Slides from presentation given by Jerod Chew, Director of Environmental Stewardship, ISDA, at the 9/28/2011 Indiana Sustainable Natural Resources Task Force meeting. More info: http://www.indianawildlife.org/snrtf.htm

1. Indiana Sustainable Natural Resources
Task Force
September 28, 2011
Jerod Chew
Director of Environmental Stewardship

2. : The Challenge
• Importance of • Programs, initiatives, and
Environmental Stewardship objectives
• ISDA structure for • Funding
addressing Environmental • Future outlook
Stewardship

3. : The Challenge
• Water Quality – Hypoxia, Blue-Green Algae, etc.
• Soil productivity and health
• Recreational opportunities at risk
• Drainage maintenance costs
• Water treatment costs
• Environmentally conscientious public

5. : The Challenge
In percentage contribution to the total nutrient
flux delivered to the Gulf of Mexico…….
Indiana ranks 3rd for Nitrogen, 6th for Phosphorus
Out of 31

6. : The Challenge
Nutrient contributions to the Gulf, by State
(USGS)

7. : The Challenge

8. Environmental Stewardship: How We Work
• Field Staff throughout the state
• Provide on-farm assistance to farmers and
landowners
• Offer cost-share and incentives for
conservation implementation
• Partnerships

9. : How We Work
• Division of Soil Conservation (DSC)
• State Soil Conservation Board (SSCB)
• Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD)
• Clean Water Indiana (CWI)
• Indiana Conservation Partners

10. : How We Work
Division of Soil Conservation
Duties:
- Provide professional assistance to SWCDs in
planning, coordinating, and training
- Provide professional soil conservation
technical assistance
- Administrative duties for SSCB

11. : How We Work
Division of Soil Conservation
Structure: 34 Total Staff
25 Resource Specialists
4 District Support Specialists
3 Program Managers: CREP/Water Quality
Initiatives, Accountability/Technology, Ag
Environmental Stewardship
1 Administrative Assistant
1 Director

12. : How We Work
Division of Soil Conservation
Division Programs and Initiatives:
 Technical Assistance
 On-Farm Network®
 Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative
 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
 Clean Water Indiana
 Soil and Water Conservation District Support
 Leadership Institute

13. : CREP

14. : CCSI
• Partnership Effort
• Systematic approach
– Continuous no-till/strip-
till
– Cover crops
– Precision farming
– Nutrient and pest
management
– Conservation buffers

15. : Grants
• Provide Clean Water
Indiana Grants to Soil
and Water
Conservation Districts
• Sediment and Nutrient
Reduction

16. : How We Work
State Soil Conservation Board
- Responsible for the direction of Clean Water
Indiana funds
- SWCD capacity building and guidance
Clean Water Indiana
Provide financial assistance to implement conservation practices
to reduce nonpoint sources of water pollution through education,
technical assistance, training, and cost sharing programs.
Partners

17. : Funding
• Soil Conservation and Clean Water Indiana
are funded with Cigarette Tav Fund dollars.
4.62% of Cigarette Tax collections fund the
Cigarette Tax Fund
• Division of Soil Conservation receives 52% of
1/6 of Cigarette Tax Fund
• Clean Water Indiana receives 1/6 of Cigarette
Tax Fund

18. : Funding
• Division of Soil Conservation generally ranges
from 1.5 – 1.8M depending on reserves
• Clean Water Indiana generally ranges from
3.1 – 3.6M depending on reserves

19. 2010 Clean Water Indiana
SSCB Costs
0.299%
Strategic Plan Reserve
Implementation
15.395% 15.000%
CREP Staff &
18.001% Support
26.184%
AFR
25.093%

21. Focused Environmental
Stewardship

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