Following is a list of Fiscal Year 2009 AWEP project proposals approved by the Chief of the NRCS. Project proposals are approved based upon an estimated amount of funding requested by the partner and the final approved funding may change during the process to approve the partnership agreement.
If additional AWEP funding becomes available, more projects may be approved and this website will be updated, as needed. After the partnership agreements have been approved, the project will be announced by NRCS in each State and eligible farmers and ranchers may apply for program benefits.
The Secretary of Agriculture has delegated the authority for AWEP to the NRCS
Chief. Under AWEP, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) enters into
partnership agreements with eligible entities that want to promote ground and
surface water conservation or improve water quality on agricultural lands.
Program applicants must meet eligibility requirements of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
(EQIP)
The following information includes the States in which the project will be carried out, the name of the partner organization, the project title, and the total amount of NRCS funding requested by the partner.
The USDA news release regarding financial assistance for AWEP projects approved
for fiscal year 2009 is available on the USDA site and as a PDF download (PDF, 20KB). Please note that the amount of financial assistance provided to approved projects will change ever fiscal year depending upon appropriations and agency priorities.
Agricultural producers in selected project areas may apply for available AWEP funds at their local USDA Service Center. Once an application is selected, an eligible agricultural producer will enter into a contract with NRCS to implement approved conservation practices. Through these EQIP program contracts, NRCS provides payments to agricultural producers for implementing conservation practices.
|
State |
Name of
Organization/
Partner |
Project Title |
Project Description |
Total Project
Request |
| AL |
Alabama Farmers Federation |
Alabama Farmers Federation AWEP Proposal |
Producer assistance to increase agricultural efficiency through expansion of irrigation capacity. |
$2,915,000 |
|
AR |
White River Regional Irrigation Distribution District |
White River Regional Irrigation Distribution District |
Install water measurement and monitoring technology on approximately
1000 farms includes, flow meters, soil moisture sensors, electric well
pumps, Diesel well pumps, electric re-lift pumps packages |
$4,450,000 |
|
CA |
Tulare Irrigation District |
Tulare irrigation District |
Enhance water supply by implementing water quality and quantity
measures. More efficiency irrigation systems, from high to low pressure
systems |
$4,000,000 |
|
CA |
Sutter County Resource Conservation District |
Gilsizer Slough |
Install 40 high efficiency irrigation systems (50% water saving) Adopt
nutrient and pest management practices for 40 producers, Install 40
vegetative cover crops and filter strips etc… |
$5,750,000 |
|
CA |
California Land Stewardship Institute |
California Land Stewardship Institute |
Increase the reliability of agriculture water supply, Improve stream
flow and water quality, Improve water use efficiency etc… |
$5,700,000 |
|
CA |
Coalition For Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship |
Northern San Joaquin River Water Quality Partnership |
Reduce sedimentation in waterways, pesticide and nutrient loading,
pathogen inputs, and conserve water. (see pg. 13) Approximately 550,000
acres to requiring treatment, expect 250 producers to enroll in project.
|
$10,000,000 |
|
CA |
Central Coast Irrigation and Nutrient Management |
Central Coast Irrigation and Nutrient Management |
Provide water quality through reduced runoff and leaching of nutrients,
reduction of water usage, |
$5,798,504 |
|
CA |
Alameda County Resource Conservation District |
Southern Alameda Creek Ranch Water Quality Project |
Reduction of contaminants entering Calaveras Reservoir, creeks, streams
and San Francisco Bay (64,00 acres, 25 producers) |
$570,000 |
|
CA |
North Cal-Neva RC&D, Inc |
Improving of Water Quality and Quantity in the Upper Pit River in
Northeast California |
Focus on lowering water temperature, increasing dissolved oxygen, and
reducing amount of nutrient entering the Pit river |
$2,600,000 |
|
CA |
Western United Dairymen |
Western Untied Dairymen Project |
Improving wastewater utilization systems. Reducing potential surface
