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| ID Supplement  | 1.  Idaho has developed protocols and limits for    |
|                |     specific conservation practices cost-shared in  |
| 515.91         |     EQIP. Certain practice protocols are not        |
|                |     expected to change during the 2002 Farm Bill    |
| a              |     implementation of EQIP. These protocols and     |
|                |     limits are being added as Idaho Supplements to  |
| Conservation   |     the EQIP manual. Other protocols and limits may |
|                |     be more temporary or may apply only to specific |
| Practices      |     Idaho administrative Divisions. These protocols |
|                |     will be released on an annual basis via Idaho   |
|                |     Bulletin and placed on the Idaho EQIP website   |
|                |     for public view.                                |
|                |                                                     |
|                | 2.  The following protocol are being supplemented   |
|                |     in this manual:                                 |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Water Well -- Livestock Watering (642) --**   |
|                |     Maximum depth will not exceed 500 feet for cost |
|                |     share consideration. Dry wells (unsuccessful)   |
|                |     will receive no cost share. In no case shall a  |
|                |     cost-shared well be connected to supply         |
|                |     domestic water during the lifespan of the       |
|                |     practice.                                       |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (644)** - |
|                |     This practice will be cost-shared only if the   |
|                |     cooperator is changing their current primary    |
|                |     land use to wildlife.                           |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Use Exclusion (472)** --This practice will be |
|                |     cost-shared in riparian areas or in wetlands    |
|                |     only. [Payments will not be provided where      |
|                |     adoption of the practice has already            |
|                |     occurred]{.underline}.                          |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)** -  |
|                |     This practice will be cost-shared only if the   |
|                |     cooperator is changing their current primary    |
|                |     land use to wildlife.                           |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Subsurface Drain (606)** -- Use of this       |
|                |     practice will be limited to situations where it |
|                |     will not result in loss of protected wetland    |
|                |     areas.                                          |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Residue Management Practices -- General       |
|                |     Considerations --** For the purpose of          |
|                |     limitations and maximum cost share payments,    |
|                |     all Residue Management practices will be        |
|                |     considered together rather than as separate     |
|                |     practices. A person may select one or several   |
|                |     Residue Management practice types for cost      |
|                |     share. The maximum amount a person or entity    |
|                |     may receive in any one year is \$9,000 total    |
|                |     for Residue Management practices. The maximum   |
|                |     number of years a person or entity may          |
|                |     participate in a cost share program for         |
|                |     payments for a single or grouping of Residue    |
|                |     Management practices is 3 years for a maximum   |
|                |     cost share payments of \$27,000. **Example:** A |
|                |     person may cost share for No-Till on one        |
|                |     portion of the farm and Mulch Till on a         |
|                |     different portion of the farm, but cost share   |
|                |     is limited to \$9,000 annually and \$27,000     |
|                |     over a three year period.                       |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Residue Management, Direct Seed (777)** --    |
|                |     This flat rate cost will be used only if the    |
|                |     producer is changing their current practices to |
|                |     meet the standard. [Cost sharing for this       |
|                |     practice is limited to \$9000/year and three    |
|                |     years per person or entity]{.underline}. Flat   |
|                |     rate cost share will not exceed \$30/acre.      |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Residue Management, No-Till & Strip Till      |
|                |     (329A)** -This flat rate cost will be used only |
|                |     if the producer is changing their current       |
|                |     practices to meet the standard. [Cost sharing   |
|                |     for this practice is limited to \$9000/year and |
|                |     three years per person or entity]{.underline}.  |
|                |     Flat rate cost share will not exceed \$30/acre. |
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| ID Supplement  | -   **Residue Management, Mulch-Till (329B)** -     |
|                |     This flat rate cost will be used only if the    |
| 515.91         |     producer is changing from conventional tillage  |
|                |     practices to meet the standard. [Cost sharing   |
| a              |     for this practice is limited to \$9,000/year    |
