Soil and water conservation districts work closely with a number of local, state and federal agencies, as well as with local groups and organizations.

In particular, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Division of Soil Conservation and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services have close ties with the districts. The Division helps districts administer state and local programs, including financial incentive programs and assigns state technical and secretarial people to districts. The NRCS works through districts, providing technical soil conservationists and other natural resource specialists as well as office space for the local district.

Districts work closely with other entities including the Iowa Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners, USDA Farm Services Agency, USDA Rural Development, State Soil Conservation Committee, Iowa Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, county conservation boards, county boards of supervisors, drainage districts and levee districts.

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