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Indiana Conservation Partnership
2015 Conservation Accomplishments
The Partnership is comprised of eight Indiana agencies and organizations who share a common goal of promoting conservation. To that end, the mission of the Indiana Conservation Partnership is to provide technical, financial and educational assistance needed to implement economically and environmentally compatible land and water stewardship decisions, practices and technologies.
This report serves as a compliment to Indiana's Nutrient Reduction Strategy, both publications can be found online at http://www.in.gov/isda/.
For more information, contact the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.
[email protected] 317.232.8770
Published: April 4, 2016
Table of Contents
Indiana Conservation Partnership ........................................................................................................ 1
Sharing Conservation Data, Targeting Resources, and Striving for Water Quality Outcomes .............. 2-5
Annual Workload Accountability Data Flow ......................................................................................... 6
2015 ICP Conservation Accomplishments Map ..................................................................................... 7
2013-15 Conservation Acreage by County Maps .............................................................................. 8-10
2015 Sediment and Nutrient Load Reduction Maps ....................................................................... 11-13
2013-15 Cumulative Sediment and Nutrient Load Reduction Maps ................................................... 14-16
Nutrient and Sediment Load Reductions Infographic .......................................................................... 17
Supporting Tabular Data: View tabular data for all maps included in this report, as well as program funding descriptions. Methodology - USEPA Region 5 Load Reduction Modeling of Completed Conservation Practices in Indiana: View methodology used to compile this report.
This document along with information about Indiana’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy can be found online at http://www.in.gov/isda/2991.htm.
Indiana Conservation Partnership:
Indiana Conservation Partnership - http:/icp.iaswcd.org/
Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and our 92 SWCDs - http://iaswcd.org/
Indiana Department of Environmental Management - http://www.in.gov/idem/
Indiana Department of Natural Resources - http://www.in.gov/dnr/
ISDA Division of Soil Conservation - http://www.in.gov/isda/2342.htm
Purdue Cooperative Extension Service - https://www.extension.purdue.edu
State Soil Conservation Board - http://www.in.gov/isda/2361.htm
USDA Farm Service Agency -
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/stateoffapp?mystate=in&area=home&subject=landing&topic=landing
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/in/home/
2015 ICP Conservation Accomplishments 1
Sharing Conservation Data, Targeting Resources, and Striving for Water Quality Outcomes The practices highlighted in this report were completed via voluntary conservation efforts from private landowners in Indiana with support from the Indiana Conservation Partnership. 2015 Key Highlights:
• Indiana landowners supported by the ICP installed nearly 21,000 new conservation practices in 2015. 12,221 of these practices had associated sediment and nutrient load reductions to Indiana waterways reducing:
o 1,093,763 tons of sediment, enough to fill 10,937 fifty-foot freight cars stretching end to end from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne
o 2,284,033 lbs of Nitrogen, enough to fill 11 fifty-foot freight cars o 1,144,892 lbs of Phosphorus, enough to fill 5.5 fifty-foot freight cars
• Indiana landowners increased no-till acres on corn and soybean fields by 466% since 19901 • Indiana landowners increased conservation tillage acres on corn and soybean fields by 311%
since 19901 • Indiana landowners increased cover crop acres on corn and soybean fields by 413% since 20111 • Indiana leads the nation in acres planted to cover crops, second only to Texas2
2013-15 ICP Conservation Accomplishments Comparison
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CY2013 30,502 15,332 1,661,636 1,469,926 2,780,790 $42,825,181* $16,003,304** $58,828,485
CY2014 21,012 11,365 996,762 1,137,921 2,120,554 $18,564,015* $9,570,813** $28,134,828
CY2015 20,898 12,221 1,093,763 1,144,892 2,284,033 $27,362,612 $10,857,905 $38,220,517
Total practices installed – Includes all calendar year installed/completed conservation practices. Public Conservation Investment– Value reflects total cost of practices with sediment and nutrient load reductions. Investment only includes incentive payments and actual practice construction/implementation costs (earth moving, rock, erosion control blanket, grade stabilization structures, cover crop seed and planting costs, grass seed, tree seedlings, exclusion fencing, planter equipment modification costs, private construction contractor costs including fuel and labor, etc). Costs do not include administration and public labor (NRCS, FSA, ISDA, IDEM, SWCD, DNR employee salaries, survey/planning/design costs, etc). Private Landowner Conservation Investment – Value reflects total cost of practices with sediment and nutrient load reductions. Investment only includes actual practice construction/implementation costs. *Amount does not include DNR Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) practice costs. **Amount does not include Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) and LARE landowner match.
