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              Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Lake Bloomington TMDL Implementation Plan
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Table 7-1. Summary of Assistance Programs Available for Landowners in the Lake Bloomington
Watershed.
Assistance
Program Program Description Contact Information
NRCS EQIP Provides cost-share and incentive payment
assistance to farmers statewide who utilize
approved conservation practices to reduce
pollutant loading from agricultural lands.
Applies to nutrient management plans, filter
strips, grassed waterways, riparian buffers,
and conservation tillage.
USDA Local Service Centers
McLean County NRCS
1905-A U.S. 402 N Kay Drive, Normal, IL
61761- 1957
Kent Bohnoff
Phone: 309/452-3848
Fax: 309/452-6642
Conservation 2000
CPP
Provides payments up to 60 percent of the
initial costs for construction of various
conservation practices
McLean County SWCD
1905-A U.S. 402 N Kay Drive, Normal, IL
61761- 1957
Dave Bishop
Phone: 309/452-3848
Fax: 309/452-6642
FSA CRP Cost sharing is provided to establish the
vegetative cover practices.
Farm Service Agency (FSA) Local Office
1905-A U.S. 402 N Kay Drive, Normal, IL
61761- 1957
Jonathan Evers
Phone: 309/452-3848
Fax: 309/452-6642
NSMP (319) Provides grant funding for educational
programs and implementation of nonpoint
source pollution controls.
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Bureau of Water
Watershed Management Section,
Nonpoint Source Unit
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
Phone: (217) 782-3362
ICCI Allows farmers to earn carbon trading credits
for use of conservation practices.
McLean County SWCD
1905-A U.S. 402 N Kay Drive, Normal, IL
61761- 1957
Phone: 309/452-3848
Fax: 309/452-6642
WRP Provides technical and financial assistance
to eligible landowners to restore, enhance,
and protect wetlands
McLean County NRCS
1905-A U.S. 402 N Kay Drive, Normal, IL
61761- 1957
Phone: 309/452-3848
Fax: 309/452-6642
CREP Voluntary land retirement program that helps
agricultural producers protect sensitive land,
decrease erosion, restore wildlife habitat,
and safeguard ground and surface water
McLean County SWCD
1905-A U.S. 402 N Kay Drive, Normal, IL
61761- 1957
Phone: 309/452-3848
Fax: 309/452-6642
SARE Funds educational programs for farmers
concerning sustainable agricultural practices.
McLean County SWCD
1905-A U.S. 402 N Kay Drive, Normal, IL
61761- 1957
Dave Bishop
Phone: 309/452-3848
Fax: 309/452-6642