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WI Exhibit 5-0 November 2015

Eligible Practices, Payment Rates And Guidance

FY 2016 Wisconsin

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

February 19, 2016


Table of Practices ........................................................................................................................................................................ 0 Table of Practices ........................................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 3 ACCESS CONTROL 472 .............................................................................................................................. 5 ACCESS ROAD 560 ...................................................................................................................................... 6 AGRICHEMICAL HANDLING FACILITY 309 ......................................................................................... 7 AGRICULTURAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN CAP 128 ............................................................... 8 AMENDING SOIL PROPERTIES WITH GYPSIFEROUS PRODUCTS 333 ...........................................10 ANAEROBIC DIGESTER 366.....................................................................................................................11 ANIMAL MORTALITY FACILITY 316 .....................................................................................................12 AQUATIC ORGANISM PASSAGE 396 .....................................................................................................13 BRUSH MANAGEMENT 314 .....................................................................................................................14 BUILDING ENVELOPE IMPROVEMENT 672 .........................................................................................15 CLEARING AND SNAGGING 326 ............................................................................................................16 COMPOSTING FACILITY 317 ...................................................................................................................17 COMPREHENSIVE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN CAP 102 ........................................................18 CONSERVATION COVER 327 ...................................................................................................................19 CONSERVATION CROP ROTATION 328 ................................................................................................20 CONSERVATION PLAN SUPPORTING ORGANIC TRANSITION CAP 138 ........................................21 CONSTRUCTED WETLAND 656 ..............................................................................................................22 CONTOUR BUFFER STRIPS 332 ...............................................................................................................23 CONTOUR FARMING 330 .........................................................................................................................24 COVER CROP 340 .......................................................................................................................................25 CRITICAL AREA PLANTING 342 .............................................................................................................26 DENITRIFYING BIOREACTOR 605 .........................................................................................................27 DIVERSION 362 ..........................................................................................................................................28 DRAINAGE WATER MANAGEMENT 554 ..............................................................................................29 DRAINAGE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN CAP 130 ..........................................................................30 EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT 647 ............................31 FARMSTEAD ENERGY IMPROVEMENT 374 .........................................................................................32 FENCE 382 ...................................................................................................................................................34 FIELD BORDER 386....................................................................................................................................36 FILTER STRIP 393 .......................................................................................................................................37 FIREBREAK 394 ..........................................................................................................................................38 FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT PLAN-CAP 142 .....................................................39 FORAGE AND BIOMASS PLANTING 512 ...............................................................................................40 FORAGE HARVEST MANAGEMENT 511 ...............................................................................................41 FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN-CAP 106 ...............................................................................................42 FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT 666 .....................................................................................................43 FOREST TRAILS AND LANDINGS 655 ...................................................................................................44 GRADE STABILIZATION STRUCTURE 410 ...........................................................................................45 GRASSED WATERWAY 412 .....................................................................................................................46 GRAZING MANAGEMENT PLAN CAP 110 ............................................................................................47 GROUNDWATER TESTING 355 ...............................................................................................................48 HEAVY USE AREA PROTECTION 561 ....................................................................................................49 HERBACEOUS WEED CONTROL 315 .....................................................................................................51 HIGH TUNNEL SYSTEM 325 ....................................................................................................................52 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 595 ...............................................................................................53 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN-CAP 114 ..........................................................................55 IRRIGATION PIPELINE 430.......................................................................................................................56 IRRIGATION SYSTEM, MICROIRRIGATION 441 ..................................................................................57 IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT 449 ............................................................................................58 IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN-CAP 118 ........................................................................60 KARST SINKHOLE TREATMENT 527 .....................................................................................................61


LIGHTING SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT 670 ..............................................................................................62 LINED WATERWAY OR OUTLET 468 ....................................................................................................63 LIVESTOCK PIPELINE 516 ........................................................................................................................64 LIVESTOCK SHELTER STRUCTURE 576 ...............................................................................................65 MULCHING 484 ..........................................................................................................................................66 NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT 590 ..............................................................................................................67 NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN CAP 104 ..........................................................................................69 OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL 500 ...............................................................................................................70 OPEN CHANNEL 582 ..................................................................................................................................71 PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL SYSTEM 782 .................................................................................................72 POLLINATOR HABITAT CAP 146 ............................................................................................................73 POND SEALING OR LINING, FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE 521A ..............................................................74 POND SEALING OR LINING, COMPACTED CLAY TREATMENT 521D ............................................75 PRESCRIBED BURNING 338 .....................................................................................................................76 PRESCRIBED GRAZING 528 .....................................................................................................................77 PUMPING PLANT 533 ................................................................................................................................78 RESIDUE AND TILLAGE MANAGEMENT, NO TILL 329 .....................................................................81 RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER 391 .............................................................................................................82 ROAD/TRAIL/LANDING CLOSURE AND TREATMENT-654 ...............................................................83 ROOF RUNOFF STRUCTURE 558 ............................................................................................................84 ROOFS AND COVERS 367 .........................................................................................................................85 SEDIMENT BASIN 350 ...............................................................................................................................86 SPOIL SPREADING 572 ..............................................................................................................................87 SPRING DEVELOPMENT 574 ...................................................................................................................88 SPRINKLER SYSTEM 442 ..........................................................................................................................89 STORMWATER RUNOFF CONTROL 570 ................................................................................................91 STREAM CROSSING 578 ...........................................................................................................................92 STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE PROTECTION 580 ..........................................................................93 STREAM HABITAT IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT 395 ........................................................94 STRIPCROPPING 585 .................................................................................................................................95 STRUCTURE FOR WATER CONTROL 587 .............................................................................................96 STRUCTURES FOR WILDLIFE 649 ..........................................................................................................97 SUBSURFACE DRAIN 606 .........................................................................................................................98 TERRACE 600 ..............................................................................................................................................99 TRAILS AND WALKWAYS 575 ..............................................................................................................100 TREE/SHRUB ESTABLISHMENT 612 ....................................................................................................101 TREE PRUNING 660 .................................................................................................................................102 TREE/SHRUB SITE PREPARATION 490 ................................................................................................103 UNDERGROUND OUTLET 620 ...............................................................................................................104 UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT 645 ..........................................................................105 VEGETATED TREATMENT AREA 635 .................................................................................................106 WASTE FACILITY CLOSURE 360 ..........................................................................................................107 WASTE SEPARATION FACILITY 632 ...................................................................................................108 WASTE STORAGE FACILITY 313 ..........................................................................................................109 WASTE TRANSFER 634 ...........................................................................................................................112 WASTE TREATMENT 629 .......................................................................................................................113 WATER & SEDIMENT CONTROL BASIN 638 ......................................................................................114 WATER WELL 642 ....................................................................................................................................115 WATER WELL DECOMMISSIONING 351 .............................................................................................116 WATERING FACILITY 614 ......................................................................................................................117 WETLAND RESTORATION 657 ..............................................................................................................118 WETLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT 644 ......................................................................119 WINDBREAK/SHELTERBELT ESTABLISHMENT 380........................................................................120 WINDBREAK/SHELTERBELT RENOVATION 650 ..............................................................................121 WOODY RESIDUE TREATMENT 384 ....................................................................................................122


INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this document is to list those conservation practices and associated scenarios eligible for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Wisconsin. It also includes the payment rates for those scenarios, applicable payment limits, lifespan of practices, guidance on the use of certain practices and scenarios, as well as eligible resource concerns. In order for a practice or system to be eligible for EQIP, it must be used to solve a documented EQIP ELIGIBLE resource concern on the proposed project site. The purpose and applicability of each practice can be found in the current Wisconsin technical standard for the practice, accessible through this link: http://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/treemenuFS.aspx Payment schedules and scenarios were developed to meet the technical standards. The practice standard’s Definition, Purposes, Conditions Where Practice Applies, and Criteria must be followed. This guidance document may provide additional program requirements. Payment is limited to installing the conservation practice to the extent necessary to meet the resource concern(s) addressed by the conservation plan. The practice must meet NRCS technical standard criteria to be eligible for payment. All payment caps listed are per contract item. Management practices may receive up to 3 payment years per acre. FI = Foregone Income. Foregone income is included in some practice scenarios that remove land from production or reduce income due to implementation of the practice. While NRCS may assist in the planning for an operation’s expansion, EQIP funding may only be used to address the resource concerns of the existing operation. EQIP funds will not be provided for the expansion portion of any project. Payment is limited to the least-cost alternative which will remain stable under design conditions. All Conservation Activity Plans (CAPs) require a separate application and contract. One CAP is allowed per operation for the applicable land use. For example, one Irrigation Water Management Plan (118) will include all irrigation systems of the operation. Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) CAP (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (AgEMP) CAP (128) are exceptions to the rule and may be contracted on the same land unit, but in separate contracts. All Conservation Activity Plans that contain Engineering practices must be accepted by NRCS staff with the appropriate level of engineering job approval authority. Prior to obligating, planned engineering practices require a review from someone with the appropriate level of planning engineering job approval authority. The practice scenario selected should be the best technical match for what is being installed/implemented under that technical standard. Scenario selection shall not be based on the payment rate. Irrigation equipment that is replaced cannot be used to create another resource concern in another location.

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EQIP does not pay for the same practice on the same land that has received payment or other benefit from any other EQIP contract or any other USDA conservation program. If an overlap exists for any part of the same practice, that practice would be considered a duplicative practice and not authorized under EQIP. When a supporting practice is included in an EQIP contract to support a conservation practice that is not in the contract, the latter must be scheduled in an NRCS conservation plan signed by the applicant prior to contract obligation. The practice not in the EQIP contract must be scheduled and implemented within the lifespan of the EQIP contract. Failure to implement the practice that is not in the contract could result in contract termination with recovery of financial assistance and assessment of liquidated damages. Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan: Options to complete a CNMP requirement:

Consultants can complete CNMPs without being paid. Agency employees or partners can complete the CNMP Consultants can complete parts of the CNMPs without being paid and agency

employees can complete the rest. Agency employees can complete the farmstead and land treatment portion of

the CNMP and a TSP completes the NMP. o The TSP can be paid for their work with a CAP-104 payment scenario

“With Manure” A TSP can be paid for completing an entire CNMP with a CAP-102 payment

All CNMPs must meet the criteria outlined in NRCS policy.


ACCESS CONTROL 472

No. Scenario Unit Limit Payment Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Monitoring, maintenance, additional labor Ac $30.84 $37.00

Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to:

• 382 - Fencing

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or

Compost Applications in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Feed and Forage • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Water


ACCESS ROAD 560


Payment Rate HU

1 Raised Earth Foot $2.08 $2.50 2 Gravel Foot $5.45 $6.54 3 Gravel over Geotextile Foot $9.54 $11.45 4 Gravel over Base Course Foot $9.15 $10.97 5 Gravel over Base Course over Geotextile Foot $15.31 $18.37 6 Gravel over Base Course over Sand Filter Foot $16.86 $20.23 7 Geogrid Foot $11.95 $14.34

Scenario 1 utilizes Option A of the 560 standard. Scenario 2 utilizes Option B of the 560 standard. Scenario 3 utilizes Option C of the 560 standard. Scenario 4 utilizes Option D of the 560 standard. Scenario 5 utilizes Option E of the 560 standard. Scenario 6 utilizes Option F of the 560 standard. Scenario 7 utilizes Option G of the 560 standard. Scenario 7 is Gravel over Geogrid over Geotextile Limitations: Practice is not to be used to provide driveway access to a farmstead or residence. NOTE: In a forested setting, a forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 484 Mulching • 500 Obstruction Removal • 578 Stream Crossing Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Ground Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Ground Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or

Compost Applications in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition


AGRICHEMICAL HANDLING FACILITY 309

No. Scenario Units Limit Payment

Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Concrete Pad for Mixing and Loading Sq. Ft. $7.99 $9.58

2 Storage with Handling Pad Under a Roof without Sides Sq. Ft. $14.75 $17.70

Limitations: Does not apply to portable facilities or the handling of fuel. NOTE: The roof in Scenario 2 must meet the Roofs and Covers (367) standard. Roof costs are included in the payment rate for Scenario 2. Payment rate includes the pump, curbs, and sump. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to:

• 342 Critical Area Planting • 560 Access Road

Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Ground Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Ground Water


AGRICULTURAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN CAP 128

No. Scenario Unit Limit Payment

Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Small, One Enterprise No. $1,601.98 $1,922.37 2 Medium, One Enterprise No. $1,993.44 $2,392.13 3 Large, One Enterprise No. $2,627.51 $3,153.01 4 Small, Two Enterprises No. $2,480.76 $2,976.92 5 Medium, Two Enterprises No. $3,359.55 $4,031.46 6 Large, Two Enterprises No. $4,590.34 $5,508.40 7 Small, Three Enterprises No. $2,872.23 $3,446.68 8 Medium, Three Enterprises No. $3,751.02 $4,501.22 9 Large, Three Enterprises No. $5,052.20 $6,062.64 10 Small, Four Enterprises No. $3,506.29 $4,207.55 11 Medium, Four Enterprises No. $4,385.08 $5,262.10 12 Large, Four Enterprises No. $5,756.67 $6,908.00

