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Some waterways in Sheridan County may be frozen for now, but it’s time to start thinking about what improvements could be made once things thaw out.
The Sheridan County Conservation District is accepting requests for assistance with spring and summer-time water quality improvement projects along the Tongue River, Goose Creek and Prairie Dog watersheds.
It’s a cost share program designed for either livestock improvements such as relocating corrals, stock water and grazing management, or septic system improvements along impaired streams in Sheridan County.
District Program Specialist Jackie Turner says the District has offered a financial assistance program since 2001, and typical cost-share assistance for livestock improvements is between 50 and 80 percent, while cost-share assistance for septic system replacements is about 50%.
She adds there’s no guarantee that everyone who applies will be approved, because it depends on the number of applicants.
“Sometimes it doesn’t happen a lot but there is only a certain amount of funding that we have available, so the sooner you can get in and work with us, the better and if there are more projects than there is funding availability, we have a ranking system that we work through to determine who gets funding and who doesn’t.”
The application deadline for the spring and summer 2025 season is February 1st.
Another round of requests will be accepted later this year for the fall season.
Click here for more information.
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Last modified: January 14, 2025