SHAWNEE COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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Country Living              Essential Check List

Getting Started:
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____ Property Zoned for Planned Use
____ Right of Ways and/or Set Backs
____ Access Over Other Property
____ Building Codes
____ Building Permits
____ Fence Laws
____ Prior Binding Easements
____ Flood Zone
____ Drainage Around Existing Buildings
____ Land is Surveyed
____ Title, Free & Clear

Needed Structures or Repairs for Existing Structures:
____ Pond
____ Private Well
____ Terraces
____ Waterways
____ Spring Development
____ Entrance Driveway

​I need more information about:
____ Pasture Management
  • ____ Native Grass
  • ____ Brome Grass
____ Stocking Rates for Pastures
____ Controlling Noxious Weeds
____ Controlling Brush
____ Timber Stand Improvement
____ Marketing Timber
____ Alternative Crops
____ Raising a Few Acres of Vegetables
____ Gardening


Shawnee Co. Conservation District
3231 SW Van Buren
Topeka, KS 66611

____ Nearest Utilities
  • ____ Water
  • ____ Electric
  • ____ Gas
  • ____ Sewer
  • ____ TV (Cable, Dish, Antenna?)
  • ​____ Internet
____ Find Out Property Address
____ (Distance, time to work, other)
____ Where to Register and Where to Vote 
____ (State Law requires license update within 10 days of moving.)

​____ Tile Outlet Terraces
____ Septic System
____ Lagoon
____ Permanent Fences
____ Low Water Crossing
____ Corral System​


____ Equitable Farm Leases
____ Mixing Chemicals
____ Burning Grass
____ Orchards
____ Prescribed Burning
____ Stocking a Pond
____ Stopping Ditches
____ Testing Wells
____ Seeding Grasses
____ Establishing a Wetland
____ Establishing Wildlife Habitat


Phone: (785) 338-9946
Email: sccdistrict@sccdistrict.com
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  • About Us
    • Conservation Priorities
    • History
  • Contact Us
  • Equipment
    • No-Till Drill >
      • Drill Documents - All
  • Contractors
  • 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
    • Cover Crops
    • Livestock Water
    • Preventing Urban Water Pollution
    • Air Quality
    • Ponds - Construction, Problems, Repair >
      • Basic Elements of a Pond Dam (Drawings and Text Version)
      • Pond Dams Build Right - Pictorial Version
      • Pond Management
      • Pond Maintenance
      • Replacing A Pond Pipe
      • Sealing A Leaky Pond
  • Education
    • Country Living Considerations >
      • Country Living
      • Essential Check List
    • Cropland Planting Resources
    • Caucasian Bluestem
    • Envirothon
    • History & Environmental Fair
    • Lake Shawnee
    • Nature's Code of Ethics
    • Topeka Water Festival
    • Top 9 BMPS for Nutrient Management
    • Top 10 Problem Weeds
    • Videos >
      • Student Videos
      • Student - More Info - Turbidity Test Expanded
      • Student - More Info - Properties of Water Expanded
      • Student - More Info - Soils
    • Photos >
      • Conservation Practice Photo Gallery
      • Livestock Agriculture Photos
      • Pond Photos
      • Prescribed Burning Photos
      • Rural Agriculture Photos
      • Urban Conservation Photos
    • Key Conservation Practices
    • Newsletters
  • Fin. Assistance
    • WRAPS
  • Events
    • District Annual Meeting
  • Awards
    • 2020 Grassland Award
    • 2020 Soil Conservation Awards