2006 Kansas EQIP 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 2006:

• Air Quality – Objectionable Odors (Livestock Management)
• Forestland Health - Plant Condition - Productivity, Health, Vigor
• Grazing Lands Health (Plant Condition - Productivity, Health, Vigor; Plant Condition - Noxious, Invasive Weeds; Domestic Animals - Inadequate Water Supply)
• 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
• Water Quantity – Inefficient Water Use on Irrigated Land; Aquifer Overdraft (Quick Response Area)

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Last Modified: 11/17/2005