In 2017, HEI began a project collaboration to integrate the water quality and water quantity benefits of existing and planned conservation efforts to engage farmers.
Headwaters Cedar Creek: Water Quantity and Quality Stewardship
Background
The Headwaters Cedar Creek, within the North Raccoon River Watershed, is the focus of an Iowa Water Quality Initiative and has a 12-digit HUC water quality plan. It will also be a focal area of a flood reduction planning effort.
The Project
HEI worked with agricultural partners and local governments to enhance data for targeting conservation, estimating water quality benefits of conservation, and developing a conservation investment guide. The work was presented as a multi-stakeholder workshop that included local farm leaders, local conservation staff, state officials, and non-governmental organization (NGO) partners.
- Integration of water quantity and quality benefits through field-scale conservation opportunities.
- Public engagement meeting to present PTMApp information and cost-share opportunities for landowners and farmers.
Project Details
Client: Confidential
Location: Pocahontas County, Iowa
Project Highlights
- Integration of water quantity and quality benefits through field-scale conservation opportunities.
- Public engagement meeting to present PTMApp information and cost-share opportunities for landowners and farmers.
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