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IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT LEVEL I

IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT LEVEL I. CONSERVATION PLANNING AND IWM. CONSERVATION PLANNING. OBJECTIVES - WHY ARE WE HERE? PRODUCER PRODUCTION LABOR ON-FARM INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCE SOIL WATER (QUALITY/QUANTITY) AIR PLANTS ANIMALS. CONSERVATION PLANNING. REFERENCES GENERAL MANUAL

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IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT LEVEL I

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  1. IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT LEVEL I CONSERVATION PLANNING AND IWM

  2. CONSERVATION PLANNING • OBJECTIVES - WHY ARE WE HERE? • PRODUCER • PRODUCTION • LABOR • ON-FARM INFRASTRUCTURE • RESOURCE • SOIL • WATER (QUALITY/QUANTITY) • AIR • PLANTS • ANIMALS

  3. CONSERVATION PLANNING • REFERENCES • GENERAL MANUAL • FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE AND TECHNICAL NOTES • MONTANA SUPPLEMENT TO THE EFM • FOOD SECURITY ACT MANUAL 3RD EDITION • MONTANA IRRIGATION GUIDE AND MANUAL • NEH PART 652 IRRIGATION GUIDE • NATIONAL PLANNING PROCEDURES HANDBOOK • CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT USER GUIDES

  4. CONSERVATION PLANNING • REFERENCES (CONTINUED) • NEPA/MEPA • THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES (GM 190 PART 410) • WILD AND SCENIC RIVER (FOTG) • PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLAND (GM 310 PART 403 AND FOTG SEC. II) • FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT • A GUIDE TO STREAM PERMITTING IN MONTANA • CULTURAL RESOURCES MANUAL & GM PART 420-401 • CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANUALS • SOIL SURVEY MANUAL (PUBLISHED AND ELECTRONIC • NATIONAL ENGINEERING MANUAL

  5. CONSERVATION PLANNING • WHAT IS A PLAN? • IT IS A DYNAMIC PROCESS • SETS THE FRAMWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING A RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM • COMPLETED IN STEPS (PROGRESSIVE) • DESIGNED FOR THE CUSTOMER NEEDS • PLAN IS ONLY OF VALUE IF IMPLEMENTED • IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRES QUALITY, DETAILED PLANS BASED ON RESOURCE OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCER’S CAPABILITY TO IMPLEMENT

  6. CONSERVATION PLANNING • YOU AND THE PLAN • CAN INVOLVE A COMPLEX SET OF RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS • GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING • COORDINATE WITH SPECIALISTS

  7. CONSERVATION PLANNING • PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION/RESOURCECONCERNS AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS • SWAPA • STARTING THE DOCUMENTATION PROCESS • MT-CPA-9 RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHEET • CPA-52 ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION WORKSHEET • ENG-220

  8. CONSERVATION PLANNING • RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS • SOILS – WIND EROSION, WATER EROSION, SOIL HEALTH, LEACHING • WATER • QUANTITY (DELIVERY SYSTEM – INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELIABILITY; WATER RIGHTS; T&E SPECIES CONCERNS • QUALITY – SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER (SUSPENDED SOLIDS, SALINITY, CHEMICALS)

  9. CONSERVATION PLANNING • RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS • AIR – QUALITY IS GENERALLY NOT A PROBLEM EXCEPT WITH EXCESSIVE EROSION DURING PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION OR LAND PREPARATION PRIOR TO PLANTING, I.E. CULTIVATION, LAND PLANING

  10. CONSERVATION PLANNING • RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS • PLANTS – TYPES OF PLANTS GROWN, CROP SEQUENCE, WEEDS, PLANT ADAPABILITY, INSECTS • ANIMALS – EXISTING OR PLANNED IMPACTS TO DOMESTIC AND WILDLIFE (T&E SPECIES)

  11. CONSERVATION PLANNING • RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS • HUMAN – ENERGY CONSERVATION, ECONOMIC IMPACTS (SHORT/LONG TERM), LABOR, SOCIAL • SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS • NEPA, CLEAN WATER ACT (NATIONAL AND STATE • WETLANDS • FLOODPLAINS • CULTURAL RESOURCES • T&E • PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLANDS • WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS

  12. CONSERVATION PLANNING • RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS • LAWS AND REGULATIONS • 404 PERMITS (COE) • STATE AND LOCAL (SB310, 3A, ETC.) • MITIGATION (WETLANDS)

  13. CONSERVATION PLANNING • DETERMINE OBJECTIVES – LANDOWNER AND RESOURCE • PLANNER MUST FULLY UNDERSTAND THE LANDUSER’S OBJECTIVE • OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE THE WISE USE OF THE RESOURCES WITH MINIMUM IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT • INVENTORY RESOURCES • MT EFH – MONTANA ENGINEERING PRACTICE PLANNING AND DESIGN GUIDE • MT-ENG-220 IRRIGATION INVENTORY SHEET • ANALYZE DATA • FIRI, MT IRRIGATION MANUAL AND GUIDE

  14. CONSERVATION PLANNING • FORMULATE AND EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES • THINK ABOUT ALL POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES • HOW WILL THE ALTERNATIVE(S) FIT THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PRACTICES + MANAGEMENT = CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM • FORMULATE THE MOST PROMISING • EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PLANNING AND APPLICATION DISCIPLINES TO COORDINATE • PRESENT TO THE LANDOWNER IN A FORM HE/SHE CAN UNDERSTAND • DISCUSS PROS AND CONS OF EACH

  15. CONSERVATION PLANNING • CLIENT DECISIONS • DOCUMENT LANDUSER DECISIONS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT FOR ALL PLANNING (CONS 68) AND CONTRACTING (AD 1155) • IMPLEMENTATION PHASE • DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS • INCLUDES INSTALLATION PHASE AND PROJECT INSPECTION/CERTIFICATION

  16. CONSERVATION PLANNING • EVALUATION/MONITORING/FOLLOWUP • DID WE MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN? (WATER SAVINGS, LABOR, STRUCTURAL CHANGES, ETC.) • TIME TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS • CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LANDUSER….AND NRCS

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