The table below is the current list of National conservation practices in
alphabetical order by practice name, with the practice code in parentheses.
The table contains links to the practice standard (available in either Portable
Document Format (PDF)
or MS-Word), a conservation practice information sheet and the Conservation Practice
Physical 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 STANDARDS
SHOULD NOT BE USED TO PLAN, DESIGN OR INSTALL A CONSERVATION PRACTICE.
YOU MUST HAVE THE CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARD DEVELOPED BY THE STATE IN WHICH
YOU ARE WORKING TO INSURE THAT YOU MEET ALL STATE AND LOCAL CRITERIA, WHICH MAY
BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN NATIONAL CRITERIA.
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
STATE
OFFICE OR YOUR LOCAL USDA SERVICE CENTER.
The conservation practice standard contains information on why and where the
practice is applied, and sets forth the minimum quality criteria that must be
met during the application of that practice in order for it to achieve its
intended 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 job sheets provide detailed guidance on the application of
the practice, and contain worksheets that can be used to document the practice
plan and design for a specific site.
If your browser does not support tables, you may download the files directly from
the FTP server. They are available as PDF
files or MS-Word
files. You will need to know the conservation practice number (code)
to recognize the correct file to download.
| Conservation Practice
Name (Units) (Code) |
Standard
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Conservation Practice
Information Sheet
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CPPE Worksheet
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Job Sheet |
National Statement of Work Template |
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PDF
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Word
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PDF or
Word |
| Alley Cropping (Ac.) (311) |
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| Access Road (Ft.) (560) |
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| Anaerobic Digester, Ambient
Temperature (No.) (365) |
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| Anaerobic Digester, Controlled Temperature (No.) (366)
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| Animal Mortality Facility (No.) (316) |
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| Animal Trails and Walkways (Ac.) (575) |
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| Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM)
Erosion Control (Ac.) (450) |
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| Aquaculture Ponds (Ac.) (397) |
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| Atmospheric Resource Quality
Management (Ac.) (370) |
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| Bedding (Ac.) (310) |
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| Brush Management (Ac.) (314) |
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| Channel Stabilization (Ft.)
(584) |
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| Channel Bank Vegetation (Ac.)
(322) |
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| Clearing and Snagging (Ft.)
(326) |
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| Closure of Waste Impoundments (No.) (360) |
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| Composting Facility (No.) (317) |
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| Conservation Cover (Ac.) (327) |
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| Conservation Crop Rotation
(Ac.) (328) |
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| Constructed Wetland (Ac.)
(656) |
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| Contour Buffer Strips (Ac.)
(332) |
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| Contour Farming (Ac.) (330) |
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| Contour Orchard and Other Fruit
Area (Ac.) (331) |
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| Cover Crop (Ac.) (340) |
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| Critical Area Planting (Ac.)
(342) |
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| Cross Wind Ridges (Ac.) (589A) |
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| Cross Wind Trap Strips (Ac.)
(589C) |
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| Dam, Diversion (No.) (348) |
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| Dam (No. and Ac-Ft) (402) |
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| Deep Tillage (Ac.) (324) |
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| Dike (Ft.) (356) |
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| Diversion (Ft.) (362) |
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| Drainage Water Management (Ac.)
(554) |
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| Dry Hydrant (Each) (432) |
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| Early Successional Habitat
Development/Management (Ac.) (647) |
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| Feed Management (No. of
Systems and AUs Affected) (592) |
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| Fence (Ft.) (382) |
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| Field Border (Ft.) (386) |
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| Filter Strip (Ac.) (393) |
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| Firebreak (Ft.) (394) |
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| Fish Passage (No.) (396) |
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| Fish Raceway or Tank (Ft. and
Ft3) (398) |
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| Fishpond Management (No.) (399) |
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| Forage Harvest Management
(Ac.) (511) |
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| Forest Trails and Landings
(Ac.) (655) |
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| Forest Site Preparation (Ac.)
(490) |
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| Forest Stand Improvement (Ac.)
(666) |
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| Grade Stabilization Structure
(No.) (410) |
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| Grassed Waterway (Ac.) (412) |
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| Grazing Land Mechanical
Treatment (Ac.) (548) |
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| Heavy Use Area Protection (Ac.)
(561) |
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| Hedgerow Planting (Ft.) (422) |
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| Herbaceous Wind Barriers (Ft.)
(603) |
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| Hillside Ditch (Ft.) (423) |
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| Irrigation Canal or Lateral
(Ft.) (320) |
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| Irrigation Field Ditch (Ft.)
(388) |
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| Irrigation Land Leveling (Ac.)