|                |     and three years per person or                   |
| Conservation   |     entity]{.underline}. Flat rate cost share will  |
|                |     not exceed \$15/acre                            |
| Practices      |                                                     |
| (Cont'd)       | -   **Residue Management, Ridge Till (329C)** -     |
|                |     This flat rate cost will be used only if the    |
|                |     producer is changing their tillage practices to |
|                |     meet the standard. [Cost sharing for this       |
|                |     practice is limited to \$9,000/year and three   |
|                |     years per person or entity]{.underline}. Flat   |
|                |     rate cost share will not exceed \$15/acre.      |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Pumping Plant for Water Control (533)** --    |
|                |     Costs for components of this practice are       |
|                |     already included as part of the cost for        |
|                |     micro-irrigation and sprinkler irrigation       |
|                |     systems. [Do not duplicate cost share of this   |
|                |     component for these practices]{.underline}.     |
|                |     Variable speed pumps will not exceed the        |
|                |     horsepower rating of the existing pump.         |
|                |     Electrical power hook-up including hard wiring  |
|                |     or any other device which provides the same     |
|                |     function (i.e. Generators, solar panels, etc.)  |
|                |     is not eligible for cost share. Cost share is   |
|                |     not allowed for power poles, power lines,       |
|                |     transformers, switches, or any other component  |
|                |     associated with bringing power from the source  |
|                |     to the electrical panel and/or phase converter. |
|                |                                                     |
|                | > **Exception:** Electric power sources which       |
|                | > address **multiple resource concerns and utilize  |
|                | > a renewable power source and are an integral part |
|                | > of a livestock or wildlife water delivery system  |
|                | > where other power sources are impractical or      |
|                | > energy conservation measures are in place**. In   |
|                | > those situations where EQIP provides an electric  |
|                | > power source, EQIP will provide FA at a rate      |
|                | > equal to the least expensive of the alternatives; |
|                | > e.g., windmill vs. solar panel. In no case will   |
|                | > EQIP assist to provide a power supply that        |
|                | > requires installing above-ground or buried        |
|                | > electric power lines.                             |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Prescribed Grazing (528)** -- This practice   |
|                |     will only be cost shared if the producer        |
|                |     develops and implements a prescribed grazing    |
|                |     system. [Cost share payment will not exceed     |
|                |     \$1000/yr and is limited to 3 years per person  |
|                |     or entity]{.underline}. Maximum Flat Rate cost  |
|                |     share is \$1 per acre.                          |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Pest Management (595)** -- [Cost sharing is   |
|                |     allowed only for control of noxious weeds       |
|                |     identified by the State of Idaho and occurring  |
|                |     in non-cropland areas, at a maximum of \$5000   |
|                |     per year and three years per person or          |
|                |     entity]{.underline}. **Pest Management will not |
|                |     be cost shared on cropland.**                   |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Mulching (484)** -- This practice applies     |
|                |     only to straw mulching of irrigation furrows.   |
|                |     [Cost share payments will not be made for       |
|                |     isolated mulching of headlands or furrow        |
|                |     ends]{.underline}.                              |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Irrigation System Definition:** Irrigation    |
|                |     systems have limitations of \$50,000 based per  |
|                |     system. For this purpose an irrigation system   |
|                |     is defined as follows: A system shall begin at  |
|                |     the point of water delivery on the farm. A farm |
|                |     irrigation system consists of three parts:      |
|                |     *delivery*, *application*, and *disposal*.      |
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| ID Supplement | > The *delivery* portion consists of the facilities  |
|               | > necessary to convey irrigation water from the      |
| 515.91        | > source on the farm to the fields. This includes    |
|               | > supply ditches and pipelines, valves, hydrants,    |
| a             | > flumes, measuring devices, turnouts, and checks.   |
|               | > The *application* portion consists of the          |
| Conservation  | > facilities necessary to distribute water onto the  |
|               | > field, and includes head ditches, distribution     |
| Practices     | > pipelines, valves, hydrants, gated pipes, siphon   |
| (Cont'd)      | > tubes, and sprinkler apparatus. The *disposal*     |
|               | > portion consists of the facilities necessary to    |
|               | > collect, recover, and remove wastewater and storm  |
|               | > runoff. This includes tail-water and collection    |