Enterprise refers to the different businesses within the operation; cropland, livestock production, irrigation, greenhouse or maple syrup production. Small: ≤300 Acres; ≤300 AU; up to 2 irrigation pumps; ≤ 20,000 sq. ft. of heated greenhouse, or a maple syrup enterprise. Medium: 301 to 2,500 ac.; 301 to 1000 AU; 3 to 6 Irrigation Pumps; 20,001 to 40,000 sq. ft. heated greenhouse Large: >2,500 ac.; >1000 AU; More than 7 Irrigation Pumps; >40,001 sq. ft. heated greenhouse If one operation is MEDIUM or LARGE, select that scenario, with the appropriate number of additional enterprises. A producer only needs to have an audit for the enterprises they are interesting in assessing. They do not need to have an audit for all enterprises on the operation. Limitations: This CAP is only available in the On-Farm Energy Initiative. The AgEMP 128 application must address the prior year energy consumption for the primary farm enterprise as a minimum. Only Certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) may be used to provide services for the development of AgEMPs. Technical Service Providers certification criteria by activity plan type may be viewed at the following website: http://techreg.usda.gov/RptActivityPlans.aspx Agricultural Energy Management Plan development must follow “Conservation Activity Plans Technical Criteria” in Section III of the Wisconsin NRCS eFOTG. http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=WI Audits do not include a residential/home energy audit. Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128)*, Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be

contracted on the same land unit but in separate contracts. No other conservation activity plan may be contracted on the same land unit as Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102).

Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year following installation.

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Resource Concerns:

• Inefficient Energy Use-Equipment and Facilities • Inefficient Energy Use-Farming/Ranching Practices and Field Operations


AMENDING SOIL PROPERTIES WITH GYPSIFEROUS PRODUCTS 333


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Gypsum less than 1 ton rate Acre $28.59 $34.31 2 Gypsum greater than 1 ton rate Acre $47.77 $57.32

Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 years following practice installation.

Limitations: This practice is only offered in the GLRI Sign-up. It may be contracted for up to 3 years. Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Excess Nutrients in Surface Water • Soil Quality Degradation – Organic Matter Depletion


ANAEROBIC DIGESTER 366


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Small Plug Flow < 1000 AU Animal Unit $100,000 $535.65 $642.77 2 Medium Plug Flow 1000-2000 AU Animal Unit $100,000 $381.29 $457.55 3 Large Plug Flow >2000 AU Animal Unit $100,000 $254.69 $305.63 4 Small Complete Mix <1000 AU Animal Unit $100,000 $570.59 $684.71 5 Medium Complete Mix 1000-2500 AU Animal Unit $100,000 $516.22 $619.46 6 Large Complete Mix >2500 AU Animal Unit $100,000 $351.92 $422.30

Limitations: Only animal units (AU) contributing to the digester will be used to determine practice extent. Note: A Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) or CAP 102 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Implementation of all practices cited in the CNMP is required by the end of the contract period, regardless of financial assistance provided. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 25 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 313 Waste Storage Facility • 367 Roofs and Covers • 533 Pumping Plant • 634 Waste Transfer • 632 Waste Separation Facility • 342 Critical Area Planting • 484 Mulching Resource Concerns:

• Air Quality Impacts – Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) • Air Quality Impacts – Objectionable Odors


ANIMAL MORTALITY FACILITY 316


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Incinerator, < 50 CF Chamber Cu. Ft. $100,000 $216.08 $259.30 2 Incineration 50 – 100 CF Chamber Cu. Ft. $100,000 $194.47 $233.36 3 Incineration >= 100 CF Chamber Cu. Ft. $100,000 $102.41 $122.90 4 Animal Mortality Composting Facility1 Sq. Ft. $100,000 $30.04 $36.04

1 Size based on square-footage of the bin composter required. For in-vessel composters use the computed bin size. Scenario 1-3: volume based on burning chamber volume Scenario 4: based on total bin area Limitations: Scenarios do not apply for situations of catastrophic mortality due to disease. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 367 Roofs and Covers • 560 Access Road Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from manure, Bio-solids or Compost Applications in Surface Water

• Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from manure, Bio-solids or Compost Applications in Groundwater

• Air Quality Impacts – Objectionable Odors


AQUATIC ORGANISM PASSAGE 396


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Earthen Dam Removal Fill Height 8’ or Less1 Cu. Yd. $11.92 $14.31 2 Earthen Dam Removal Fill Height over 8’1 Cu. Yd. $7.40 $8.88 3 Blockage Removal – Remote Access2 Each $400.34 $480.41 4 Blockage Removal-Road Access2 Each $327.43 $392.91 5 CMP Culvert3 Dia. Inch-Foot $3.53 $4.23 6 Bottomless Culvert Cu. Ft. $8.48 $10.18 7 Bridge4 Foot $517.89 $621.47 8 Bridge – Timber Decking, Supports, and Pilings4 Cu. Ft.5 $21.73 $26.08

1Cubic yards of embankment to be removed 2 When removing beaver dams, only to be used for restoration of critical native fish species habitat and as a final step after completion of animal removal program. 3Diameter (inches) multiplied by Length (feet) 4 Planning needs to be approved by the State Conservation Engineer prior to obligation 5 Bank Full Width x Deck width x Depth to Girder from Channel Bottom Limitations: This practice is only used when the primary resource concern is inadequate habitat for fish and wildlife, not hydrologic. Consult the appropriate Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) for targeted species – eFOTG section III. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 5 years after year of installation.

Resource Concerns:

• Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


BRUSH MANAGEMENT 314


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Mechanical, Small Shrubs Acre $82.57 $99.09 2 Mechanical and Chemical, Small Shrubs Acre $102.24 $122.68 3 Mechanical and Chemical, Large Shrubs Acre $208.40 $250.08 4 Chemical, Individual Plant Treatment Acre $26.11 $31.33 5 Hand Cut and Chemical, Small Shrubs, Dense Infestation Acre $600.05 $720.06

Limitations: Brush Management is NOT available to those currently in a continuous grazing system (except for livestock exclusion or control) who will be remaining in a continuous grazing system. Note: In forested settings, a forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern. In a pasture setting a grazing management plan or CAP 110 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Small Shrubs – Sites where average stem diameter is less than or equal to 2 inches at ground line. Large Shrubs – Sites where average stem diameter is greater than 2 inches at ground line. Medium Infestation – Sites where brush accounts for 15-30% canopy cover. Dense Infestation – Sites where brush accounts for greater than 30% canopy cover. Also includes those areas with slopes >30% as indicated by soil map unit and field verified. IF THIS PRACTICE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pest Pressure • Degraded Plant Condition – Wildfire Hazard, Excessive Biomass Accumulation • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Food • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Feed and Forage


BUILDING ENVELOPE IMPROVEMENT 672


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Building Envelope - Attic Insulation Sq. Ft. $0.59 $0.71 2 Building Envelope - Wall Insulation Sq. Ft. $1.44 $1.73 3 Building Envelope - Sealant Linear Foot $1.25 $1.50