water runoff on 550,000 acres over a three year period. |
$17,300,000 |
|
CA |
Westlands Water District |
Westlands Water District |
Increase seasonal application efficiency, Increase distribution
uniformity, Increase crop yields, Decrease deep percolation, Decrease
the effects of soil salinity |
$10,000,000 |
|
CA |
Yolo County Resource Conservation District |
Yolo County |
Increase irrigation efficiency decrease irrigation runoff, sediment
delivery, and improve ground water quality for approximately 40,000
acres |
$5,000,000 |
|
CA |
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts |
Processing Tomato Irrigation Efficiency Program |
Improving irrigation efficiency for 30 producers on approximately 12,000
acres in a 5 year period. |
$600,435 |
|
CA |
Ventura County Resource Conservation District |
Irrigation Efficiency Mobile - Implementation rebates |
Evaluate effectiveness of irrigation systems, uniformity, pump
efficiency, energy usage etc… |
$600,000 |
|
CA |
Kings River Conservation District |
Kings River Conservation District |
Improve irrigation system efficiency, micro-irrigation, tail water
recovery system for 650 growers on 27,000 acres |
$14,000,000 |
|
CA |
Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District and the Klamath Trinity Resource
Conservation District |
Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District |
Upgrade open ditch transmission lines with efficient close pipe system,
install meters (monitoring, leaks) |
$741,262 |
|
CA+
OR |
Lava Beds-Butte Valley resource Conservation District |
Lava Beds-Butte Valley resource Conservation District |
Improve irrigation efficiency and nutrient management, restore wetland
habitat (60,000 acres) |
$3,750,000 |
|
CO |
Republican River Water Conservation District Water Activity Enterprise |
Republican River Water Conservation District Water Activity Enterprise |
Reduce water use in basin by 35,000 acre feet, thus increasing stream
flow and improving habitat |
$1,000,000 |
|
FL |
Southwest Florida Water Management District |
Facilitating Agricultural Resource Management Systems (FARMS) |
Reduce ground water withdrawals from the Upper Floridian aquifer,
preventing saltwater intrusion. |
$3,790,000 |
|
GA |
Flint RiverSoil and Water Conservation District |
Marly Agricultural Water Conservation in the Lower Flint River Basin |
Conserve water efficiency, updating systems with low pressure drop
nozzle retrofits with end gun shut off, remote soil moisture monitoring
encompassing 27 counties in SW GA |
$10,000,000 |
|
GA |
GA
Soil and Water Conservation Commission |
Implementing Water Conservation BMP's for Small, Undeserved Organic and
Sustainable Agricultural Producers in NE GA |
Increase water conservation and water use efficiency on small, organic
and sustainable farms. Install BMP's addressing irrigation improvements
and irrigation efficiency |
$434,495 |
|
IA |
Rathbun Land and Water Alliance |
Protect Rathbun Lake Project: A Targeted Approach to Water Resource
Enhancement |
To
reduce the amount of sediment and phosphorus entering Rathbun Lake by
applying BMP's (pg. 5) |
$794,750 |
|
IA |
Idaho Water Resource Board |
Idaho Water Resource Board |
Reduce water usage by 20 kaf over 5 years, switching to dryland farming
(10,000 acres, 125 producers, 160 ac/producer |
$8,960,000 |
|
ID |
Idaho Soil Conservation Commission |
Pilger Project |
Converting surface irrigation systems to wheel line and pivot sprinkler
systems. Increase water application efficiencies more than 35 % (8
producers) |
$362,000 |
|
ID |
Portneuf Marsh Valley Canal Company |
Portneuf Marsh Valley Canal Company |
Placing water through pipe in canal or concreting canal bottom
conserving water from seepage |
$18,580,000 |
|
ID |
Idaho Soil Conservation Commission |
Thorn Creek Watershed |
Increase irrigation application efficiencies through conversion from
surface to sprinkle systems |
$961,335 |
|
IL |
Mason County Soil and Water Conservation District |
Mason
County, Illinois |
Converting high pressure systems to low, more uniformity, treating
approx.1400 acres. 10 producers |
$509,310 |
|
IN |
LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District |
LaPorte County, IN Irrigation System Efficiency and Scheduling Program |
To
improve irrigation water mgt. on 298,240 acres (uniformity and run-off
potential) |
$486,000 |
|
MI+IN |
Michigan Association of Conservation Districts |
Michigan Association of Conservation Districts |
Improve irrigation water utilization and system uniformity by 10%,
