1. IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT LEVEL I CONSERVATION PLANNING AND IWM

2. CONSERVATION PLANNING  OBJECTIVES - WHY ARE WE HERE? PRODUCER PRODUCER PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION LABORLABOR ON-FARM INFRASTRUCTUREON-FARM INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCE RESOURCE SOILSOIL WATER (QUALITY/QUANTITY)WATER (QUALITY/QUANTITY) AIRAIR PLANTSPLANTS ANIMALSANIMALS

3. CONSERVATION PLANNING  REFERENCES GENERAL MANUAL GENERAL MANUAL FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE AND TECHNICAL NOTES FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE AND TECHNICAL NOTES MONTANA SUPPLEMENT TO THE EFM MONTANA SUPPLEMENT TO THE EFM FOOD SECURITY ACT MANUAL 3 RD EDITION FOOD SECURITY ACT MANUAL 3 RD EDITION MONTANA IRRIGATION GUIDE AND MANUAL MONTANA IRRIGATION GUIDE AND MANUAL NEH PART 652 IRRIGATION GUIDE NEH PART 652 IRRIGATION GUIDE NATIONAL PLANNING PROCEDURES HANDBOOK NATIONAL PLANNING PROCEDURES HANDBOOK CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT USER GUIDES CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT USER GUIDES

4. CONSERVATION PLANNING  REFERENCES (CONTINUED) NEPA/MEPA NEPA/MEPA THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES (GM 190 PART 410) THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES (GM 190 PART 410) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER (FOTG) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER (FOTG) PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLAND (GM 310 PART 403 AND FOTG SEC. II) PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLAND (GM 310 PART 403 AND FOTG SEC. II) FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT A GUIDE TO STREAM PERMITTING IN MONTANA A GUIDE TO STREAM PERMITTING IN MONTANA CULTURAL RESOURCES MANUAL & GM PART 420- 401 CULTURAL RESOURCES MANUAL & GM PART 420- 401 CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANUALS CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANUALS SOIL SURVEY MANUAL (PUBLISHED AND ELECTRONIC SOIL SURVEY MANUAL (PUBLISHED AND ELECTRONIC NATIONAL ENGINEERING MANUAL NATIONAL ENGINEERING MANUAL

5. CONSERVATION PLANNING  WHAT IS A PLAN? IT IS A DYNAMIC PROCESS IT IS A DYNAMIC PROCESS SETS THE FRAMWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING A RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SETS THE FRAMWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING A RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPLETED IN STEPS (PROGRESSIVE) COMPLETED IN STEPS (PROGRESSIVE) DESIGNED FOR THE CUSTOMER NEEDS DESIGNED FOR THE CUSTOMER NEEDS PLAN IS ONLY OF VALUE IF IMPLEMENTED PLAN IS ONLY OF VALUE IF IMPLEMENTED IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRES QUALITY, DETAILED PLANS BASED ON RESOURCE OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCER’S CAPABILITY TO IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRES QUALITY, DETAILED PLANS BASED ON RESOURCE OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCER’S CAPABILITY TO IMPLEMENT

6. CONSERVATION PLANNING  YOU AND THE PLAN CAN INVOLVE A COMPLEX SET OF RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS CAN INVOLVE A COMPLEX SET OF RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING COORDINATE WITH SPECIALISTS COORDINATE WITH SPECIALISTS

7. CONSERVATION PLANNING  PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION/RESOURCE CONCERNS AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS SWAPA SWAPA STARTING THE DOCUMENTATION PROCESS STARTING THE DOCUMENTATION PROCESS MT-CPA-9 RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHEETMT-CPA-9 RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHEET CPA-52 ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION WORKSHEETCPA-52 ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION WORKSHEET ENG-220ENG-220

8. CONSERVATION PLANNING  RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS SOILS – WIND EROSION, WATER EROSION, SOIL HEALTH, LEACHING SOILS – WIND EROSION, WATER EROSION, SOIL HEALTH, LEACHING WATER WATER QUANTITY (DELIVERY SYSTEM – INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELIABILITY; WATER RIGHTS; T&E SPECIES CONCERNSQUANTITY (DELIVERY SYSTEM – INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELIABILITY; WATER RIGHTS; T&E SPECIES CONCERNS QUALITY – SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER (SUSPENDED SOLIDS, SALINITY, CHEMICALS)QUALITY – SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER (SUSPENDED SOLIDS, SALINITY, CHEMICALS)

9. CONSERVATION PLANNING  RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS AIR – QUALITY IS GENERALLY NOT A PROBLEM EXCEPT WITH EXCESSIVE EROSION DURING PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION OR LAND PREPARATION PRIOR TO PLANTING, I.E. CULTIVATION, LAND PLANING AIR – QUALITY IS GENERALLY NOT A PROBLEM EXCEPT WITH EXCESSIVE EROSION DURING PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION OR LAND PREPARATION PRIOR TO PLANTING, I.E. CULTIVATION, LAND PLANING

