Soil and Water Conservation District

The Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is one of 58 Soil and Water Conservation District's located across New York State.

Mission

It is the mission of the Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to provide assistance to citizens and units of local government in making sound decision on the management of soil, water and related natural resources based on their needs. The SWCD will further assist in the implementation of decisions by seeking and coordinating technical and financial assistance from federal, state, and local governments, and private sources.

Board of Directors

Callan Space, Treasurer
Farm Bureau

Deborah Dawson, Director
Tompkins County Legislature

Aaron Ristow, Chair
Member At Large

Alan Teeter, Vice Chair
NYS Grange

Randy Brown, Director
Tompkins County Legislature

Annual Reports & Budgets

• 2022 Activity Report(PDF, 14MB)
• 2023 Plan of Work(PDF, 2MB)
• 2023 Budget(PDF, 329KB)

Conservation Grants

The Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) is currently accepting applications until July 31st related to a lot of water quality funding opportunities

Programs

Agriculture Environmental Management

• AEM
• 2021-2025 AEM Strategic Plan(PDF, 1MB)

Stormwater Pollution Prevention

• Stormwater Coalition of Tompkins County

Water Quality Improvement

• Fingerlakes Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance

Aquatic Invasive Species Control

• Hydrilla Eradication (Cayuga Inlet)