(464) |
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| Irrigation Regulating
Reservoir (No.) (552) |
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| Irrigation Storage Reservoir
(No. and Ac-Ft) (436) |
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| Irrigation System,
Microirrigation (No. and Ac.) (441) |
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| Irrigation System, Sprinkler
(No. and Ac.) (442) |
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| Irrigation System, Surface and
Subsurface (No. and Ac.) (443) |
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| Irrigation System, Tailwater
Recovery (No.) (447) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Ditch and Canal Lining, Flexible Membrane (Ft.) (428B) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Ditch and Canal Lining, Galvanized Steel (Ft.) (428C) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Ditch and Canal Lining, Plain Concrete (Ft.) (428A) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Pipeline, Aluminum Tubing (Ft.) (430AA) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Pipeline, Asbestos-Cement (Ft.) (430BB) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Pipeline, High-Pressure, Underground, Plastic (Ft.) (430DD) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Pipeline, Low-Pressure, Underground, Plastic (Ft.) (430EE) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Pipeline, Nonreinforced Concrete (Ft.) (430CC) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Pipeline, Reinforced Plastic Mortar (Ft.) (430GG) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Pipeline, Rigid Gated Pipeline (Ft.) (430HH) |
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| Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Pipeline, Steel (Ft.) (430FF) |
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| Irrigation Water Management
(Ac.) (449) |
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| Land Clearing (Ac.) (460) |
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| Land Reclamation, Landslide
Treatment (No. and Ha, Ac) (453) |
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| Land Reclamation, Toxic
Discharge Control (No.) (455) |
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| Land Reconstruction, Abandoned
Mined Land (Ac.) (543) |
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| Land Reconstruction, Currently
Mined Land (Ac.) (544) |
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| Land Smoothing (Ac.) (466) |
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| Lined Waterway or Outlet (Ft.)
(468) |
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| Manure Transfer (No.) (634) |
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| Mine Shaft and Adit Closing
(No.) (457) |
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| Mole Drain (Ft.) (482) |
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| Monitoring Well (No.) (353) |
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| Mulching (Ac.) (484) |
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| Nutrient Management (Ac.)
(590) |
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| Obstruction Removal (Ac.) (500) |
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| Open Channel (Ft.) (582) |
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| Pasture and Hay Planting (Ac.)
(512) |
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| Pest Management (Ac.) (595) |
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| Pipeline (Ft.) (516) |
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| Pond (No.) (378) |
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| Pond Sealing or Lining,
Bentonite Sealant (No.) (521C) |
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| Pond Sealing or Lining,
Flexible Membrane (No.) (521A) |
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| Pond Sealing or Lining, Soil
Dispersant (No.) (521B) |
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| Precision Land Forming (Ac.)
(462) |
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| Prescribed Burning (Ac.) (338) |
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| Prescribed Grazing (Ac.) (528) |
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| Pumping Plant (No.) (533) |
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| Range Planting (Ac.) (550) |
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| Recreation Area Improvement
(Ac.) (562) |
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| Recreation Land Grading and
Shaping (Ac.) (566) |
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| Recreation Trail and Walkway
(Ft.) (568) |
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| Residue Management, Mulch Till
(Ac.) (329B) |
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| Residue Management, No-Till and Strip Till (Ac.) (329A) |
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| Residue Management, Ridge Till
(Ac.) (329C) |
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| Residue Management, Seasonal
(Ac.) (344) |
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| Restoration and Management of
Declining Habitats (Ac.) (643) |
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| Riparian Forest Buffer (Ac.)
(391) |
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| Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(Ac.) (390) |
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| Rock Barrier (Ft.) (555) |
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| Roof Runoff Structure (No.)
(558) |
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| Row Arrangement (Ac.) (557) |
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| Runoff Management System (No.
and Ac.) (570) |
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| Sediment Basin (No.) (350) |
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| Silvopasture Establishment (Ac.)
(381) |
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| Shallow Water Management for
Wildlife (Ac.) (646) |
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| Spoil Spreading (Ft.) (572) |
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| Spring Development (No.) (574) |
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| Stream Crossing (No.) (578) |
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| Stream Habitat Improvement and
Management (Ac.) (395) |
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| Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (Ft.) (580) |
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| Stripcropping (Ac.) (585) |
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| Structure for Water Control
(No.) (587) |
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| Subsurface Drain (Ft.) (606) |
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| Surface Drainage, Field Ditch
(Ft.) (607) |
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| Surface Drainage, Main or
Lateral (Ft.) (608) |
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| Surface Roughening (Ac.) (609) |
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| Terrace (Ft.) (600) |
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| Salinity and Sodic Soil Management (Ac.)
(610) |
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| Tree/Shrub Establishment (Ac.)
(612) |
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| Tree/Shrub Pruning (Ac.) (660) |
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| Underground Outlet (Ft.) (620) |
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| Upland Wildlife Habitat
Management (Ac.) (645) |
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| Use Exclusion (Ac.) (472) |
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| Vegetative Barriers (Ft.) (601) |
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| Vertical Drain (No.) (630) |
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| Waste Facility Cover (No.)
(367) |
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| Waste Storage Facility (No.)
(313) |
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| Waste Treatment Lagoon (No.)
(359) |
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| Wastewater Treatment Strip
(Ac.) (635) |
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| Waste Utilization (Ac.) (633) |
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| Water and Sediment Control
Basin (No.) (638) |
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| Water Harvesting Catchment
(No.) (636) |
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| Water Well (No.) (642) |
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| Water Well Testing (No.) (355) |
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| Watering Facility (No.) (614) |
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| Waterspreading (Ac.) (640) |
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| Well Decommissioning (No.)
(351) |
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| Wetland Creation (Ac.) (658) |
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| Wetland Enhancement (Ac.) (659) |
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| Wetland Restoration (Ac.)
(657) |
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| Wetland Wildlife Habitat
Management (Ac.) (644) |
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| Wildlife Watering Facility
(No.) (648) |
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| Windbreak/Shelterbelt
Establishment (Ft.) (380) |
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| Windbreak/Shelterbelt
Renovation (Ft.) (650) |
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