Limitation: This practice is only available in the On-Farm Energy Initiative. NOTE: A completed AgEMP CAP (128) or an audit accepted by NRCS that meets ASABE Standard S612 type II is required prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Scenarios in table above must be recommended by the audit. A checklist to determine if a non-AgEMP audit meets ASABE standards is available at this link: https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fsites%2FNRCS%5FWisconsin%2FProgramsFA%2FEQIP%2FFY14%2FCookbook%20References&FolderCTID=0x0120003F64501CE5B6B04AA8B48C3EAC011A3D&View={46ECB4DA-C734-4153-A3AE-693ACE147F88} Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Inefficient Energy Use – Equipment and Facilities

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CLEARING AND SNAGGING 326


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Clearing and Snagging Ln. Ft. $11.18 $13.41 Practice used for snagging material from stream for streambank erosion control and stream restoration projects. Use 500-Obstruction Removal for removal of trees along streambanks. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 5 years after year of installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost

Applications in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


COMPOSTING FACILITY 317


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Concrete Bins with Concrete Floor Sq. Ft. $100,000 $15.71 $18.85 2 Windrow or Static Pile, All Weather Surface Sq. Ft. $100,000 $0.94 $1.12 3 Windrow or Static Pile, Asphalt Surface Sq. Ft. $100,000 $2.51 $3.01 4 Windrow or Static Pile, Concrete Surface Sq. Ft. $100,000 $4.14 $4.97 5 Composting Drum Cu. Ft. $100,000 $123.60 $148.32

Scenarios 1-4: Practice extent is based on square feet of floor. Limitations: Composting Facility not to be designed or used as livestock housing. Note: If manure is to be composted, a Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) or CAP 102 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Implementation of all practices cited in the CNMP is required by the end of the contract period, regardless of financial assistance provided. NOTE: Roofs and Covers (367) may also be used on same site if there are resource concerns due to precipitation-caused runoff from the Composting Facility (317). Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years after year of installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 367 Roofs and Covers • 560 Heavy Use Are Protection Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost

Applications in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost

Applications in Groundwater • Air Quality Impacts – Objectionable Odors


COMPREHENSIVE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN CAP 102


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Non-Dairy Operation Less Than 300 AU with Land Application No. $6,387.94 $7,665.53

2 Dairy Operation Less Than 300 AU with Land Application No. $7,971.47 $9,565.77

3 Non-Dairy Operation Greater Than or Equal to 300 AU and Less Than 700 AU with Land Application No. $8,228.36 $9,874.03

4 Dairy Operation Greater Than or Equal to 300 AU and Less Than 700 AU with Land Application No. $9,107.89 $10,929.46

5 Non-Dairy Operation Greater Than or Equal to 700 AU with Land Application No. $9,939.86 $11,927.83

6 Dairy Operation Greater Than or Equal to 700 AU with Land Application No. $10,127.28 $12,152.74

7 Livestock Operation Less Than 300 AU without Land Application No. $5,758.10 $6909.71

8 Livestock Operation Greater Than 300 AU without Land Application No. $7,154.21 $8,585.05

CNMP development is outlined on the Wisconsin NRCS webpage under ‘CNMP Planning Tools, Contents and Certification’ http://www.wi.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cnmp.html Only Certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) may be used to provide services for the development of CNMPs. Technical Service Providers certification criteria by activity plan type may be viewed at the following website: http://techreg.usda.gov/RptActivityPlans.aspx Note: Practices identified as needed in the CNMP may be contracted through EQIP separately. CNMPs must be developed following the e-FOTG Section I criteria BEFORE PAYMENTS ARE APPROVED. This practice must have an updated nutrient management plan and new conservation plan completed by the TSP (i.e., not completed by NRCS). This practice cannot be contracted if NRCS provides the nutrient management or conservation plan for the client. Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128)*, Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be


Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water

http://www.wi.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cnmp.html

http://techreg.usda.gov/RptActivityPlans.aspx


CONSERVATION COVER 327


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Native Grass and forbs Acre $237.61 $285.13 2 Native Grass and forbs, FI Acre $557.52 $605.04 3 Organic Introduced Mix, FI Acre $501.24 $524.07 4 Native Pollinator Habitat Mix1 Acre $831.59 $934.00 5 Introduced Grass and Legumes Acre $91.37 $109.64 6 Introduced Grass and Legumes, FI Acre $460.37 $488.46

1Scenario may also be used when a prairie restoration is planned for 15 or more species. Limitations: This practice does not apply to plantings for critical area protection or forage production. Organic scenarios are only available in EQIP Organic Initiative sign-up. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 5 years after year of installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to:

• 314 Brush Management • 612 Tree and Shrub Establishment • 645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Quality Degradation – Organic Matter Depletion • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Food • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


CONSERVATION CROP ROTATION 328

Limitations: Payment is per acre for up to 3 years. This practice may not be used with Prescribed Grazing (528). Organic scenario is only available in EQIP Organic Initiative sign-up. Payment will only be made upon establishment of the perennial crop or additional high residue crops. No field shall receive more than three payments. Perennial crops must remain in the rotation for a minimum of two years after planting. High residue crops are annual row crops that provide high amounts of non-fragile residues that provide some degree of resistance to decomposition by tillage and weather. Examples include small grains (spring/winter wheat, oats, barley, winter cereal rye, etc.), corn for grain, and summer annuals (millet, sorghum-sudan grass, etc.). Annual crops can be grazed or harvested for grain only. IF THIS PRACTICE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year. Associated practices include, but are not limited to:

• 329 Reside and Tillage Management-No-till • 340 Cover Crop • 449 Irrigation Water Management • 590 Nutrient Management • 595 Integrated Pest Management

Resource Concerns: • Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Quality Degradation – Organic Matter Depletion • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost

Applications in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Inefficient Energy Use – Farming/Ranching Practices and Field Operations


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Standard Rotation Acre $50,000 $1.86 $2.24 2 Organic, Complex Acre $50,000 $12.43 $14.92


CONSERVATION PLAN SUPPORTING ORGANIC TRANSITION CAP 138


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition CAP No. $2,398.92 $2,878.71

2 Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition CAP No Local TSP1 No. $3,744.66 $4,493.59

1Non-local scenario will be used when only TSP(s) available are > 300 miles from site. Limitations: Only Certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) may be used to provide services for the development of CPSOTs. This CAP is only available in the Organic Transition fund of the Organic Initiative. Plan development must follow “Conservation Activity Plans Technical Criteria” in Section III of the Wisconsin NRCS eFOTG. http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=WI Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128)*, Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be


Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year.

