IRRIGATION WATER IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT LEVEL IMANAGEMENT LEVEL I

CONSERVATION CONSERVATION PLANNING AND PLANNING AND

IWMIWM

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

OBJECTIVES - WHY ARE WE HERE?OBJECTIVES - WHY ARE WE HERE? PRODUCERPRODUCER

• PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION

• LABORLABOR

• ON-FARM INFRASTRUCTUREON-FARM INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCERESOURCE

• SOILSOIL

• WATER (QUALITY/QUANTITY)WATER (QUALITY/QUANTITY)

• AIRAIR

• PLANTSPLANTS

• ANIMALSANIMALS

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING REFERENCESREFERENCES

GENERAL MANUALGENERAL MANUAL FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE AND FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE AND

TECHNICAL NOTESTECHNICAL NOTES MONTANA SUPPLEMENT TO THE EFMMONTANA SUPPLEMENT TO THE EFM FOOD SECURITY ACT MANUAL 3FOOD SECURITY ACT MANUAL 3RDRD EDITION EDITION MONTANA IRRIGATION GUIDE AND MANUALMONTANA IRRIGATION GUIDE AND MANUAL NEH PART 652 IRRIGATION GUIDENEH PART 652 IRRIGATION GUIDE NATIONAL PLANNING PROCEDURES HANDBOOKNATIONAL PLANNING PROCEDURES HANDBOOK CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT USER GUIDESCUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT USER GUIDES

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING REFERENCES REFERENCES (CONTINUED)(CONTINUED)

NEPA/MEPANEPA/MEPA THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES (GM THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES (GM

190 PART 410) 190 PART 410) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER (FOTG) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER (FOTG) PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLAND (GM 310 PART 403 PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLAND (GM 310 PART 403

AND FOTG SEC. II) AND FOTG SEC. II) FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT A GUIDE TO STREAM PERMITTING IN MONTANA A GUIDE TO STREAM PERMITTING IN MONTANA CULTURAL RESOURCES MANUAL & GM PART 420-CULTURAL RESOURCES MANUAL & GM PART 420-

401 401 CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANUALS CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANUALS SOIL SURVEY MANUAL (PUBLISHED AND SOIL SURVEY MANUAL (PUBLISHED AND

ELECTRONIC ELECTRONIC NATIONAL ENGINEERING MANUALNATIONAL ENGINEERING MANUAL

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

WHAT IS A PLAN?WHAT IS A PLAN? IT IS A DYNAMIC PROCESSIT IS A DYNAMIC PROCESS SETS THE FRAMWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING A SETS THE FRAMWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING A

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMRESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPLETED IN STEPS (PROGRESSIVE)COMPLETED IN STEPS (PROGRESSIVE) DESIGNED FOR THE CUSTOMER NEEDSDESIGNED FOR THE CUSTOMER NEEDS PLAN IS ONLY OF VALUE IF IMPLEMENTEDPLAN IS ONLY OF VALUE IF IMPLEMENTED IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRES QUALITY, IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRES QUALITY,

DETAILED PLANS BASED ON RESOURCE DETAILED PLANS BASED ON RESOURCE OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCER’S CAPABILITY TO OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCER’S CAPABILITY TO IMPLEMENTIMPLEMENT

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

YOU AND THE PLANYOU AND THE PLAN CAN INVOLVE A COMPLEX SET OF CAN INVOLVE A COMPLEX SET OF

RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, ECONOMICS AND CONSIDERATIONS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONSSOCIAL CONDITIONS

GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN WITH YOUR GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE AND TRAININGEXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

COORDINATE WITH SPECIALISTSCOORDINATE WITH SPECIALISTS

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION/RESOURCEPROBLEM IDENTIFICATION/RESOURCE CONCERNS AND PLANNING CONCERNS AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS SWAPASWAPA STARTING THE DOCUMENTATION PROCESSSTARTING THE DOCUMENTATION PROCESS

• MT-CPA-9 RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHEETMT-CPA-9 RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHEET

• CPA-52 ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION WORKSHEETCPA-52 ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION WORKSHEET

• ENG-220 ENG-220

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

RESOURCE PROBLEM RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS SOILSSOILS – WIND EROSION, WATER EROSION, – WIND EROSION, WATER EROSION,

SOIL HEALTH, LEACHINGSOIL HEALTH, LEACHING WATERWATER

• QUANTITY (DELIVERY SYSTEM – QUANTITY (DELIVERY SYSTEM – INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELIABILITY; WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELIABILITY; WATER RIGHTS; T&E SPECIES CONCERNSRIGHTS; T&E SPECIES CONCERNS

• QUALITY – SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER QUALITY – SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER (SUSPENDED SOLIDS, SALINITY, CHEMICALS)(SUSPENDED SOLIDS, SALINITY, CHEMICALS)

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

RESOURCE PROBLEM RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS AIRAIR – QUALITY IS GENERALLY NOT A – QUALITY IS GENERALLY NOT A

PROBLEM EXCEPT WITH EXCESSIVE PROBLEM EXCEPT WITH EXCESSIVE EROSION DURING PRACTICE EROSION DURING PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION OR LAND IMPLEMENTATION OR LAND PREPARATION PRIOR TO PLANTING, I.E. PREPARATION PRIOR TO PLANTING, I.E. CULTIVATION, LAND PLANINGCULTIVATION, LAND PLANING

