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USDA -Natural Resources Conservation Service

USDA -Natural Resources Conservation Service . Michael Cox, P.E. Agricultural Engineer BSAgE 1993. Just What Do We Do?. Help conserve our natural resources -- Soil, Water, Air, Plant, Animals, & Human Assist Private Landowners & Producers Assist Local, State and Federal Agencies

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USDA -Natural Resources Conservation Service

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  1. USDA -Natural Resources Conservation Service Michael Cox, P.E. Agricultural Engineer BSAgE 1993

  2. Just What Do We Do? • Help conserve our natural resources -- Soil, Water, Air, Plant, Animals, & Human • Assist Private Landowners & Producers • Assist Local, State and Federal Agencies • Assist other local groups of people

  3. NRCS Engineering • State Engineering Staff - Indianapolis • State Conservation Engineer (requires a PE) • Agricultural Engineer • Civil Engineer • Engineering Liaison with Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) on Confined Feeding

  4. NRCS Engineering • 4 Area Engineers • Located at Vincennes, North Vernon, Lafayette, and Fort Wayne • 8 Technical Team Engineers • Various locations throughout the state • Mainly Ag & Civil Engineers

  5. NRCS Engineering • Agricultural Engineers • Civil Engineers • Hydraulic Engineers • Planning Engineers • Design Engineers • Environmental Engineers • Irrigation & Water Management Engineers

  6. NRCS Engineering • Agricultural Engineers • work with individual landowners with conservation practices • design waterways, erosion control structures, pipe structures, terraces, ponds, irrigation • animal waste systems, lagoons, concrete & earthen pits • stream bank erosion control measures

  7. NRCS Engineering • Civil Engineers • work on larger watershed size projects involving many landowners • do field surveys • work directly with design engineers • construction inspection of these projects • integral part of contract administration

  8. NRCS Engineering • Hydraulic Engineers • are the hydrology experts in determining runoff • develop hydrology models for large watersheds • do flood routing analysis for both dams and channels • simulate floods flows using computer models

  9. NRCS Engineering • Planning Engineers • develop conservation measures for large watersheds - dams, channels, irrigation, land treatment measures • make assessments of the costs, benefits, environmental impacts, economics • puts all the different projects together into a watershed plan

  10. NRCS Engineering • Design Engineers • designs watershed projects and individual on- farm practices • develops construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates • develops standard drawings and criteria for others to use

  11. NRCS Engineering • Environmental Engineers • Involved with wetland determinations and restorations and mitigation • Ag waste systems • Ag waste disposal issues and nutrient management plans

  12. NRCS Engineering • Irrigation Engineers • work directly with landowners in designing irrigation systems and schedules • they are mainly in the more arid states west of here

  13. NRCS Engineering Opportunities • Much of our work is outside • Work directly with landowners and operators • Design large and small projects • Work directly with contractors on construction • Develop standards and standard drawings • Engineers in every state and Washington D. C.

  14. NRCS Engineering Design • Hydrology • Hydraulics • Soils • Structural

  15. Typical Projects-Indiana • Animal Waste Storage (Concrete & Earthen) • Water & Sediment Control Basins • Grassed Waterways • Grade Stabilization Structures • Wetland Restoration/Ponds • Stream bank erosion protection

  16. My Experiences at IDEM • Review designs for all types of Animal Waste Storage • Learn about IN Confined Feeding Rule • Learn more about the interaction between Federal,State, and Local Agencies • See the latest technology and advances in Waste Storage and Treatment • Travel to all parts of Indiana

  17. Helpful Classes • Soils (Engineering and Agronomy) • Geotechnical/Soil Mechanics • Surveying/GPS • GIS/ArcView • Soil & Water Engineering • Reinforced Concrete Design • Hydrology/Hydraulics

  18. Other Opportunities • Federal - Forest Service • State - DNR-Division of Water • Private • Consulting Engineers and Firms • Soil Testing Labs

  19. For More Information WEB SITES • www.in.nrcs.usda.gov • www.nrcs.usda.gov • www.usajobs.opm.gov

  20. Questions???

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