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion-Sheet and Rill Erosion • Water Quality Degradation- Pesticides in Surface Water



CONSTRUCTED WETLAND 656


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Small <.1 Acre, Vertical Cells Sq. Ft. $8.36 $10.03 2 Medium 0.1 to .5 Acre Acre $31,726.11 $38067.21 3 Large, More Than 0.5 ac Acre $28,375.25 $34,046.02

Limitations: For treatment of waste only. Practice extent is based on area of constructed wetland. Note: A Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) or CAP 102 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Implementation of all practices cited in the CNMP is required by the end of the contract period, regardless of financial assistance provided. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 15 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Seeding • 484 Mulching • 533 Pumping Plant • 629 Waste Treatment • 634 Waste Transfer Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost

Applications in Surface Water


CONTOUR BUFFER STRIPS 332


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Introduced, Cool Season, FI Acre $462.11 $477.76 2 Organic, FI Acre $601.21 $629.22

Limitations: One-time payment per acre. The payment rate is for the actual area of new buffer strips established. Organic scenario is only available in EQIP Organic Initiative sign-up. Contour Farming (330) and Stripcropping (585) should NOT be contracted on the same acres as Contour Buffer Strips (332). Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for 5 years following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


CONTOUR FARMING 330


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Contour Farming Acre $7.18 $8.61 Limitations: No more than one year of payment may be provided. Contour Buffer Strips (332) and Stripcropping (585) should NOT be contracted on the same acres as Contour Farming (330). Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for 5 years following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


COVER CROP 340


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 One Species Acre $50,000 $45.53 $54.63 2 Multiple Species Acre $50,000 $61.91 $74.29 3 Organic Acre $50,000 $102.29 $122.74 4 Cover Crop Adaptive Management Each $50,000 $1997.57 $2397.09

Scenario 4 is for the implementation of cover crops in at least 4 small replicated plots contracted for 3 years to allow a producer to learn how to manage cover crops on their operation. This will be done according the NRCS Technical Note 10 – Adaptive Management. This scenario is eligible ONLY upon prior consultation and approval from the State Resource Conservationist. Limitations: Payment is per acre for up to 5 years when related soil health, else payment is per acre for up to 3 years. Approved cover crop species include those listed in Wisconsin Agronomy Technical Note #7, Cover and Green Manure Crop Benefits to Soil Quality. Cover crop will not be harvested for grain. Organic scenario is only available in EQIP Organic Initiative sign-up. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year. Associated practices include, but are not limited to:

• 328 Conservation Crop Rotation • 329 Residue and Tillage Management-No-till • 345 Residue and Tillage Management-Mulch-till • 590 Nutrient Management • 595 Integrated Pest Management

IF THIS PRACTICE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Quality Degradation – Organic Matter Depletion • Soil Quality Degradation – Compaction • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


CRITICAL AREA PLANTING 342


Payment Rate HU

1 Introduced Seeding – light grading Acre $168.58 $202.30 2 Native Seeding – light grading Acre $253.77 $304.52 3 Introduced Seeding - moderate grading Acre $725.59 $870.70 4 Introduced Seeding – heavy grading Acre $969.22 $1163.06

Scenarios 1-2 are intended to be used for seeding structural practices. Light Grading is prepping a seed bed following construction activities. Scenarios 3: apply to streambanks <4’ in height (measured from bank top to toe of slope) and gullies < 2’ in depth. This is a construction activity and seeding. Scenarios 4: apply to streambanks >4’ in height (measured from bank top to toe of slope) and gullies > 2’ in depth. This is a construction activity and seeding. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a life span of 10 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 484 Mulching • 572 Spoil Spreading

Seeding is Not Included in all these Practices • 362 Diversion • 468 Lined Waterway or Outlet • 560 Access Road • 612 Tree and Shrub Establishment • 635 Vegetated Treatment Area • 580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection • 587 Structure for Water Control • 500 Obstruction Removal • 410 Grade Stabilization Structures

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Water Quality Degradation - Pesticides in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition


DENITRIFYING BIOREACTOR 605


Payment Rate HU

1 With Soil Cover Cu-Yd $48.73 $58.47 2 Without Soil Cover Cu-Yd $33.60 $40.32

Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a life span of 10 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 554 Drainage Water Management • 606 Subsurface Drain Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Excess Nutrients in Surface Waters • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Nutrients in Ground Waters


DIVERSION 362


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Earthen Diversion Linear Feet $2.29 $2.75 2 Reinforced Concrete Curb with Footer Linear Feet $22.89 $27.47 3 Reinforced Concrete Curb, Doweled into Slab Linear Feet $7.00 $8.40 4 Reinforced Concrete Channel, Flat Slab Linear Feet $66.04 $79.25

Practice extent based on length of diversion. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 468 Lined Waterway or Outlet • 484 Mulching • 560 Access Road • 575 Trails and Walkways • 578 Stream Crossing Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Excess Water – Runoff, Flooding or Ponding • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost


Applications in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


DRAINAGE WATER MANAGEMENT 554


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Drainage Water Management Acre $8.25 $9.91

Limitations: Payment is per acre for up to 3 years. Practice extent is number of structures requiring operation to implement control of drainage. NOTE: A drainage water management plan meeting the criteria for Conservation Activity Plan 130 must be provided prior to obligating this practice. Consultants providing plans do not need to be TechReg certified if the plan was not funded in an EQIP CAP contract. However, all plans must be accepted as meeting CAP 130 criteria by NRCS staff with appropriate engineering job approval authority. Use of Wisconsin Job Sheet 822 is required to determine the applicability of this practice. IF THIS PRACTICE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 130 Drainage Water Management Plan • 587 Structure for Water Control • 620 Underground Outlet Resource Concerns: • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health


DRAINAGE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN CAP 130


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 DWMP – Tile Map Available No. $2,062.65 $2,475.17 2 DWMP – No Tile Map Available No. $2,459.81 $2,951.77

Limitations: Only Certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) may be used to provide services for the development of a Drainage Water Management Plan-Written. Plan development must follow “Conservation Activity Plans Technical Criteria” in Section III of the Wisconsin NRCS eFOTG. http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=WI Use of Wisconsin Job Sheet 822 is required to determine the applicability of this practice. Planning Considerations: One Drainage Water Management Plan CAP can be contracted per system. A system could be broken up and separated by a number of factors based on the scope of the drainage water system, soil differences, slopes, tile size, depth, age differences, etc. A system could cover more than one field, and a field could contain multiple systems. Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128)*, Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). syp *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be



Resource Concerns:




EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT 647


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Regeneration of alder stands. Ac. $413.43 $496.12 2 Regeneration of aspen stands. Ac. $413.43 $496.12

This scenario should be used when contracting for forest openings. Consult the appropriate Habitat Suitability Index for Targeted Species – eFOTG Section III Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


