Cost-Share Program

A portion of the parks, soils and water sales tax is used for Missouri landowners that implement soil and water conservation practices, which are available through the state cost-share program. These practices conserve soil, which consequently improves water quality by reducing sedimentation in our rivers and streams. The practices reduce soil erosion by a variety of methods that may include increasing crop residue, improving vegetation, diversion or containment of water to facilitate slower release, protection of stream bank and forested areas from livestock and reduction of wind erosion.

Conservation practices are coded for tracking purposes. The current practices are

DSL-01 Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment
DSL-02 Permanent Vegetative Cover Improvement
DSL-04 Terrace Systems
DSL-44 Terrace Systems with Tile
DSL-05 Diversions
DSL-11 Permanent Vegetative Cover - Critical Areas
DSL-111 Permanent Vegetative Cover - Confined Animal Feed Lots
DSL-15 No-Till Systems
DFR-04 Forest Plantation
DFR-05 Woodland Protection through Livestock Exclusion
DWC-01 Water Impoundment Reservoir
DWP-01 Sediment Retention, Erosion or Water Control Structure
DWP-03 Sod Waterways
DSP-02 Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement
DSP-03 Planned Grazing System
DSP-33 Planned Grazing System with Pond
DSP-333 Planned Grazing System with Well
DSP-31 Sinkhole Improvement to Control Gully Erosion (eligible districts only)

For further information contact the Soil and Water Conservation Program at the address below, or your local  Missouri Soil and Water Conservation District Office through the Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Service.