|               | > ditches, sumps, and other equipment.               |
|               |                                                      |
|               | -   **Irrigation System, Micro-Irrigation (441) --** |
|               |     System costs include pumps, sump structures,     |
|               |     filters, valves, electrical panels, mainlines,   |
|               |     sub-mains, micro sprinklers, drip lines, and all |
|               |     appurtenances. Costs for delivery pipelines and  |
|               |     associated structures needed to get water to the |
|               |     field(s) where the system is installed [are not  |
|               |     included]{.underline}, and must be specified as  |
|               |     separate components when necessary but are       |
|               |     included in the \$50,000 maximum cost share      |
|               |     limitation. Electrical power hook-up including   |
|               |     hard wiring or any other device which provides   |
|               |     the same function (i.e. generators, solar        |
|               |     panels, etc.) is not eligible for cost-share.    |
|               |     Cost share for components that have a useful     |
|               |     life of less than 3 years may not be cost        |
|               |     shared; ie, temporary drip tape that will not be |
|               |     recovered and used multiple years. Cost-share is |
|               |     not allowed for power poles, power lines,        |
|               |     transformers, switches, or any other component   |
|               |     associated with bringing power from the source   |
|               |     to the electrical panel and/or phase converter.  |
|               |     Cost share is not allowed for conversion of      |
|               |     non-irrigated areas to irrigation, or to replace |
|               |     one micro-irrigation system with another.        |
|               |     [Cost-share will not exceed \$50,000 per system, |
|               |     including costs for conveyance pipelines,        |
|               |     structures, and all practices applied to         |
|               |     facilitate installation of the                   |
|               |     system]{.underline}.                             |
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|               | -   **Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)** -- System |
|               |     costs include all components needed for the      |
|               |     system. These costs include pumps, sump          |
|               |     structures, valves, electrical panels,           |
|               |     sprinklers, and all appurtenances. Costs for     |
|               |     delivery pipelines and associated structures     |
|               |     needed to get water to the field(s) where the    |
|               |     system is installed [are not                     |
|               |     included]{.underline}, and must be specified as  |
|               |     separate components when necessary but are       |
|               |     included in the \$50,000 maximum cost share      |
|               |     limitation. Electrical power hook-up including   |
|               |     hard wiring or any other device which provides   |
|               |     the same function (i.e. generators, solar        |
|               |     panels, etc.) is [not eligible]{.underline} for  |
|               |     cost-share. Cost share is not allowed for power  |
|               |     poles, power lines, transformers, switches, or   |
|               |     any other component associated with bringing     |
|               |     power from the source to the electrical panel    |
|               |     and/or phase converter. Cost share is not        |
|               |     allowed for conversion of non-irrigated areas to |
|               |     irrigation, replacement of micro-irrigation      |
|               |     systems, or replacement of one sprinkler system  |
|               |     with another. [Cost-share will not exceed        |
|               |     \$50,000 per system, including costs for         |
|               |     conveyance pipelines, structures, and all        |
|               |     practices applied to facilitate installation of  |
|               |     the system.]{.underline}                         |
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| ID Supplement  | -   **Irrigation System, Surface or Subsurface      |
|                |     (443)** -- With the exception of surge          |
| 515.91         |     irrigation systems and valves and hydrants,     |
|                |     most components for conventional surface        |
| a              |     irrigation systems are listed separately under  |
|                |     appropriate component practice codes and names. |
| Conservation   |     Replacement of one surface irrigation system    |
|                |     with another should not be cost shared unless   |
| Practices      |     there are significant benefits to identified    |
| (Cont'd)       |     resource concerns. Cost-share is not allowed    |
|                |     for conversion of non-irrigated areas to        |
|                |     irrigation, or replacement of micro-irrigation  |
|                |     or sprinkler systems. Electrical power hook-up  |
|                |     including hard wiring or any other device which |
|                |     provides the same function (i.e. Generators,    |
|                |     solar panels, etc.) is [not                     |
|                |     eligible]{.underline} for cost-share. Cost      |
|                |     share is not allowed for power poles, power     |
|                |     lines, transformers, switches, or any other     |
|                |     component associated with bringing power from   |