FARMSTEAD ENERGY IMPROVEMENT 374


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Ventilation – Replacement of Conventional Exhaust

Fan with High Volume, Low Speed, Efficient Exhaust Fan1

Each $1,059.71 $1,271.65

2 Ventilation – Replacement of Horizontal Air Flow Fan with Efficient HAF Fan1 Each $168.20 $201.84

3 Ventilation – Replacement of Less Efficient Circulation Fan with High Volume Low Speed Fan1 Each $4,110.75 $4,932.89

4 Plate Cooler2 Each $5,133.27 $6,159.92 5 Scroll Compressor3 Horsepower $22.01 $26.42 6 Water Heating – Compressor Heat Recovery Each $2,837.59 $3,405.10

7 Water Heating – High Efficiency or Tank-less Water Heater Each $2,311.57 $2,773.89

8 Water Heating – Heat Pump Water Heater Each $220.20 $264.24 9 Washer – Extractor Each $6,040.16 $7,248.19 10 Low Energy Livestock Waterers Each $777.52 $933.02 11 Variable Speed Drive4 Horsepower $179.35 $215.22 12 Automatic Controller System5 Each $1,134.21 $1,361.06 13 Motor Upgrade >100 HP Horsepower $119.36 $143.23 14 Motor Upgrade 10 – 100 HP Horsepower $96.23 $115.48 15 Motor Upgrade 1 – 10 HP Horsepower $136.98 $164.37 16 Motor Upgrade </= 1HP Each $462.21 $554.65 17 Heating – Radiant Tube Systems Each $1,158.94 $1,390.72 18 Heating (Building) 1000 BTU/Hr $20.96 $25.16 19 Heating – Root Zone Heating Linear Foot $1.98 $2.38 20 Heating – Attic Heat Recovery Vents Each $130.02 $156.02

21 New Grain Dryer BTU / lb Water Removed $33.31 $39.97

22 Grain Aeration Floor System Sq-Ft $10.55 $12.65 24 Evaporator Wood-Fired, Air Injected Sq-Ft $296.59 $355.91 25 Evaporator Wood-Fired, Gasifier Sq-Ft $556.64 $667.97 26 Enhanced Preheater Sq-Ft $308.89 $370.67

1Fans replaced to reduce energy use. 2Units based on rated capacity of plate cooler to reduce energy use. 3Units based on HP of scroll compressor to reduce energy use. 4Units based on HP of motor the VSD is controlling to reduce energy use. 5Temperature and soil moisture sensors installed as part of an electronic monitoring system used to control pumps and irrigation systems. Typical components of the control system include any of the following: wiring, sensors, data logger, logic controller, communication link, software, switches, and relay. 24 – 26 are for maple syrup production Limitations: This practice is only available in the On-Farm Energy Initiative. Not eligible for residential uses.


NOTE: A completed AgEMP CAP 128 or an audit accepted by NRCS that meets ASABE Standard S612 type II is required prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Scenarios in table above must be recommended by the audit. A checklist to determine if a non-AgEMP audit meets ASABE standards is available at this link: https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fsites%2FNRCS%5FWisconsin%2FProgramsFA%2FEQIP%2FFY14%2FCookbook%20References&FolderCTID=0x0120003F64501CE5B6B04AA8B48C3EAC011A3D&View={46ECB4DA-C734-4153-A3AE-693ACE147F88} Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 118 Irrigation Water Management CAP • 128 AgEMP 449 Irrigation Water Management • ASABE S-612 Resource Concerns:

• Air Quality Impacts – Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) • Inefficient Energy Use – Equipment and Facilities






FENCE 382


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Multi Strand Barbed or Smooth Wire1 Foot $50,000 $1.24 $1.49 2 Woven Wire1 Foot $50,000 $2.20 $2.64 3 Electric – High Tensile1 Foot $50,000 $1.35 $1.62 4 Safety2 Foot $50,000 $3.19 $3.83 5 Pasture Paddock3 Foot $50,000 $0.30 $0.36 6 Electric One Strand - Interior1 Foot $50,000 $0.64 $0.76

1Scenario only to be used for addressing resource concerns associated with livestock. 2This may be used to restrict vehicle entry from unique/sensitive environmental areas. 3Movable fencing 4Available only for aquaculture ponds Waste Storage Fence is incidental to the 313 Waste Storage and should not be contracted separate to the 313 Waste Storage. Follow WI-NRCS 382, Table 1 Fence Selection Criteria. Limitations: Fence may not be contracted to replace existing boundary fence. Fence may not be contracted to convert non-cropped areas to grazing. EQIP payments for internal divisional fencing will be based on type and quantity specified in a NRCS approved grazing plan. Financial assistance for fencing on legal property boundaries is allowed when converting cropland to a grazing system to address resource concerns related to crop production. Consult on a case-by-case situation with the ARC/Grazing Specialist when this practice is NOT part of a prescribed grazing setting. NOTE: In a pasture setting a grazing management plan or CAP 110 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Fencing as part of a “barnyard” treatment system of practices is available and the scenario that is the closest technical match should be used. Implementation of this practice where 528 does not apply shall be based upon the criterion noted in Purpose of Fence: Perimeter Around Management Unit found in WI-NRCS 382, Table 1 (Fence Selection Criteria). Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 20 years following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost



• Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost Applications in Groundwater

• Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Feed and Forage • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Water


FIELD BORDER 386


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Native Species, Foregone Income1 Acre $590.61 $631.95 2 Introduced Species, Foregone Income1 Acre $495.36 $517.65 3 Pollinator Mix, Foregone Income1 Acre $620.84 $668.23 4 Native Acre $248.07 $206.72 5 Introduced Acre $111.48 $133.77 6 Pollinator Acre $236.96 $284.35

1Harvest is not permitted except as part of maintenance during the establishment year, only. Applicability: At crop field edges, and to connect other buffer practices within the crop field. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 10 years following installation. Associated practices include, but are not limited to:

• 328 Conservation Crop Rotation • 329 Residue and Tillage Management-No-Till • 330 Contour Farming • 345 Residue and Tillage Management-Mulch-Till • 595 Integrated Pest Management • 645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Food • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter


FILTER STRIP 393


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Native Species-Foregone Income Acre $442.32 $466.88 2 Introduced Species-Foregone Income Acre $422.85 $443.51

Limitations: This practice does not apply to the treatment of conditions where high levels of pollutants can be anticipated such as animal feed lots, feed storage areas, and milking center waste areas. For these types of situations refer to Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Field Office Technical Guide Section IV (FOTG), Standard 635, Wastewater Treatment Strip. This practice does not apply where soil loss is above “T” within 300 feet of the filter strip. This practice does not apply where the creation, restoration, or enhancement of wildlife habitat or movement corridors is the primary purpose. Refer to FOTG Standards 645, Wildlife Upland Habitat Management; 391, Riparian Forest Buffer, and other appropriate standards. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years after year of installation. Associated practices include, but are not limited to:

