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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
USDA & DRAINAGE PRACTICES
America’s Ag Water Management SummitOctober 12, 2011
Douglas W. Toews, P.E.USDA-NRCS
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
NRCS Practices for Drainage Water Management (DWM)
• Range of practices
• Integrated water management
• Infrastructure needed before DWM
• USDA programs & practices
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U.S. Drained Cropland
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U.S. Subsurface Drainage
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U.S. Irrigated Cropland
Source: U.S. Census of Agriculture, 2007.
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Irrigated Cropland Changes, 1969-2007
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DWM Process
Plan → Design → Install → Manage
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World of NRCS Practices
DWMPractice Category Related Total
Conservation Practices 10 160
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Subsurface Drain (606)
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Surface Drain, Field Ditch (607)
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Surface Drain, Main or Lateral (608)
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Structure for Water Control (587)
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Structure forWater Control (587)
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Tile Drain Pumped Outlet
Pumping Plant (533)
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Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Wetland Restoration (657)
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Drainage Water Management(554)
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Evolution of DWM (554)
Year Conservation Practice
1977 Regulating Water in Drainage Systems (554)
1987 Water Table Control (641)
1990 Controlled Drainage (335)
2001 Drainage Water Management (554)
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World of NRCS Practices
DWMPractice Category Related Total
Conservation Practices 10 160
Interim Cons. Practices 2 50
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
DenitrifyingBioreactor (747)
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Monitoring & Evaluation (799)
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World of NRCS Practices
DWMPractice Category Related Total
Conservation Practices 10 160
Interim Cons. Practices 2 50
Conservation Activity Plans 1 16
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
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
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
World of NRCS Practices
DWMPractice Category Related Total
Conservation Practices 10 160
Interim Cons. Practices 2 50
Conservation Activity Plans 1 16
Enhancements (CSP) 2 97
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DWM Enhancements
SQL03 DWM for nutrient, pathogen,or pesticide reduction
ANM01 DWM for seasonal wildlifehabitat
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
DWM ProcessPlan → Design → Install → Manage
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
DWM ProcessPlan → Design → Install → Manage
Cons PlanCAP 130
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
DWM ProcessPlan → Design → Install → Manage
Cons Plan CP 587 CAP 130 CP 606
CP 607/8CP 533CP 390/1CP 657/8/9ICP 747
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
DWM ProcessPlan → Design → Install → Manage
Cons Plan CP 587 CP 554CAP 130 CP 606 ICP 799
CP 607/8CP 533CP 390/1CP 657/8/9ICP 747
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Program/Practice Results
Average AnnualAmount Applied
Management Practice Nationally (acres)
Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) 5,215,000
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Program/Practice Results
Average AnnualAmount Applied
Management Practice Nationally (acres)
Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) 5,215,000
Nutrient Mgmt (590) 4,333,000
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Program/Practice Results
Average AnnualAmount Applied
Management Practice Nationally (acres)
Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) 5,215,000
Nutrient Mgmt (590) 4,333,000
Irrigation Water Mgmt (449) 1,163,000
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Program/Practice Results
Average AnnualAmount Applied
Management Practice Nationally (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
Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design
Technical ServiceProvider (TSP) Certification Requirements for CAP 130
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TSP Certification Options for DWM
1. Certification: ADMC or LICA2. Education: B.S. in Ag/Bio Engineering, Agronomy, or Plant Science3. Experience: One year minimum4. 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.
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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