Technical References

• Conservation Practice Standards
• Economic and Watershed Technical Information
• National Engineering Handbook
      Part 624 - Drainage:  Chapter 10 - Water Table Control
      Part 633 - Chapter 26 - Gradation Design of Sand and Gravel Filters
      Part 642 - Specifications for Construction Contracting
      Part 651 - Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook
• National Forestry Manual
• National Range and Pasture Handbook
• National Soil Survey Handbook
• National Watershed Manual
• Soil Survey Manual
• Soil Taxonomy, A Basic System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys, USDA-NRCS Agriculture Handbook No. 436
• Soil Testing for Phosphorous:  Environmental Uses and Implications
• Stream Corridor Restoration:  Principles, Processes, and Practices
• Water Quality and Quantity
• Keys to Soil Taxonomy (1.7 MB)

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

 CORE 4 Conservation Practices Training Guide (PDF; 9.4 MB) - Conservation Tillage, Nutrient Management, Pest Management, Buffer Practices
  Dairy Farmer Profitability Using Intensive Rotational Stocking (PDF; 282 KB)

Natural Resources Conservation Laws:  A Report on 17 States and Their Selected Counties and Townships

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

•  Natural Resources Conservation Laws (PDF; 55 KB)
•  Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF; 27 KB)
•  Chapter 2 - State Soil and Water Conservation District Laws (PDF; 205 KB)
•  Chapter 3 - Erosion and Sediment Control Laws (PDF; 62 KB)
•  Chapter 4 - Ground Water Laws (PDF; 97 KB)
•  Chapter 5 - State Water Quality and Management Laws (PDF; 126 KB)
•  Chapter 6 - Flood Plain and Stormwater Control Laws (PDF; 71 KB)
•  Chapter 7 - Wetlands Conservation Laws (PDF; 62 KB)
•  Chapter 8 - Prime Farmland, Rangeland Protection, and Forest Land Preservation Laws (PDF; 134 KB)
•  Chapter 9 - State Surface Mining Laws (PDF; 110 KB)
•  Chapter 10 - Organic Waste and Confined Animal Feeding Operations Laws (PDF; 30 KB)
•  Chapter 11 - State Nutrient, Pesticide, and Seed Laws (PDF; 225 KB)
•  Chapter 12 - State Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat Protection Laws (PDF; 59 KB)
•  Appendix (PDF; 21 KB)

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