WEST POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
The Team
Commissioners (4- year term)
Don Dilts, Chair – Hazel Dell Twp
David Dittmer – Minden Twp
Russ Goeser – Boomer Twp
Dolores Bristol – Lake Twp
Gary Larson– Hazel Dell Twp
Assistant Commissioners (1-year term)
Mary Nixon John Hurd
Linda Durick
West Pottawattamie Field Office Staff
Keith Marie Feliciano- Cortes- District Conservationsist
Brooke Bauer- Conservation Assistant
Tom Bottoms- NRCS Federal Technician
Brett Bengard- State Technician
Jason Andersen- Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist
Kelsi Solheim- Farm Bill Specialist
Brad Richardson- Soil Conservationist
Rafael Gonzalez- Soil Conservationist
How Conservation Districts Work
Conservation districts in Iowa are managed by five commissioners elected on the general ballot in each county. Each of the five commissioners serve four-year terms and only two commissioner may reside in any single township. With assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Iowa Department of Agriculture and Stewardship-Division of Soil Conservation and Water Quality, commissioners address the natural resource issues that are most critical in their districts.
Soil and Water Conservation Districts are legal subdivisions of the state government. Commissioners are responsible for carrying our state laws and programs within district boundaries. These include:
*Sediment control law *Conservation cost sharing *Conservation revolving loan funds
*Water quality protection projects *Resource enhancement and protection
Districts also play a key role in carrying out federal programs including, but not limited to:
*Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) *Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
*Conservation Compliance *Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) * Conservation Planning