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Wayne County Fremont River Irrigation Improvement Strategic Funding Pool

Increase water efficiency and convert 400 acres of flood irrigated farmland to sprinklers.

Project Description

The priority resource concern for the area is to increase the water quantity and to deliver the water to shareholders more efficiently, convert 100 acres of flood irrigated farmland to sprinklers, and increase net crop income due to increased water available. This is a resource concern area that has been targeted and received past strategic funding for three years. The goal is to finish the area in the next two years.

Wayne County Fremont River IIP SFP State Map
  • County or Counties: Wayne County
  • Year active: FY 2022
  • Duration: 2 years

Partners

Fremont River Conservation District, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Utah State University - Extension

Conservation practices involved

  • Irrigation Pipeline (430)
  • Sprinkler System (442)
  • Irrigation Water Management (449)
  • Pumping Plant (533)
  • 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. 


Local Working Group Meetings

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

At the Natural Resources Conservation Service of Utah, we understand effectively partnering with our local, county and state agencies and organizations is paramount to our mission of conserving our natural resources and helping people help the land. Utah’s diverse landscape and resource needs require strategic funding and focused efforts to support locally led conservation on the ground.

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.