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USDA & DRAINAGE PRACTICES

USDA & DRAINAGE PRACTICES. America’s Ag Water Management Summit October 12, 2011 Douglas W. Toews, P.E. USDA-NRCS. NRCS Practices for Drainage Water Management (DWM). Range of practices Integrated water management Infrastructure needed before DWM USDA programs & practices.

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USDA & DRAINAGE PRACTICES

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  1. USDA & DRAINAGE PRACTICES America’s Ag Water Management Summit October 12, 2011 Douglas W. Toews, P.E. USDA-NRCS

  2. NRCS Practices for Drainage Water Management (DWM) Range of practices Integrated water management Infrastructure needed before DWM USDA programs & practices

  3. U.S. Drained Cropland

  4. U.S. Subsurface Drainage

  5. U.S. Irrigated Cropland Source: U.S. Census of Agriculture, 2007.

  6. Irrigated Cropland Changes, 1969-2007

  7. DWM Process Plan → Design → Install → Manage

  8. World of NRCS Practices DWM Practice CategoryRelatedTotal Conservation Practices 10 160

  9. Subsurface Drain (606)

  10. Surface Drain, Field Ditch (607)

  11. Surface Drain, Main or Lateral (608)

  12. Structure for Water Control (587)

  13. Structure for Water Control (587)

  14. Tile Drain Pumped Outlet Pumping Plant (533)

  15. Riparian Forest Buffer (391)

  16. Wetland Restoration (657)

  17. Drainage Water Management (554)

  18. Evolution of DWM (554) YearConservation Practice 1977 Regulating Water in Drainage Systems (554) 1987 Water Table Control (641) 1990 Controlled Drainage (335) 2001 Drainage Water Management (554)

  19. World of NRCS Practices DWM Practice CategoryRelatedTotal Conservation Practices 10 160 Interim Cons. Practices 2 50

  20. Denitrifying Bioreactor (747)

  21. Monitoring & Evaluation (799)

  22. World of NRCS Practices DWM Practice CategoryRelatedTotal Conservation Practices 10 160 Interim Cons. Practices 2 50 Conservation Activity Plans 1 16

  23. Conservation Activity Plan (CAP) 130: DWM Plan 1. Farm/field information 2. Producer objectives 3. Maps of fields/soils/drainage systems/wetland delineations 4. DWM zones 5. Conservation Practices & infrastructure needed 6. DWM schedule 7. Management instructions

  24. World of NRCS Practices DWM Practice CategoryRelatedTotal Conservation Practices 10 160 Interim Cons. Practices 2 50 Conservation Activity Plans 1 16 Enhancements (CSP) 2 97

  25. DWM Enhancements SQL03 DWM for nutrient, pathogen, or pesticide reduction ANM01 DWM for seasonal wildlife habitat

  26. DWM Process Plan → Design → Install → Manage

  27. DWM Process Plan → Design → Install → Manage Cons Plan CAP 130

  28. DWM Process Plan → Design → Install → Manage Cons Plan CP 587 CAP 130 CP 606 CP 607/8 CP 533 CP 390/1 CP 657/8/9 ICP 747

  29. DWM Process Plan → Design → Install → Manage Cons Plan CP 587 CP 554 CAP 130 CP 606 ICP 799 CP 607/8 CP 533 CP 390/1 CP 657/8/9 ICP 747

  30. Program/Practice Results Average Annual Amount Applied Management PracticeNationally (acres) Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) 5,215,000

  31. Program/Practice Results Average Annual Amount Applied Management PracticeNationally (acres) Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) 5,215,000 Nutrient Mgmt (590) 4,333,000

  32. Program/Practice Results Average Annual Amount Applied Management PracticeNationally (acres) Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) 5,215,000 Nutrient Mgmt (590) 4,333,000 Irrigation Water Mgmt (449) 1,163,000

  33. Program/Practice Results Average Annual Amount Applied Management PracticeNationally (acres) Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) 5,215,000 Nutrient Mgmt (590) 4,333,000 Irrigation Water Mgmt (449) 1,163,000 Drainage Water Mgmt (554) 4,000

  34. Technical ServiceProvider (TSP) Certification Requirements for CAP 130

  35. TSP Certification Options for DWM • Certification: ADMC or LICA • Education: B.S. in Ag/Bio Engineering, Agronomy, or Plant Science • Experience: One year minimum • Engineering License: Registered P.E. in the State Two references required, and CAP 130 requires completion of NRCS Conservation Planning Part 1, Modules 1-5.

  36. More Information • NRCS website link to TechReg (DWM Plans): http://www.techreg.usda.gov/RptActivityPlans.aspx • NRCS website link to State’s eFOTG (DWM Standards & Specifications):http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/efotg • NRCS website link to CSP Enhancements: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main?ss=16&navid=100120300000000&pnavid=100120000000000&position=SUBNAVIGATION&ttype=main&navtype=SUBNAVIGATION&pname=Conservation%20Stewardship%20Program%20|%20NRCS

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