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Iowa Conservation Practice Standards

The table below is the current list of Iowa 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 Microsoft Word) and to job sheets for a limited number of conservation practices. The Electronic Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG) remains the main source for Practice Standard information. Conservation Practice Standards are in Section IV of the eFOTG.

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 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.

The National Handbook of Conservation Practices notices transmit updated or new National conservation practice standards.

Some of the documents requireAdobe Acrobat FileAcrobat Reader Reader and Microsoft Word DocumentMicrosoft Word.

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Conservation Practice Name (Units) (Code) (Date Issued)

Practice
Standard

 Job Sheet 


Statement of Work
 
Access Road (Ft.) (560) (June 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Anaerobic Digester - Ambient Temperature (No.) (365) (July 2005) Adobe Acrobat File    
Anaerobic Digester - Controlled Temperature (No.) (366) (July 2005) PDF    
Animal Mortality Facility (No.) (316) (October 2007) PDF    
Atmospheric Resource Quality Management (Ac.) (370) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File    
Bedding (Ac.) (310) (June 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Brush Management (Ac.) (314) (June 2001) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Channel Stabilization (Ft.) (584) (May 2002) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Clearing and Snagging (Ft.) (326) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Closure of Waste Impoundments (No.) (360) (July 2005) Adobe Acrobat File    
Composting Facility (No.) (317) (July 2005) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Conservation Cover (Ac.) (327) (October 2003) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Conservation Crop Rotation (Ac.) (328) (May 2005) Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File  Microsoft Word Document
Contour Buffer Strips (Ac.) (332) (May 2005) Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File  Microsoft Word Document
Contour Farming (Ac.) (330) (May 2005) Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File  Microsoft Word Document
Cover Crop (Ac.) (340) (March 2006) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Critical Area Planting (Ac.) (342) (July 2003) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Cross Wind Trap Strips (Ac.) (589) (March 2007) Adobe Acrobat File Microsoft Word Document
Dam, Diversion (No. or Ft.) (348) (March 2002) Adobe Acrobat File Microsoft Word Document
Dam (No. and Ac-Ft.) (402) (June 2004)    Microsoft Word Document
Dam, Multiple Purpose (No. and Ac-Ft.) (349) (June 2004) Microsoft Word Document
Dike (Ft.) (356) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Diversion (Ft.) (362) (June 2002) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Drainage Water Management (Ac.) (554) (July 2005) Adobe Acrobat File    
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management (Ac.) (647) (April 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Feed Management (No. of Systems and AUs Affected) (592) (August 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Adobe Acrobat File
Fence (Ft.) (382) (January 2002) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Field Border (Ft.) (386) (March 2007) Adobe Acrobat File  Adobe Acrobat File Microsoft Word Document
Filter Strip (Ac.) (393) (September 2000) Adobe Acrobat File
Fishpond Management (Ac.) (399) (January 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Forage Harvest Management (Ac.) (511) (June 2002) Adobe Acrobat File Microsoft Word Document
Forest Stand Improvement (Ac.) (666) (February 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Grade Stabilization Structure (No.) (410) (January 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Grassed Waterway (Ac.) (412) (January 2002) Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File
Heavy Use Area Protection (Ac.) (561) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Hedgerow Planting (Ft.) (422) (August 2007) Adobe Acrobat File  
Irrigation Land Leveling (Ac.) (464) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Irrigation System, Sprinkler (No. and Ac.) (442) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline, High-Pressure, Underground, Plastic (Ft.) (430DD) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File    
Irrigation Water Management (Ac.) (449) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File  
Land Clearing (Ac.) (460) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Land Smoothing (Ac.) (466) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Lined Waterway or Outlet (Ft.) (468) (June 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Manure Transfer (No.) (634) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Monitoring Well (No.) (353) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File
Mulching (Ac.) (484) (March 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Nutrient Management (Ac.) (590) (December 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Obstruction Removal (Ac.) (500) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Open Channel (Ft.) (582) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Pasture and Hay Planting (Ac.) (512) (February 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Pest Management (Ac.) (595) (October 2003) Adobe Acrobat File  Adobe Acrobat File Microsoft Word Document
