EQIP ELIGIBLE CONSERVATION PRACTICES AND PAYMENT RATES\
FOR ELIBILE LAND GROUND AND SURFACE WATER PRIORITY

HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER (OGALLALA)

+---------------------------------+----------+-----------+------------+
| **PRACTICE NAME**               | ### P    | **P       | **         |
|                                 | RACTICE  | RACTICE** | PAYEMENT** |
+=================================+==========+===========+============+
|                                 | **UNIT** | **CODE**  | **RATE**   |
+---------------------------------+----------+-----------+------------+
| Conservation Crop Rotation      | Acres    | 328       | PR         |
| **[1/2/]{.underline}**          |          |           |            |
+---------------------------------+----------+-----------+------------+
| Prescribed Grazing              | Acres    | 528       | PR         |
| **[1/2/]{.underline}**          |          |           |            |
+---------------------------------+----------+-----------+------------+
| Upland Wildlife Habitat         | Acres    | 645       | PR         |
| Management                      |          |           |            |
| **[1/2/]{.underline}**          |          |           |            |
+---------------------------------+----------+-----------+------------+

**[1/]{.underline}** Incentive Practices, SEE BELOW FOR UNIT COSTS.

**[2/]{.underline}** These practices are for use in conjunction with the
Land Use Conversion Incentive Practice to facilitate

use after area is converted from irrigation.

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## Incentive Practices -- High Plains -- Ground & Surface Water (GSW) Priority:

To be eligible for the Land Use Conversion practices, land must have
been irrigated two of the past five years and a well test conducted by a
Colorado Certified Well Tester after August 1, 2007, will be required.
The participant must have a conservation plan that controls wind and
water erosion to "T" on converted acres. Contract must be a minimum of
four years, incentive payment allowed for three consecutive years,
unless otherwise noted below, and maximum contract amount includes the
practice payments and other cost share practices needed to facilitate
conversion.

**[TEMPORARY CONVERSION (three years):]{.underline}** To be eligible,
the applicant must provide a well capacity test no more than six months
old, must have a conservation plan that controls wind and water erosion
to "T" on converted acres, land must have been irrigated two of the past
five years, and the irrigation well must be rendered unusable by
removing the pump or the pump power supply. If converting to grazing
land, the well the pumping system must be replaced with one capable of
pumping only sufficient water for livestock grazing use. If water source
is from a surface diversion, diversion records must be provided for the
previous three years to determine the water supply capacity (a three
year average will be used).

**[LONG TERM CONVERSION (five years):]{.underline}** To be eligible, the
applicant must provide a well capacity test no more than six months old,
must have a conservation plan that controls wind and water erosion to
"T" on converted acres, land must have been irrigated two of the past
five years, and the irrigation well must be rendered unusable by
removing the pump or the pump power supply. If converting to grazing
land, the pumping system must be replaced with one capable of pumping
only sufficient water for livestock grazing use. The producer must enter
into a long term maintenance agreement for the last two years of
conversion. If water source is from a surface diversion, diversion
records must be provided for the previous three years to determine the
water supply capacity (a three year average will be used).

> **[PERMANENT CONVERSION]{.underline}:** To be eligible, the applicant
> must provide a well capacity test no more than six months old, must
> have a conservation plan that controls wind and water erosion to "T"
> on converted acres, land must have been irrigated two of the past five
> years, and the irrigation well must be properly capped and abandoned
> and the high capacity well permit must be surrendered back to the
> State of Colorado. Irrigation rights will also be surrendered on the
> acreage served by the well. If converting to grazing land, the well
> permit must be changed to low capacity use and the pumping system
> replaced with one capable of pumping only sufficient water for
> livestock grazing use.
>
> **PRACTICES APPROVED FOR INCENTIVE PAYMENTS AND APPROVED RATES**
>
> **FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008**

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| **PRACTICE NAME** | **DESCRIPTION**                            | **U |
|                   |                                            | NIT |
|                   |                                            | PYM |
|                   |                                            | T** |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----+
| Conservation Crop | HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - TEMPORARY CONVERSION | 50  |
| Rotation          | (3 years) - Land use will be converted to  | .00 |
|                   | Non-Irrigated cropland.                    |     |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----+
| Conservation Crop | HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - LONG TERM CONVERSION | 75  |
| Rotation          | (5 years) - Land will be converted to      | .00 |
|                   | Non-irrigated cropland --                  |     |
|                   |                                            |     |
|                   | Well must be rendered unusable.            |     |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----+
| Conservation Crop | HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - PERMANENT            | 130 |
| Rotation          | CONVERSION - Land will be converted to     | .00 |
|                   | Non-irrigated cropland - Well permit must  |     |
|                   | be surrender to State of Colorado.         |     |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----+
| Prescribed        | HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - TEMPORARY CONVERSION | 50  |
| Grazing           | (3 years) - Land will be converted to      | .00 |
|                   | perennial vegetation and managed for       |     |
|                   | livestock.                                 |     |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----+
| Prescribed        | HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - LONG TERM CONVERSION | 75  |
| Grazing           | (5 years) - Land will be converted to      | .00 |
|                   | perennial vegetation and managed for       |     |
|                   | livestock - Well must be rendered          |     |
|                   | unusable.                                  |     |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----+
| Prescribed        | HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - PERMANENT            | 130 |
| Grazing           | CONVERSION - Land will be converted to     | .00 |
|                   | perennial vegetation and managed for       |     |
|                   | livestock - Well permit must be surrender  |     |
|                   | to State of Colorado.                      |     |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----+
| Upland Wildlife   | HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - TEMPORARY CONVERSION | 50  |
| Habitat           | (3 years) - Land will be converted to      | .00 |
| Management        | perennial vegetation and managed for       |     |
|                   | wildlife use.                              |     |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----+
| Upland Wildlife   | HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - LONG TERM CONVERSION | 75  |
| Habitat           | (5 years) - Land will be converted to      | .00 |
| Management        | perennial vegetation and managed for       |     |
|                   | wildlife use - Well must be rendered       |     |
|                   | unusable.                                  |     |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----+
| Upland Wildlife   | HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - PERMANENT            | 130 |
| Habitat           | CONVERSION - Land will be converted to     | .00 |
| Management        | perennial vegetation and managed for       |     |
|                   | wildlife use - Well permit must be         |     |
|                   | surrender to State of Colorado.            |     |
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For additional information contact your local [USDA Field Service
Center]{.underline}