Kansas Fiscal Year 2005 Priority Natural Resource Concerns

Based on local advice through the Kansas State Technical Committee (KTC) and national EQIP priorities, the following nine natural resource concerns were identified as priorities in Kansas for Fiscal Year 2005:

• Air Quality – Objectionable Odors (Livestock Management)
• Forestland Health - Productivity, Health, Vigor
• Grazing Lands Health (Plant Condition - Productivity, Health, Vigor; Plant Condition - Noxious, Invasive Weeds)
• Sedimentation of Federal Reservoirs (Soil Erosion - Streambank; Water Quality - Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in Surface Water)
• Soil Quality - Organic Matter Depletion
• Water Quality – Excessive Organics in Ground and Surface Water (Concentrated, Non-confined Animal Waste)
• Water Quality – Excessive Organics in Ground and Surface Water (Confined Animal Waste)
• Water Quality – Nutrients and /or Pesticides in Ground and Surface Water; Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in Surface Water
• Water Quantity – Inefficient Water Use on Irrigated Land; Aquifer Overdraft

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