Johnson County
Soil
and Water Conservation District
550 E Jefferson St., Franklin, IN 46131
ph (317)736-9540, fax
(317)736-9344
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Youngs Creek Watershed Project |
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In total the 124 square-mile
Youngs Creek Watershed covers approximately 40% of the county’s land
area and includes the cities of Franklin, New Whiteland, and Whiteland
as well as portions of Trafalgar, Bargersville, Greenwood, and the
Atterbury State Fish and Wildlife Area. The major roadways of I-65 and
US 31 also pass through portions of the watershed. Water flows from the
northern area of the watershed to the southern area and eventually
empties into the Driftwood River.
View
County Map with Roads.pdf
View
County Map with Streams.pdf
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Upcoming
Meetings/Events:
For more information
regarding upcoming events contact watershed staff at:
(317) 346-6102 or
(317) 878-4064
or email
Debra Ashack
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Goals
and Objectives
| Offer a Cost Share Program
to watershed residents for implementation of Best Management
Practices (BMP’s) on lands in close proximity to streams in the
watershed. This will help prevent pollutants from entering streams.
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| Expand SWCD water quality
education programs to communicate the importance of Best Management
Practices (BMP) installation and promote enrollment in existing
conservation programs.
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| Inform the public through
public meetings,
press
releases, newsletters
and
community events
that focus on nonpoint source pollution and other water quality
related issues.
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| Design and implement a
nonpoint source
pollution education program targeted to urban
residents to address the quality of runoff water from urban areas.
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| Implement a
storm drain
labeling program to notify residents that runoff water drains
directly into nearby streams or rivers without being treated.
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| Provide recognition to land owners and
neighborhoods that have implemented strategies to prevent nonpoint
source pollution.
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YOUNGS
CREEK COST-SHARE PROGRAM (PHASE III)
The Youngs Creek Watershed
Project is in Phase III of the project initiated in 2001 to develop a
Watershed Management Plan and Cost-Share Program. This phase of the
project will develop and promote a cost-share program to implement the
practices identified in the Watershed Management Plan as most beneficial
to the water quality within the watershed. Through this program, the
SWCD shares the costs of practices such as conservation tillage,
streambank fencing, riparian vegetation establishment and others with
landowners to encourage the use of conservation measures. This phase
will also help promote enrollment in existing federal cost-share
programs.
Youngs
Creek Advisory Group
Join the group and get involved
in your watershed.
Youngs
Creek Connections
Newsletters
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Johnson County SWCD
Youngs Creek Watershed Project
550 East Jefferson Street
Franklin, IN 46131
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