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Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems
Habitat Improvement | 48
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Definition
Includes establishing conservation tillage systems that focus on increased crop residue during subsequent crop seeding, and/or the reduction or elimination of traditional tilling practices. Work may also include the purchase of chaff chopper/spreaders and other equipment (generally co-operatively purchased) designed to aid in no- or reduced- till operations and crop residue enhancement.
Deliverables (recommended)
- # of acres (define what practice is being used)
Rules and Examples (work element scenarios and associated rules)
Rule 1 Environmental Compliance: ESA, NEPA, permitting, and other environmental compliance
work must be split out as a separate work element under WE# 165, Produce Environmental
Compliance Documentation.
Example:
WE: Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems
WE Title: No-till on Alexander property
WE Description: Provide cost-share for 20 acres of no-till on Alexander property.
WE: Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation
WE Title: NEPA for no-till activities
WE Description: Provide BPA with NEPA documentation for no-till activities.
Rule 2 Location: You may lump multiple locations in a single subbasin under a single work element.
However, you may wish to break the work into separate work elements if it provides
clarity or better supports project management. Note that different locations do not
need to be separated into multiple environmental compliance work elements.
Please note: If you work in multiple subbasins, you must use a separate No-till work element for each subbasin, but you may have multiple locations within each subbasin.
Example:
Option 1 (lumping)
WE: Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems
WE Title: No-till farms in Rolling Hills County
WE Description: Goal of signing up 15 landowners to do no-till on
450 acres. Expect all landowners to be within the Rolling Hills subbasin.
Option 2 (splitting)
WE: Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems
WE Title: No-till on Granger Property
WE Description: 15 acres of no-till on Granger property.
WE: Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems
WE Title: Conservation tillage on Hamilton Property
WE Description: 25 acres of conservation tillage on Hamilton property.
WE: Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems
WE Title: Conservation tillage in Rolling Hills subbasin
WE Description: Goal of signing up 10 landowners to do no-till on 1500 acres.
WE: Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems
WE Title: Conservation tillage in Big Creek subbasin
WE Description: Goal of signing up 5 landowners to do no-till on 250 acres.
Rule 3 Metrics: If you are doing different kinds of activities/projects at one location, be sure to list them in separate WEs so that we can capture the different metrics.
Example:
WE: Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems
WE Title: Granger Property No Till
WE Description: 15 acres of no-till on Granger property.
WE: Upland Erosion and Sedimentation Control
WE Title: Granger Property sediment pond
WE Description: One .5-acre sediment pond on Granger property.
Milestones (may include)
- Environmental compliance requirements complete
On-the-ground work associated with this work element cannot proceed until this milestone is complete. Milestone is complete when final documentation is received from BPA environmental compliance staff (completion can be based on pre-existing environmental documentation from BPA).
- Coordination with landowners and other entities
- Initial field inventory on each potential site
- Sign agreements/contracts with landowners
- Layout, mark and flag project area on site
- Establish scheduling between participant and equipment contractor
- Field inspection for quality control and payment
Metrics
| Metric |
Metric Type |
Metric Guidance |
Metric
Required |
Metric
Type |
Metric
Precision |
| 1515 |
# of acres of upland non-wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Upland Habitat Non-Wetland: Habitat uphill of the riparian and instream habitat zone with non-hydrophilic plants. This habitat zone excludes wetland habitat. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1516 |
# of acres of upland wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Upland Wetlands: Wetlands within the upland habitat zone are habitat that is transitional between terrestrial and aquatic where the water table is usually at or near the land surface or land that is covered by shallow water. Wetlands have one or more of the following characteristics: at least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytic plants; the substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; and the substrate is non-soil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at sometime during the yearly growing season. These wetlands are typically considered isolated wetlands which do notinteract with the hyporheic zone, which is a region beneath and lateral to a stream bed. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1517 |
# of acres of riparian non-wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Riparian/Floodplain: A riparian zone is the transition zone between aquatic and upland habitat. These habitats are related to and influenced by surface or subsurface waters, especially the margins of streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, seeps, and ditches between land and a stream; and above the average high watermark, or bankfull height. Plant communities along the river margins are called riparian vegetation, characterized by hydrophilic plants. This habitat zone excludes wetland habitat. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1518 |
# of acres of riparian wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Riparian Wetland: Wetlands within the Riparian habitat zone are habitat that is transitional between terrestrial and aquatic where the water table is usually at or near the land surface or land that is covered by shallow water. Wetlands have one or more of the following characteristics: at least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytic plants; the substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; and the substrate is non-soil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at sometime during the yearly growing season. These wetlands are typically considered connected wetlands that interact with the hyporheic zone, which is a region beneath and lateral to a stream bed. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
Location Guidance
Identify approximate centerpoint(s) of area(s) treated. Points MUST all be within the same subbasin.
Environmental Compliance
Applicability and status of the following environmental compliance requirements can be found on the Environmental Compliance tab for that work element in your SOW for all 2007 contracts forward. BPA's Environmental staff will update and maintain this information in Pisces in real time, so that you can check the status of environmental compliance on your project at any time. Note: Many of the fields are set to auto-load in Pisces, but the settings will be reviewed by BPA's Environmental staff prior to the contract being finalized, and may be revised depending on the specific circumstances. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
NEPA coverage for this work element will be identified by BPA's Environmental Compliance Lead. Endangered Species Act (ESA)
ESA consultation is typically required for this work element. National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
NHPA Section 106 consultation is typically not required for this work element. Public Involvement
Public involvement is typically required for this work element. The contractor should work with BPA Environmental staff to document previous or ongoing outreach efforts associated with this work or to develop a public involvement plan.
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