The City of Sioux Falls has successfully secured funding from the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program to begin improving water quality in the Big Sioux River. Jeff Vanderwilt is an assistant state conservationist with the NRCS. He says the project will be a collaborative effort between 11 partners, including local conservation districts and the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources…
Vanderwilt says the City of Sioux Falls is the biggest advocate for this program…
Vanderwilt says the USDA funding amounts to $2 million dollars, which will be matched by those partners for a $4 million dollar project. He says the project will be up and running by this spring with private landowners…
This project is one of only 115 across the nation that received funding through the RCPP for increased conservation and improved water quality.
