Huntington County Soil & Water Conservation District
About Us
Our Mission:Â The mission of the Huntington County Soil and Water Conservation District is to educate and provide assistance to the citizens of our county in the wise use of conservation practices on the land to protect the soil, water quality and other natural resources.
The Huntington County SWCD is a sub-divison of State Government and operate as a Department of Huntington County Government. It is a public body which exercises public powers. It is governed by five supervisors, esch a resident of Huntington County, three elected and two appointed.
SWCD Supervisors include:
Adam Couch,Chairman – Huntington County SWCD Appointed Supervisor – Term 1/1/25 – 1/1/28
Kyle Lund, Vice Chairman – Huntington County Elected Supervisor – Term – 1/1/24 – 1/1/27
Kandace Villanueva – Huntington County SWCD Appointed Supervisor – Term 1/1/23 – 1/1/26
Garrett Heaston – Huntington County Elected Supervisor – Term – 1/1/23 – 1/1/26
Jordan Beaver – Huntington County SWCD Appointed (Elected) – Term 1/1/25 – 1/1/28
SWCD Staff-Cheryl Jarrett.
Links to Conservation Agencies
Our Grant Projects
Huntington County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), is partner on a 319 Grant for the Lower Salamonie River Watershed with Blackford, Grant, Wells, and Wabash counties. The Section 319 Non-point Source Management Grant will provide funding for a variety of Best Management Practices (BMSs) in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 critical areas.
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Below is the Cost Share Plan, Brochure, maps of critical area, and application.
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Upper Wabash River - Phase III 319 Implementation Grant
The Huntington County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), with the cooperation of Allen, Wells, Wabash, and Whitley counties and partnership agencies, completed the Watershed Management Plan (WMP) for phase 3 of the Upper Wabash River Watershed.
In 2025, we completed our grant project and were able to provide cost-share to over forty (40) applicants for a variety of conservation practices. Cost-share provided for these projects was over $263,000.00.
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This past year, we revised the WMP to add four additional sub-watersheds to the critical areas status. In working to continue our efforts in the watershed to encourage implementation of conservation practices, we have submitted a new application to acquire additional funding for cost-share projects. More information about the program will be shared when approval for funding has been granted.
Below is the Cost Share Plan, brochure, maps of critical areas and applications that can be downloaded from this site:
Cost Share Brochure - Agriculture
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Rule 5 Erosion Control Program
The purpose of the 327 IAC 15-5 (Rule 5) is to reduce pollutants, principally sediment as a result of soil erosion, in storm water discharges into surface waters of the state. The requirements of Rule 5 apply to all persons who are involved in construction activity (which includes clearing, grading, excavation and other land disturbing activities) that results in the disturbance of one (1) acre or more of total land area. If the land disturbing activity results in the disturbance of less than one (1) acre, but is part of a larger common plan of development or sale (such as the development of a subdivision or industrial Park), it is still subject to storm water permitting.
All construction and Erosion Control Plans need to be submitted to IDEM for review via the Portal at - https://stormwater.idem.in.gov/ncore/external/home.
Huntington SWCD does not do reviews at this time.