Indiana Conservation Partnership Region 5 Model Load ReductionsIntroduction MethodologyThe Ind iana Conse rvation Partne rship is c om prise d of e ight Ind iana age nc ie s and organizations who share a c om m on goal of prom oting c onse rvation. To that e nd , the m ission of the Ind iana Conse rvation Partne rship is to provid e te c hnic al, financ ial and e d ucational assistanc e ne e d e d to im ple m e nt e c onom ic ally and e nvironm e ntally c om patible land and wate r ste ward ship d e c isions, practic e s and te c hnologie s.In 2013, m e m be rs of the Ind iana Conse rvation Partne rship (ICP) be gan using the Environm e ntal Prote c tion Age nc y’s (EPA) Re gion 5 Nutrie nt Load Re d uction M od e l to d e te rm ine the im pact of installe d c onse rvation practic e s im ple m e nte d by the ICP Conse rvation De live ry Te am s on Ind iana's wate r quality.The ICP ad opte d the Re gion 5 Nutrie nt Load Re d uction M od e l to analyze c onse rvation practic e s fund e d by state program s suc h as the Ind iana State De partm e nt of Agric ulture 's Cle an W ate r Ind iana Program and the Ind iana De partm e nt of Natural Re sourc e s' Lake and Rive r Enhanc e m e nt Program , as we ll as fe d e rally fund e d program s inc lud ing EPA's Se c tion-319 Program and U SDA’s Farm Bill Program .The Re gion 5 Nutrie nt Load Re d uction M od e l, e stim ate s annual re d uctions of se d im e nt, as we ll as nitroge n and phosphorus tie d to se d im e nt e rosion (brown, gre e n and blue m aps, re spe c tive ly). The se re d uctions c ontinue for the life of the practic e s m od e le d (e .g., grasse d wate rways are d e signe d to be 10-ye ar practic e s, while c ove r c rops are 1-ye ar practic e s, e stablishe d annually). Re ductions in d issolve d nutrie nts, suc h as d issolve d re active phosphorus (DRP) and nitrate (NO3), are not ac c ounte d for by the Re gion 5 Nutrie nt Load Re d uction M od e l. In ad d ition, ICP c onse rvation practic e s not assoc iate d with se d im e nt loss, or not c ove re d by the Re gion 5 Nutrie nt Load Re d uction M od e l, are not analyze d . This e ffort d oe s not inc lud e the m any unassiste d practic e s d e signe d and installe d sole ly by a private land owne r without ICP assistanc e . Ind iana is the only state in the c ountry to ad opt a m od e l am ong so m any partne rs to e stim ate c onse rvation im pact on a state wid e scale . As part ofInd iana’s Nutrie nt Re d uction Strate gy, this m od e ling e ffort illustrate s the c ontinue d suc c e ss and c halle nge s of c onse rvation and se rve s as a tool to he lp se t wate rshe d priority and re d uction targe ts, m anage c onse rvation re sourc e s, and to furthe r stake hold e r involve m e nt at all le ve ls of gove rnm e nt within and ac ross Ind iana.For m ore inform ation about Ind iana's Nutrie nt Re d uction Strate gy, visit the Ind iana State De partm e nt of Agric ulture 's we bsite athttp://www.in.gov/isda/2991.htm .

ISDA/SWCD DATA

CREP & CWIIndianapolis

DEB FAIRHURST

NRCS DATAFARM BILL*Washin g ton D.C.CHRIS MORSE

IDEM DATAEPA –319Indianapolis

LOU RENSHAW

FSA DATACRPSU SAN

HOVERMALE

DNR DATALAREIndianapolis

DOUG NUSBAUM

DATA CONSOLIDATION& QU ALITY CONTROLDEB FAIRHU RST

ISDA

SPRING/FALLTILLAGE TRANSECTDATA***

http://www.in .g ov/isda(Tillage Trends By County)

(Separate Data Flow Process)

ICP FINANCIAL REPORTSWEB APPLICATION***

http://www.in .g ov/isda/icpreports/(Total Funding By County)

(Separate Data Flow Process)

ANNU AL ICP CONSERVATION WORKLOAD REPORT***(By County)

FSA DATACRP

Kansas CitySUSAN

HOVERMALE

QU ARTERLY (CY) EPA REGION 5 LOAD

REDU CTION MODELING**ISDA STAFF

ANNU AL REGION 5 MODEL LOAD REDU CTION MAPS***

(By Watershed)

REGION 5 MODEL DATA

CONSOLIDATION & QU ALITY CONTROLDEB FAIRHU RST

ISDA

PU BLISHED TO ISDA & ICP WEBSITES

http://www.in .g ov/isdahttp://iaswcd.org/icp/

PU BLISHED TO ISDA & ICP WEBSITES

http://www.in .g ov/isdahttp://iaswcd.org/icp/

*Data Sharing Privacy Agreements are in place** http://it.tetratech-ffx.com/steplweb/models$docs.htm***Incorporated into the Indiana Nutrient Reduction Strategy Last updated 9/25/14

