Two New Stormwater Funding Programs Available for
Urban Areas
REAP Funds - The Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation
District can now use Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) dollars
to fund stormwater best management practices. Fifty percent (50%)
cost-share is available.
Stormwater BMP Loans -
Eligible practices
include:
- Bioretention
cells and rain gardens
- Detention Practices (Dry and Wet
Detention)
- Filtration Practices (Surface,
Perimeter, and Underground Sand Filters)
- Infiltration Practices (Basins
and Trenches)
- Native Landscaping
- Permeable Pavement Systems
- Soil Quality Restoration
- Stormwater
Wetlands
- Vegetated Swales (Dry, Wet, and
Grass)
Check out the Center for
Transportation Research and Education’s (ctree) website for specific
details on each of the practices listed above:
http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/pubs/stormwater/index.cfm
To apply for cost-share
and for more information call (319)337-2322 ext. 3.
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