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The GaMtte-Tlmes, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 26, 1981 THREE
Looking back at 1980
Accomplished last year
responsibility for implementing the Morrow County Nonpoint Nq
Source Water Quality Management Plan. The county Joins Technical assistance
with Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, and Umatilla counties in this Individuals 791 -program
and with the State Soil and Water Conservation
Units of government
Commission.
1980 Accomplishments include: Farm Plans 10 4692 ac.
Completed county-wide road-side erosion inventory. Cost-share applications
Started evaluation of Morrow County resources in ACP 63
USDA's Multiresource Inventory.
Assisted the 8th grade Outdoor Classroom Conservation Terrace Systems 27 361,325 ft.
Education Program. Irrigation Mainline 3 7,400ft.
Supported the National and Oregon Association of Grassed Waterway 3 lOac.
Conservation Districts. Debris Basins 1
Continued the evaluation of terrace systems and Chemical Tillage 14 2,089 ac.
cropland erosion. Woodland assistant 7 225ac.
.and ahead to a busy 1981 Thw year', objectives
Priorities for conservation treatment have been identified
by the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District. By
identifying critical areas of erosion and sites in need of
conservation treatment, the Morrow SWCD can direct efforts
for 1981 to these critical areas. These duties will be
Implemented with cooperation of citizen groups, county,
state and federal agencies.
Priority Number 1 Soil Erosion Mater Quality.
The Morrow SWCD had identified soil erosion-water
quality on croplund in the wheat-summer tallow areas ot
Morrow County as their highest priority for treatment.
Planned items for action include:
a. Jordan Canyon Special Project
1. Develop Conservation Plans 14,500 acres.
2. Terracing - 150,000 feet.
b. Long Term Agreements - Presently seven LTA's in
Morrow County. Morrow SWCD continues to support LTA's.
c. Advance the reduced tillage program by collecting
responses on those using chemicals and publishing the
results.
d. Continue ACP work in terracing and other conservation
projects.
e. Morrow SWCD will continue to assist county road
department in culvert sizing.
Morrow SWCD will act as the local management agency
for implementing the 208 non-point source pollution project in
Morrow County.
Terracing and conservation tillage will be implemented to
reduce sedimentation in tributaries.
Slreambank protection will be implemented through
conservation planning with cooperators.
Priority Number 2 - Range Improvement - Wintering Big
Game.
Range improvement on Morrow County's 539.798 acres of
rangland will work towards proper grazing use and increase
economic return. Big game wintering areas on private land
are of critical importance.
Priority Number 3 Irrigation Drainage.
Drainage has been identified as a problem in the north part
of Morrow County. Irrigation planning continues to be an
important priority as need arises.
Priority Number 4 - Woodland
Woodland assistance is available from different agencies
and will be encouraged.
9th Annual Meeting of M.S.W.C.D.
Tuesday, March 3
A.C. Houghton School Irrigon
Spring into action
. . . weatherize your home!
Chin k the insulation in the
at lie and under the floors. If
more is needed, add it. Check
for proper ventilation, too.
Caulk tightly around windows
and doors.
In short, do everything
possible to get your home into
energy-savings shape. When
you reduce energy waste, you
reduce energy cost!
Ciloobfa Dosta Electric Co-op
Smoq Morrow. Gillian and Whotlor Count
A public service advertisement by your friends at Columbia Basin
Feedlot
Controls
Studied
Currently in Oregon a pro
ject is underway to evaluate
feed lot operations. The title of
(he project is "Confined An
imal Feeding Operation
(CAFOi." Funding has been
received by the Slate Soil and
Water Conservation Commis
sion from a federal 208
non-point source pollution pro
gram grant to studv the
problem. Areas that would he
affecled are where law
numbers of animals are en
closed and the runoff or
pollution from these enclosed
areas is running into a stream.
F.nrlosed feeding areas that
are regulated under the
slate's point pollulion pro
gram already have special
permits from the slate and
wouldn't be affecled.
The project has progressed
to the point where alternatives
have been developed on which
agency, stale or local, should
regulate animal waste pollu
tion in Oregon. Questionnaires
circulated among I fin live
stock producers indicated
local agency control and
voluntary compliance on the
producers part was the altern
ative most preferred.
Controls would follow devel
opment of Rest Management
Practices (BMPs guidelines
develop by the Slate Soil
and Waler Conservation Com
mission. The BMPs would
explain methods to store or
use manure in a non-polluting
manner. Cost incentives have
been proposed to get pro
ducers to make improve
ments. Meetings have been sche
duled in the spring and fall of
ltHI so that the public has the
oxirl unity to participate in
all steps of the projifl.