Local Work Group
The Federal Farm Bill asks that the local Conservation Districts provide input itself and obtain input from local people to help US Department of Agriculture programs to benefit your county in the best way possible.
We are accepting questionnaires until July 25, 2022 from the public on our resource concerns in Lancaster County.
Please review the information and list your concerns in order. The questionnaires will be tallied and summarized to provide rankings for Lancaster County.
Thank you for your participation.
The Lancaster SWCD is planning to hold a meeting on August 1, 2022 at 5pm at the office to review the results.
Please rank your resource concerns in each land use category for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Please rank the top five in order from 1-5, with 1 being the most important and 5 being the least important.
If you have questions please contact the Lancaster Soil and Water Conservation District Manager, Amanda Roberts at 803‐286‐4455, ext. 100.

Sincerely,

Joe Ghent, Jr. Chairman



Resource Concerns Defined:

SOIL

Soil Erosion
Sheet, rill
Gully (concentrated flow)
Excessive bank erosion in streams, on shorelines or in ditches

 Soil Quality
Compaction
Organic Matter Depletion

PLANT

Degraded Plant Condition
Undesirable plant productivity and health
Inadequate structure and composition
Excessive plant pest pressure
Wildfire hazard, excessive biomass accumulation
 

WATER

EXCESS WATER (Water Quantity)
Runoff, ponding or flooding, seeps

INSUFFICIENT WATER (Water Quantity)
Inefficient use of irrigation water

 
WATER QUALITY DEGRADATION (Water Quality)

Excess nutrients in surface and ground waters
Pesticides transported to surface and ground water
Excess pathogens and chemicals from manure, bio‐solids or compost applications in  surface or ground water
Excessive sediment in surface waters

 
ANIMALS

Livestock Production Limitation
Inadequate feed and forage
Inadequate livestock water

 
Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat
Cover, Shelter, Food
Habitat Continuity
 

ENERGY

Inefficient Energy Use
Equipment and facilities
Farming/ranching practices and field operations

 
AIR

Air Quality Impacts
Objectionable Odor
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Results From Last Year
Pasture
1 Soil Quality
2 Water Quality Degradation
3 Livestock Production Limitation
4 Soil Erosion
5 Degraded Plant Condition

Crop/Hay
1 Soil Erosion
2 Water Quality Degradation
3 Soil Quality
4 Insufficient Water (Water Quantity)
5 Inefficient Energy Use

Forest/Wildlife
1 Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat
2 Degraded Plant Condition
3 Water Quality Degradation
4 Soil Quality
5 Soil Erosion

Headquarters/Animal Waste
1 Inefficient Energy
2 Water Quality
3 Soil Erosion
4 Soil Quality
5 Air Quality
Pasture          Put resource concerns in order from 1 to 5 *
1
2
3
4
5
Soil Erosion
Water Quality Degradation
Soil Quality
Degraded Plant Condition
Livestock Production Limitation
Crop/ Hay          Put resource concerns in order from 1 to 5  *
1
2
3
4
5
Soil Erosion
Water Quality Degradation
Soil Quality
Inefficient Energy Use
Insufficient Water (Water Quantity)
Forestry/ Wildlife        Put resource concerns in order from 1 to 5  *
1
2
3
4
5
Soil Erosion
Water Quality Degradation
Soil Quality
Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat
Degraded Plant Condition
Headquarters/Animal Waste        Put resource concerns in order from 1 to 5  *
1
2
3
4
5
Soil Erosion
Water Quality
Soil Quality
Air Quality
Inefficient Energy
What other resource concerns do you think are important that were not listed in our top five?
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