1. USDA -Natural Resources Conservation Service
Michael Cox, P.E.
Agricultural Engineer
BSAgE 1993

2. Just What Do We Do? Help conserve our natural resources --
Soil, Water, Air, Plant, Animals, & Human
Assist Private Landowners & Producers
Assist Local, State and Federal Agencies
Assist other local groups of people

3. NRCS Engineering State Engineering Staff - Indianapolis
State Conservation Engineer (requires a PE)
Agricultural Engineer
Civil Engineer
Engineering Liaison with Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) on Confined Feeding

4. NRCS Engineering 4 Area Engineers 8 Technical Team Engineers
Located at Vincennes, North Vernon, Lafayette, and Fort Wayne
8 Technical Team Engineers
Various locations throughout the state
Mainly Ag & Civil Engineers

5. NRCS Engineering Agricultural Engineers Civil Engineers
Hydraulic Engineers
Planning Engineers
Design Engineers
Environmental Engineers
Irrigation & Water Management Engineers

6. NRCS Engineering Agricultural Engineers
work with individual landowners with conservation practices
design waterways, erosion control structures, pipe structures, terraces, ponds, irrigation
animal waste systems, lagoons, concrete & earthen pits
stream bank erosion control measures

7. NRCS Engineering Civil Engineers
work on larger watershed size projects involving many landowners
do field surveys
work directly with design engineers
construction inspection of these projects
integral part of contract administration

8. NRCS Engineering Hydraulic Engineers
are the hydrology experts in determining runoff
develop hydrology models for large watersheds
do flood routing analysis for both dams and channels
simulate floods flows using computer models

9. NRCS Engineering Planning Engineers
develop conservation measures for large watersheds - dams, channels, irrigation, land treatment measures
make assessments of the costs, benefits, environmental impacts, economics
puts all the different projects together into a watershed plan

10. NRCS Engineering Design Engineers
designs watershed projects and individual on- farm practices
develops construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates
develops standard drawings and criteria for others to use

11. NRCS Engineering Environmental Engineers
Involved with wetland determinations and restorations and mitigation
Ag waste systems
Ag waste disposal issues and nutrient management plans

12. NRCS Engineering Irrigation Engineers
work directly with landowners in designing irrigation systems and schedules
they are mainly in the more arid states west of here

13. NRCS Engineering Opportunities Much of our work is outside
Work directly with landowners and operators
Design large and small projects
Work directly with contractors on construction
Develop standards and standard drawings
Engineers in every state and Washington D. C.

14. NRCS Engineering
Design
Hydrology
Hydraulics
Soils
Structural

15. Typical Projects-Indiana
Animal Waste Storage (Concrete & Earthen)
Water & Sediment Control Basins
Grassed Waterways
Grade Stabilization Structures
Wetland Restoration/Ponds
Stream bank erosion protection

16. My Experiences at IDEM
Review designs for all types of Animal Waste Storage
Learn about IN Confined Feeding Rule
Learn more about the interaction between Federal,State, and Local Agencies
See the latest technology and advances in Waste Storage and Treatment
Travel to all parts of Indiana

17. Helpful Classes Soils (Engineering and Agronomy)
Geotechnical/Soil Mechanics
Surveying/GPS
GIS/ArcView
Soil & Water Engineering
Reinforced Concrete Design
Hydrology/Hydraulics

18. Other Opportunities Federal - Forest Service
State - DNR-Division of Water
Private
Consulting Engineers and Firms
Soil Testing Labs

19. For More Information WEB SITES www.in.nrcs.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov

20. Questions???