USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

$500,000 for Water Quality Improvement Project for 3 Kentucky Counties

One of the 23 national projects funded is in the Red River Watershed in Kentucky and will provide up to $500,000 to assist in conservation planning and practice implementation. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) manages the initiative and the sponsor for the Kentucky project is the Kentucky Division of Conservation. The project area is comprised of nine small watersheds within the larger Red River Watershed and encompasses parts of Logan, Todd and Simpson Counties. - June 24, 2012