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Crystal - Bear River Hammond East Strategic Fund Pool

Provide a reliable irrigation water supply to irrigators on the canal and reduce risks of seepage, canal failure, and safety concerns of an open canal system.

Project Description

This project will place 19 miles of the Hammond East earthen canal into a closed pipe to prevent seepage losses. Due to the length of this branch of the canal this project will occur in sections over time.  This Crystal Section is particularly gravelly, and seepage losses are very high for about 6,000 ft. 

Crystal Bear River Hammond East state map
  • County: Box Elder
  • Year active: FY 2022
  • Duration: 4 years

Partners

Northern Utah Conservation District, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food – Water Optimization Program, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Conservation practices involved

  • Irrigation Pipeline (430)
  • Structure for Water Control (587)

When to Apply

Program applications are accepted on a continual basis. However, NRCS establishes application ranking dates for evaluation, ranking and approval of eligible applications. Applications received after the ranking date will be automatically deferred to the next funding period. 


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Every year, NRCS hosts Local Working Group meetings where farmers, landowners, conservation partners and other members of the community discuss the natural resource needs for the county. Based on feedback from those meetings, NRCS updates the county's Local Resources Assessment Priorities (LRAP) and develops new Conservation Implementation Strategies to address those resource concerns. You may contact us anytime to express concerns or comments about conservation needs in the county, and we encourage you to attend the next Local Working Group meeting in your county. For more information about Local Working Group meetings, contact your local NRCS office, or visit our Utah State Technical Committee page. 

 

Locally Led Conservation

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Learn more about Utah's Focused Opportunities and how NRCS is utilizing SFPs to target locally identified high priority natural resource concerns and work toward a desired outcome.

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