In dian a Con se rvation Partn e rship An n ual (CY) Workload Accoun tability Data FlowOriginal Data SourceData Server LocationAgency Point of Contact

Indiana's Soil and Water Conservation Districts

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Analysis Conducted By:De b Fairhurst, ISDA Program M anage rM ay 19, 2015

ICP W e bsite : http://ic p.iaswc d.orgISDA W e bsite : http://www.in.gov/isd aIDEM W e bsite : http://www.in.gov/id e mNRCS W e bsite : http://www.nrc s.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrc s/site /in/hom e

LAKE63

ALLEN263

JAY219

KNOX91

VIGO59

WHITE102

CASS169

JASPER148

RUSH177

CLAY121

PIKE1,176

LAPORTE75

GREENE114

PARKE105

GIBSON640

PORTER329

MIAMI319

RIPLEY118

OWEN64

POSEY553

NOBLE973

GRANT67

BOONE440

PUTNAM241

HENRY7 WAYNE

269

PERRY30

DUBOIS106

JACKSON73

CLARK47

WELLS137

SHELBY141

DAVIESS224

PULASKI178

MARION11

ELKHART456

MADISON65

BENTON154

WABASH100

KOSCIUSKO385

FULTON466

ORANGE655

SULLIVAN131

HARRISON78

CLINTON67

MONROE149

ADAMS140

NEWTON208

MORGAN74

DEKALB686

MARTIN21

ST JOSEPH440

WARREN118

WARRICK325

MARSHALL63

RANDOLPH189

BROWN608

LAWRENCE349

TIPPECANOE282

FOUNTAIN124 HAMILTON

432

DECATUR283

FRANKLIN51

CARROLL195

WASHINGTON256

STARKE232

WHITLEY371

JENNINGS92

DELAWARE160

TIPTON103

HENDRICKS45

LAGRANGE430

STEUBEN128

JOHNSON130

HOWARD330

JEFFERSON49

HANCOCK325

CRAWFORD163

UNION134

FAYETTE63

SPENCER89

MONTGOMERY552

HUNTINGTON65

SCOTT70

DEARBORN391

BARTHOLOMEW558

FLOYD196

VERMILLION380

OHIO116

SWITZERLAND149

VANDERBURGH134

BLACKFORD158

2014 Conservation AccomplishmentsTotal Practices

7 - 106114 - 232241 - 391430 - 686973 - 1,176

January 1 thru December 31, 2014Conservation Practices Completed - 21,012Conservation Practices Underway - 1,076

M arc h 20, 2015De b Fairhurst, ISDA Program M anage r

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Upper White18,746

Kankakee40,119

Tippecanoe53,459

Lower White67,953

St Joseph (MI)72,428

Whitewater15,938

Patoka62,459

Sugar26,272

Driftwood7,863

Wildcat33,260

Eel (WFWR)43,220

Blue-Sinking80,262

Iroquois18,174

Lower East Fork White131,969

Muscatatuck31,858

Upper Wabash25,983

Eel (WR)97,986

Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion64,879

Mississinewa5,951

Salamonie6,499

Middle Wabash-Busseron36,543

Lower Wabash32,824

Flatrock-Haw6,437

St Marys6,841

Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon73,475

St Joseph (OH)27,335

Middle Ohio-Laughery44,797

Upper East Fork White52,973

Middle Wabash-Deer8,438

Silver-Little Kentucky21,162

Highland-Pigeon26,421

Little Calumet-Galien1,680

Maumee3,208Auglaize

495

Vermilion1,342

Chicago0

Vermilion1,342

Lower Great Miami904

Upper Great Miami441

Lower Great Miami904

Alle n

Lake

Knox

Jay

W hite

V igo

Jaspe r

Laporte

Cass

Parke

Rush

Clay

Gre e ne

Pike

Grant

Riple y

Gibson

Noble

Pe rry

Clark

Porte r

Elkhart

Pose y

W e lls

Boone

He nry

Owe n

Jac kson

Putnam

Dubois

M iam i

Pulaski

She lby

Harrison

Sullivan

M arion

Fulton

W ayne

Clinton

Be nton

Kosc iusko

Carroll

Davie ss

Orange

M ad ison

M onroe

M organ

M arshall

M artin

Ne wton

W abash

W arric k

W arre n

Franklin

De Kalb

Brown

Spe nc e r

Rand olph

Ad am s

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De c atur

Starke

Fountain

Ham ilton

W ashington

W hitle y

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Based on Region 5 Model analyses conducted on 15,042 conservationpractices installed by the Indiana Conservation PartnershipJanuary 2013 thru December 2014. This effort does not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance.

M ay 18, 2015De b Fairhurst, ISDA Program M anage r

Phosphorus Reduction (pounds)1 - 25,00025,001 - 100,000100,001 - 175,000No Re porte d Re d uctions

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A total reduction of 1,250,592pounds of phosphorus statewide.

