Policies and Guidelines
Watershed Agricultural Program Policies and Guidelines
General (I)
1.1.01.1 Eligibility for Participation/Whole Farm Plan (West of Hudson)
1.1.01A Agricultural Environmental Management – Tier 1 Questionnaire/Application
1.1.03 Eligibility for Participation Guideline – (EoH)
1.1.04 Urgent Threats to Water Quality
1.1.05 Level of Treatment Guideline
1.1.06 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Guideline
1.1.06A CAFO Attachment
1.1.07 Farm Construction and Expansion Guideline
1.1.08 Watershed Agricultural Program Participant Status
1.1.08.1A Attachment A – Dispute Resolution
1.1.08.1 Watershed Ag Program Participant Status SOP
1.1.09 Participation Cost Share Guideline (East of Hudson)
1.1.09.01 Participant Cost Share SOP (East of Hudson)
Whole Farm Plan Development (II)
2.1.00.0 Planning & Implementation Operational Directive
2.1.01 Whole Farm Plan Guideline
2.1.01.01 Whole Farm Plan – Approval Procurement Procedure
2.1.01.03 Determining When a Multi-purpose BMP Should be Placed in Pollutant Category I or Category IV
2.1.01.04 Farm Status Change SOP
2.1.01.05 Tier 1 Questionnaire/EOH Application – Data Entry
2.1.01.06 Identified Resource Concerns (IRCs)
2.1.01.06A IRC Data Form
2.1.01.07 WFP2 Formatting Codes and Definitions
2.1.01.08 Roofed Barnyard SOP (WAC 3010, 3060)
2.1.02 Whole Farm Plan (New and Revisions)
2.1.02.01 Determining When Concentrated Livestock Management BMPs Should be Ranked as a Category I or Category IV BMP
2.1.02.02 Planning Guides for Barnyard Sizing & Manure Estimation
2.1.02A Watershed Agricultural Council Whole Farm Plan – Attachment A
2.1.04 Agricultural BMP Subsequent Funding Approval Procedure
2.1.05 Whole Farm Plan Cost Guideline (EOH)
2.1.06 BMPs on Rented Property
2.1.06.1 Whole Farm Plan Supplemental Plan Development (SOP)
2.1.08 New BMP
2.1.09 Compost Facility Planning (EOH)
2.1.10 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) (WOH)
2.1.10.2 Whole Farm Plan Livestock Water Systems Practice Codes
2.1.10.2A Practice Codes
2.1.11 Agriculture Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Guideline
2.1.11.01 AWEP Sign-up and NRCS Contracting SOP
2.1.11.02 USDA – NRCS AWEP & EQIP Grant Funding
2.1.12 Crop Expense Funding
2.1.12.1 Cropland Lime BMP SOP
2.1.12.2 Cover Crops SOP
2.1.12.3 Prescribed Grazing Lime
2.1.14 BMP Component (Machinery & Equipment)
2.1.14.2 BMP Component (Machinery & Equipment) Manure Spreader Justification SOP
2.1.15 Pasture Fencing Guideline
2.1.15A Pasture Fencing Guideline Attachment A
2.1.16 Field Subsurface Drainage (Tile) Guideline
2.1.17 Whole Farm Plan Approval (EOH) Guideline
2.1.18 Compost Facility Planning (EOH)
2.1.19 Fuel Storage Facility Planning – Underground Fuel Storage Facility
2.1.20 USDA Program Cost Share Guideline (EOH)
2.1.22 Agricultural CREP BMP Subsequent Funding Approval
2.1.23 Under Barn Waste Storage BMP – For New Livestock Housing Facilities
2.1.24.1 VTA Treatment Area Phosphorus Level Monitoring
2.1.25 Greywater Treatment
2.1.26 Manure Transportation BMPs
2.1.26.1 MTC BMP SOP
2.1.26.1A Manure Transportation Decision Grid
2.1.27 Group Calf Housing
Implementation (III)
3.1.01 BMP Prioritization and Workload Development
3.1.01.1 BMP Prioritization and Workload Development SOP
3.1.01.3 BMP Prioritization & Workload Development on Eased Properties
3.1.01.4 BMP Prioritization: Determining the Pollutant Category on a Multipurpose BMP
3.1.01.5 Prioritizing Release of BMPs SOP
3.1.03 Nutrient Management Planning Guideline (EOH)
3.1.04 NM Program Credit Program
3.1.05 Nutrient Management Credit Extension
3.1.10 Whole Farm Plan (WFP) Annual Status Review (ASR)
3.1.10.01 Whole Farm Plan (WFP) Annual Status Review SOP
3.1.11 Farming in Accordance with a Whole Farm Plan (WFP)
3.1.11.02 ASR Form Attachment A
3.1.11.02 Easement Annual Status Review (EASR)
3.1.12.01 BMP Payment & As Built Documentation (Organizational)
3.1.12.01A BMP Payment – As Built checklist
3.1.13.01 Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) and Precision Feed Management (PFM) – BMP Assignment and FAME Data Entry SOP
3.1.3.01A Nutrient Management Plan Precision Feed Management Sequence for FAME Data Entry SOP
Maintenance (IV)
4.2.03 BMP Repair & Replacement Guideline
4.2.03.1 Lifespans: BMP Repair/Modification – BMP Repair & Replacement
4.2.05.01 Completed BMP Repair/Modification Request for Assistance
4.2.06 Repair & Replacement of 0-6 Months of Age Calf Housing
4.2.07 Funds to be used in Manure Emergency Situations
4.2.08 Invasive Species Obstruction Removal
4.2.08.01 Invasive Species Obstruction Removal SOP
4.2.09 Reporting Guideline