WRAPS Program Resources
Local CommunitiesLandowners
KDHEWater Plan Fund
State Cons. Comm.
EPA 319NRCSFSA
KS-WRAPS Process
Development Stakeholder community building
Assessment Watershed conditions & behavior
Planning Watershed goals & plan selection
Implementation Carry out actions to achieve goals
Evaluation
Stakeholder Leadership Team Agriculture –
livestock agriculturecropland agriculture
Habitat ManagementEconomic DevelopmentPublic Water SuppliesLocal Government (county, city, etc) Community InfrastructureConservation/Watershed District Recreational ResourcesSpecial Water ConditionsCoordination and Tech. Support
Contaminant Source Assessment
Assessment Questions for Remote Sensing
• Cows and feeding sites in/nearthe stream
• Cropland at stream bank• Non-terraced cropland• Ephemeral gullies (yearly
plowed shut)• Natural wetland features (flat
slope, hydric soils)
Seek field confirmation and ideas from owners and operators
Assessment Results
GIS Assessment and Field Verification
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verifiable from road on day of fieldverification
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Seeking Ideas for Improving Water Quality
• Field visits with owners and operators
• One on one conversations about projects
• Coordinate with existing voluntary funding sources
• Provide design and installation assistance
• Opportunities for rain gages and sampling kits
Some Voluntary Assistance Options
• Conservation District Cost Share• Conservation District Technical Assistance• Farm Services Agency Cost Share• NRCS Technical Assistance and Design• WRAPS Cost Share • Wildlife and Habitat Programs• Land Easements
Typical WRAPS Voluntary Project Estimated Cost
Replace waterway terraces with tile outlet and wetland retention
Clearing waterway gulley and $ 4,200woody vegetation
• WRAPS Share $ 3,000Owner Cost Site Clearing $ 1,200
Tile,Terraces and Wetland Retention $ 30,000Design and Construction•• NRCS/FSA Share $ 14,100• Conservation District Program Share $ 5,800• WRAPS Program Share $ 7,100
• Owner Cost Design and Construction $ 3,000