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Conservation District and USDA report: bids for Acme demolition, turbidity sensors online, USDA preapproves $4.2M in EQIP agreements
Summary
Conservation District and USDA speakers reported 17 firms participated in the Acme power plant bid tour with demolition and soil cleanup expected this summer, turbidity sensors deployed (data on the state engineer portal), and USDA NRCS preapproval of about 29 EQIP agreements totaling roughly $4.2 million.
Carrie Rogoshevsky of the Sheridan County Conservation District and Andrew Casaday of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service gave the board a quarterly update on conservation projects, grants and monitoring work.
Rogoshevsky said the district secured eight small-water project awards through the Wyoming Water Development Office and is preparing contracts pending state paperwork; the district also expects stream stabilization work and has purchased turbidity sensors for Wolf Creek and Tongue River Canyon (data available on the state engineer's portal). On the Acme power plant site, the conservation district held a public meeting and released bid packages in March; 17 firms participated in the mandatory bid tour and staff expect award early May with demolition and soil cleanup slated for this summer.
Andrew Casaday said the USDA preapproved an initial batch of EQIP funding and the county is "anticipating 29 agreements with landowners, about $4,200,000" for projects expected to begin mid‑summer. He described invasive-annual-grass efforts (10 years of work) and upcoming field tours and workshops, and answered questions about coordination with local Weed and Pest programs and rural conservation priorities.