Re duc tions in d issolve d nutrie nts, suc h as d issolve d re active phosphorus (DRP) and nitrate (NO3), are not ac c ounte d for by the Re gion 5 M od e l.

Upper White37,399

Kankakee80,019

Tippecanoe106,569

Lower White135,400

St Joseph (MI)151,113

Whitewater32,113

Sugar52,628

Driftwood15,787

Patoka126,113

Wildcat66,621

Eel (WFWR)87,497

Blue-Sinking159,829

Iroquois36,411

Lower East Fork White263,762

Muscatatuck64,089

Upper Wabash51,962

Eel (WR)197,097

Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion131,586

Mississinewa11,917

Salamonie12,972

Middle Wabash-Busseron72,942

Lower Wabash65,727

Flatrock-Haw12,855

St Marys15,617

Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon147,236

St Joseph (OH)54,659

Middle Ohio-Laughery90,899

Upper East Fork White105,090

Middle Wabash-Deer16,851

Silver-Little Kentucky42,133

Highland-Pigeon52,647

Little Calumet-Galien3,350

Maumee6,431Auglaize

992

Vermilion2,718

Chicago0

Vermilion2,718

Lower Great Miami1,810

Upper Great Miami852

Lower Great Miami1,810

Alle n

Lake

Knox

Jay

W hite

V igo

Jaspe r

Laporte

Cass

Parke

Rush

Clay

Gre e ne

Pike

Grant

Riple y

Gibson

Noble

Pe rry

Clark

Porte r

Elkhart

Pose y

W e lls

Boone

He nry

Owe n

Jac kson

Putnam

Dubois

M iam i

Pulaski

She lby

Harrison

Sullivan

M arion

Fulton

W ayne

Clinton

Be nton

Kosc iusko

Carroll

Davie ss

Orange

M ad ison

M onroe

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M arshall

M artin

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W abash

W arric k

W arre n

Franklin

De Kalb

Brown

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Starke

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Ham ilton

W ashington

W hitle y

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Based on Region 5 Model analyses conducted on 15,042 conservationpractices installed by the Indiana Conservation PartnershipJanuary 2013 thru December 2014. This effort does not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance.

M ay 18, 2015De b Fairhurst, ISDA Program M anage r

Nitrogen Reduction (pounds)1 - 50,00050,001 - 200,000200,001 - 300,000No Re porte d Re d uction

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A total reduction of 2,513,693pounds of nitrogen statewide.

Re duc tions in d issolve d nutrie nts, suc h as d issolve d re active phosphorus (DRP) and nitrate (NO3), are not ac c ounte d for by the Re gion 5 M od e l.

Upper White15,875

Kankakee34,920

Tippecanoe45,909

Lower White74,955

St Joseph (MI)60,080

Whitewater15,462

Patoka69,168

Sugar23,796

Driftwood6,840

Wildcat26,961

Eel (WFWR)43,539

Blue-Sinking86,713

Iroquois14,212

Lower East Fork White147,585

Muscatatuck28,975

Upper Wabash20,376

Eel (WR)80,207

Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion59,952

Mississinewa4,541

Salamonie4,962

Middle Wabash-Busseron34,909

Lower Wabash35,602

Flatrock-Haw4,916

St Marys5,209

Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon82,355

St Joseph (OH)26,811

Middle Ohio-Laughery44,755

Upper East Fork White46,501

Middle Wabash-Deer6,804

Silver-Little Kentucky21,829

Highland-Pigeon28,463

Little Calumet-Galien1,275

Maumee2,807Auglaize

360

Vermilion1,027

Chicago0

Vermilion1,027

Lower Great Miami831

Upper Great Miami275

Lower Great Miami831

Alle n

Lake

Knox

Jay

W hite

V igo

Jaspe r

Laporte

Cass

Parke

Rush

Clay

Gre e ne

Pike

Grant

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Gibson

Noble

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Clark

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Elkhart

Pose y

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Boone

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Jac kson

Putnam

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M iam i

Pulaski

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Harrison

Sullivan

M arion

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W ayne

Clinton

Be nton

Kosc iusko

Carroll

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Franklin

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He nd ric ks

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Based on Region 5 Model analyses conducted on 15,042 conservationpractices installed by the Indiana Conservation PartnershipJanuary 2013 thru December 2014. This effort does not include the many unassisted practices designed and installed solely by a private landowner without ICP assistance.

M ay 18, 2015De b Fairhurst, ISDA Program M anage r

Sediment Reduction (tons)1 - 25,00025,001 - 100,000100,001 - 175,000No Re porte d Re d uctions

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A total reduction of 1,209,756tons of sediment statewide.

Re duc tions in d issolve d nutrie nts, suc h as d issolve d re active phosphorus (DRP) and nitrate (NO3), are not ac c ounte d for by the Re gion 5 M od e l.