The purpose of the conservation systems are to reduce erosion, improve soil and water quality, improve and conserve wetlands, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, improve air quality, improve pasture and range condition, reduce upstream flooding, and improve woodlands. The record of resource information, decisions, and technical assistance for a specific client. A case file is established and maintained in the NRCS field office for each client where NRCS has decided to provide continuing technical assistance on a planning unit. NRCS may certify a wetland determination without making a field investigation. This change from not-inventoried designation to an approved wetland designation will be done at the request of the landowner or during a formal investigation of a potential violation.
Certification is completed upon client request or as potential violations are investigated.
An individual, group, or unit of government that is the recipient of NRCS technical assistance. The group or local sponsoring organization or federal official responsible for fulfilling requirements or exercising judgments consistent with law, Executive Order, or established federal policy. Specific client types are person, group, Tribe, corporation, organization, conservation district, and units of government. Conversion activities considered commenced by FSA were completed by January 1, 1995. A plan for an area under the jurisdiction of a unit of government that may include, but is not limited to, policies, goals, and interrelated plans for private and public land use, transportation systems, community facilities, and capital improvements.