Vibrant green tea plantation at sunset with colorful sky and scattered clouds, located in a hilly landscape.

WaterSMART Initiative (WSI)

NRCS

EQIP funds are available for irrigation improvements such as water control structures, irrigation pipeline, irrigation water management, cover crop, sprinkler irrigation systems, pumping plants, and micro-irrigation. Funding comes as both an implementation payment, and as annual incentive payments for up to 5 years.

Eligibility

Multiple priority water areas, including: Lincoln County Conservation District, Adams & Franklin counties (Odessa Groundwater Replacement Project); Grant county (Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District West Canal); Kittitas county (Kittitas Reclamation District); Okanogan county (Whitestone Reclamation District)

Application Deadline