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<br />, <br /> <br />The ~ellton-~ohawk Project was successful because of: <br /> <br />---natjonaJ anc international involvement <br />---hj~r pD)i:~~51 a~areness <br />---tne co~~~:t: kne_ the problem must be 601ved <br />---community cohesiveness <br />---farmers were ready and willing to change <br />---families located in the area for a stable length of time <br />---risk oriented, highly educated innovators <br /> <br />SCS Bttributes our success in implementation to: <br /> <br />---hsving an on-site staff for the length of the project <br /> <br />---having the adequate diversity in ataff necessary to address all planning, <br />application and evaluation needs <br /> <br />---farmers were provided with technical and financial assistance <br /> <br />---farmers were provided with multiple land treatment alternatives from which <br />they selected what was installed <br /> <br />---having SCS specialists meet with local contractors to insure timely anc <br />high quality work <br /> <br />---raising cost-share levels and financial limits for funding of project <br />measures <br /> <br />---farm boundary and right-of-way engineering services, irrigation records <br />and computer time were supplied by the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and <br />Drainage District <br /> <br />---pre-planning and mediation assistance was provided by the Wellton-Mohawk <br />Valley Natural Resource Conservation District <br /> <br />The SCS assisted in implementing good soil, water and plant management--to use <br />only that amount of water necessary to produce the crops. <br /> <br />The Wellion-Mohawk Project is practicing good irrigation water management-- <br />they are using less water. <br /> <br />Soil moisture monitoring for <br />water management on citrus <br /> <br /> <br />-2- <br />