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Snake Basin - FY08 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Ranking Criteria and Practice Payment List by Funding Pool

  • Snake - Baker - Forestland Soil Erosion Reduction
  • Snake - Baker - Irrigation Efficiency
  • Snake - Baker - Upland Water Quality
  • Snake - Baker - WUI/Wildfire Erosion Reduction
  • Snake - Malheur - Irrigation Erosion/Irrigation Efficiency
  • Snake - Malheur - Upland Water Quality/Grazingland
  • Snake - Union - Forest Health
  • Snake - Union - Irrigation Efficiency
  • Snake - Union - Rangeland Health/Upland Water Quality
  • Snake - Union - Soil Erosion/Soil Health
  • Snake - Wallowa - Irrigation Efficiency Improvement
  • Snake - Wallowa - Pest & Nutrient Management
  • Snake - Wallowa - Upland Water Development
     
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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Baker - Forestland Soil Erosion Reduction

    Forestland soil erosion reduction.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Previous contracts are current or completed, or this is a first contract. This application also has a stewardship plan, project area delineated & GPS unit boundaries. 100
    2 Stand has a heavy density of pre-commercial trees. 50
    3 Stand has a medium density of pre-commercial trees. 30
    4 Project is located within 1/4mi of DCH Bull-Trout Designation Area. 10
    5 Project is located within 1/2mi of 303D listed stream. 10

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  200

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Baker - Irrigation Efficiency

    Improve irrigation efficiencies.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Previous contracts with this applicant are current or completed, or this will be applicants first contract. 100
    2 Irrigation index for installed practices must have a minimum score of a 15 point or greater increase. 45
    3 Project is located within the Keating SWCD Watershed boundary. 45
    4 Practices result in a 3o point or greater increase in the irrigation index score. 25
    5 Practices result in a 25 to 29 point increase in index score. 20
    6 Practices result in a 20 to 24 point increase in the irrigation index score 10

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  245

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Baker - Upland Water Quality

    Improve upland water quality.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Previous contracts with this applicant are current or completed ,or this will be applicants first contract. 100
    2 Will this project address a Local Work Group Priority. 30
    3 Rangeland project will promote 2 years rest (Use Exclusion). 25
    4 Installed practices will improve riparian stream habitat or water quality. 25
    5 Riparian past project will include two years rest in riparian pastures (Use Exclusion). 10
    6 Project is located in current or historic sage grouse habitat area. 10

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  200

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Baker - WUI/Wildfire Erosion Reduction

    Wildfire erosion reduction.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Project is located within 1 mile of WUI or current wildfire area. 100
    2 Installed Practices will reduce sheet/rill erosion 50. 50
    3 Project will promote two years of rest. (Use Exclusion) 15
    4 Wildfire location has areas of intense burns. 15
    5 WUI project area has heavy fuel loads. 10
    6 Producer will allowing the following partners to be included in the project: BLM or USFS/ODFW/ODF/Baker Co. Weed District. 5
    7 Project is located in current or historic sage grouse area. 5

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  200

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Malheur - Irrigation Erosion/Irrigation Efficiency

    Improve irrigation efficiencies.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Is the irrigation index score 30 points or greater? 75
    2 Is the irrigation index score 25-29 points? 40
    3 Is the irrigation index score 20-24 points? 25
    4 Is the irrigation index score 15-19 points? 10
    5 Is this the applicant’s first contract with NRCS, OR are all cost shared practices in active contracts on schedule, AND were all cost shared practices in previous contracts completed as agreed? 75
    6 Has the applicant provided nutrient application and herbicide/pesticide information for all lands, AND tillage and crop rotation information for hay/crop lands and grazing rotation records for pasture by field (Cons. Records book or other form of documentation)? 20
    7 Has the applicant applied for improvements on grazing or hay lands or has he provided a copy of a soils test taken on cropland dated within the last three years? 20
    8 Will the conservation plan result in positive impacts on wildlife habitat? 10

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  275

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Malheur - Upland Water Quality/Grazingland

    Improve Upland Water Quality, Grazing Land Improvements.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Is this the applicant’s first contract with NRCS, OR are all cost shared practices in active contracts on schedule, AND were all cost shared practices in previous contracts completed as agreed? 55
    2 Will the treatment improve livestock distribution on grazing land? 20
    3 Will the COST SHARED treatment have a SIGNIFICANT positive impact on the trend, health, and condition of the range or pasture lands for the applicable tract? 25
    4 Has the applicant provided grazing rotation records by field for at least two grazing seasons (Cons. Records book or other form of documentation)? 20
    5 Has the applicant provided other existing inventory information (fence locations, nutrient applications, herbicide/pesticide applications, forage utilization, etc.) by field or land use? 20
    6 Is there an existing viable weed control program or will the treatment directly result in control or reduction in the spread of noxious or invasive weeds? 20
    7 Is the producer willing to manage livestock grazing in such a way to allow each field to reach seed set at least one in three years? 10
    8 Will the conservation plan result in positive impacts on wildlife habitat? 10
    9 If present, will the treatment improve or protect riparian areas from negative impacts of grazing? (If no perennial or ephemeral streams are present, points are awarded.) 10
    10 Will the proposed project treat the applicable resource concern(s) on all areas of the tract where this resource concern(s) is an issue (or as much area as possible up to the contract cap)? 10

