USDA DRAINAGE PRACTICES Americas Ag Water Management Summit

USDA & DRAINAGE PRACTICES America’s Ag Water Management Summit October 12, 2011 Douglas W. Toews, P. E. USDA-NRCS Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

NRCS Practices for Drainage Water Management (DWM) • Range of practices • Integrated water management • Infrastructure needed before DWM • USDA programs & practices Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

U. S. Drained Cropland Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

U. S. Subsurface Drainage Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

U. S. Irrigated Cropland Source: U. S. Census of Agriculture, 2007. Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Irrigated Cropland Changes, 1969 -2007 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

DWM Process Plan → Design → Install → Manage Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

World of NRCS Practices Practice Category Conservation Practices 10 DWM Related Total 160 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Subsurface Drain (606) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Surface Drain, Field Ditch (607) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Surface Drain, Main or Lateral (608) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Structure for Water Control (587) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Structure for Water Control (587) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Tile Drain Pumped Outlet Pumping Plant (533) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Riparian Forest Buffer (391) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Wetland Restoration (657) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Drainage Water Management (554) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Evolution of DWM (554) Year Conservation Practice 1977 Regulating Water in Drainage Systems (554) 1987 Water Table Control (641) 1990 Controlled Drainage (335) 2001 Drainage Water Management (554) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

World of NRCS Practices Practice Category DWM Related Total Conservation Practices 10 160 Interim Cons. Practices 2 50 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Denitrifying Bioreactor (747) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Monitoring & Evaluation (799) Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

World of NRCS Practices Practice Category DWM Related Total Conservation Practices 10 160 Interim Cons. Practices 2 50 Conservation Activity Plans 1 16 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Conservation Activity Plan (CAP) 130: DWM Plan 1. Farm/field information 2. Producer objectives 3. Maps of fields/soils/drainage systems/wetland delineations 4. DWM zones 5. Conservation Practices & infrastructure needed 6. DWM schedule 7. Management instructions Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

World of NRCS Practices Practice Category DWM Related Total Conservation Practices 10 160 Interim Cons. Practices 2 50 Conservation Activity Plans 1 16 Enhancements (CSP) 2 97 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

DWM Enhancements SQL 03 DWM for nutrient, pathogen, or pesticide reduction ANM 01 DWM for seasonal wildlife habitat Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

DWM Process Plan → Design → Install → Manage Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

DWM Process Plan → Design → Install → Manage Cons Plan CAP 130 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

DWM Process Plan → Design → Install → Manage Cons Plan CAP 130 CP 587 CP 606 CP 607/8 CP 533 CP 390/1 CP 657/8/9 ICP 747 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

DWM Process Plan → Design → Install → Manage Cons Plan CAP 130 CP 587 CP 606 CP 607/8 CP 533 CP 390/1 CP 657/8/9 ICP 747 CP 554 ICP 799 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Program/Practice Results Management Practice Average Annual Amount Applied Nationally (acres) Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) 5, 215, 000 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Program/Practice Results Management Practice Average Annual Amount Applied Nationally (acres) Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) 5, 215, 000 Nutrient Mgmt (590) 4, 333, 000 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Program/Practice Results Management Practice Average Annual Amount Applied Nationally (acres) Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) 5, 215, 000 Nutrient Mgmt (590) 4, 333, 000 Irrigation Water Mgmt (449) 1, 163, 000 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Program/Practice Results Management Practice Average Annual Amount Applied Nationally (acres) Integrated Pest Mgmt (595) Nutrient Mgmt (590) Irrigation Water Mgmt (449) Drainage Water Mgmt (554) 5, 215, 000 4, 333, 000 1, 163, 000 4, 000 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

Technical Service Provider (TSP) Certification Requirements for CAP 130 Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

TSP Certification Options for DWM 1. Certification: ADMC or LICA 2. Education: B. S. in Ag/Bio Engineering, Agronomy, or Plant Science 3. Experience: One year minimum 4. Engineering License: Registered P. E. in the State Two references required, and CAP 130 requires completion of NRCS Conservation Planning Part 1, Modules 1 -5. Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design

More Information • NRCS website link to Tech. Reg (DWM Plans): http: //www. techreg. usda. gov/Rpt. Activity. Plans. aspx • NRCS website link to State’s e. FOTG (DWM Standards & Specifications): http: //www. nrcs. usda. gov/technical/efotg • NRCS website link to CSP Enhancements: http: //www. nrcs. usda. gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main? ss=16&navid =10012030000&pnavid=1001200000&position=S UBNAVIGATION&ttype=main&navtype=SUBNAVIGATION& pname=Conservation%20 Stewardship%20 Program%20|%2 0 NRCS Conservation Engineering Division - Excellence in Conservation, By Design