SHAWNEE COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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Conservation Priority Areas

Wise use of our natural resources is an ongoing process. These resources include soil, water, air, plants and animals.

Reduction of soil erosion has long been a primary goal of the district. Construction of terraces and waterways, reducing tillage on cropland and seeding critical areas back to grass have been key objectives.

Maintaining and improving water quality in the county is another primary goal. The reduction of nutrients, pesticides, toxins such as oil and antifreeze, and animal waste in runoff water through improved management practices are key objectives.

To meet both state and local objectives the district has adopted some priority drainage areas. Even though both soil and water protection are our primary goals the priority areas currently selected are governed by water quality concerns. These areas have been determined to be most critical to meeting Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements within the county. TMDL is defined as the total amount of a contaminant a water body may receive in a specified time period from point and/or nonpoint sources.

TMDLs are identified by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and approved by the United State Environmental Protection Agency. For more information on TMDLs, please see the KDHE web site.

TMDL maps are slow to change, but they do. To the right is the 2012 map for Shawnee County.
Picture
2012 Shawnee County TMDL Map
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Conservation Priorities
  • Contact Us
  • Equipment
    • No-Till Drill >
      • No-Till Drill for Rent
      • Drill Use Documents
      • Seed Photos and Information
    • Root Plow
  • Construction
    • Contractors
    • Ponds - Construction, Problems, Repair, Fish >
      • Basic Elements of a Pond Dam (Drawings and Text Version)
      • Pond Dams Build Right - Pictorial Version
      • Pond Management
      • Pond Maintenance
      • Excess Vegetation Management
      • Replacing A Pond Pipe
      • Sealing A Leaky Pond
    • Plugging Abandoned Water Wells 2
  • Partners
    • Other Agencies
  • Natural Resources
    • Conservation Balance
    • Natural Resources
    • Non Point Source Pollution >
      • Non Point Source Pollution
      • Plugging Abandoned Water Wells
      • Septic System Maintenance Links
      • Septic Tank Maintenance
    • Soil >
      • Soil Basics
      • Soil Ecosystem
      • Soil pH
      • Soil Testing
    • Cropland Planting Resources
    • No-Till and Water Infiltration
    • Cover Crops >
      • Cover - Forage Crops
      • Planting - Managing Cover Crops
    • Livestock Water
    • Top 9 BMPS for Nutrient Management
    • Maintain Soil Nutrients
    • Problem Weeds
    • Brush Management
    • Caucasian Bluestem
    • Air Quality
  • Urban and/or Small Acreage
    • Why Urban Conservation
    • Urban/Small Acreage Essentials
    • Country Living Considerations >
      • Country Living
      • Essential Check List
    • Backyard - Projects In Your Own Backyard
    • High Tunnels
    • Urban Hydrology
    • Erosion Control On Construction Sites
    • Preventing Urban Water Pollution
  • Education
    • Request A Presentation
    • What Is A Watershed
    • Outdoor Classrooms
    • Nature's Code of Ethics
    • Student Videos
    • Student - More Info - Turbidity Test Expanded
    • Student - More Info - Properties of Water Expanded
    • Student - More Info - Soils
    • Get Outdoors With Conservation
    • Conservation Word Search Puzzles >
      • Agricultural Puzzle
      • NPS Puzzle
      • What We Can Do Puzzle
    • Photos >
      • Conservation Practice Photo Gallery
      • Livestock Agriculture Photos
      • Pond Photos
      • Prescribed Burning Photos
      • Rural Agriculture Photos
      • Urban Conservation Photos
    • Key Conservation Practices
    • Progress In Conservation
  • Financial Assistance
    • State Cost-Share
    • WRAPS
  • Events
    • District Annual Meeting
    • Envirothon
    • Topeka Water Festival
    • History & Environmental Fair
  • Awards
    • 2021 Grassland Award
    • 2022 Soil Conservation Awards
    • 2021 Outstanding Young Conservation Award
  • NEWSLETTERS