Soil and Water
Conservation Program
- SWCP Meetings
- Cost-Share Program
- SALT Program
- Conservation Districts
- District Directory
- Conservation Education
- SWCP Educational Items
- Envirothon
- Poster Contest
- SWCP Staff
- Publications
- Conservation Links
- Laws and Regulations
- Commissions and Boards
- Report an Environmental Problem
Cost-Share Program
A portion of the parks, soils and water sales tax is used for Missouri
landowners to install soil and water conservation practices, which are
available through the state cost-share program. These practices conserve
soil, which consequently improves water quality by reducing sedimentation
in our rivers and streams. The practices reduce soil erosion by a variety
of methods that may include increasing crop residue, improving vegetation,
diversion or containment of water to facilitate slower release, protection
of streambank and forested areas from livestock and reduction of wind erosion.
The governor signed House Bill 250 on June 26, 2009, which allows water quality best management practices that have been so successfully implemented in the AgNPS SALT program to become available statewide. This has expanded the amount of conservation practices available in Missouri.
For further information contact the Soil and Water Conservation Program at the address below, or your local Missouri soil and water conservation district office.
