Irrigation water is not Water is scheduled WATER - stored, delivered, and applied Irrigation Schedule Inefficient use 205.200 General efficiently State established scheduled and/or applied of irrigation State established criteria efficiently water criteria is met Nutrients - organic and Nutrient WATER inorganic - are transported applications are QUALITY based on soil to receiving waters 205.203 Soil fertility and/or tissue tests through surface runoff and crop nutrient and nutrient - Excess and/or leaching into management practice Describe and attach N budget for realistic standard & P assessments shallow ground waters in nutrients in crop yields 205.205 Crop rotation quantities that degrade surface and Nitrogen & practice standard water quality and limit Phosphorus loss ground waters risk assessments use for intended purposes are acceptable Plant productivity, vigor and/or quality negatively impacts other resources or Site observation and does not meet yield documentation of DEGRADED Plants are adapted to potential due to improper applicable practices PLANT 205.203 Soil fertility the site, managed to fertility, management or Client-identified and crop nutrient meet realistic CONDITION - yield objectives plants not adapted to site management practice production objectives Crop Damage Plant standard identified by the Tolerance Tables As an example this productivity 205.205 Crop rotation client, and do not from WEPS concern addresses practice standard negatively impact and health Plant ID field guides pollinators, beneficial other resources. and pollinator guides insects, wind erosion, and to assess diversity excess soil deposition that influence plant condition
WATER - Inefficient use of irrigation water Irrigation water is not stored, delivered, scheduled and/or applied efficiently 205.200 General Water is scheduled and applied efficiently State established criteria is met Irrigation Schedule State established criteria WATER QUALITY - Excess nutrients in surface and ground waters Nutrients - organic and inorganic - are transported to receiving waters through surface runoff and/or leaching into shallow ground waters in quantities that degrade water quality and limit use for intended purposes 205.203 Soil fertility and crop nutrient management practice standard 205.205 Crop rotation practice standard Nutrient applications are based on soil and/or tissue tests and nutrient budget for realistic crop yields Nitrogen & Phosphorus loss risk assessments are acceptable Describe and attach N & P assessments DEGRADED PLANT CONDITION - Plant productivity and health Plant productivity, vigor and/or quality negatively impacts other resources or does not meet yield potential due to improper fertility, management or plants not adapted to site As an example this concern addresses pollinators, beneficial insects, wind erosion, and excess soil deposition that influence plant condition 205.203 Soil fertility and crop nutrient management practice standard 205.205 Crop rotation practice standard Plants are adapted to the site, managed to meet realistic production objectives identified by the client, and do not negatively impact other resources. Site observation and documentation of applicable practices Client-identified yield objectives Crop Damage Tolerance Tables from WEPS Plant ID field guides and pollinator guides to assess diversity
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