Bond County Soil & Water Conservation
Helping People Help the Land
Bond Co. SWCD
1111 E. Harris Ave.
Greenville, IL 62246
(618) 664-0555 ext.3.
Programs
The Bond County Soil and Water Conservation District provides cost-share assistance and other financial incentives for the construction or adoption of projects that conserve soil and protect water quality, that reduce soil erosion and improve water quality, Water Well Decommissioning projects to safely decommission inactive water wells and help reduce the potential for groundwater pollution, Nutrient Management Planning (NMP) to encrouage farm operators to utilize soil testing to increase efficiency of fertilizer use and reduce nutrient transport to water bodies and special projects to address unique resource concerns to provide for pilot new practices not on the statewide docket or target specific practices or initiatives that are local priorities.
Cost-Share Assistance is Availalbe for the following projects:
No-till or Strip-till planting (Corn/Sorghum), Contour Farming, Contour Buffer Strips, Well Decommissioning, Filter strips, Diversion, Grade Stabilization Structures, Grassed Waterways, Pasture and Hayland Planting, Contour Stripcropping, Nutrient Management Plans, Terraces, Water and Sediment Control Bains
Application
Applications for cost-share assistance are available at the Bond County Soil and Water Conservation District office or you can download an application from the link below and fax it to 618-664-3958 or mail it to Bond County SWCD, 1111 E. Harris Ave., Greenville, IL 62246.
NRCS Programs
Natural Resource Conservation Service offers multiple assistance programs. Stop by the office to learn more about these conservation assistance programs.
EQIP, WRP, CRP, WHIP, CSP