Polk Soil and Water Conservation District

What Polk Soil and Water Conservation District does

Polk Soil and Water Conservation District is a local government subdivision headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, operating with a small staff of 11 employees. Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Iowa are quasi-municipal bodies, typically organized under state enabling legislation, that deliver soil erosion control, water quality, and natural resource conservation programs to farmers, landowners, and local government partners within their designated county jurisdiction (Polk County, in this case). Core functions conventionally include technical conservation planning, cost-share program administration with state and federal partners (e.g., USDA NRCS), landowner outreach and education, and implementation of best-management practices on agricultural and urban lands.

The input data set, however, is materially compromised: aside from the firmographic header (name, headcount, location, website), the remaining scraped source material describes "Mr Bet," a Curacao-licensed online casino and sportsbook operating in Chile under the domain polk-swcd.org, which has no functional relationship to a conservation district. Consequently, there is no reliable evidence in the input regarding Polk SWCD's actual product portfolio, technology stack, revenue model, partnership base, leadership team, or strategic priorities. Any description of its commercial operations, AI capability, or expansion plans would be unsupported.

Accordingly, the only grounded statement about business model is that, like other Iowa SWCDs, Polk SWCD is most plausibly funded through a mix of county appropriations, state allocations, and pass-through federal conservation grants, rather than commercial revenue — but this is an inference from the entity type, not a disclosed fact in the input.

Name

Polk Soil and Water Conservation District

Website

https://polk-swcd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Polk Soil and Water Conservation District is a local government conservation entity in Ankeny, Iowa, with 11 employees, serving Polk County landowners, farmers, and municipalities through soil and water resource programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (924120), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife, Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation Administration (BPAIAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conservation Agriculture (Erosion Control, Contour/Strip Cropping, Mulching) (AFAGAMAB), Erosion Control & Land Stabilization (BPABADAH), Wetlands, Peatlands & Mangrove Restoration (Blue Carbon Restoration) (EUABABAG), Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH)

Keywords

• Soil conservation services
• Water quality management
• Conservation district programs
• Agricultural technical assistance
• Erosion control services

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Core offering

Polk Soil and Water Conservation District is a local-government conservation district that provides soil and water resource management services to landowners, farmers, and residents of Polk County, Iowa. Its offerings include conservation planning, technical assistance on erosion control and water quality, administration of cost-share and incentive programs, and conservation education/outreach.

Product overview

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Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conservation Planning and Technical Assistance

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Emerging players

• Practical Farmers of Iowa: Iowa-based nonprofit that delivers farmer-led conservation programming overlapping with SWCD soil health and water quality work; a complementary rather than competing channel for the same landowners.

Broad incumbents

• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – Iowa: Federal agency that co-delivers conservation programs and cost-share funding through Iowa SWCDs; operates the same landowner-facing programs at scale and is a primary partner/funder.
• Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) – Division of Soil Conservation: State-level agency that provides funding, policy direction, and oversight to all Iowa SWCDs; the closest umbrella/incumbent body for Polk SWCD's funding and program framework.

Regional players

• Dallas County Soil and Water Conservation District: Adjacent central-Iowa SWCD serving a similarly mixed urban-rural landscape just west of Polk County; comparable in scope, scale, and partnership model.
• Story County Soil and Water Conservation District: Neighboring Iowa county SWCD with an identical statutory mandate on soil and water conservation and a comparable small-team operating model; directly comparable in funding mix, program portfolio, and customer base.
• Linn County Soil and Water Conservation District: East-central Iowa SWCD serving the Cedar Rapids metro area; comparable urban-rural interface, similar staff scale, and similar program mix.

Others

• Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy: Statewide framework that channels significant conservation funding through SWCDs and partners; defines much of Polk SWCD's watershed-level program demand.
• Iowa Association of Conservation Districts: Trade and advocacy body representing Iowa's 100 SWCDs; peer in governance/membership structure and a key channel for funding and policy coordination.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/polk-soil-and-water-conservation-district

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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