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**[COLORADO AMENDED BULLETIN NO.]{.underline}:** CO-300-05-02 November
30, 2004

**[SUBJECT]{.underline}:** LTP -- Approved Cost Share Rates for FY2005
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

**[PURPOSE]{.underline}:** Cost share rates that are to be used for
structural practices in FY2005 EQIP contracts.

**[EXPIRATION DATE]{.underline}:** September 30, 2005

The final approved cost share rates that are to be used for structural
practices in FY2005 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
contracts are listed below by watershed. The approved cost share rates
to be used for incentive payments will be available in future
correspondence. Limited resource farmers (LRF) and beginning farmers
(BF) will be allowed to exceed practice caps by 15% (LRF) and 10% (BF).

**[North Platte/White/Yampa River Watershed:]{.underline}**

-   **Cost Share Rates:**

    -   50% for all practices with the following exceptions.

        -   75% cost share rate for 382 Fence, 516 Pipeline (Livestock),
            642 Water Well and 614 Watering Facility where in-stream
            watering is replaced with off-stream watering on Grazing
            Land and Riparian/Wetland projects.

        -   75% for 314 Brush Management, 382 Fence, 614 Watering
            Facility and 516 Pipeline (Livestock) associated with
            Columbia Sharp Tail Grouse and Sage Grouse habitat
            development on Wildlife issue projects.

-   **Contract Cap -** \$75,000

-   **Issues - Percent of Funding:**

    -   Water Quality/Quantity -- 35%

    -   Grazing Land -- 30%

    -   Wildlife -- 15%

    -   Riparian/Wetland -- 10%

    -   Forestland -- 5%

    -   Water Quality/Waste Management -- 5%

**[Colorado River Watershed]{.underline}**

-   **Cost Share Rates --** 50% with the following exceptions:

    -   75% for 533 Pumping Plant, 313 Waste Storage, 359 Waste
        Treatment Plants, and 430DD Irrigation Water Conveyance on
        Animal Waste Management projects.

    -   75% for 314 Brush Management, 382 Fence, 614 Watering Facility
        and 516 Pipeline (Livestock) associated with sage grouse habitat
        development on Wildlife issue contracts.

-   **Contract Cap** -- \$75,000

-   **Issues** - **Percent of Funding:**

    -   Water Quality/Quantity -- 67%

    -   Grazing Land -- 10%

    -   Wildlife -- 3%

    -   Riparian -- 2.5%

    -   Water Quality and Waste Management -- 15%

    -   Forestry - 2.5%

## EQIP Salinity Earmarked Funds:

## The cost share rate will be 75% for all practices and practice components.

## The contract cap will be \$450,000.

## Cost share funding will not be used for practice costs that exceed \$100/ton of salt reduced (cost share available for costs up to \$100/ton).

**[Gunnison/Dolores River Watershed]{.underline}**

-   **Cost Share Rates --** 50% for all practices and practice
    components with the following exceptions:

    -   75% for 533 Pumping Plant, 313 Waste Storage, 359 Waste
        Treatment Plants, and 430DD Irrigation Water Conveyance on Waste
        Management projects only.

    -   60% for 382 Fence, 516 Pipeline (Livestock), 642 Water Well and
        614 Watering Facility where in-stream watering is replaced with
        off-stream watering on Grazing Land and Riparian projects.

    -   75% for 314 Brush Management, 382 Fence, 614 Watering Facility
        and 516 Pipeline (Livestock) associated with Sage Grouse habitat
        development on Wildlife issue projects.

-   **Contract Cap** - \$95,000

-   **Issues - Percent of Funding:**

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-   Water Quality/Quantity -- 50%

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-   Grazing Land -- 15%

-   Water Quality/Waste Management -- 15%

-   Wildlife -- 10%

-   Riparian -- 5%

-   Forest -- 5%

## EQIP Salinity Earmarked Funds:

## The cost share rate will be 75% for all practices and practice components.

## The contract cap will be \$450,000.

## Cost share funding will not be used for practice costs that exceed \$100/ton of salt reduced. (Cost share available for costs up to \$100/ton.)

**[San Juan River Watershed]{.underline}**

-   **Cost Share Rates** -- 50% for all practices

-   **Contract Cap** -- \$95,000

-   **Issues - Percentage of Funding:**

    -   Water Quality/Quantity -- 40%

    -   Grazing Land -- 20%

    -   Soil Erosion -- 20%

    -   Forestland -- 10%

    -   Wildlife -- 10%

-   **EQIP Priority Areas for the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute
    Indian Tribes:**

    -   Cost Share Rates will be 75% for all practices.

    -   The watershed contract cap may be exceeded for tribal enterprise
        contracts.

-   **EQIP Salinity Earmarked Funds:**

    -   The cost share rate will be 75% for all practices and practice
        components.

    -   The contract cap will be \$450,000.

    -   Cost share funding will not be used for practice costs that
        exceed \$100/ton of salt reduced. (Cost share available for
        costs up to \$100/ton.)

**[Rio Grande River Watershed]{.underline}**

-   **Cost Share Rates** -- 50% for all practices and practice
    components with the following exceptions:

    -   25% for 442 Irrigation System, Sprinkler associated with center
        pivot systems (new systems) on Water Quality/Quantity contracts.

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-   **Contract Cap** - \$75,000

-   **Issues - Percent of Funding:**

    -   Water Quality/Quantity -- 50%

    -   Soil Quality -- 10%

    -   Grazing Land -- 20%

    -   Riparian and Wetland --10%

    -   Water Quality-Waste Management -- 7%

    -   Forestland -- 3%

    -   GSWC -- Funding only available for eligible structural practice
        improvements that are needed to facilitate irrigation land
        conversion, irrigation set aside, or groundwater recharge
        facilities.

