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Soil & Water Conservation District

Soil & Water Conservation District

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION ABATEMENT

Ohio’s Agricultural Pollution Abatement Program (APAP) is administered by Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Division of Soil and Water Conservation (DSWC) and implemented locally by all 88 Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs).
901:13-1 of the Ohio Administrative Code establish state standards for a level of management and conservation practices in farming and animal feeding operations on farms in order to abate excessive soil erosion or the pollution of waters of the state by soil sediment and animal manure.
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A manure fertilizer application on a crop field
These rules also define Ohio’s pollution abatement grant program for landowners or operators to voluntarily install conservation practices.

To report a suspected agricultural pollution incident in Knox County, please call our office at 740-393-6724. 

Knox Soil & Water
Conservation District

  • Phone: (740) 393-6724
  • Open Monday - Friday
    8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    Closed on All Government Holidays

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  • 160 Columbus Road
    P.O. Box 270
    Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050

Staff

Program Administrator

Rob Clendening

Administrative Assistant

Althea Dye

District Technician

Lee Walker

Urban Conservation/
Regional Planning

Darrel Severns

Wildlife Specialist/
District Technician

Brian Hackett

District
Technician

Nicole Winkler

Program Administrator

Rob Clendening

Administrative Assistant

Althea Dye

District Technician

Lee Walker

Urban Conservation/Regional Planning

Darrel Severns

Wildlife Specialist/District Technician

Brian Hackett

Program Administrator

Rob Clendening

Administrative
Assistant

Althea Dye

District
Technician

Lee Walker

Urban Conservation/Regional Planning

Darrel Severns

Wildlife Specialist/District Technician

Brian Hackett
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