1 Indiana Tillage and Cover Crop Transect 1990-2015: http://www.in.gov/isda/2383.htm
2 2012 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Highlights/Conservation/Highlights_Conservation.pdf
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Reporting Completed Conservation Projects
ICP entities that work with private landowners to provide direct technical and/or financial assistance for conservation projects share data (page 6) with necessary formal agreements in place (1619 compliance, MOU’s, etc.) to exchange information while always protecting personally identifiable information. The map on page 7 highlights calendar year 2015 completed conservation projects by county. Note: this report highlights only completed practices, while noting some practices underway near completion. It does not show the many new contracts initiated or practices approved to begin construction. Reporting Financial Inputs The ICP shares financial data for all conservation practices at the county level, on an annual basis, per conservation program published on a mobile friendly website. Find out how much local, state, and federal conservation dollars came to your county on the ICP Accomplishments Report web application. Reporting Water Quality Benefits In 2013, members of the Indiana Conservation Partnership (ICP) began using the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Region 5 Nutrient Load Reduction Model to determine the impact of installed conservation practices implemented by the ICP on Indiana's water quality. The ICP adopted the Region 5 Nutrient Load Reduction Model to analyze conservation practices funded by state programs such as the Indiana State Department of Agriculture's Clean Water Indiana Program and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' Lake and River Enhancement Program, as well as federally funded programs including EPA's Section-319 Program and USDA’s Farm Bill Programs. This process is outlined on page 6. View the flow chart and further methodology.
These reductions continue for the life of the practices modeled (e.g., grassed waterways are designed to be 10-year practices, while cover crops are 1-year practices, established annually). These cumulative reductions for calendar year ‘13-‘15 are highlighted by watershed on pages 14-16. Some ICP practices were not modeled because they were not associated with sediment loss, or were not covered by the EPA Region 5 Model. The calendar year 2015 load reductions are highlighted by watershed on pages 11-13. This effort represents ICP-assisted conservation in Indiana. Data does not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance. Reductions in dissolved nutrients, such as dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) and nitrate (NO3), are not accounted for by the Region 5 Model. As part of Indiana’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy, this modeling effort illustrates the continued success and challenges of conservation and serves as a tool to help set watershed priority and reduction targets, manage conservation resources, and to further stakeholder involvement at all levels of government within and across Indiana3.
3 Refer to online posted methodology for further clarification
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Reporting Positive Impacts to Drinking Water Sources and Targeting Conservation Efforts The ICP focuses on specifically reporting the positive impacts of conservation practices to key drinking water sources throughout the state that have significant percentages of agricultural land use within their watershed. To view these reports and find out the positive impacts farmers are having on water sources, as well as learn about the most popular conservation practices visit Indiana’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy website. The ICP will continue to focus on these significant watersheds and water bodies to further target technical and financial conservation assistance to grow conservation practice adoption. Identifying Trends to Customize Conservation Delivery The ICP utilizes multiple trend analysis techniques to identify rates of conservation practice implementation on the watershed, county, and state levels to identify adoption rates, most popular practices, newly emerging practices, practices dwindling in use, policy, weather, and economic effects on practice adoption, conservation culture, etc. These trends will allow the ICP to target resources and adapt conservation delivery geographically based on landowner needs and attitudes while preparing for spikes or dips in conservation demand due to weather and economic drivers. Visit the Cover Crop and Conservation and Tillage Transect Data web page to view trends in the use of No-till, Conservation Tillage and Cover Crops in your county. Incorporating in Other Data Sources (tillage and cover crop transects, social indicators, water quality monitoring, 303(d) list of impaired water bodies, privately funded and installed conservation practices, LIDAR, etc.) The ICP leads many other efforts that measure practice adoption, social trends, edge of field and in stream water quality in addition to working with partners in the private agricultural industry on various projects. These data sources are being evaluated for integration into this report to further demonstrate and visualize the cause and effect relationship of conservation practices (or lack thereof) and in-stream water quality improvements; in addition to societal attitudes towards conservation and in-stream water quality. Collaboration with Other States As a member of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force and participant in Great Lakes conservation (Tri-State Watershed Alliance) Indiana is proud to collaboratively work with other states in the Midwest and across the country to improve water quality and grow adoption of science based, nutrient runoff reducing, Best Management Practices which build soil health. The ICP is hungry to learn what is working in other states and willing to share their own experiences. Conclusion The primary value in ICP adoption of the EPA Region 5 model lies in benchmarking conservation impact and management of conservation resources across the state. As an additional result, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture has tied Key Performance Indicators and Performance Measures to the Indiana State Office of Management and Budget. On a larger scale, The ICP utilizes this model to set program/project goals, quantify impacts and estimate load reductions before a project ever begins.
Future plans include placing a dollar value on the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus kept on the land based on values provided by ongoing Water Quality Trading Projects and fertilizer costs. In addition, USEPA (Region 5) is currently updating the model to include fifteen more Best Management Practices (BMPs) as well as a water quantity component. In the future, estimates of water volumes kept on the landscape from various practices would help to assess and manage water quantity conservation efforts at
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county and watershed scales, both in times of drought and flooding. As these components of the model become available, ISDA and its partners intend to utilize them to their fullest possible potential within the partnership.
Future improvements may also include working with EPA to relate Indiana load reduction data to the spatial extent of the Gulf of Mexico Dead zone (a Hypoxia Task Force goal), modeling carbon sequestration impact, and overlaying farmer social survey indicator data.
The ICP plans to continue utilizing the Region 5 Model and methodology for future years to come with the goal to assemble similar reports in March of each year. The partners encourage other organizations to share their data as well.