• 328 Conservation Crop Rotation • 329 Residue and Tillage Management-No-Till • 330 Contour Farming • 345 Residue and Tillage Management-Mulch-Till • 590 Nutrient Management • 595 Integrated Pest Management

Resource Concerns: • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


FIREBREAK 394


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Constructed – Light Equipment1 Foot $0.03 $0.03 2 Constructed, Medium Equipment, flat to medium slopes Foot $0.40 $0.47 3 Constructed, Medium equipment, steep slopes Foot $1.13 $1.36 4 Vegetated permanent firebreak2 Foot $0.16 $0.19 5 Constructed, wide, bladed or disked firebreak Foot $2.92 $3.51 6 Hand Construction, Steep Slopes Foot $1.18 $1.42

1Used as a supporting practice in conjunction with prescribed burning. 2Used for wildfire protection Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 5 years after year of installation. Associated practices include, but are not limited to:

• 342 Critical Area Planting • 338 Prescribed Burning

Resource Concerns: • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pest Pressure • Degraded Plant Condition – Wildfire Hazard, Excessive Biomass Accumulation • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter


FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT PLAN-CAP 142


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Fish & Wildlife Habitat Management CAP No. $2,510.43 $3,012.51

Limitations: Only Certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) may be used to provide services for the development of a Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan-Written. Plan development must follow “Conservation Activity Plans Technical Criteria” in Section III of the Wisconsin NRCS eFOTG. http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=WI Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128)*, Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be



Resource Concerns:

• Fish and Wildlife-Inadequate Habitat-Cover/Shelter



FORAGE AND BIOMASS PLANTING 512


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Warm Season, one species Acre $173.04 $207.65 2 Warm Season, 2 or more species Acre $288.79 $346.55 3 Cool Season Acre $156.60 $187.92 4 Interseed1 Acre $111.50 $133.80 5 Frost Seeding Acre $80.18 $96.21

1For use in existing pasture or hayland. Use of no-till drill is required. Note: In a pasture setting a grazing management plan or CAP 110 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Application of lime and fertilizer to reach optimum levels, based on a current soil test is required if needed. Soil tests must be done according to the UW-Madison, Department of Soil Science soil analytical procedures and soil test recommendations. Labs approved by Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection will be considered approved by NRCS for the EQIP program. This practice may be used to convert existing cropland, upon which annual crops have been grown in at least 2 of the previous 5 years, to permanent hayland or pasture, or to convert an existing continuous grazed pasture in poor condition to a rotationally grazed system. It may NOT be used to replant an existing continuously grazed pasture in poor condition that will remain in a continuously grazed system. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 5 years following practice installation. Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Quality Degradation – Organic Matter Depletion • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Feed and Forage


FORAGE HARVEST MANAGEMENT 511


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Delayed Mowing for Ground Nesting Birds1 Acre $8.32 $9.98 1Mowing shall not occur prior to August 1st.

Limitations: Payment is per acre for up to 3 years. This practice is only available in the Organic and Honey Bee Pollinator Effort sign-ups. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Feed and Forage


FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN-CAP 106


Payment Rate HU

1 FMP Less Than or Equal to 20 acres No. $1,065.90 $1,279.08 2 FMP 21 to 100 acres No. $1,346.40 $1,615.68 3 FMP 101 to 250 acres No. $2,412.30 $2,894.76 4 FMP 251 to 500 acres No. $3,478.20 $4,173.84 5 FMP 501 to 1000 acres No. $4,039.20 $4,847.04 6 FMP Greater Than 1000 acres No. $5,049.00 $6,058.80

Limitations: Only Certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) may be used to provide services for the development of FMPs. Plan development must follow “Conservation Activity Plans Technical Criteria” in Section III of the Wisconsin NRCS eFOTG. http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=WI Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128)*, Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be


Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Degraded Plant Condition-Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health



FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT 666


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Pre commercial Thinning, Hand tools Acre $207.91 $249.49 2 Competition Control – Mechanical, Heavy Equipment Acre $372.97 $447.57 3 Marking Only, Uneven Aged Stand Acre $78.50 $94.20 4 Marking Only, Even Aged Stand Acre $49.10 $58.92

Limitations: Practice is only available for activities which result in a long-term improvement in stand health, productivity, and vigor. Improvement activities may be done concurrently with a timber harvest. NOTE: A forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern. Scenario 1: Should be contracted where hand work and manual labor is the major component of the management activity. Scenario 2: Is used for thinning where mechanical equipment will be used to conduct the management activity. Scenarios 3 and 4: Will be marked by a professional forester to address the resource concerns. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation.


• 384 Woody Residue Treatment • 560 Access Road • 655 Forest Trails and Landings • 612 Tree and Shrub Establishment

Resource Concerns:

• Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pest Pressure • Degraded Plant Condition – Wildfire Hazard, Excessive Biomass Accumulation • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


FOREST TRAILS AND LANDINGS 655


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Trail and Landing Installation1 Foot $0.99 $1.19 2 Trail Erosion Control without Vegetation, Slopes <35% Foot $2.65 $3.17 3 Trail Erosion Control without Vegetation, Slopes >35% Foot $10.10 $12.13 4 Grading and Shaping with Vegetative Establishment Foot $2.00 $2.40 5 Temporary Stream Crossing Each $753.36 $904.04

1Costs for dips, waterbars, diversions, etc., are included in the Payment Rates shown. Limitations: Practice design and layout is completed by NRCS or partner agency and is not included in the installation cost for Scenario 1. NOTE: A forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern. Use NRCS Practice Standard 655 Forest Trails and Landings, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources "Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality Field Manual" for planning installation of this practice. Practice is not intended to provide access for recreational uses. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 5 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 578 Stream Crossing • 654 Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pest Pressure • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Wildfire Hazard, Excessive Biomass Accumulation


GRADE STABILIZATION STRUCTURE 410

No. Scenario Units Limit Payment

Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Concrete Block or Rock Chute1 Sq. Ft. $5.94 $7.12 2 Culvert Outlet Protection MN TR3 Each $973.05 $1,167.66 3 Plunge Pool (Design Note 6) Each $2,441.66 $2,930.00 4 Timber Toewall Each $1,797.59 $2,157.11 5 Aluminum, Steel or concrete toe wall Each $7,838.17 $9,405.80 6 Drop Inlet to Culvert Each $2,995.69 $3,594.83

