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What is WRAPS? brochure brochure 2 WRAPS stands for Watershed Restoration And Protection Strategies; and according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment a WRAPS is a planning and framework intended to engage stakeholders in a process to: identify watershed restoration and protection needs, establish management goals, create a cost effective action plan to achieve goals, and finally to implement the action plan. WRAPS efforts are needed to address a variety of water resource concerns, including water quality, public water supply reservoir protection, flooding issues, and wetland and riparian habitat protection and restoration statewide. For more information on WRAPS and WRAPS projects across the state of Kansas log onto: www.KSWRAPS.org
How is WRAPS at work in the Marais des Cygnes basin? Herschel George, Watershed Specialist for the MdC Basin and Keri Harris, District Manager for the Franklin County Conservation District began working together in the spring of 2005 on a grant proposal to obtain $200,000 in EPA section 319 grant funds through KDHE for use as Watershed Restoration And Protection Strategy implementation funding to address water quality issues in the Marais des Cygnes Basin. Herschel and Keri have taken on this project which has been labeled “MdC WRAPS Grant: Livestock Projects” and they will continue to act as the project coordinators as the grant is implemented across the basin. Grant dollars are available to producers within the MdC Basin, which spans 13 counties in eastern Kansas. The funds will be used as cost share assistance dollars for various water quality improvement projects directly related to livestock production. Projects with best management practices that include relocation of feeding sites; waste collection, treatment and application; alternative water supplies; sediment basins; grass buffer areas; riparian fencing; spring development; along with others that will create a water quality benefit may be considered for funding. Producers who are interested in applying for funds through the MdC WRAPS Grant: Livestock Projects may contact their local conservation district or county extension agent to complete a project proposal that will be submitted to the MdC WRAPS Grant Livestock Projects Ranking Committee for review and possible approval. The grant utilizes a committee of members representing local Conservation Districts, Lake Region RC&D council and K-State Research and Extension to review applications on a monthly basis. First year funds were received in July 2006. At the conclusion of our first year the committee has approved $138,097.21 in cost share to assist with 39 projects. Applications for projects have included improvements to confined and non-confined feeding facilities; livestock stream crossing; alternate water supply projects which include cross fencing, pond fencing and solar pumping systems. Projects have been approved in Osage, Franklin, Miami, Coffey, Anderson, Linn and Bourbon Counties. KDHE approved $53,000 for the MdC WRAPS Grant: Livestock Project to continue implementing projects in 2008.
Map outlining the Marais des Cygnes Basin in eastern Kansas
Marais des Cygnes WRAPS Livestock Projects Grant Committee Aaron Dunbar, Franklin County Bob Love, Bourbon County Johncie Heise, Osage County Larry Kinder, Linn County Ona May Hunt, Anderson County Vernon Bartlett, Miami County
Project Coordinator: Keri Harris Marais des Cygnes Watershed Specialist: Herschel George
Photo Gallery and Project Descriptions Sunrise Dairy Field Day Photos of Solar Water Pumping System for Livestock
Do you have a water quality project at your livestock operation you are interested in applying for cost share assistance on? Download an application form for the MdC WRAPS: Livestock Projects Grant. For more information on the Marais des Cygnes WRAPS Livestock Projects Grant email wraps@fccdks.org or contact one of the following partnering agencies: Allen County Conservation District 620-635-2901 Kelli Kramer, District Manager Allen County K-State Research & Extension 620-365-2242 Kathy McEwan, County Coordinator Anderson County Conservation District 785-448-6323 Debbie Davis, District Manger Anderson County K-State Research & Extension 785-448-6826 Shannon Blocker, Agriculture Agent Bourbon County Conservation District 620-223-3170 Cheryl Bennett, District Manager Bourbon County K-State Research & Extension 620-223-3720 Delta George, Agriculture Agent Coffey County Conservation District 620-364-2182 Kisti Vogts, District Manager Coffey County K-State Research & Extension 620-364-5313 Cade Rensink, Agriculture Agent Crawford County Conservation District 620-724-8231 Diana Hartog, District Manager Crawford County K-State Research & Extension 620-724-8233 Dean Stites, Agriculture Agent Douglas County Conservation District 785-843-4260 SanDe Fishburn, District Manager Douglas County K-State Research & Extension 785-843-7058 Bill Wood, Agriculture Agent Franklin County Conservation District 785-242-1109 Keri Harris, District Manager Franklin County K-State Research & Extension 785-229-3520 Darren Hibdon, County Director Johnson County Conservation District 913-764-1931 Gayla Speer, District Manager Johnson County K-State Research & Extension 913-764-6300 Dan Lekie, Agriculture Agent Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment 785-532-7419 Dr. William Hargrove, Director KDHE Bureau of Water, Municipal Programs Section 785-296-5537 Rance Walker KDHE Livestock Waste Management Section NE District 785-842-4600 KDHE Livestock Waste Management Section SE District 620-431-2390 Kansas State Research & Extension Watershed Specialist Herschel George 785-229-3520 / 913-294-6021 Lake Region Resource Conservation & Development 785-242-2073 Rick Porter, Coordinator Linn County Conservation District 913-795-2317 Karen Tuggle, District Manager Linn County K-State Research & Extension 913-795-2829 County Agent Lyon County Conservation District 620-343-2813 Debbe Schopper, District Manager Lyon County K-State Research & Extension 620-341-3220 Brian Rees, Agriculture Agent Melvern Lake Watershed Water Quality Project 785-640-2645 Paul Ingle, Project Coordinator Miami County Conservation District 913-294-3451 Jenny Jasper, District Manager Miami County K-State Research & Extension 913-294-4306 Mark Flory, County Agent Osage County Conservation District 785-828-3458 Lori Kuykendall, District Manager Osage County K-State Research & Extension 785-828-4438 Rod Schaub, Agriculture Agent Wabaunsee County Conservation District 785-765-3836 Roxann Maike, District Manager Wabaunsee County K-State Research & Extension785-765-3821 Matt Pfeifer, County Director Natural Resources Conservation Service - Located in all 13 basin counties
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