{"id":251966,"date":"2022-07-15T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=251966"},"modified":"2022-07-17T15:38:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T20:38:17","slug":"sheyenne-river-jamestown-watersheds-receive-epa-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=251966","title":{"rendered":"Sheyenne River, Jamestown Watersheds, Receive EPA Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bismarck. (NDDEQ) \u2013 The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality allocated $2,973,424 in Nonpoint Source Program EPA-sponsored grant funding to eleven pollution prevention projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of these projects is to reduce or prevent nonpoint source pollution through best management practices, educational events, and technical\/financial support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Upper Sheyenne River Watershed Pilot Project\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013<strong> Implement streambank restoration practices at several priority sites on the Sheyenne River upstream from Lake Ashtabula.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Jamestown Reservoir Watershed\u00a0\u2013 Minimize the occurrence of harmful algal blooms and improve recreational opportunities at the Jamestown Reservoir.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Antelope Creek Watershed &amp; Wild Rice Riparian Corridor \u2013 Phase VI<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Restore the recreational uses of the impaired reaches of Antelope Creek and the Wild Rice River in Richland County.<\/li><li><strong>Turtle River \u2013 Larimore Dam Watershed<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Monitor water quality and implement agricultural Best Management Practices in the Larimore Dam watershed.<\/li><li><strong>Stockmen\u2019s Environmental Services Program \u2013 Phase VII<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Maintain a statewide program to reduce water quality impairments associated with livestock concentration areas.<\/li><li><strong>Upper Spring Creek Watershed \u2013 Phase II\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Restore and maintain the recreational uses of Upper Spring Creek in Dunn County.<\/li><li><strong>The Regional Environmental Education Series (TREES)\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Provide educational programs for K-6 grade students to increase awareness and understanding of nonpoint source pollution, natural resource conservation, and the relationship between land use and water quality.<\/li><li><strong>Menoken Farm Planting Green Project \u2013 Phase II<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Demonstrate and educate how integrating cover crops and livestock into a diverse crop rotation can improve soil health and water quality.<\/li><li><strong>Red River Basin River Watch and River of Dreams Program<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Provide high school and elementary students hands-on watershed educational opportunities that challenge the students and facilitate an understanding and appreciation of water resources in the Red River Basin.<\/li><li><strong>Envirothon<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Implement a statewide competition for high school students to strengthen participants\u2019 problem-solving skills and decision-making abilities concerning water and its relationship to other natural resources.<\/li><li><strong>Pay-for-Progress\/Water Quality Outcomes Program<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Coordinate with North Dakota farmers, commodity groups, and private companies to develop recommendations for a functioning framework to deliver an outcome-based process for incentivizing the implementation of conservation practices that improve water quality.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Nonpoint Source Pollution program and project eligibility visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MTUuNjA4MDc3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5kZXEubmQuZ292L1dRLzNfV2F0ZXJzaGVkX01nbXQvMV9OUFNfTWdtdC9OUFMuYXNweD91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.Rl2ew7eIWY0-8v1PfTTAabE50V8Cv_KwQj0UKCyai5A\/s\/1846583625\/br\/141078555091-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.deq.nd.gov\/WQ\/3_Watershed_Mgmt\/1_NPS_Mgmt\/NPS.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>he goal of these projects is to reduce or <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>prevent nonpoint source pollution through best management practices, educational events, and technical\/financial support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Upper Sheyenne River Watershed Pilot Project&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Implement streambank restoration practices at several priority sites on the Sheyenne River upstream from Lake Ashtabula.<\/li><li><strong>Jamestown Reservoir Watershed&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Minimize the occurrence of harmful algal blooms and improve recreational opportunities at the Jamestown Reservoir.<\/li><li><strong>Antelope Creek Watershed &amp; Wild Rice Riparian Corridor \u2013 Phase VI<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Restore the recreational uses of the impaired reaches of Antelope Creek and the Wild Rice River in Richland County.<\/li><li><strong>Turtle River \u2013 Larimore Dam Watershed<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Monitor water quality and implement agricultural Best Management Practices in the Larimore Dam watershed.<\/li><li><strong>Stockmen\u2019s Environmental Services Program \u2013 Phase VII<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Maintain a statewide program to reduce water quality impairments associated with livestock concentration areas.<\/li><li><strong>Upper Spring Creek Watershed \u2013 Phase II&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Restore and maintain the recreational uses of Upper Spring Creek in Dunn County.<\/li><li><strong>The Regional Environmental Education Series (TREES)&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Provide educational programs for K-6 grade students to increase awareness and understanding of nonpoint source pollution, natural resource conservation, and the relationship between land use and water quality.<\/li><li><strong>Menoken Farm Planting Green Project \u2013 Phase II<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Demonstrate and educate how integrating cover crops and livestock into a diverse crop rotation can improve soil health and water quality.<\/li><li><strong>Red River Basin River Watch and River of Dreams Program<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Provide high school and elementary students hands-on watershed educational opportunities that challenge the students and facilitate an understanding and appreciation of water resources in the Red River Basin.<\/li><li><strong>Envirothon<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Implement a statewide competition for high school students to strengthen participants\u2019 problem-solving skills and decision-making abilities concerning water and its relationship to other natural resources.<\/li><li><strong>Pay-for-Progress\/Water Quality Outcomes Program<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Coordinate with North Dakota farmers, commodity groups, and private companies to develop recommendations for a functioning framework to deliver an outcome-based process for incentivizing the implementation of conservation practices that improve water quality.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Nonpoint Source Pollution program and project eligibility visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MTUuNjA4MDc3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5kZXEubmQuZ292L1dRLzNfV2F0ZXJzaGVkX01nbXQvMV9OUFNfTWdtdC9OUFMuYXNweD91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.Rl2ew7eIWY0-8v1PfTTAabE50V8Cv_KwQj0UKCyai5A\/s\/1846583625\/br\/141078555091-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.deq.nd.gov\/WQ\/3_Watershed_Mgmt\/1_NPS_Mgmt\/NPS.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bismarck. (NDDEQ) \u2013 The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality allocated $2,973,424 in Nonpoint Source Program EPA-sponsored grant funding to eleven pollution prevention projects. The goal of these projects is to reduce or prevent nonpoint source pollution through best management practices, educational events, and technical\/financial support. 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