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NRCS Ogallala Aquifer Initiative: Conservation Planning to Reduce Water Use

High Plains Public Radio

Published December 3, 2013 at 12:01 AM CST

Realizing the vital importance of the Ogallala Aquifer to the High Plains, The Natural Resources Conservation Service launched the Ogallala Aquifer Initiative. Playa lakes recharge the aquifer, and because of that, NRCS provides ways, through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, for producers to rehabilitate playas in cropland. NRCS Conservationists can help landowners develop a conservation plan that meets their goals, using this and other USDA conservation programs.

This Playa Country episode is the first in a three-part series looking at the NRCS Ogallala Aquifer Initiative. It originally aired on High Plaines Public Radio December 3, 2013.