Water Control & management

| Practice Details

For some fields, too much water can be a real problem, causing gullies and soil erosion. There are a variety of conservation practices that can be used to help slow, guide, and filter runoff water, resulting in less erosion and fields that are more workable.

USES: Grassed Waterway, Two-Staged Ditch, Floodplain or Channel Restoration, Flood Mitigation, or Drainage Management

INCENTIVE TYPE: 100% Implementation Cost

NRCS STANDARDS: Grassed Waterway (412), Lined Waterway or Outlet (468), and Open Channel (582)

Incentive Rates & Uses

Description: Creation of shallow waterway, planted with dense vegetation, used to control flow of water in field resulting in a reduction in soil erosion and gullying.

  • Example Use: Grassed Waterway
  • Practice Type: Engineered
  • Incentive Rate: Cost of Implementation
    • This Includes the Total Cost of: Technical Assistance, Construction, Permitting, Environmental Evaluation, Cultural Surveying, and Practice Design
  • Practice Lifespan: 10 years
  • Land Incentive: 10 years of county-average rental rate OR land value if tied to easement

Description: Reinforced channel used to guide fast-moving water.

  • Example Use: Gully Correction and Runoff Control
  • Practice Type: Engineered
  • Incentive Rate: Cost of Implementation
    • This Includes the Total Cost of: Technical Assistance, Construction, Permitting, Environmental Evaluation, Cultural Surveying, and Practice Design
  • Practice Lifespan: 15 years
  • Land Incentive: 15 years of county-average rental rate OR land value if tied to easement

Description: Construction of channel used for flood mitigation, habitat, or drainage.

  • Example Use: Two-Stage Ditch, Flood Control, Floodplain or Channel Restoration, Drainage Management
  • Practice Type: Engineered
  • Incentive Rate: Cost of Implementation
    • This Includes the Total Cost of: Technical Assistance, Construction, Permitting, Environmental Evaluation, Cultural Surveying, and Practice Design
  • Practice Lifespan: 15 years
  • Land Incentive: 15 years of county-average rental rate OR land value if tied to easement

Ready to enroll?

Get in touch with Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance or your County Land Conservation Department to get started!

We will walk you through the application process and help you figure out what practices best fit your needs and goals.

Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance

  • (920) 840-0104
  • Conservation@fwwa.org

  • 526 W Wisconsin Ave, Suite 2E, Appleton, WI

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