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The table below is the current list of National conservation practices inalphabetical order by practice name, with the practice code in parentheses. The table contains links to the practice standard (available in either PortableDocument Format (PDF) or MS-Word), a conservation practice information sheet and the Conservation PracticePhysical Effects (CPPE) worksheet for most practices, and to job sheets for a limited number of conservation practices.

The last column contains national templates for Statements of Work associated with each conservation practice. These national templates are provided in MS-Word and are for modification and adaptation by the NRCS State Offices.

These Statements of Work outline deliverables for all conservation practice in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices (NHCP), as well as for comprehensive nutrient management plan development, conservation planning, and cultural resources compliance activities.

There are five additional national templates for Statements of Work that are not directly associated with conservation practices: 1) Conservation Planning, 2) Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning, 3) Cultural Resources Archival Research, 4) Cultural Resources Identification Surveys and 5) Cultural Resources Evaluations. These Statements of Work may be found on the NRCS Technical References web page at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/references/.

NOTICE - NATIONAL CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARDSSHOULD NOT BE USED TO PLAN, DESIGN OR INSTALL A CONSERVATION PRACTICE.YOU MUST HAVE THE CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARD DEVELOPED BY THE STATE IN WHICHYOU ARE WORKING TO INSURE THAT YOU MEET ALL STATE AND LOCAL CRITERIA, WHICH MAYBE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN NATIONAL CRITERIA.

STATE CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARDS ARE AVAILABLETHROUGH THE eFOTG(ELECTRONIC FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE). IF NO STATE CONSERVATIONPRACTICE STANDARD IS AVAILABLE IN THE eFOTG, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE STATEOFFICE OR YOUR LOCAL USDA SERVICE CENTER.

THE NATIONAL STATEMENT OF WORK TEMPLATES ARE TO BE USED ONLY BY NRCS STATE OFFICES TO DEVELOP A STATEMENT OF WORK FOR EACH STATE CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARD.  THE STATE-SPECIFIC STATEMENT OF WORK DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE eFOTG(ELECTRONIC FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE). IF NO STATEMENT OF WORK IS AVAILABLE IN THE eFOTG FOR THE CONSERVATION PRACTICE IN QUESTION, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE STATEOFFICE OR YOUR LOCAL USDA SERVICE CENTER.

The conservation practice standard contains information on why and where thepractice is applied, and sets forth the minimum quality criteria that must bemet during the application of that practice in order for it to achieve itsintended purpose(s).

The conservation practice information sheet contains a photograph of the installed practice, plus a definition or description of the practice, where it is commonly used and a brief description of the conservation effects of this practice when it is properly applied.

The conservation practice physical effects(CPPE) document provides guidance on how the application of that practice will affect the resources (soil, water, air, plants, animals and human) and the resource concerns associated with each of those resources. The worksheet that is on the server reflects the best estimate of the effects, either positive or negative, of that practice on the resource concerns. States are expected to edit the worksheet to show the actual effects of applying that practice in their state.

The conservation practice job sheets provide detailed guidance on the application ofthe practice, and contain worksheets that can be used to document the practiceplan and design for a specific site.

The National Handbook ofConservation Practices notices transmit updated or new National conservationpractice standards.

 

Some of the documents require AdobeAcrobat Reader, if it is not already installed on your computer.

If your browser does not support tables, you may download the files directly fromthe FTP server. They are available as PDFfiles or MS-Wordfiles.  You will need to know the conservation practice number (code)to recognize the correct file to download.
Conservation Practice        Name (Units) (Code)
Standard

Conservation Practice         Information Sheet

CPPE Worksheet
Job Sheet
National Statement of Work Template
PDF
      Word      
PDF or WordAlley Cropping (Ac.) (311)

Access Road (Ft.) (560)

Anaerobic Digester, Ambient        Temperature (No.) (365)

Anaerobic Digester, Controlled Temperature (No.) (366)      

Animal Mortality Facility (No.) (316)

Animal Trails and Walkways (Ac.) (575)

Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM)        Erosion Control (Ac.) (450)

Aquaculture Ponds (Ac.) (397)

Atmospheric Resource Quality        Management (Ac.) (370)

Bedding (Ac.) (310)

Brush Management (Ac.) (314)

Channel Stabilization (Ft.)        (584)

Channel Bank Vegetation (Ac.)        (322)

Clearing and Snagging (Ft.)        (326)

Closure of Waste Impoundments (No.) (360)

Composting Facility (No.) (317)

Conservation Cover (Ac.) (327)

Conservation Crop Rotation        (Ac.) (328)

Constructed Wetland (Ac.)        (656)

Contour Buffer Strips (Ac.)        (332)

Contour Farming (Ac.) (330)

Contour Orchard and Other Fruit        Area (Ac.) (331)

Cover Crop (Ac.) (340)

Critical Area Planting (Ac.)        (342)

Cross Wind Ridges (Ac.) (589A)

Cross Wind Trap Strips (Ac.)        (589C)

Dam, Diversion (No.)  (348)

Dam (No. and Ac-Ft) (402)

Deep Tillage (Ac.) (324)

Dike (Ft.) (356)

Diversion (Ft.) (362)

Drainage Water Management (Ac.)        (554)
 
Dry Hydrant (Each) (432)

Early Successional Habitat        Development/Management (Ac.) (647)

Feed Management (No. of        Systems and AUs Affected) (592)

Fence (Ft.) (382)

Field Border (Ft.) (386)

Filter Strip (Ac.) (393)

Firebreak (Ft.) (394)

Fish Passage (No.) (396)

Fish Raceway or Tank (Ft. and        Ft3) (398)

Fishpond Management (No.) (399)

Forage Harvest Management        (Ac.) (511)

Forest Trails and Landings        (Ac.) (655)

Forest Site Preparation (Ac.)        (490)

Forest Stand Improvement (Ac.)        (666)

Grade Stabilization Structure        (No.) (410)

Grassed Waterway (Ac.) (412)

Grazing Land Mechanical        Treatment (Ac.) (548)

Heavy Use Area Protection (Ac.)        (561)

Hedgerow Planting (Ft.) (422)

Herbaceous Wind Barriers (Ft.)        (603)

Hillside Ditch (Ft.) (423)

Irrigation Canal or Lateral        (Ft.) (320)

Irrigation Field Ditch (Ft.)        (388)

Irrigation Land Leveling (Ac.)        (464)

Irrigation Regulating        Reservoir (No.) (552)

Irrigation Storage Reservoir        (No. and Ac-Ft) (436)

Irrigation System,        Microirrigation (No. and Ac.) (441)

Irrigation System, Sprinkler        (No. and Ac.) (442)

Irrigation System, Surface and        Subsurface (No. and Ac.) (443)

Irrigation System, Tailwater        Recovery (No.) (447)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Ditch and Canal Lining, Flexible Membrane (Ft.) (428B)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Ditch and Canal Lining, Galvanized Steel (Ft.) (428C)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Ditch and Canal Lining,  Plain Concrete (Ft.) (428A)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Pipeline, Aluminum Tubing  (Ft.) (430AA)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Pipeline, Asbestos-Cement (Ft.) (430BB)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Pipeline, High-Pressure, Underground, Plastic (Ft.) (430DD)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Pipeline, Low-Pressure, Underground, Plastic (Ft.) (430EE)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Pipeline, Nonreinforced Concrete (Ft.) (430CC)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Pipeline, Reinforced Plastic Mortar (Ft.) (430GG)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Pipeline, Rigid Gated Pipeline (Ft.) (430HH)

Irrigation Water Conveyance,        Pipeline, Steel (Ft.) (430FF)

Irrigation Water Management        (Ac.) (449)

Land Clearing (Ac.) (460)

Land Reclamation, Landslide        Treatment (No. and Ha, Ac) (453)

Land Reclamation, Toxic        Discharge Control (No.) (455)

Land Reconstruction, Abandoned        Mined Land (Ac.) (543)