Monitor & Evaluate, Improve WQ in the south eastern Lake MI watershed
(190,000 acres over 5 years) |
$27,000,000 |
| MN, ND, SD |
Red River Basin Commission |
Red River Basin Commission AWEP Project |
Projects to improve water quality (reducing nitrogen, phosphorous and sediment) in Red River Basin some 40,000 square miles. |
$1,200,000 |
|
MS |
Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District |
Conservation of Groundwater from the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer |
Tailwater recovery, water management (flow meters), Install on-farm
storage reservoirs |
$14,000,000 |
|
MS |
Tunica County Soil & Water Conservation District |
Tunica County SWCD, Mississippi, AWEP |
To
improve irrigation water mgt. on 90,000 acres over a 5 year period by
reducing non-point source pollution using agri. water enhancement
practices (pg. 10) |
$2,000,000 |
|
NC |
North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources |
Conservation Irrigation Conversion Initiative |
Over 174,000 acres will benefit from water quality/quantity
enhancements. improved irrigation systems , more efficiency |
$475,000 |
|
ND |
Buford Trenton Irrigation District |
Buford Trenton Irrigation District |
To
convert gravity flood application method to sprinkler (400 ac/yr). Tail
water recovery (200 ac/yr) |
$249,000 |
|
ND |
Suwannee River Partnership |
Irrigation Pump/Power Unit Retrofit Program - to Conserve Water, Improve
Air Quality and Reduce Energy Cost |
Improve irrigation efficiency to save water (5-10%) and reduce energy
(40%) Over 10,000 acres to participate |
$750,000 |
|
ND |
North Central Soil Conservation District |
North Central Soil Conservation District |
Ground water quality , reduction of nitrogen in soil after crop
harvested (nutrient and pest Mgt conservation tillage , crop rotation) |
$480,000 |
|
ND |
Wells County Soil Conservation District |
Wells County Soil Conservation District |
Adopt new treatments that will enhance water quality / quantity measures
on 4000 acres (see pg. 8) |
$299,626 |
|
ND |
North Dakota Irrigation Association |
North Dakota Irrigation Association |
Addressing water quality and quantity issues on 100,000 acres for
approximately 35 producers. Changing from flood to pivot irrigation
etc... |
$3,790,000 |
|
NE |
Little Blue Natural Resources District |
Little Blue Natural Resources District |
Convert 30 gravity irrigated farms to sprinklers; convert from irrigated
to dryland, sprinkler conversion from high pressure to low. Converting a
total of 90 farms in a 3 year period |
$3,000,000 |
|
NE |
University of Nebraska |
Lower Big Blue Natural Resource District, Beatrice Nebraska |
300
operators to participate in irrigation scheduling to reduce water use
and improve water use efficiency. Another 45 operators to participate
in the small dam development, 8000 acre indirectly affected |
$250,000 |
|
NE |
The
Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District |
NE Conservation-
Irrigation Project - Ogallala Aquifer Area |
Irrigation system improvement and irrigation efficiency enhancement
(uniformity) |
$1,552,450 |
|
NE |
Middle Republican Natural Resources District |
Middle Republican Natural Resources District |
Going from irrigated to dryland farming, convert from gravity to pivot |
$3,127,000 |
|
NE |
Lower Platte North Natural Resource District |
Lower Platte North NRD Efficient Water Use Project |
Irrigated to dryland production or irrigation water mgt. utilizing a
flow meter |
$1,831,000 |
|
NJ |
North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council |
Addressing Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution In Priority Watersheds
of the Raritan River Basin |
Reducing pollutants (mainly phosphorous) from entering the Raritan River
Basin, consisting of 1100 square miles |
$2,000,000 |
|
NM |
Deming Soil and Water Conservation District |
Deming Soil and Water Conservation District |
Convert flood irrigation to drip irrigation, reduce water usage. |
$2,400,000 |
|
NM |
Pueblo Of Sandia |
Pueblo Of Sandia |
Land leveling and irrigation ditch lining |
$89,272 |
|
NM |
Fort Sumner Irrigation District |
Fort Sumner Irrigation District |
To
improve water efficiency on approximately 7152 acres. Structure for
water control, irrigation ditch and canal lining, and irrigation land
level |
$500,000 |
|
NM |
The
Pueblo of Santa Ana |
Irrigation Water Conveyance and Water Quality Improvements on the Pueblo
of Santa Ana |
Irrigation water conveyance (lining ditch, 4.2 miles) |
$738,810 |