Acknowledgement
The ICP would like to thank the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), both in Region 5 and Washington DC for their continued support and validation of Indiana’s Conservation Accomplishments and Load Reduction Modeling Process. The ICP hopes to continue to grow this collaboration with USEPA going forward to build further upon this process so the many benefits and trends of voluntary conservation projects can be shared in a timely and transparent manner.
Region 5 Model Training Webinar
What Is the Region 5 Model and How Do You Use It? https://engineering.purdue.edu/watersheds/webinars/Region5/
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JAY166
KNOX370
VIGO102
WHITE186
CASS104
JASPER114
RUSH108
PIKE242
CLAY315
LAPORTE78
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PARKE145
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CLARK202
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WABASH922
KOSCIUSKO817
FULTON296
ORANGE117
SULLIVAN312
HARRISON538
CLINTON172
MONROE194
ADAMS329
NEWTON113
MORGAN192
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MARTIN99
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WARREN128
WARRICK413
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BROWN56
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WASHINGTON764
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WHITLEY412
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MONTGOMERY411
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2015 Conservation AccomplishmentsTotal Practices
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January 1 thru December 31, 2015Conservation Practices Completed - 20,898Conservation Practices Underway - 2,280
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See breakdown of practice by county based on program funding along with program descriptions in Supporting Tabular Data for 2015 ICP Accomplishments at http://www.in.gov/isda/2991.htm.
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Allen8.54%
White3.59%
Jasper6.68%
Laporte3.11%
Greene17.52%
Lake11.27%
Ripley7.39%
Gibson17.75%
Grant2.33%
Cass5.55%
Vigo5.17%
Rush8.63%
Posey9.27%
Elkhart14.47%
Boone1.92%
Jay3.21%
Parke12.28% Putnam
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Clark5.17%
Jackson14.81%
Dubois32.96%
Shelby1.94%
Pulaski4.68%
Porter14.24% Noble
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Fulton5.26%
Harrison23.09%
Sullivan9.13%
Wayne12.45%Marion
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Henry11.14%
Benton16.67%
Clinton7.18%
Orange23.29%
Daviess16.82%
Monroe40.89%
Owen13.52%
Morgan19.51%
Kosciusko25.98%
Marshall6.18%
Wabash25.18%
Carroll12.57%
Wells17.44%
Warrick47.78%
Warren4.46%
DeKalb28.21%
Adams31.8%
Franklin32.43%
Starke1.5%
Brown9.43%
Decatur17.8%
Randolph18.6%
Lawrence28.83%
Fountain10.3% Hamilton
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Whitley13.04%
Washington16.98%
Delaware1.76%
Jennings4.31%
Lagrange12.09%
Hendricks11.43%
Tipton3.72%
Steuben10.42%
Jefferson11.77%
Howard11.07%
Hancock2.76%
Fayette7.64%
Union0.77%
Knox17.06%
Perry39.16%
Madison9.24%
Newton4.84%
Miami10.41%
Clay15.04%
Spencer52.35%
Pike24.69%
Martin45.65%
Tippecanoe2.37%
Montgomery13.98%
Johnson17.62%
Saint Joseph14.83%
Huntington17.93%
Crawford48.95%
Dearborn9.64%
Scott45.7%
Bartholomew3.69%
Vermillion2.79%
Floyd1.78%
Switzerland28.13%
Vanderburgh19.52%
Blackford2.52%
Ohio4.01%
Percentage of Ag Acresin Conservation
0.77% - 5.00%5.01% - 10.00%10.01% - 25.00%25.01% - 50.00%50.01% - 67.85%
April 1, 2016Trevor Laureys, ISDA Resource Specialist
2013 Conservation Acreage by County
Data provided by: Indiana State Department of Agriculture,Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and the USDA NaturalResources Conservation Service.
*Agriculture land use is calculatedfrom 2013 NASS cropland data layer. 2013 Indiana data is 95.6% accurateaccording to NASS metadata. *Practices measured in linear feetand DNR LARE practices are not included in 2013 acreage.
