City of Clive offers 50-50 soil‑restoration program for homeowners; A+ Lawn and Landscape to perform work

City of Clive staff described a Soil Quality Restoration (SQR) program for homeowners that pairs municipal cost‑share funding with contracted lawn services to reduce runoff and creek erosion.

The city offers a 50‑50 cost share for participating properties, with the municipality paying up to $1,000 toward treatment on very large yards, city staff said. "We do a 50-50 cost share with our residents," the presenter said, and noted a specially funded subarea in the Walnut Creek Hills neighborhood that uses a different cost‑share rate.

Why it matters: compacted, poor soils keep rainwater at the surface and increase runoff volume and speed into storm drains and creeks, contributing to erosion and water‑quality problems. The SQR approach the city presented combines deep‑tine aeration to relieve compaction, a compost topdress to restore organic content, and optional overseeding to re‑establish turf.

How the program will work: city staff said the SQR package requires at minimum two on‑site visits — a deep‑tine aeration pass and, about 48–72 hours later, a compost spreading pass — with overseeding offered as an optional additional service.…