|                |     the source to the electrical panel and/or phase |
|                |     converter. Cost share is not allowed for        |
|                |     conversion of non-irrigated areas to            |
|                |     irrigation. [Regardless of the component        |
|                |     practices used, cost-share will not exceed      |
|                |     \$50,000 per system, including costs for        |
|                |     conveyance pipelines, structures, pumps,        |
|                |     panels, phase converters and all other          |
|                |     practices applied to facilitate installation of |
|                |     the system.]{.underline}                        |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface     |
|                |     (443), Surge Irrigation** -- System cost        |
|                |     includes trunk lines, gated pipe, surge valves  |
|                |     and controllers, alfalfa valves, hydrants, and  |
|                |     other appurtenances. Pumps, electrical panels,  |
|                |     phase converters, water control structures and  |
|                |     conveyance pipelines that bring water to the    |
|                |     field being treated [are not                    |
|                |     included]{.underline} and must be specified as  |
|                |     separate components when necessary but are      |
|                |     included in the \$50,000 maximum cost share     |
|                |     limitation. Electrical power hook-up including  |
|                |     hard wiring or any other device which provides  |
|                |     the same function (i.e. generators, solar       |
|                |     panels, etc.) is [not eligible]{.underline} for |
|                |     cost-share. Cost share is not allowed for power |
|                |     poles, power lines, transformers, switches, or  |
|                |     any other component associated with bringing    |
|                |     power from the source to the electrical panel   |
|                |     and/or phase converter. Cost share is not       |
|                |     allowed for conversion of non-irrigated areas   |
|                |     to irrigation, replacement of micro-irrigation  |
|                |     systems, replacement of sprinkler systems, or   |
|                |     replacement of one surge irrigation system with |
|                |     another. [Cost-share will not exceed \$50,000   |
|                |     per system, including costs for conveyance      |
|                |     pipelines, structures, pumps, panels, phase     |
|                |     converters and all other practices applied to   |
|                |     facilitate installation of the                  |
|                |     system.]{.underline}                            |
|                |                                                     |
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|                | -   **Irrigation Land Leveling (464)** -- Cost      |
|                |     share for this practice will be limited to a    |
|                |     [maximum of 100 acres per                       |
|                |     contract]{.underline}. Cost share is not        |
|                |     allowed for conversion of non-irrigated areas   |
|                |     to irrigation, or to facilitate conversion of   |
|                |     sprinkler or micro-irrigation systems to        |
|                |     surface irrigation. Cost share is limited to a  |
|                |     maximum of \$100 cost-share per acre (\$200/Ac. |
|                |     @ 50%). Lands that have been previously land    |
|                |     leveled using large equipment and based on a    |
|                |     proper survey and a design [are not eligible    |
|                |     for cost-share]{.underline}. A field that has   |
|                |     exceeded the established lifespan of 15 years   |
|                |     may qualify IF the work needed is beyond what   |
|                |     could be considered maintenance. This does not  |
|                |     apply to fields that have been previously       |
|                |     "smoothed" only using a land plane or rough     |
|                |     leveled without a proper survey and design. In  |
|                |     this case the field is eligible.                |
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| ID Supplement  | > [This practice is not to be used for what may be  |
|                | > considered maintenance of a previously properly   |
| 515.91         | > leveled field.]{.underline}                       |
|                |                                                     |
| a              | -   **Conservation Crop Rotation (328)** -- This    |
|                |     practice will not be cost --shared.             |
| Conservation   |                                                     |
|                | 3.  **Management Practices** -- The following       |
| Practices      |     applies to all management practices included    |
| (Cont'd)       |     for cost share in EQIP contracts. Management    |
|                |     practices can be clearly identified by the fact |
|                |     they are cost-shared using Flat Rate (FR).      |
|                |                                                     |
|                | -   **Management Practices:** It has been           |
|                |     determined that the purpose of management       |
|                |     practices is to introduce and educate a         |
|                |     producer on the particular methods and actions  |
|                |     needed to adopt a new style of management       |
|                |     activity. Management practice incentives are    |
