Programs

Grass Filter Strip Incentives

Annual Payments of $150 per acre per year are available to landowners enrolling qualifying sites along lakeshores, streams or wetlands into the CRP Buffer Strip Program.

BMP Cost-Share

Cost-share payments are available for landowners installing qualifying Best Management Practices for protecting water quality or storing storm water.

Well Sealing Cost Share

Cost-share payments up to $800 are available for landowners sealing abandoned or un-used wells.

Rain Garden Cost-Share

Cost-share is available for up to $300 for a new rain garden.

Alternatice Tile Intake

Cost-share payments up to 75 percent are available for landowners replacing existing open tile intakes with rock intakes.

Septic System Replacement

Cost-share payments of up to $500 are available to landowners replacing failing or non-complying septic systems.