The Oklahoma Conservation Commission this month launched a new incentive program designed to help defray the costs of hauling poultry wastes out of two nutrient-limited watersheds.

The program, made possible by a $370,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is similar to one that ended in May. The new program will provide transportation incentives for litter delivered after Aug. 1 if the request for payment is pre-approved.

Officials said the rules governing the incentive program are similar to those established by a previous program, which ended earlier this year after program funds were depleted. Some changes have been made.

To learn more about the program, which was established as a way to remove phosphorous-laden poultry wastes from nutrient-limited watersheds, contact the Oklahoma Conservation Commission office.

Contact information for any of the state’s 88 local conservation district offices can be found online at www.conservation.ok.gov or by calling (405) 521-2384.