| NM |
Pueblo of Jemez | Pueblo of Jemez AWEP Project |
Rehabilitate and cleanout stock ponds and other improvements on Tribal lands |
$49,420 |
|
NY |
Watershed Agricultural Council |
Watershed Agricultural Council |
Protecting water quality using BMP's (AWS, pesticide storage facility,
fertilizer storage, nutrient mgt., etc…) for 249 farms on more than
100,000 acres |
$2,000,000 |
|
OK |
High Plains RC&D Association, Inc |
Conservation of the Ogallala Aquifer in Oklahoma |
Install practices that will result in a net water savings and
improvement in water use efficiency (Micro irrigation, Sprinkler, low
pressure pivot, Residue Mgt., Crop Rotation, etc…). |
$1,375,000 |
| OK |
Jackson County Conservation District | Jackson County Conservation District AWEP Project |
Projects to address water quality excessive nutrient and organics, salinity, and sedimentation. Water quantity excessive runoff, flooding and ponding, inefficient water use, aquifer overdraft etc.. |
$4,532,000 |
|
OR |
Deschutes River Conservancy |
Mckay Creek Water Conservation |
Improving irrigation efficiency, going from flood irrigation to sprinkle
irrigation. |
$229,757 |
|
OR |
The
Dalles Irrigation District: |
The
Dalles Irrigation District |
To
improve efficiency of irrigation 88 system on 5500 acres. Replace 230
flow meters, also, apply scientific irrigation scheduling |
$1,123,764 |
|
OR |
Vale Oregon Irrigation District |
Malheur Watershed Basin Irrigation Efficiency and Water Quality
Protection project |
Reduce water use and eliminate irrigation return flow from 12,000 acres
of flood and furrow irrigated land. |
$1,500,000 |
|
OR |
Klamath Basin Rangleland Trust |
Dryland grazing and instream flow protection in the Upper Klamath Lake
watershed |
Converting 15,000 flood irrigated pasture to dryland grazing |
$9,000,000 |
|
OR |
Three Sisters Irrigation District |
McKenzie Canyon Irrigation |
Improve instream flows, water quality, and provide farmers with reliable
supply of water |
$1,204,312 |
|
OR |
Marion Soil Water Conservation District Salem USDA Service Center |
Zollner Creek |
Irrigation efficiency and management for approximately 20 producers on
1000 acres reducing sedimentation, bacteria, and other pollutants by
implementing BMP's (see pg. 7). |
$1,000,000 |
|
OR |
Burnt River Soil & Water Conservation District |
Burnt River Watershed Enhancement Project |
Improve the overall health of the Burnt River Basin. Converting 10%
(1200 ac) of irrigated acres to high efficient irrigation systems. |
$864,900 |
|
OR |
Umatilla Basin Watershed Council |
Umatilla Basin Watershed Council |
Improve irrigation efficiency for producers on the east fork of Birch
Creek (4 producers and 160 acres) |
$38,612 |
|
TX |
Texas Water Development Board |
Texas Agriculture Water Conservation Enhancement Program-Ogallala
Aquifer |
Provide the most efficient and cost effective irrigation water
conservation. Irrigation system improvement (drip & micro irrigation),
Irrigation efficiency enhancements (irr. water mgt) etc.. |
$38,000,000 |
|
TX |
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board |
Water Quality Improvement Project for the Leon River |
Improve water quality in the Leon River by reducing bacteria levels
using BMP's (pg. 5) |
$500,000 |
|
TX |
Post Oak RC&D |
Brazos Bottom Irrigation Water Management |
To
impact approximately 23,000 acres of irrigated land by install more
efficient irrigation equipment and installing BMP's |
$2,708,000 |
|
TX |
Chisholm Trail RC&D, Inc |
Lake Arrowhead Watershed Project to improve available water quantity |
To
enhance surface water availability through brush control or suppression,
range seeding, prescribed grazing, fencing, farm ponds, water wells and
pipelines on 185,248 acres |
$500,000 |
|
TX |
University of Texas |
Water Enhancement Projects for Drought Mitigation and Water Conservation
on University Lands, Owned and managed by University of Texas System |
Address water quality and water conservation issues such as such as;
soil water deficits, drought, reduction in aquifer quantity and quality,
the increase in evapotranspiration on UL grazing lands in West Texas.
Approximately 2.1 million acres and 116 producers. |
$700,000 |
|
WA |
Washington State University |
Farm planning, cover cropping, and soil testing to improve water quality
in Puget Sound |
To
improve water quality in the Puget Sound region by improving soil
quality and reducing non-point source pollution |
$296,800 |
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