Land Reconstruction, Currently        Mined Land (Ac.) (544)

Land Smoothing (Ac.) (466)

Lined Waterway or Outlet (Ft.)        (468)

Manure Transfer (No.) (634)

Mine Shaft and Adit Closing        (No.) (457)

Mole Drain (Ft.) (482)

Monitoring Well (No.) (353)

Mulching (Ac.) (484)

Nutrient Management (Ac.)        (590)

Obstruction Removal (Ac.) (500)

Open Channel (Ft.) (582)

Pasture and Hay Planting (Ac.)        (512)

Pest Management (Ac.) (595)

Pipeline (Ft.) (516)

Pond (No.) (378)

Pond Sealing or Lining,        Bentonite Sealant (No.) (521C)

Pond Sealing or Lining,        Flexible Membrane (No.) (521A)

Pond Sealing or Lining, Soil        Dispersant (No.) (521B)

Precision Land Forming (Ac.)        (462)

Prescribed Burning (Ac.) (338)

Prescribed Grazing (Ac.) (528)

Pumping Plant (No.) (533)

Range Planting (Ac.) (550)

Recreation Area Improvement        (Ac.) (562)

Recreation Land Grading and        Shaping (Ac.) (566)

Recreation Trail and Walkway        (Ft.) (568)

Residue Management, Mulch Till        (Ac.) (329B)

Residue Management, No-Till and Strip Till (Ac.) (329A)

Residue Management, Ridge Till        (Ac.) (329C)

Residue Management, Seasonal        (Ac.) (344)

Restoration and Management of        Declining Habitats (Ac.) (643)

Riparian Forest Buffer (Ac.)        (391)

Riparian Herbaceous Cover        (Ac.) (390)

Rock Barrier (Ft.) (555)

Roof Runoff Structure (No.)        (558)

Row Arrangement (Ac.) (557)

Runoff Management System (No.        and Ac.) (570)

Sediment Basin (No.) (350)

Silvopasture Establishment (Ac.)       (381)
  
 Shallow Water Management for        Wildlife (Ac.) (646)

Spoil Spreading (Ft.) (572)

Spring Development (No.) (574)

Stream Crossing (No.) (578)
   
Stream Habitat Improvement and        Management (Ac.) (395) 

Streambank and Shoreline        Protection (Ft.) (580)

Stripcropping (Ac.) (585)

Structure for Water Control        (No.) (587)

Subsurface Drain (Ft.) (606)

Surface Drainage, Field Ditch        (Ft.) (607)

Surface Drainage, Main or        Lateral (Ft.) (608)

Surface Roughening (Ac.) (609)

Terrace (Ft.) (600)

Salinity and Sodic Soil Management (Ac.)        (610)
  
Tree/Shrub Establishment (Ac.)        (612)

Tree/Shrub Pruning (Ac.) (660)

Underground Outlet (Ft.) (620)

Upland Wildlife Habitat        Management (Ac.) (645)

Use Exclusion (Ac.) (472)

Vegetative Barriers (Ft.) (601)

Vertical Drain (No.) (630)

Waste Facility Cover (No.)        (367)
  
Waste Storage Facility (No.)        (313)

Waste Treatment Lagoon (No.)        (359)

Wastewater Treatment Strip        (Ac.) (635)

Waste Utilization (Ac.) (633)

Water and Sediment Control        Basin (No.) (638)

Water Harvesting Catchment        (No.) (636)

Water Well (No.) (642)

Water Well Testing (No.) (355)
  
 Watering Facility (No.) (614)

Waterspreading (Ac.) (640)

Well Decommissioning (No.)        (351)

Wetland Creation (Ac.) (658)

Wetland Enhancement (Ac.) (659)

Wetland Restoration (Ac.)        (657)

Wetland Wildlife Habitat        Management (Ac.) (644)

Wildlife Watering Facility        (No.) (648)

Windbreak/Shelterbelt        Establishment (Ft.) (380)

Windbreak/Shelterbelt        Renovation (Ft.) (650)

 
 
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