Livestock Access Watercourse Restriction Project Guidelines
Cost-share Rate: 75% of the cost of an installed fence or fence materials Funding and Technical Support Is Available
Maximum Payment: $10,000
Purpose:
To improve surface water quality by controlling livestock access to watercourses.
Eligible Projects
- Fencing Along Watercourses
- Livestock Crossings
- Alternative Watering Devices
Project Details
Fencing Along Watercourses
- Temporary fencing will be considered eligible but will require a signed agreement requiring the applicant to install the fence prior to livestock being introduced to the pasture every year and to maintain the fence while livestock are present in the pasture.
- Maximum eligible cost will be $3.00 per foot for installed fencing or $2.00 per foot for materials only. Costs for any eligible gates will be considered over and above the "per foot" fencing cost.
- Only fencing directly along a ditch or watercourse will be considered for funding. Line fences (along a property boundary) and fences where livestock do not currently exist will not be considered.
- Fencing must be installed a minimum of 10 feet from the top of any bank or watercourse.
Livestock Crossings
- Crossings can be either mid-level, low flow crossings with culverts, bed-level crossings, or above-flow crossings.
- For bed-level crossings, gates should be installed at each streambank to allow livestock to be restricted out of the crossing. Gates should be opened only for the purposes of moving livestock to the other side for pasture rotation purposes. Watering facilities must be available on both sides of the stream.
- To be eligible for cost-share on a crossing, fencing along the watercourse must either be undertaken concurrently, or livestock must already be restricted from the watercourse.
Alternative Watering Devices
- Watering devices are eligible for funding only where livestock are restricted from the watercourse.
NOTE: Projects in and along waterways and ditches may need approval by municipalities, the Ministry of Natural Resources, or the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority prior to implementation. In addition, any work done on municipal drains also requires prior approval from the municipality. The applicant is responsible for acquiring all necessary approvals.
Eligible Costs
- Engineering fees (provided that the project is completed)
- Labour
- Permanent and temporary fencing
- Livestock crossings as outlined above
- Alternative water devices such as nose pumps, spring boxes, wind and solar powered pumping units. Other systems may be considered.
Ineligible Costs
- Permits
- Primary hydro lines
- Drilling new water wells
- Cost of fences not directly adjacent to a watercourse
- Machinery or equipment used by the applicant, family dependents or the applicant's business
- Taxes
For more information, please call (905) 895-1281
Please note: Applications for funding may be made to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority at any time, however, funding is limited and available on a first come first serve basis.
Thank you, in advance, for submitting your completed Application Form and Project Profile to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority.
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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
120 Bayview Parkway, Box 282, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 4X1
T: (905) 895-1281 F: (905) 853-5881 E-mail: info@lsrca.on.ca
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