####### Section I Reference List

**Engineering**

These references are maintained at NRCS Field Offices in Idaho.

Latest releases at:

<http://www.info.usda.gov/CED/>

## National Engineering Handbook (NEH) Parts 623 through 649

-   Part 623, Irrigation

-   Part 624, Drainage

-   Part 628, Dams

-   Part 630, Hydrology

-   Part 631, Geology

-   Part 633, Soil Engineering

-   Part 636, Structural Engineering

-   Part 637, Environmental Engineering

-   Part 639, Erosion Control Engineering

-   Part 641, Drafting and Drawing

## National Engineering Field Manual

Contains planning, design and layout procedures and information on field
practices. Chapters are listed by title and number

-   1\. Engineering Surveys

-   2\. Estimating Runoff and Peak Discharges

-   3\. Hydraulics

-   4\. Elementary Soil Engineering

-   5\. Preparation of Engineering Plans

-   6\. Structures

-   7\. Grassed Waterways

-   8\. Terraces

-   9\. Diversions

-   10\. Gully Treatment

-   11\. Ponds and Reservoirs

-   12\. Springs and Wells

-   See Engineering Field Handbook

-   14\. Drainage

-   15\. Irrigation

-   See Engineering Field Handbook

-   17\. Construction and Construction Materials

## Engineering Field Handbook Part 650 of NEH

-   Chapter 13, Wetland Restoration Enhancement or creation

-   Chapter 14, Water Management (Drainage)

-   Chapter 16, Streambank & Shoreline Protection

-   Chapter 18, Soil Bioengineering for Upland Slope Protection &
    Erosion Protection

-   Chapter 19, Hydrology Tools for Wetland Determinations

## Idaho Irrigation Guide Part 652 of NEH

Contains tables and recommended procedures for planning and designing
irrigation systems for the five climatic zones in Idaho.

## National Engineering Handbook, Section 15, Irrigation

This chapter contains information and planning and design procedures for
irrigation related topics. It is maintained in those Field Offices where
irrigation is a large workload. Sections are listed by title and number.

-   Soil-Plant-Water Relationships

-   Not issued

-   Planning Farm Irrigation Systems

-   Border Irrigation

-   Furrow Irrigation

-   Contour -- Levee Irrigation

-   Trickle Irrigation

-   Irrigation Pumps

-   Not issued

-   Sprinkle Irrigation

-   Land Leveling

**Engineering (continued)**

## National Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook. Part 651 of NEH

Contains information about animal waste, as well as planning and design
processes with associated tables. Chapters are listed by title and
number.

## Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes and Practices. Part 653 of NEH.

## NRCS Stream Restoration Design. Part 654 of NEH.

## 

## National Engineering Manual

Contains national policy for engineering related matters.

## 

## Idaho Standard Drawings

Pre-designed structures that are commonly used in the field, usually
Class I and II structures. Conservation technicians can fill in the
blanks and give to cooperators during site investigations.

## Technical Notes

Contains engineering technical information specific to Idaho

Idaho Tech Guide Notices, Section VI of the FOTG

## Technical Releases

## Technical Release 55, Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds, June 1986

Technical Release 62, Engineering Layout, Notes, Staking and
Calculations

#### Engineering Computer Programs

-   Hydraulics

-   Technical Release 55, Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds, June
    1986

-   OnePlan

-   WinSRFR

-   EFM 2 - Hydrology

-   CPED, Center Pivot Evaluation and Design

-   Farm Irrigation Rating Index (FIRI)

-   Engineering Field Tools, Survey Engineering Tool (SET)

-   WinPOND

Some NRCS field offices have engineers on staff. For those offices, the
following references will be maintained in addition to those listed
above.

## National Engineering Handbooks

-   Chapter 3 Sedimentation

-   Chapter 4 Hydrology

-   Chapter 5 Hydraulics

-   Chapter 6 Structural Design

-   Chapter 8 Geology

-   Chapter 11 Drop Spillways

-   Chapter 14 Chute Spillways

-   Chapter 16 Drainage

-   Chapter 19 Construction Inspection

National Engineering Handbook,

-   Part 642, Specifications for Construction Contracting.

## Far West States Design Standards

## BOR-Water Measurement Manual

**Other Resources**

**NRCS Irrigation Page**

<http://www.wsi.nrcs.usda.gov/products/W2Q/water_mgt/Irrigation/nrcs_irrigation_page.html>

**NRCS Hydrology and Hydraulics**

<http://www.wsi.nrcs.usda.gov/products/W2Q/H&H/H&H_home.html>

**Animal Waste Management**

<http://www.wsi.nrcs.usda.gov/products/W2Q/AWM/AWM_home.html>