Statewide Percentage: 13.71%
**Practices do not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance.
Percentage of Ag acres with newly completed and applied conservation practices in 2013**
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Allen3.53%
White0.86%
Lake3.75%
Jasper3.74%
Laporte2.95%
Greene12.37%
Grant3.5%
Ripley4.3%
Noble18.6%
Gibson5.93%
Cass1.58%
Vigo0.55%
Rush2.92%
Porter8.1%
Posey4.14%
Elkhart5.71%
Henry2.19%
Boone3.67%
Owen2.42%
Jay2.08%
Parke14.18% Putnam
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Clark3.13%
Jackson2.93%
Wells9.83%
Dubois20.86%
Wayne6.03%
Shelby1.5%
Pulaski1.43%
Marion0.77%
Fulton4.11%
Harrison7.28%
Sullivan6.07%
Pike8.34%
Benton12.14%
Clinton3.9%
Orange9.27%
Daviess3.53%
Monroe49.8%
Morgan4.84%
Martin16.4%
Kosciusko11.23%
Marshall2.87%
Wabash18.58%
Carroll38.34%
Warrick34.54%
Warren8.74%
DeKalb5.47%
Adams8.44%
Franklin3.98%
Starke1.39%
Brown4.3%
Decatur12.21%
Randolph5.64%
Lawrence29.29%
Fountain0.71% Hamilton
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Whitley15.65%
Washington19.56%
Delaware2.67%
Jennings5.09%
Lagrange8.38%
Hendricks4.27%
Tipton3.25%
Steuben1.84%
Jefferson6.16%
Howard2.25%
Hancock1.25%
Fayette6.42%
Union1%
Knox18.89%
Perry24.48%
Miami11.85%
Madison1.04%
Newton7.05%
Clay13.58%
Spencer15.81%
Tippecanoe3.45%
Montgomery7.77%
Johnson18.22%
Saint Joseph8.22%
Huntington11.88%
Crawford17.33%
Dearborn4.31%
Scott2.83%
Bartholomew8.93%
Vermillion0.05%
Floyd8.94%
Switzerland6.61%
Vanderburgh14.11%
Blackford0.7%
Ohio11.86%
Percentage of Ag Acresin Conservation
0.05% - 5.00%5.00% - 10.00%10.00% - 25.00%25.00% - 49.80%
April 1, 2016Trevor Laureys, ISDA Resource Specialist
*Agriculture land use is calculatedfrom 2014 NASS cropland data layer. 2014 Indiana data is 94.4% accurateaccording NASS metadata.
Statewide Percentage: 7.84%
*Certain IDEM 319 and DNR LARE practices have been omitted from2014 acreage due to insufficient data.
Data provided by: Indiana State Department of Agriculture,Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and the USDA NaturalResources Conservation Service.
**Practices do not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance.
2014 Conservation Acreage by CountyPercentage of Ag acres with newly completed and applied conservation practices in 2014**
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Allen10.76%
Knox8.67%
White1.98%
Lake0.59%
Jasper2.21%
Laporte3.8%
Rush2%
Greene26.47%
Parke7.36%
Ripley6.61%
Gibson3.56%
Grant4.28%
Cass3.01%
Vigo5.85%
Porter5.11%
Elkhart5.82%
Henry3.55%
Boone0.88%
Perry9.26%
Jay4.93%
Putnam6.38%
Clark7.24%
Jackson10.29%
Wells7.99%
Dubois26.85%
Shelby0.29%Clay
8.32%
Pulaski1.61%
Posey20.31%
Noble21.52%
Marion0.7%
Wayne11.92%
Fulton7.63%
Harrison21.74%
Sullivan11.25%
Benton11.41%
Clinton13.15%
Orange31.02%
Daviess5.8%
Owen11.39%
Carroll9.73%
Monroe27.86%
Morgan12.29%
Martin9.01%
Kosciusko11.69%
Marshall3.51%
Wabash20.18%
Warrick28.2%
Warren2.78%
DeKalb12.03%
Adams8.75%
Franklin6.77%
Starke1.49%
Decatur7.39%
Randolph1.95%
Lawrence28.58%
Fountain5.79% Hamilton
5.65%
Whitley6.26%
Washington19.4%
Brown13.09%
Delaware2.71%
Jennings28.68%
Lagrange6.88%
Hendricks8.98%
Tipton0.42%
Steuben3.57%
Jefferson19.35%
Howard2.27%
Hancock0.23%
Fayette5.04%
Union8.52%
Madison1.96%
Newton2.05%
Miami10.27%
Spencer4.7%
Pike20.83%
Tippecanoe7.09%
Montgomery9.79%
Johnson16.04%
Saint Joseph27.19%
Huntington11.93%
Crawford43.66%
Dearborn20.25%
Scott9.38%
Bartholomew3.1%
Vermillion6.07%
Floyd3.05%
Switzerland75.7%
Vanderburgh27.41%
Blackford1.14%
Ohio31.84%
Percentage of Ag Acresin Conservation
0.23% - 5.00%5.01% - 10.00%10.01% - 25.00%25.01% - 50.00%50.01% - 75.70%
April 1, 2016Trevor Laureys, ISDA Resource Specialist
Data provided by: Indiana State Department of Agriculture,Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and the USDA NaturalResources Conservation Service.
*Agriculture land use is calculatedfrom 2015 NASS cropland data layer. 2015 Indiana data is 93.9% accurateaccording NASS metadata.
