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Em4885 irrigation management practices to protect ground water

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U = USED<br />

S = SUGGESTED<br />

NA = NOT APPLICABLE<br />

CULTIVATION/CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT<br />

______ conservation tillage<br />

______ con<strong>to</strong>ur <strong>irrigation</strong> furrows<br />

______ cover crops<br />

______ crop residue <strong>management</strong><br />

______ cultivate furrow irrigated crops vs. chemical weed control<br />

______ land leveling<br />

______ paraplow<br />

______ reduced till farming<br />

______ reservoir tillage (dammer diker)<br />

______ rip soils during land preparation<br />

______ rip wheel row furrows<br />

______ strip cropping<br />

______ upgradient angle furrowing<br />

U = USED<br />

S = SUGGESTED<br />

NA = NOT APPLICABLE<br />

SOIL/GEOLOGY<br />

______ identify high risk areas for <strong>ground</strong> <strong>water</strong> contamination<br />

______ know distance <strong>to</strong> <strong>ground</strong> <strong>water</strong><br />

______ know permeability of geologic layers<br />

______ know soil type - awc, texture, permeability, organic matter<br />

______ sink holes managed adequately<br />

FIGURE 5-1d. Water Quality Conservation Plan Development Guide by Franklin<br />

Conservation District - page 4, Cultivation/Crop Residue Management and Soil/Geology<br />

11<br />

CHAPTER 5

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