State Water Resources Since 1981 the district has administered the State Water Resources Cost Share Program. The program provides cost share funds to landowners to install conservation practices such as terraces, waterways, & seeding on cropland to native or introduced grasses.   Non-Point Source Pollution Control Fund (NPS) The Non-Point Source cost share program improves water quality by bringing the Total Maximum Daily Loads to acceptable standards. The Non-point Source cost share program has been allocating funds since 1997. The cost share practices that are a part of the Governors Water Quality Initiative include: -Abandoned Water Well Plugging -Critical Area Planting -Livestock Waste Facilities -Soil Testing -Upgrading Failing Septic Systems -Information and Education

Riparian & Wetland Protection Program The district has worked with NRCS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kansas Wildlife and Parks Service developing contracts with landowners to protect and enhance riparian and wetland areas. By creating alternative water sources for livestock, fencing off riparian areas and planting trees and grass along these areas, stream banks are stabilized and water quality is improved. Buffer Initiative The Kansas Water Quality Buffer Initiative is a state incentive for landowners and operators who enroll in the continuous signup portion of the federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) The EQIP program provides cost-share dollars in high priority areas such as the Upper Wakarusa Watershed, specifically Clinton Lake. Installing terraces and waterways, incentive payments and grass seeding are practices which are promoted for water quality. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project (WHIP) Urban Policy Handbook The new handbook will assist policy makers with decisions concerning urban erosion and sediment control. Urban Practices Handbook The new handbook gives developers and builders ideas and specifications to use when confronted with urban erosion and sediment control problems. Mid-America Association of Conservation Districts (MAACD) The organization is made up of the five counties in Kansas and four in Missouri that encompass the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. MAACD gives the nine conservation districts an opportunity to discuss urban erosion issues with each other.