Statewide Percentage: 8.95%
**Practices do not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance.
2015 Conservation Acreage by CountyPercentage of Ag acres with newly completed and applied conservation practices in 2015**
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Perry
Clark
Porter
Elkhart
Posey
Wells
Boone
Henry
Owen
Jackson
Putnam
Dubois
Miami
Pulaski
Shelby
Harrison
Sullivan
Marion
Fulton
Wayne
Clinton
Benton
Kosciusko
Carroll
Daviess
Orange
Madison
Monroe
Morgan
Marshall
Martin
Newton
Wabash
Warrick
Warren
Franklin
DeKalb
Brown
Spencer
Randolph
Adams
Lawrence
Decatur
Starke
FountainHamilton
Washington
Whitley
Tippecanoe
St. Joseph
Jennings
Delaware
Montgomery
Hendricks
Lagrange
Tipton
Jefferson
Steuben
Johnson
Howard
Huntington
Hancock
Scott
Crawford
DearbornBartholomew
Fayette Union
Floyd
Switzerland
Vanderburgh
Blackford
Ohio
Vermillion
Upper White13,808
Kankakee18,384
Tippecanoe31,220
Lower White91,103
St Joseph (MI)60,193
Whitewater20,518
Sugar12,506
Driftwood5,926
Eel (WFWR)50,604
Iroquois4,560
Muscatatuck26,765
Patoka64,767
Wildcat17,721
Blue-Sinking90,393
Lower East Fork White113,521
Upper Wabash17,017
Eel (WR)56,134
Middle Wabash-Little Vermillion48,481
Mississinewa4,167
Salamonie10,777
Middle Wabash-Busseron33,436
Lower Wabash39,613
Flatrock-Haw4,535
St Marys5,281
Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon42,160
St Joseph (OH)86,778
Middle Ohio-Laughery39,882
Upper East Fork White22,922
Middle Wabash-Deer8,276
Silver-Little Kentucky13,428
Highland-Pigeon19,797
Little Calumet-Galien1,884
Maumee10,870
Auglaize1,396
Chicago0
Vermillion4,304
Vermillion4,304
Lower Great Miami370
Upper Great Miami266
2015 Sediment Load Reductions
Based on EPA Region 5 Model analyses conducted on 12,221 conservationpractices installed by the Indiana Conservation Partnership January 2015thru December 2015. This effort does not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance.
March 2, 2016Deb Fairhurst, ISDA Program ManagerTo learn more about Indiana's Nutrient Reduction Strategy visit: http://www.in.gov/isda/2991.htm. For questions and comments email [email protected]
Sediment Reduction (tons/year)No Reported Reductions1 - 25,00025,001 - 100,000100,001 - 175,000
1,093,763 Tons
A total reduction of 1,093,763tons of sediment statewide.
In 2015, voluntary conservation efforts from private landowners in Indiana with support from the ICP have reduced sediment and nutrients from entering Indiana's waterways.
http://icp.iaswcd.org/
2015 ICP Conservation Accomplishments 11
Allen
Lake
Knox
Jay
Wh ite
Vig o
Jasper
Laporte
Cass
Park e
R ush
Clay
Greene
Pik e
Grant
R ipley
Gib son
Nob le
Perry
Clark
Porter
Elk h art
Posey
Wells
Boone
Henry
Owen
Jack son
Putnam
Dub ois
Miam i
Pulask i
Sh elb y
Harrison
Sulliv an
Marion
Fulton
Wayne
Clinton
Benton
Kosciusk o
Carroll
Dav iess
Orang e
Madison
Monroe
Morg an
Marshall
Martin
Newton
Wab ash
Warrick
Warren
Frank lin
DeKalb
Brown
Spencer
R andolph
Adam s
Lawrence
Decatur
Starke
FountainHam ilton
Wash ing ton
Wh itley
Tippecanoe
St. Joseph
Jenning s
Delaware
Montg om ery
Hendricks
Lag rang e
Tipton
Jefferson
Steub en
Joh nson
Howard
Hunting ton
Hancock
Scott
Crawford
Dearb ornBarth olom ew
Fayette Union
Floyd
Switzerland
Vanderb urg h
Blackford
Oh io
Verm illion
Upper White34,312
Kankakee39,609
Tippecanoe77,135
Lower White174,651
St Joseph (MI)139,157
Whitewater42,769
Sugar30,907
Driftwood14,251
Eel (WFWR)108,245
Iroquois13,935
Muscatatuck59,997
Patoka116,036
Wildcat39,095
Blue-Sinking179,737
Lower East Fork White219,007
Upper Wabash46,687
Eel (WR)138,609
Middle Wabash-Little Vermillion108,899
Mississinewa11,887
Salamonie30,324
Middle Wabash-Busseron70,934
Lower Wabash76,648
Flatrock-Haw11,368
St Marys15,720
Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon66,238
St Joseph (OH)160,854
Middle Ohio-Laughery67,381
Upper East Fork White55,035
Middle Wabash-Deer22,069
Silver-Little Kentucky28,012
Highland-Pigeon36,493
Little Calumet-Galien5,007
Maumee26,500
Auglaize4,394
Chicago0
Vermillion10,465
Vermillion10,465
Lower Great Miami828
Upper Great Miami835
2015 Nitrogen Load Reductions
March 2, 2016Deb Fairh urst, ISDA Prog ram Manag erTo learn m ore ab out Indiana's Nutrient R eduction Strateg y v isit: http://www.in.g ov /isda/2991.htm . For questions and com m ents em ail ISDANutrientR [email protected] ov
Nitrogen Reduction (lbs./year)No R eported R eductions1 - 50,00050,001 - 200,000200,001 - 300,000
2,284,033 Pounds
A total reduction of 2,284,033pounds of nitrogen statewide.
