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The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is helping the Sheridan County Conservation District (SCCD) clean up the historic but hazardous Acme Power Plant north of Sheridan, according to a news release from the DEQ.
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The Sheridan County Conservation District is accepting requests from county residents wanting assistance with water quality improvement projects.
The deadline is May 3 for requests from those who seek funding for work to be done this summer.
Carrie Rogaczewski, who’s the Conservation District manager, said funding is currently available for projects that address potential bacteria contributions to waters within the Tongue River, Goose Creek and Prairie Dog Creek waterbodies. Work could include fencing and water development or relocation of corrals or other facilities to reduce livestock access to streams as well as replacement of eligible septic systems to eliminate sewage discharges into the water.
The USDA announced in a press release that The Sheridan County Conservation District and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are currently accepting applications for water quality improvement projects under the Tongue River Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The current sign-up deadline for 2021 projects is March 17, 2021.
RCPP is a USDA program that uses public-private partnerships to improve land and water resources.
“RCPP is a great program, bringing NRCS together with local partners to target conservation efforts for water quality improvement projects on the Tongue River,” Astrid Martinez, Wyoming State Conservationist for USDA’s NRCS said in the release.
According to the USDA, the Upper Tongue River Watershed RCPP is one of two projects in Wyoming that were selected for funding under this program in 2015 out of more than 600 pre-proposals submitted nationally.