Was an NRCS conservation plan developed with the decision maker that meets all of the following? Steps 1 through 7 of the NRCS planning process were completed and documented, Yes No 100 a NRCS conservation plan (per NPPH 600.31) was developed that covers the EQIP application area, the plan was developed prior to the ranking or re-ranking, and the plan contains practice(s) in the EQIP application. Soil Erosion Is the current Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) for this application greater than 80 and after the proposed EQIP practice(s) is applied, will the STIR value be at Yes No 50 or below 80? Is the current Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) for this application less than 0 and after the proposed EQIP practice(s) are applied will the SCI value be greater Yes No 50 than or equal to 0? Water Quality Will the application of nitrogen be changed from fall to spring when using Yes No 30 Nutrient Management (590) to achieve a positive environmental change? Wildlife Habitat When applying Conservation Cover (327) and/or Field Border (386) does the Yes No 20 technical note 18 score a 0.5 or higher? Local Issues: Ranking Questions Points Is the program application to support the development of a Conservation Activity Plan (CAP) by a qualified technical service provider (TSP)? Yes No 400 If answer is do not answer any other local level questions. If answer is “Yes”, proceed with evaluation to address the remaining questions in this section. “No”, Does the proposed project area fall within the high priority area in either Crow Yes No 70 Creek West or Clear Creek? (See maps in Attachments 1 and 2) Are the planned conservation practice(s) located on HEL soils or soils meeting Yes No 70 an average slope of 5% slope or greater and will result in a reduction in soil loss? Resource Concerns A maximum of one question can be answered for questions 4 and 5. “Yes” (See Attachment 3 for list of primary and secondary resource concerns) Does the proposed EQIP plan of operation address 2 or more primary and/or Yes No 40 secondary resource concerns identified? Does the proposed EQIP plan of operation address one primary and/or Yes No 30 secondary resource concerns identified? Water Quality Degradation Nutrients in Surface Water Does the application include one of the following practices to address excess nutrients? Cover Crop (340) Yes No 70 Filter Strip (393) Nutrient Management (590)
Was an NRCS conservation plan developed with the decision maker that meets all of the following? Steps 1 through 7 of the NRCS planning process were completed and documented, a NRCS conservation plan (per NPPH 600.31) was developed that covers the EQIP application area, the plan was developed prior to the ranking or re-ranking, and the plan contains practice(s) in the EQIP application. Yes No 100 Soil Erosion Is the current Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) for this application greater than 80 and after the proposed EQIP practice(s) is applied, will the STIR value be at or below 80? Yes No 50 Is the current Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) for this application less than 0 and after the proposed EQIP practice(s) are applied will the SCI value be greater than or equal to 0? Yes No 50 Water Quality Will the application of nitrogen be changed from fall to spring when using Nutrient Management (590) to achieve a positive environmental change? Yes No 30 Wildlife Habitat When applying Conservation Cover (327) and/or Field Border (386) does the technical note 18 score a 0.5 or higher? Yes No 20 Local Issues: Ranking Questions Points Is the program application to support the development of a Conservation Activity Plan (CAP) by a qualified technical service provider (TSP)? If answer is “Yes”, do not answer any other local level questions. If answer is “No”, proceed with evaluation to address the remaining questions in this section. Yes No 400 Does the proposed project area fall within the high priority area in either Crow Creek West or Clear Creek? (See maps in Attachments 1 and 2) Yes No 70 Are the planned conservation practice(s) located on HEL soils or soils meeting an average slope of 5% slope or greater and will result in a reduction in soil loss? Yes No 70 Resource Concerns A maximum of one question can be answered “Yes” for questions 4 and 5. (See Attachment 3 for list of primary and secondary resource concerns) Does the proposed EQIP plan of operation address 2 or more primary and/or secondary resource concerns identified? Yes No 40 Does the proposed EQIP plan of operation address one primary and/or secondary resource concerns identified? Yes No 30 Water Quality Degradation Nutrients in Surface Water Does the application include one of the following practices to address excess nutrients? Cover Crop (340) Filter Strip (393) Nutrient Management (590) Yes No 70
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