Based on EPA Region 5 Model analyses conducted on 12,221 conservationpractices installed by the Indiana Conservation Partnership January 2015thru December 2015. This effort does not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance.Reductions in dissolved nutrients, such as dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP)and nitrate (NO3), are not accounted for by the Region 5 Model.
h ttp://icp.iaswcd.org /
In 2015, v oluntary conserv ation efforts from priv ate landowners in Indiana with support from th e ICP hav e reduced sedim ent and nutrients from entering Indiana's waterways.
2,284,033 pounds of Nitrog en. That’s enoug h to fill 11.25 50’ freig h t cars.
2015 ICP Conservation Accomplishments 12
Allen
Lake
Knox
Jay
Wh ite
Vig o
Jasper
Laporte
Cass
Park e
R ush
Clay
Greene
Pik e
Grant
R ipley
Gib son
Nob le
Perry
Clark
Porter
Elk h art
Posey
Wells
Boone
Henry
Owen
Jack son
Putnam
Dub ois
Miam i
Pulask i
Sh elb y
Harrison
Sulliv an
Marion
Fulton
Wayne
Clinton
Benton
Kosciusk o
Carroll
Dav iess
Orang e
Madison
Monroe
Morg an
Marsh all
Martin
Newton
Wab ash
Warrick
Warren
Frank lin
DeKalb
Brown
Spencer
R andolph
Adam s
Lawrence
Decatur
Starke
FountainHam ilton
Wash ing ton
Wh itley
Tippecanoe
St. Joseph
Jenning s
Delaware
Montg om ery
Hendrick s
Lag rang e
Tipton
Jefferson
Steub en
Joh nson
Howard
Hunting ton
Hancock
Scott
Crawford
Dearb ornBartholom ew
Fayette Union
Floyd
Switzerland
Vanderb urg h
Blackford
Oh io
Verm illion
Upper White16,730
Kankakee19,826
Tippecanoe38,226
Lower White87,972
St Joseph (MI)69,539
Whitewater21,403
Sugar15,299
Driftwood7,021
Eel (WFWR)54,251
Iroquois6,970
Muscatatuck29,907
Patoka58,014
Wildcat19,422
Blue-Sinking89,073
Lower East Fork White109,030
Upper Wabash24,131
Eel (WR)69,557
Middle Wabash-Little Vermillion56,342
Mississinewa5,830
Salamonie15,211
Middle Wabash-Busseron36,432
Lower Wabash38,444
Flatrock-Haw5,684
St Marys7,869
Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon33,548
St Joseph (OH)80,550
Middle Ohio-Laughery33,649
Upper East Fork White27,507
Middle Wabash-Deer10,912
Silver-Little Kentucky13,991
Highland-Pigeon18,331
Little Calumet-Galien2,509
Maumee13,265
Auglaize2,203
Chicago0
Vermillion5,414
Vermillion5,414
Lower Great Miami414
Upper Great Miami418
2015 Phosphorus Load Reductions
March 2, 2016Deb Fairh urst, ISDA Prog ram Manag erTo learn m ore ab out Indiana's Nutrient R eduction Strateg y v isit: http://www.in.g ov /isda/2991.htm . For questions and com m ents em ail ISDANutrientR [email protected] ov
Phosphorus Reduction (lbs./year)No R eported R eductions1 - 25,00025,001 - 100,000100,001 - 175,000
1,144,892 Pounds
A total reduction of 1,144,892pounds of phosphorus statewide.
Based on EPA Region 5 Model analyses conducted on 12,221 conservationpractices installed by the Indiana Conservation Partnership January 2015thru December 2015. This effort does not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance.Reductions in dissolved nutrients, such as dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP)and nitrate (NO3), are not accounted for by the Region 5 Model.
h ttp://icp.iaswcd.org /
In 2015, voluntary conserv ation efforts from priv ate landowners in Indiana with support from th e ICP hav e reduced sedim ent and nutrients from entering Indiana's waterways.
1,144,892 pounds of Phosphorus. That’s enoug h to fill 5.75 50’ freig h t cars.