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  200

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Union - Forest Health

    Improvement in forest health by stand manipulation.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Is this project for precommercial thinning? 50
    2 Does this stand have a heavy density of precommercial trees? 50
    3 Previous contracts have been completed or this is the first contract. 25
    4 Does this stand have a medium density of precommercial trees? 30
    5 Is this project located in an area that does not have other cost share dollars available through ODF? 45

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  200

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Union - Irrigation Efficiency

    Cost share for improvement in irrigation efficiency.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Installed practices result in greater than a 30 point increase in the irrigation index score. 55
    2 Installed practices result in a 25 - 29 point increase in the irrigation index score. 35
    3 Installed practices result in a 16 - 24 point increase in the irrigation index score. 25
    4 Installed practices result in a 5 - 15 point increase in the irrigation index score. 15
    5 Are wildlife concerns treated in the plan to meet or exceed quality criteria? (water, cover, food, etc.) 20
    6 Previous contracts with this applicant are current or completed, or this will be the applicants first contract. 30
    7 Installed practices result in a 10 percent reduction in energy use. 10
    8 Installed practices result in a 15 percent reduction in energy use. 20
    9 Installed practices result in a 20 percent reduction in energy use, or is a gravity system, or is a conversion from flood to sprinkler. 30
    10 Installed practices result in decreased water use not accounted for in the irrigation index score. 20

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  260

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Union - Rangeland Health/Upland Water Quality

    Practices emphasizing proper grazing on rangelands and improvement of winter feeding areas.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Installed practices will improve stream riparian habitat. 60
    2 Will this project address a LWG priority? 30
    3 Landowner manages grazing to include rest rotation or deferred grazing strategies on each field at least once every three years. 50
    4 Previous contracts with this applicant are current or completed, or this will be applicants first contract. 60

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  200

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Union - Soil Erosion/Soil Health

    Reduction in soil erosion with direct seeding or other soil conserving practices.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Greater than .5 improvement in SCI after practice application. 60
    2 Less than .5 improvement in SCI after practice application 40
    3 Manage nutrient inputs based upon annual soil tests for each field at least once during the contract period. 25
    4 Previous contracts with this applicant are current or completed, or this will be applicants first contract. 75

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  200

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    Funding Pool:  (Snake - Wallowa - Irrigation Efficiency Improvement)

    Improve irrigation efficiencies.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Installed practices result in a 30 point or greater increase in the irrigation index score. 40
    2 Installed practices result in a 25 to 29 point or greater increase in the irrigation index score. 30
    3 Installed practices result in a 20 to 24 point or greater increase in the irrigation index score. 20
    4 Installed practices result in a 15 to 19 point or greater increase in the irrigation index score. 10
    5 Project is located in a Priority Water Quantity limited watershed (Bear Creek, Lostine River, Hurricane Creek). 25
    6 Previous contracts with this applicant are current or completed, or this will be applicants first contract. 75

    Maximum Points:
    Total Points:  200

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Wallowa - Pest & Nutrient Management

    Practices will address the application of nutrients and pesticides. Cost share will assist landowners in adopting technology to reduce overlap associated with pesticide and nutrient application.

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Will your crop rotation have a STIR value between 30 and 60? 20
    2 Will your crop rotation have a STIR value of < 30? 40
    3 Are you willing to apply nutrients using auto steer technology and gps guided application methods? 30
    4 Are you willing to apply pesticides using auto steer, auto boom technology, and gps guided application methods? Previous contracts with this applicant are 75 current or completed, or this will be the applicants first contract. 30
    5 Previous contracts with this applicant are current or completed, or this will be the applicant's first contract? 75

    Maximum Points:  175
    Total Points:  195

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    Funding Pool:  Snake - Wallowa - Upland Water Development

    Local Ranking Criteria
    1 Is your operation located in a priority area? 35
    2 Do you agree to implement a deferred or rest Rotation grazing management plan? 50
    3 Is water availability and distribution limiting your Grazing management? 25
    4 Are you willing to fence ponds and seed area’s around the ponds to reduce weeds, provide wildlife habitat and improve water quality on more than 1 acre? 15
    5 Are you willing to fence ponds and seed area’s around the ponds to reduce weeds, provide wildlife habitat and improve water quality on less than 1 acre? 5
    6 Does your planned system incorporate multiple landowners on a shared system? 10
    7 Previous contracts with this applicant are current or completed, or this will be the applicants first contract. 75

    Maximum Points:  210
    Total Points:  215

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    Local Contact:
    Please contact the District Conservationist in the USDA Service Center nearest the location of your property.

    Last Modified:  10/05/2007

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