Pipeline (Ft.) (516) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Pond (No.) (378) (January 2003) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Pond Sealing or Lining, Bentonite Sealant (No.) (521C) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Pond Sealing or Lining, Compacted Clay (No.) (521D) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File    
Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membrane (No.) (521A) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Pond Sealing or Lining, Soil Dispersant (No.) (521B) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Precision Land Forming (Ac.) (462) (May 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Prescribed Burning (Ac.) (338) (June 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Prescribed Forestry (Ac.) (409) (August 2007) Adobe Acrobat File  
Prescribed Grazing (Ac.) (528) (February 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Adobe Acrobat File
Pumping Plant (No.) (533) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Recreation Land Grading and Shaping (Ac.) (566) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Recreation Trail and Walkway (Ft.) (568) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till (Ac.) (345) (December 2005) Adobe Acrobat File  Adobe Acrobat File  Microsoft Word Document
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed (Ac.) (329) (December 2005) Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till (Ac.) (346) (December 2005) Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File
Residue Management, Seasonal (Ac.) (344) (March 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Restoration and Management of Rare and Declining Habitats (Ac.) (643) (March 2006) (Specification, PDF, 3 MB) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Riparian Forest Buffer (Ac.) (391) (August 2007) Adobe Acrobat File  Adobe Acrobat File Microsoft Word Document
Roof Runoff Structure (No.) (558) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Sediment Basin (No.) (350) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility (No.) (632) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File    
Spring Development (No.) (574) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File    Microsoft Word Document
Stream Crossing (No.) (578) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File    
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management (Ac.) (395) (April 2005) Adobe Acrobat File  
Streambank and Shoreline Protection (Ft.) (580) (May 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Stripcropping (Ac.) (585) (August 2007) Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File Microsoft Word Document
Structure for Water Control (No.) (587) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Subsurface Drain (Ft.) (606) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Surface Drainage, Field Ditch (Ft.) (607) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Surface Drainage, Main or Lateral (Ft.) (608) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Terrace (Ft.) (600) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File  Adobe Acrobat File Adobe Acrobat File
Tile Intake Replacement (No.) (IA-980) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File  Microsoft Word Document
Treatment of Agricultural Waste (AU) (591) (July 2005) Adobe Acrobat File  
Tree/Shrub Establishment (Ac.) (612) (August 2007) Adobe Acrobat File  Microsoft Word Document
Underground Outlet (Ft.) (620) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (Ac.) (645) (May 2002) Adobe Acrobat File Microsoft Word Document
Use Exclusion (Ac.) (472) (February 2002) Adobe Acrobat File Microsoft Word Document
Vegetated Treatment Area (Ac.) (635) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File    
Waste Facility Cover (No.) (367) (July 2005) Adobe Acrobat File    
Waste Storage Facility (No.) (313) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Waste Treatment (No.) (629) (July 2005) Adobe Acrobat File  
Waste Treatment Lagoon (No.) (359) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Waste Utilization (Ac.) (633) (August 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Water and Sediment Control Basin (No.) (638) (July 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Water Well (No.) (642) (October 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Watering Facility (No.) (614) (April 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Wellhead Protection (Agricultural Drainage Well Cisterns) (No.) (IA-981) (April 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Wetland Creation (Ac.) (658) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Wetland Enhancement (Ac.) (659) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Wetland Restoration (Ac.) (657) (March 2008) Adobe Acrobat File Microsoft Word Document
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (Ac.) (644) (February 2008) Adobe Acrobat File   Adobe Acrobat File
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (Ft.) (380) (August 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation (Ft.) (650) (August 2007) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document
Woodland Site Preparation (No.) (490) (June 2002) Adobe Acrobat File   Microsoft Word Document

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