2015 ICP Conservation Accomplishments 13
Upper White19,798
Kankakee21,307
Tippecanoe36,712
Lower White112,719
St Joseph (MI)64,084
Whitewater27,920
Sugar28,952
Driftwood7,062
Wildcat25,424
Eel (WFWR)70,459
Blue-Sinking121,098
Iroquois6,120
Lower East Fork White185,714
Muscatatuck34,542
Patoka78,163
Upper Wabash22,534
Eel (WR)59,835
Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion76,671
Mississinewa5,865
Salamonie11,440
Middle Wabash-Busseron44,209
Lower Wabash51,105
Flatrock-Haw5,507
St Marys7,185
Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon60,503
St Joseph (OH)87,827
Middle Ohio-Laughery63,355
Upper East Fork White32,548
Middle Wabash-Deer11,113
Silver-Little Kentucky23,289
Highland-Pigeon21,200
Little Calumet-Galien2,055
Maumee11,002Auglaize
1,429
Vermilion4,388
Chicago0
Vermilion4,388
Lower Great Miami689
Upper Great Miami275
Lower Great Miami689
Allen
Lake
Knox
Jay
White
Vigo
Jasper
Laporte
Cass
Parke
Rush
Clay
Greene
Pik e
Grant
Ripley
Gibson
Noble
Perry
Clark
Porter
Elk hart
Wells
BooneHenry
Owen
Jackson
Putnam
Dubois
Miam i
Pulask i
Shelby
Harrison
Sullivan
Marion
Fulton
Way ne
Clinton
Benton
Kosciusko
Carroll
Daviess
Orange
Madison
Monroe
Morgan
Marshall
Martin
Newton
Wabash
Warrick
Warren
Frank lin
DeKalb
Brown
Spencer
Randolph
Adam s
Lawrence
Decatur
Starke
Fountain
Ham ilton
Washington
Whitley
T ippecanoe
St. Joseph
Jennings
Delaware
Montgom ery
Hendricks
Lagrange
T ipton
Jefferson
Steuben
Johnson
Howard
Huntington
Hancock
Scott
Crawford
Bartholom ew
Floy d
Switzerland
Ohio
Posey
Dearborn
Fayette
Verm illion
Union
Vanderburgh
Blackford
2013-15 Cumulative Sediment Load Reductions
Based on EPA Region 5 Model analyses conducted on 19,136 conservation practices installed by the Indiana Conservation Partnership January 2013 thru December 2015. This effort does not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance. The cumulative analysis encompassed a breakdown of 2013 thru 2015 conservation practices by lifespan including 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 40 years. The map reflects all of the practices minus the 2013 and 2014 practices with a lifespan of one year. To learn more about Indiana's Nutrient Reduction Strategy visit http://www.in.gov /isda/2991.htmFor questions and comments email [email protected] March 3, 2016
Deb Fairhurst, ISDA Program Manager
Sediment Reductions (tons)No Reported Reductions1 - 25,00025,001 - 100,000100,001 - 175,000175,001 - 250,000
http://icp.iaswcd.org/
1,444,098 tons
Since 2013, voluntary conservation efforts from private landowners in Indiana with support from the ICP have reduced nutrients and sedim ent from entering Indiana’s waterways.
2015 ICP Conservation Accomplishments 14
Upper White46,522
Kankakee45,906
Tippecanoe90,404
Lower White215,066
St Joseph (MI)166,459
Whitewater57,451
Sugar64,803
Driftwood16,514
Wildcat56,291
Eel (WFWR)148,999
Blue-Sinking231,770
Iroquois16,784
Lower East Fork White346,779
Muscatatuck78,097
Patoka140,580
Upper Wabash58,644
Eel (WR)147,149
Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion167,992
Mississinewa15,714
Salamonie31,757
Middle Wabash-Busseron93,273
Lower Wabash96,878
Flatrock-Haw13,295
St Marys22,413
Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon100,664
St Joseph (OH)163,225
Middle Ohio-Laughery109,527
Upper East Fork White74,377
Middle Wabash-Deer28,614
Silver-Little Kentucky46,773
Highland-Pigeon39,134
Little Calumet-Galien8,029
Maumee26,878Auglaize
4,487
Vermilion10,670
Chicago0
Vermilion10,670
Lower Great Miami1,412
Upper Great Miami852
Lower Great Miami1,412
Allen
Lake
Knox
Jay
White
Vigo
Jasper
Laporte
Cass
Parke
Rush
Clay
Greene
Pik e
Grant
Ripley
Gibson
Noble
Perry
Clark
Porter
Elk hart
Wells
BooneHenry
Owen
Jack son
Putnam
Dubois
Miam i
Pulask i
Shelby
Harrison
Sullivan
Marion
Fulton
Way ne
Clinton
Benton
Kosciusk o
Carroll
Daviess
Orange
Madison
Monroe
Morgan
Marshall
Martin
Newton
Wabash
Warrick
Warren
Frank lin
DeKalb
Brown
Spencer
Randolph
Adam s
Lawrence
Decatur
Starke
Fountain
Ham ilton
Washington
Whitley
T ippecanoe
St. Joseph
Jennings
Delaware
Montgom ery
Hendrick s
Lagrange
T ipton
Jefferson
Steuben
Johnson
Howard
Huntington
Hancock
Scott
Crawford
Bartholom ew
Floy d
Switzerland
Ohio
Posey
Dearborn
Fayette
Verm illion
Union
Vanderburgh
Blackford
2013-15 Cumulative Nitrogen Load Reductions
March 3, 2016Deb Fairhurst, ISDA Program Manager
Nitrogen Reduction (pounds)No Reductions Reported1 - 50,00050,001 - 200,000200,001 - 300,000300,001 - 400,000
http://icp.iaswcd.org/
2,984,179 pounds
2,984,179 pounds of Nitrogen. T hat’s enough to fill 14.75 50’ freight cars.
Since 2013, voluntary conservation efforts from private landowners in Indiana with support from the ICP have reduced nutrients and sedim ent from entering Indiana’s waterway s.
