Program Contract
You may fill out this digital version of the contract below and submit it with your application. You may download and print the contract and next steps sheet here to sign and scan with your application.
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Contract
This contract is between the producer and the Lenawee Conservation District on behalf of the Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University. Practices implemented under this contract are for the year 2020.
I (the producer) certify that:
This agreement will be considered fulfilled once the designated BMP has been successfully installed and is inspected by the conservation technician. The Conservation District is not liable for any expenses and/or damages incurred during the installation of contracted conservation practices. The final payment will be determined after field verification and is dependent upon actual acres implemented. Possible reasons for payment and phosphorus/sediment reduction numbers to vary from the amounts listed in this contract may include, but are not limited to, a difference between planned and implemented acres or a difference between BMP standards and actual BMP parameters achieved. Payments will be released after a BMP has been verified by a conservation district employee. The producer may forfeit their right to receive payment if they fail to install/implement the specific conservation practices to the standards and specification detailed in the verification manual. Upon approval and confirmation of practice installation from the applicable Conservation District, the Institute of Water Research will release reimbursements as identified in the terms of this contract to the Lenawee Conservation District to be dispersed to the producer. Upon review, producers may still receive compensation for agreed costs of practice implementation that could not be verified due to "acts of God". For example, cover crops planted per practice standard are then washed away during extreme weather events and therefore do not grow. In instances where cover crops are implemented through this program, seed tags with pure live seed analysis are required to guarantee payment if the practice is unable to be verified due to “acts of God”. |
By signing below you agree to and fully understand all of terms outlined in this agreement. | |||
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Name: Technician |
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