10. CONSERVATION PLANNING  RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS PLANTS – TYPES OF PLANTS GROWN, CROP SEQUENCE, WEEDS, PLANT ADAPABILITY, INSECTS PLANTS – TYPES OF PLANTS GROWN, CROP SEQUENCE, WEEDS, PLANT ADAPABILITY, INSECTS ANIMALS – EXISTING OR PLANNED IMPACTS TO DOMESTIC AND WILDLIFE (T&E SPECIES) ANIMALS – EXISTING OR PLANNED IMPACTS TO DOMESTIC AND WILDLIFE (T&E SPECIES)

11. CONSERVATION PLANNING  RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS HUMAN – ENERGY CONSERVATION, ECONOMIC IMPACTS (SHORT/LONG TERM), LABOR, SOCIAL HUMAN – ENERGY CONSERVATION, ECONOMIC IMPACTS (SHORT/LONG TERM), LABOR, SOCIAL SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS NEPA, CLEAN WATER ACT (NATIONAL AND STATENEPA, CLEAN WATER ACT (NATIONAL AND STATE WETLANDSWETLANDS FLOODPLAINSFLOODPLAINS CULTURAL RESOURCESCULTURAL RESOURCES T&ET&E PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLANDSPRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLANDS WILD AND SCENIC RIVERSWILD AND SCENIC RIVERS

12. CONSERVATION PLANNING  RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS LAWS AND REGULATIONS LAWS AND REGULATIONS 404 PERMITS (COE)404 PERMITS (COE) STATE AND LOCAL (SB310, 3A, ETC.)STATE AND LOCAL (SB310, 3A, ETC.) MITIGATION (WETLANDS)MITIGATION (WETLANDS)

13. CONSERVATION PLANNING  DETERMINE OBJECTIVES – LANDOWNER AND RESOURCE PLANNER MUST FULLY UNDERSTAND THE LANDUSER’S OBJECTIVE PLANNER MUST FULLY UNDERSTAND THE LANDUSER’S OBJECTIVE OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE THE WISE USE OF THE RESOURCES WITH MINIMUM IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE THE WISE USE OF THE RESOURCES WITH MINIMUM IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT  INVENTORY RESOURCES MT EFH – MONTANA ENGINEERING PRACTICE PLANNING AND DESIGN GUIDE MT EFH – MONTANA ENGINEERING PRACTICE PLANNING AND DESIGN GUIDE MT-ENG-220 IRRIGATION INVENTORY SHEET MT-ENG-220 IRRIGATION INVENTORY SHEET  ANALYZE DATA FIRI, MT IRRIGATION MANUAL AND GUIDE FIRI, MT IRRIGATION MANUAL AND GUIDE

14. CONSERVATION PLANNING  FORMULATE AND EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES THINK ABOUT ALL POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES THINK ABOUT ALL POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES HOW WILL THE ALTERNATIVE(S) FIT THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PRACTICES + MANAGEMENT = CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HOW WILL THE ALTERNATIVE(S) FIT THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PRACTICES + MANAGEMENT = CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FORMULATE THE MOST PROMISING FORMULATE THE MOST PROMISING EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PLANNING AND APPLICATION DISCIPLINES TO COORDINATE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PLANNING AND APPLICATION DISCIPLINES TO COORDINATE PRESENT TO THE LANDOWNER IN A FORM HE/SHE CAN UNDERSTAND PRESENT TO THE LANDOWNER IN A FORM HE/SHE CAN UNDERSTAND DISCUSS PROS AND CONS OF EACH DISCUSS PROS AND CONS OF EACH

15. CONSERVATION PLANNING  CLIENT DECISIONS DOCUMENT LANDUSER DECISIONS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT FOR ALL PLANNING (CONS 68) AND CONTRACTING (AD 1155) DOCUMENT LANDUSER DECISIONS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT FOR ALL PLANNING (CONS 68) AND CONTRACTING (AD 1155)  IMPLEMENTATION PHASE DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDES INSTALLATION PHASE AND PROJECT INSPECTION/CERTIFICATION INCLUDES INSTALLATION PHASE AND PROJECT INSPECTION/CERTIFICATION

16. CONSERVATION PLANNING  EVALUATION/MONITORING/FOLLOW UP DID WE MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN? (WATER SAVINGS, LABOR, STRUCTURAL CHANGES, ETC.) DID WE MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN? (WATER SAVINGS, LABOR, STRUCTURAL CHANGES, ETC.) TIME TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TIME TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LANDUSER….AND NRCS CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LANDUSER….AND NRCS