, County | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| III.B.1) | Develop and follow a comprehensive soil conservation, land use &
recreation plan for city property. (NRCS, SWCD, and City staff) | --- |
200 | --- | --- |
| III.B.2) | Provide soil erosion and storm water control workshops to city
and county road and bridge maintenance staff. (staff, meeting room, meal/refreshments,
guest speakers) | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| III.C.1a) | Develop, publish, and distribute a watershed emergency
management plan in coordination with the city of Higginsville and Lafayette County. (staff,
printing, distribution) | --- | 2,000 | --- | --- |
| IV.A.1) | Monitor lake for contaminants | 2,000 | 2,000 |
2,000 | 2,000 |
| * Based on federal fiscal year, October 1 through September 30. |
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