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Show February 1 03.qxd 12/7/2021 Page 4 3:33 PM Page 4 THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Volume VII Issue VIII February 1, 2003 Funding for Agricultural Management Assistance Announced USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) announces the open signup for the 2003 Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program for farmers and ranchers in Utah, Wasatch, Summit, Salt Lake, Tooele, Davis, Weber, Morgan, Cache, Rich, and Box Elder Counties. The AMA program has been established to help farmers and ranchers apply conservation practices that will improve vegetative cover on rangeland and pastureland. Cost-share is available for eligible practices such as: pasture and range planting, fencing, livestock and wildlife watering facilities, and other related conservation practices. The signup for this program is continuous. Applications received through the end of the business day of Friday, February 14, 2003, will be evaluated and ranked. A selection will be made, based on ranking criteria, as to which projects will be considered for funding. Funding for this program is pending congressional appropriations at this time. Federal cost-share for AMA is 75 percent of the cost of eligible practices, and shall not exceed $50,000 per participant per fiscal year, or $150,000 over the course of the contract. Contract length is five to ten years. Any interested farmer, rancher, or member of a Federally recog- nized Tribal Government that is an agricultural producer should contract the USDA Service Center for a determination of their eligibility for the AMA program. The Service Center also has information on practices that are eligible to receive cost-share funding. For owners of property located in Morgan, Weber, and/or Davis County, contact your NRCS office located in the Ogden USDA Service Center located at 2871 S. Commerce Way, Ogden; or call the office at (801) 629-0575. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age disability, political belief, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited basis apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA”S TARGET Center at (202) 7202600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326 W. Witten Bldg, 14th and Independence Ave, SW, Washington DC 20250-0410, or call (202) 720-5064 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Subscriptions available for out of area residents at $18.00 annually. Send payment with mailing address to: THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS P O BOX 130 EDEN UT 84310 Stormwater Pollution Rules Upheld by U.S. Court of Appeals A US federal appeals court has upheld rules requiring small cities and counties to protect waterways from stormwater pollution, a major source of water contamination. The US Court of Appeals in San Francisco heard the nationwide case, and also said the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must strengthen its rules by requiring public hearings and state review of local plans to ensure their viability. EPA rules adopted by the Clinton administration in 1999, apply to sewer systems operated by cities and counties with fewer than 100,000 people, and to runoff from construction sites of one to five acres. Rules for larger cities and construction sites, and for runoff from industrial sites, took effect in 1990. Local governments must submit plans by March 2003 to reduce pollution caused by runoff from construction, development, and local roads; and to educate the public on ways that everyday activities like pesticide and fertilizer use contribute to storm water pollution. While some argue that the law is good for wildlife habitat, and everyone who uses water—for drinking and recreating, lawyers for municipal water agencies see the federal rule as a violation of local gov- ernments’ constitutional autonomy. The US court of appeals ruled 2 to 1 that local governments were not being coerced into adopting federal regulations. According to the court decision, EPA rules give municipalities a choice. They can take specific steps to limit runoff, such as requiring construction companies to control erosion; or they can adopt their own measures, such as building and preserving wetlands, to keep polluted water and generated contaminants out of area waterways. Not all solutions must be expensive. Many less expensive, low-tech solutions, such as phasing in development, and requiring reseeding after development to limit erosion, can be adopted by municipalities. The court also rejected arguments by the National Association of Home Builders that runoff from small construction sites does not affect water quality enough to justify regulation. The only flaw the court found in the EPA rules was a provision allowing local agencies to decide for themselves whether their plans took all practical steps to reduce pollution. The federal Clean Water Act requires public hearings and state agency review of the plans, the court said. Blind/Low-Vision Seminar and Demonstration Scheduled The Ogden Association of the Blind is sponsoring a demonstration of lowvision aids and Assistive Technology (AT) devices for individuals who are blind or with low-vision. The demonstration will be provided by the State of Utah Division of the Blind/VisuallyImpaired. 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