Conservation Practice Information

This page provides documentation related to planning or implementing conservation practices including: Vermont and National Practice Standards, Practice Job Sheets, Practice Information Sheets, Operation and Maintenance requirements and Statements of Work.  The conservation practices listed on this page are commonly used practices in Vermont.  

The conservation practice standards and other documents  listed in Table 1 have been modified to reflect Vermont local conditions and requirements.  Vermont practice standards must be used, when available, for conservation practice implementation in Vermont.  Table 2 contains conservation practice standards and other documents for practices appropriate for use in Vermont, but Vermont NRCS has not modified the documents from the original National guidance.  AA

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Table 2 - National NRCS Conservation Practice Information
Conservation Practice Name  (Units)   (Practice Code)	National Practice Standards	Practice Information Sheets	Practice Job Sheets	Practice Operation and Maintenance Requirements	Statements of Work
Access Control (Ac.) (472)	AA		AA **	NA	MW
Agrichemical Handling Facility (No.) (309)	AA	AA	NA	MW	MW
Constructed Wetland (Ac.) (656)	AA	NA	NA	NA	MW
Contour Farming (Ac.) (330)	AA	AA	MW **	NA	AA
Clearing and Snagging (Ft.) (326)	AA	AA	NA	NA	MW
Deep Tillage (Ac.) (324)	AA	NA	NA	NA	MW
Dike (Ft.) (356)	AA	NA	NA	NA	MW
Land Clearing (Ac.) (460)	AA	AA	MW **	NA	AA
Irrigation Regulating Reservoir (No.) (552)	AA	AA	NA	NA	MW
Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface (No. and Ac.) (443)	AA	NA	AA	NA	MW
Mulching (Ac.) (484)	AA	AA	AA **	NA	MW
Open Channel (Ft.) (582)	AA	AA	NA	MW	MW
Pond Sealing or Lining, Soil Dispersant Treatment (No.) (521B)	AA	AA	NA	NA	MW
Pond Sealing or Lining, Bentonite Sealant (No.) (521C)	AA	AA	NA	NA	MW
Pumping Plant (No.) (533)	AA	AA	NA	MW	MW
Residue Management, Ridge Till (Ac.) (346)	AA	AA	NA	NA	MW
Residue Management, Mulch Till (Ac.) (345)	AA	AA	MW	NA	MW
Residue Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed (Ac.) (329)	AA	AA	MW	NA	MW
Residue Management, Seasonal (Ac.) (344)	AA	AA	AA **	NA	MW
Sediment Basin (No.) (350)	AA	AA	NA	NA	MW
Shallow Water Management for Wildlife (Ac.) (646)	AA	NA	NA	NA	MW
Solid / Liquid Waste Separation Facility (No.) (632)	AA	NA	NA	MW	NA
Surface Drainage, Main or Lateral (Ft.) (608)	AA	AA	NA	NA	MW
Wetland Creation (Ac.) (658)	AA	NA	NA	NA	AA
Wetland Enhancement (Ac.) (659)	AA	NA	NA	NA	MW

** Vermont Job Sheet

Conservation practice standards, for practices not available on this page, can be acquired from the

National NRCS Conservation Practice Standards web page.

Caution:  Consult the Vermont NRCS State Resource Conservationist before using any practices not listed on this page in Vermont.

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Last Modified: June 24, 2009

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