**[Upper Arkansas River Watershed]{.underline}**

-   **Cost Share Rates --** 50% for all practices

    -   USDA cost share assistance will not exceed \$400/acre for
        irrigation systems. The system cost will not include the
        irrigation delivery system cost from the water source to the
        tract or farm ownership boundary.

-   **Contract Cap** - \$50,000

-   **Issues - Percent of Funding:**

    -   Water Quality/Quantity -- 35%

    -   [Soil Erosion -- 15%]{.mark}

    -   Grazing Land -- 35%

    -   Forestland -- 5%

    -   Wildlife/declining species -- 10%

**[Lower Arkansas Watershed]{.underline}**

*[EQIP and High Plains Aquifer GSWC:]{.underline}*

-   **Cost Share Rates** -- 50% with the following exceptions:

    -   60% for 382 Fence, 516 Pipeline (Livestock), 642 Water Well and
        614 Watering Facility associated with water supply development
        and cross fencing on Grazing Land contracts.

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    -   USDA cost share assistance will not exceed \$400/acre for
        irrigation systems. The system cost will not include the
        irrigation delivery system cost from the water source to the
        tract or farm ownership boundary.

-   **Contract Limit** - \$95,000

-   **Issues - Percent of Funding:**

    -   Water Quality/Quantity -- 35%

    -   Soil Erosion -- 15%

    -   Grazing Land -- 35%

    -   Water Quality/Animal Waste -- 7%

    -   Wildlife -- 8%

**[Upper South Platte Watershed]{.underline}**

> **Cost Share Rates --** 50% for all practices with the following
> exceptions:

-   75% for 550 Range Seeding associated with the land use conversion
    from cropland to permanent native vegetation on Soil Erosion
    contracts.

-   60% for 382 Fence, 516 Pipeline (Livestock), 642 Water Well and 614
    Watering Facility associated with water supply development and cross
    fencing on Grazing Land contracts.

-   75% for 382 Fence, 516 Pipeline (Livestock), 642 Water Well and 614
    Watering Facility where in-stream watering is replaced with
    off-stream watering on all contracts.

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-   USDA cost share assistance will not exceed \$400/acre for irrigation
    systems. The system cost will not include the irrigation delivery
    system cost from the water source to the tract or farm ownership
    boundary.

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-   **Contract Cap** -- \$35,000 for Wildlife, \$75,000 for all other
    issues

-   **Issues - Percent of Funding:**

    -   Water Quality/Quantity -- 28%

    -   Soil Erosion -- 21%

    -   Grazing Land -- 28%

    -   Water Quality/Waste Management -- 9%

    -   Wildlife -- 5%

    -   [Forest Management -- 5%]{.mark}

    -   [Agroforestry -- 4%]{.mark}

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**[Lower South Platte River Watershed]{.underline}**

*[EQIP and High Plains Aquifer GSWC:]{.underline}*

-   **Cost Share Rates --** 50% for all practices with the following
    exceptions:

    -   75% for 587 Structure for Water Control associated with Shallow
        water area development and on 550 Range Seeding associated with
        Shortgrass Prairie habitat development on Wildlife issue
        contracts.

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-   USDA cost share assistance will not exceed \$400/acre for irrigation
    systems. The system cost will not include the irrigation delivery
    system cost from the water source to the tract or farm ownership
    boundary.

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-   **Contract Cap** -- \$35,000 for wildlife, all other issues \$75,000

-   **Issues - Percent of Funding:**

    -   Water Quality/Quantity -- 35%

    -   Grazing Land -- 25%

    -   Soil Erosion -- 20%

    -   Water Quality/Animal Waste -- 10%

    -   Wildlife -- 5%

    -   [Agroforestry -- 5%]{.mark}

-   **Cost Share Rates** -- 50% for all practices

-   **Contract Cap** - \$35,000 for wildlife, \$5,000 for agriforestry,
    \$75,000 for all other issues.

**[Republican River Watershed]{.underline}**

*[EQIP and High Plains Aquifer GSWC:]{.underline}*

-   **Cost Share Rates --** 50% all practices with the following
    exceptions:

    -   75% for 380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment associated with
        field windbreak systems on Soil Erosion contracts.

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-   USDA cost share assistance will not exceed \$400/acre for irrigation
    systems. The system cost will not include the irrigation delivery
    system cost from the water source to the tract or farm ownership
    boundary.

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-   **Contract Cap** -- \$35,000 for wildlife and \$70,000 for all other
    issues.

-   **Issues - Percent of Funding:**

    -   Water Quality/Quantity -- 30%

    -   Soil Erosion -- 15%

    -   Grazing Land -- 30%

    -   Water Quality/Animal Waste -- 15%

    -   Wildlife -- 5%

    -   [Agroforestry -- 5%]{.mark}

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If you have any questions concerning the established cost share rates
and contract caps please contact Dennis L. Alexander, Assistant State
Conservationist (Programs) at (720) 544-2805.

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ALLEN GREEN

State Conservationist

cc: Dennis Alexander, ASTC-P, NRCS, Lakewood, CO

Dawn Jackson, Acting RC-P, NRCS, Lakewood, CO

David Doty, AC, NRCS, Grand Junction, CO

LeRoy Hall, AC, NRCS, Greeley, CO

John Knapp, AC, NRCS, La Junta, CO

Cathee Wilson, AC, NRCS, Monte Vista, CO

Ed Neilson, Area RC-P, NRCS, Grand Junction, CO

Holly Horner, Area RC-P, NRCS, Greeley, CO

Lorenz Sutherland, Area RC-P, NRCS, Greeley, CO

Ted Lucero, Area RC-P, NRCS, Monte Vista, CO

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