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Extensive treatment project planned for Morrow Co.
A nearly Iwo million dollar land
treatment project is in the planning
stages (or an area in southwest
Morrow County The project known
as Dry Fork, covers approximately
a 32.000 acre watershed that drains
into Rock Creek, a tributary of the
John Day River The major intent of
the program is to reduce severe
flooding and soil erosion, and pro
long soil productivity on the assoc
latod cropland
The Morrow Soil and Water Con
servation District are sponsoring
this project Funds are being pro
vided through the Soil Conservation
Service Watershed Protection and
Flood Prevention Program
In the fall of 1983. the two Soil and
Water Conservation Districts and
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several interested landowners re
quested assistance to help solve
erosion problems in the watershed
A planning team from the Soil
Conservation Service helped iden
tify the resource conditions in the
watershed which covers 1» opera!
ing units with 17,123 acres of dry
cropland and M.II77 acres of range
land It was felt that an effective
land treatment program could best
fit the objective of flood reduction
and erosion control Alternative
practices of conservation tillage,
notill, subsoihng. terraces, range
vegetative improvement and grass
seeding are being recommended as
necessary treatment needs
Approval for watershed planning
was receiver! by the Morrow and
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All practices installed must have
benefits outweighing their costs
The Soil and Water Districts will
be responsible for obtaining applies
lions from the owners in the water
shed once funds become allocated
for construction
The program enables a land oper
ator to enter into a long term agre
emenl with financial assistance of
up to tioo.ouo without facing an
annual payment limitation
If development of the watershed
plan continues on schedule, funding
for application of practices will
become availaable in the fall of I9ttt>
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