|                |     not associated with a particular land unit as   |
|                |     is a structural practice. However, this does    |
|                |     not mean that in contracting these practices, a |
|                |     specific land unit on which the management will |
|                |     be applied does not need to be documented. It   |
|                |     is necessary to document this information in    |
|                |     order to determine compliance with the          |
|                |     contract. All management practices are limited  |
|                |     to a maximum of 3 years per person or entity.   |
|                |     An exception to the 3 year maximum              |
|                |     participation rule may be granted in limited    |
|                |     circumstances when the resource environment     |
|                |     that the practice was originally planned for is |
|                |     significantly different. For further guidance,  |
|                |     contact the EQIP program manager for more       |
|                |     information.                                    |
|                |                                                     |
|                | 4.  The State Conservationist in consultation with  |
|                |     the State Technical Advisory Committee          |
|                |     developed the following Idaho policy.           |
|                |                                                     |
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|                | A.  **NEW LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS:**                   |
|                |                                                     |
|                | New animal operations for CAFO's are not eligible   |
|                | for cost share on animal waste systems.             |
|                |                                                     |
|                | B.  **EXPANDING LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS:**             |
|                |                                                     |
|                | Producers that qualify for EQIP cost-share on       |
|                | animal waste systems are not permitted to install a |
|                | facility at EQIP expense that accommodates more     |
|                | animals than they have in their present operation.  |
|                | Increases may be planned and designed, but the      |
|                | cost-share shall be limited to the amount needed to |
|                | accommodate the present number of livestock in the  |
|                | operation.                                          |
|                |                                                     |
|                | C.  **AFO-CAFO RELOCATION:**                        |
|                |                                                     |
|                | AFOs and CAFOs may receive cost-share for           |
|                | relocation to alleviate an existing resource        |
|                | problem that cannot be solved in place. Perimeter   |
|                | fencing, watering systems, and animal waste         |
|                | management system components are the only practices |
|                | eligible for cost-share. Increases in size are not  |
|                | to be cost-shared. An environmental benefit must be |
|                | demonstrated in order to cost-share relocation.     |
|                |                                                     |
|                | D.  **CORRAL RELOCATION:**                          |
|                |                                                     |
|                | Corrals located along creeks and drainage ditches   |
|                | may need to be moved to facilitate design and       |
|                | installation of runoff control facilities. Where    |
|                | there is no room to place runoff control            |
|                | facilities, the corral relocation is eligible for   |
|                | EQIP cost-share.                                    |
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| ID Supplement  | 1.  Cost-share for fencing shall not exceed a 25%   |
|                |     increase in length of the perimeter and         |
| 515.91         |     interior fencing in the existing corral.        |
|                |     Practices that are required as components to    |
| a              |     the animal waste management system are eligible |
|                |     for cost-sharing.                               |
| Conservation   |                                                     |
|                | 2.  The existing facility must be removed and made  |
| Practices      |     inoperable for use as an animal confinement     |
| (Cont'd)       |     area. Appropriate conservation practices may be |
|                |     cost-shared in order to reduce existing         |
|                |     resource concerns at the existing facility      |
|                |     site. (Example: Critical Area Seeding).         |
|                |                                                     |
|                | 3.  The number of planned watering facilities may   |
|                |     exceed the existing number of watering          |
|                |     facilities located in the present corral if     |
|                |     animals are currently watering in a stream or   |
|                |     other water body.                               |
|                |                                                     |
|                | If an animal operation is re-established in a       |
|                | location after a short period of abandonment, the   |
|                | operation will not be considered "new".             |
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