2020 Accomplishments

This report serves as a compliment to Indiana’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy, which can be found online at  http://www.in.gov/isda .

For more information, contact the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. ISDANutrientReduction@isda.in.gov 317.232.8770


Key Highlights

Methodology


Collaboration with Other States

As a member of the  Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force  and participant in  Indiana’s Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA)  Domestic Action Plan (DAP) and Great Lakes conservation (Tri-State Watershed Alliance), Indiana is proud to collaboratively work with other states in the Midwest and across the country to improve water quality and grow adoption of science based, nutrient runoff reducing, Best Management Practices which build soil health. The ICP is hungry to learn what is working in other states and willing to share their own experiences.


Conservation Implementation Data

The practices highlighted in this report were completed via voluntary conservation efforts from private landowners in Indiana with support from the Indiana Conservation Partnership. This report does not capture the many unassisted in field and edge of field practices landowners install and pay for themselves. Reductions in dissolved nutrients, such as dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) and nitrate (NO3), are not accounted for by the Region 5 Model.


Other Reporting Metrics


The primary value in ICP adoption of a collective reporting mechanism lies in benchmarking conservation impact and management of conservation resources across the state. As an additional result, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture has tied Key Performance Indicators and Performance Measures to the Indiana State Office of Management and Budget. On a larger scale, The ICP utilizes this model to set program/project goals, quantify impacts and estimate load reductions before a project ever begins. 


Resources

Supporting Tabular Data:  View tabular data  for all maps included in this report, as well as program funding descriptions

Methodology - USEPA Region 5 Load Reduction Modeling of Completed Conservation Practices in Indiana:  View methodology  used to compile this report.

Information about Indiana’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy can be found online:  https://www.in.gov/isda/divisions/soil-conservation/indiana-state-nutrient-reduction-strategy/