Based on EPA Region 5 Model analyses conducted on 19,136 conservation practices installed by the Indiana Conservation Partnership January 2013 thru December 2015. This effort does not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance. The cumulative analysis encompassed a breakdown of 2013 thru 2015 conservation practices by lifespan including 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 40 years. The map reflects all of the practices minus the 2013 and 2014 practices with a lifespan of one year.Reductions in dissolved nutrients, such as dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) and nitrate (NO3), are not accounted for by the Region 5 Model. To learn more about Indiana's Nutrient Reduction Strategy visit:http://www.in.gov /isda/2991.htm .For questions and comments email [email protected]
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Upper White22,876
Kankakee22,980
Tippecanoe44,889
Lower White108,174
St Joseph (MI)80,129
Whitewater28,627
Sugar32,177
Driftwood8,119
Wildcat28,037
Eel (WFWR)74,029
Blue-Sinking115,375
Iroquois8,386
Lower East Fork White172,718
Muscatatuck38,758
Patoka70,275
Upper Wabash30,116
Eel (WR)73,828
Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion84,961
Mississinewa7,731
Salamonie15,931
Middle Wabash-Busseron47,698
Lower Wabash48,644
Flatrock-Haw6,653
St Marys10,292
Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon50,789
St Joseph (OH)81,742
Middle Ohio-Laughery54,122
Upper East Fork White37,170
Middle Wabash-Deer14,194
Silver-Little Kentucky23,364
Highland-Pigeon19,635
Little Calumet-Galien2,695
Maumee13,421Auglaize
2,250
Vermilion5,498
Chicago0
Vermilion5,498
Lower Great Miami706
Upper Great Miami441
Lower Great Miami706
Allen
Lake
Knox
Jay
White
Vigo
Jasper
Laporte
Cass
Parke
Rush
Clay
Greene
Pik e
Grant
Ripley
Gibson
Noble
Perry
Clark
Porter
Elk hart
Wells
BooneHenry
Owen
Jackson
Putnam
Dubois
Miam i
Pulask i
Shelby
Harrison
Sullivan
Marion
Fulton
Way ne
Clinton
Benton
Kosciusko
Carroll
Daviess
Orange
Madison
Monroe
Morgan
Marshall
Martin
Newton
Wabash
Warrick
Warren
Frank lin
DeKalb
Brown
Spencer
Randolph
Adam s
Lawrence
Decatur
Starke
Fountain
Ham ilton
Washington
Whitley
T ippecanoe
St. Joseph
Jennings
Delaware
Montgom ery
Hendricks
Lagrange
T ipton
Jefferson
Steuben
Johnson
Howard
Huntington
Hancock
Scott
Crawford
Bartholom ew
Floy d
Switzerland
Ohio
Posey
Dearborn
Fayette
Verm illion
Union
Vanderburgh
Blackford
2013-15 Cumulative Phosphorus Load Reductions
March 3, 2016Deb Fairhurst, ISDA Program Manager
Phosphorus Reduction (pounds)No Reported Reductions1 - 25,00025,001 - 100,000100,001 - 175,000
http://icp.iaswcd.org/
1,487,431 pounds
1,487,431 pounds of Phosphorus. T hat’s enough to fill 7.25 50’ freight cars.
Since 2013, voluntary conservation efforts from private landowners in Indiana with support from the ICP have reduced nutrients and sedim ent from entering Indiana’s waterways.
Based on EPA Region 5 Model analyses conducted on 19,136 conservation practices installed by the Indiana Conservation Partnership January 2013 thru December 2015. This effort does not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance. The cumulative analysis encompassed a breakdown of 2013 thru 2015 conservation practices by lifespan including 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 40 years. The map reflects all of the practices minus the 2013 and 2014 practices with a lifespan of one year.Reductions in dissolved nutrients, such as dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) and nitrate (NO3), are not accounted for by the Region 5 Model. To learn more about Indiana's Nutrient Reduction Strategy visit:http://www.in.gov /isda/2991.htm .For questions and comments email [email protected]
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Indiana Nutrient and Sediment Load Reductions
Voluntary conservation efforts from private landowners in Indiana with support from the Indiana Conservation Partnership have reduced nutrients and sediment from
entering Indiana’s waterways. The figures below represent these efforts in 2015 from conservation practices installed since 2013.
Sediment14,400 50’ freight cars
If placed end to end, that would stretch from Gary to Indianapolis.
Nitrogen14.75 freight cars
Phosphorus7.25 freight cars
Reduction:1,444,098
Reduction:2,984,179 Pounds
Reduction:1,487,431 Pounds
For more information about Indiana’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy, please see isda.in.govUpdated: March 17, 2016
With Support From:
icp.iaswcd.org/
Indiana Conservation Partnership (ICP)Data is collected by Indiana Conservation Partnership Agencies and aggregated using
the USEPA’s Region 5 Model to show total nutrient and sediment reductions.
Top Conservation Practices in Indiana
By quantity of practices installed and reduction per practice:
• No Till• Reduced Tillage• Cover Crops• Grassed Waterways• Wetland Enhancement• Filter Strips• Nutrient Management• Riparian Buffers
For more information about conservation practices visit:nrcs.usda.gov
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