What are the specific goals?
The goals of the Indiana CREP are to:
The overall goals of the Indiana CREP are to provide producers in the State an opportunity to voluntarily restore filter strips and riparian buffers, restore wetland areas, and plant trees in the floodplain through financial aid and technical assistance. These practices will assist in erosion control, sediment reduction, water retention, and nutrient uptake.
Specific goals of the Indiana CREP are to:
- Enroll 100,000 acres of eligible cropland and marginal pastureland, including frequently flooded lands, into CREP to establish buffer practices and wetlands;
- Protect at least 4,000 linear miles of watercourses by installing buffer practices;
- Reduce the amount of sediment, phosphorus, and nitrogen entering rivers and streams in the designated watersheds by 4,900 tons/year of sediment, 4,800 pounds/year of phosphorus, and 9,400 pounds/year of nitrogen;
- Increase the acres of wetlands in the watersheds for erosion control, sediment reduction, storm water retention and nutrient up-take;