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

RESOURCE PROBLEM RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS PLANTS PLANTS – TYPES OF PLANTS GROWN, – TYPES OF PLANTS GROWN,

CROP SEQUENCE, WEEDS, PLANT CROP SEQUENCE, WEEDS, PLANT ADAPABILITY, INSECTSADAPABILITY, INSECTS

ANIMALSANIMALS – EXISTING OR PLANNED – EXISTING OR PLANNED IMPACTS TO DOMESTIC AND WILDLIFE IMPACTS TO DOMESTIC AND WILDLIFE (T&E SPECIES)(T&E SPECIES)

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONSAND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS HUMAN HUMAN – ENERGY CONSERVATION, ECONOMIC – ENERGY CONSERVATION, ECONOMIC

IMPACTS (SHORT/LONG TERM), LABOR, SOCIALIMPACTS (SHORT/LONG TERM), LABOR, SOCIAL SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONSSPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

• NEPA, CLEAN WATER ACT (NATIONAL AND STATENEPA, CLEAN WATER ACT (NATIONAL AND STATE

• WETLANDSWETLANDS

• FLOODPLAINSFLOODPLAINS

• CULTURAL RESOURCESCULTURAL RESOURCES

• T&ET&E

• PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLANDSPRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLANDS

• WILD AND SCENIC RIVERSWILD AND SCENIC RIVERS

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

RESOURCE PROBLEM RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS CONSIDERATIONS LAWS AND REGULATIONSLAWS AND REGULATIONS

• 404 PERMITS (COE)404 PERMITS (COE)

• STATE AND LOCAL (SB310, 3A, ETC.)STATE AND LOCAL (SB310, 3A, ETC.)

• MITIGATION (WETLANDS)MITIGATION (WETLANDS)

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING DETERMINE OBJECTIVES – LANDOWNER DETERMINE OBJECTIVES – LANDOWNER

AND RESOURCEAND RESOURCE PLANNER MUST FULLY UNDERSTAND THE PLANNER MUST FULLY UNDERSTAND THE

LANDUSER’S OBJECTIVELANDUSER’S OBJECTIVE OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE THE WISE USE OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE THE WISE USE

OF THE RESOURCES WITH MINIMUM IMPACT TO OF THE RESOURCES WITH MINIMUM IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENTTHE ENVIRONMENT

INVENTORY RESOURCESINVENTORY RESOURCES MT EFH – MONTANA ENGINEERING PRACTICE MT EFH – MONTANA ENGINEERING PRACTICE

PLANNING AND DESIGN GUIDEPLANNING AND DESIGN GUIDE MT-ENG-220 IRRIGATION INVENTORY SHEETMT-ENG-220 IRRIGATION INVENTORY SHEET

ANALYZE DATAANALYZE DATA FIRI, MT IRRIGATION MANUAL AND GUIDEFIRI, MT IRRIGATION MANUAL AND GUIDE

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING FORMULATE AND EVALUATE FORMULATE AND EVALUATE

ALTERNATIVESALTERNATIVES THINK ABOUT ALL POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVESTHINK ABOUT ALL POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES HOW WILL THE ALTERNATIVE(S) FIT THE HOW WILL THE ALTERNATIVE(S) FIT THE

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PRACTICES + (PRACTICES + MANAGEMENT = CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT = CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSYSTEM

FORMULATE THE MOST PROMISINGFORMULATE THE MOST PROMISING EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PLANNING AND EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PLANNING AND

APPLICATION DISCIPLINES TO COORDINATEAPPLICATION DISCIPLINES TO COORDINATE PRESENT TO THE LANDOWNER IN A FORM HE/SHE PRESENT TO THE LANDOWNER IN A FORM HE/SHE

CAN UNDERSTANDCAN UNDERSTAND DISCUSS PROS AND CONS OF EACHDISCUSS PROS AND CONS OF EACH

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

CLIENT DECISIONSCLIENT DECISIONS DOCUMENT LANDUSER DECISIONS IN DOCUMENT LANDUSER DECISIONS IN

CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT FOR ALL CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT FOR ALL PLANNING (CONS 68) AND CONTRACTING PLANNING (CONS 68) AND CONTRACTING (AD 1155)(AD 1155)

IMPLEMENTATION PHASEIMPLEMENTATION PHASE DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED PLANS AND DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED PLANS AND

SPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONS INCLUDES INSTALLATION PHASE AND INCLUDES INSTALLATION PHASE AND

PROJECT INSPECTION/CERTIFICATIONPROJECT INSPECTION/CERTIFICATION

CONSERVATION PLANNINGCONSERVATION PLANNING

EVALUATION/MONITORING/EVALUATION/MONITORING/FOLLOWUPFOLLOWUP DID WE MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE DID WE MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE

PLAN? PLAN? (WATER SAVINGS, LABOR, (WATER SAVINGS, LABOR, STRUCTURAL CHANGES, ETC.)STRUCTURAL CHANGES, ETC.)

TIME TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTSTIME TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

FOR LANDUSER….AND NRCSFOR LANDUSER….AND NRCS