7 Embankment Dam – Drainage Area 0 to 5 Acres Each $4,560.83 $5,473.00

8 Embankment Dam - Drainage Area 5.1 to 10 Acres Each $6,044.52 $7,253.42

9 Embankment Dam – Drainage Area 10.1 to 20 Acres Each $8,506.72 $10,208.07

10 Embankment Dam – Drainage Area 20.1 to 40 Acres Each $13,761.85 $16,514.22

11 Embankment Dam - Drainage Area 40.1 to 70 Acres Each $22,148.07 $26,577.68 12 Embankment Dam - Drainage Area 70.1 to 100 Acres Each $23,508.59 $28,210.31 13 Embankment Dam - Drainage Area 100.1 to 200 Acres Each $26,102.83 $31,323.39 14 Embankment Dam - Drainage Area > 200 Acres Each $31,227.28 $37,472.74 15 Embankment Dam Rehab – Drainage Area 0 to 20 Acres2 Each $5,889.10 $7,066.92 16 Embankment Dam Rehab - Drainage Area 20.1 to 70 Acres2 Each $8,061.86 $9,674.23

17 Embankment Dam Rehab - Drainage Area 70.1 to 200 Acres2 Each $12,420.54 $14,904.65

18 Embankment Dam Rehab - Drainage Area > 200 Acres2 Each $17,171.34 $20,605.61 1Units are based on the channel bottom width x total length from inlet to outlet. Do not include area of side slopes. 2 Examples include a pipe replacement of otherwise sound structure or significant repair of embankment with no principal spillway replacement. Should not be used for complete replacement of a structure or to repair structures within the lifespan of an Operation and Maintenance agreement. Limitations: Drainage area under the control of the participant must follow a conservation plan that limits soil erosion to Tolerable levels or less prior to implementation of the practice. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 382 Fence • 484 Mulching • 500 Obstruction Removal Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


GRASSED WATERWAY 412

No. Scenario Unit Limit

Payment Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Waterway DA < 100 Acres Foot $1.76 $2.11 2 Waterway DA between 100 and 200 Acres Foot $2.45 $2.94 3 Waterway DA 200 to 600 Acres Foot $3.35 $4.02 4 Waterway DA > 600 Acres $5.26 $6.31 5 Grassed Waterway with checks < 200 ac drainage area1 Foot $2.66 $3.19

6 Grassed Waterway with checks between 200 and 600 ac drainage area1 Foot $3.64 $4.37

7 Grassed Waterway with checks > 600 ac drainage area1 Foot $5.62 $6.75 1Use WI Drawing 402F for checks All Scenarios include seeding. Limitations: Spoil Spreading (572) should not be contracted separately unless berms are used to protect the waterway during the establishment period. Berm removal may be contracted separately under Spoil Spreading (572). Drainage area under the control of the participant must follow a conservation plan that limits soil erosion to Tolerable levels or less prior to practice implementation. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation.


• 410 Grade Stabilization Structure • 468 Lined Waterway or Outlet • 484 Mulching • 500 Obstruction Removal • 560 Access Road • 575 Trails and Walkways • 578 Stream Crossing • 606 Subsurface Drain

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Excess Water – Seeps • Excess Water – Runoff, Flooding, or Ponding • Excess Water – Seasonal High Water Table • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost



GRAZING MANAGEMENT PLAN CAP 110


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Grazing Management Plan Less Than 100 Acres No. $932.93 $1,119.52 2 Grazing Management Plan 100-1500 Acres No. $2,448.94 $2,938.73 3 Grazing Management Plan 1,500-5,000 Acres No. $4,081.57 $4,897.88 4 Grazing Management Plan Greater Than 5,000 Acres No. $5,247.73 $6,297.27

Plan development must follow “Conservation Activity Plans Technical Criteria” in Section III of the Wisconsin NRCS eFOTG. http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=WI Limitations: Only Certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) may be used to provide services for the development of GMPs. Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128)*, Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be



Resource Concerns:

• Degraded Plant Condition-Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health



GROUNDWATER TESTING 355


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Specialty Water Test Each $161.88 $194.26 At a minimum, the test will include analysis of the following substances:

• Total Coliform • Nitrate+Nitrite-N • Lead • Arsenic • Atrazine (triazine metabolites)


Resource Concerns: • Insufficient Water – Inefficient Use of Irrigation Water • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost

Applications in Groundwater • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health


HEAVY USE AREA PROTECTION 561


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Rock/Gravel Surfacing Without Geotextile (Includes Hoof Contact Gravel and Rock) Sq. Ft. $50,000 $0.69 $0.83

2 Rock/Gravel on Geotextile, Small1 Sq. Ft. $50,000 $1.73 $2.08 3 Rock/Gravel on Geotextile Sq. Ft. $50,000 $0.93 $1.11 4 Asphalt Pavement Sq. Ft. $50,000 $2.72 $3.27 5 Concrete Flatwork, 5 inches thick, Small1 Sq. Ft. $50,000 $4.44 $5.33 6 Concrete Flatwork, 5 inches thick, no wall2 Sq. Ft. $50,000 $2.98 $3.58 7 Concrete Flatwork, 5 inches thick, 1 foot tall R/C Wall Sq. Ft. $50,000 $3.88 $4.66 8 Concrete Flatwork, 5 inches thick, 2 foot tall R/C Wall Sq. Ft. $50,000 $4.53 $5.43 9 Liquid Tight Reinforced Concrete Flatwork Sq. Ft. $50,000 $4.45 $5.34

10 Liquid Tight Concrete Flatwork, 5 inches thick, 2 foot tall R/C Wall Sq. Ft. $50,000 $5.28 $6.33

11 Geogrid (Gravel over Geogrid over Geotextile) Sq. Ft. $50,000 $1.25 $1.50 1Defined as <500 ft2

2Larger areas >500 ft2

Scenario 1 utilizes Options B, D, J, L, or M of the 561 standard. Scenario 2 and 3 utilizes Options C or K of the 561 standard. Scenario 4 utilizes Option I of the 561 standard. Scenario 5, 6, 7, and 8 utilizes Option E or F of the 561 standard. Scenario 9 and 10 utilizeos Option G of the 561 standard. Scenario 12 utilizes Option N of the 561 Standard Multiple scenarios may be contracted to address multiple resource concerns. i.e. Barnyard HUAP and Stacking Pad HUAP address separate resource concerns.



• 367 Roofs and Covers • 382 Fence • 632 Waste Separation Facility • 635 Vegetated Treatment Area

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost


Applications in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health


• Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Feed and Forage • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Water


HERBACEOUS WEED CONTROL 315


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Mechanical, Hand Acre $51.57 $61.89 2 Mechanical Acre $44.44 $53.33 3 Chemical, Spot Acre $30.17 $36.20 4 Control of Aquatic Invasives, Hand Pulling Acre $1,237.97 $1,485.56 5 Control of Aquatic Invasives, Mechanical Acre $1,057.00 $1,268.40

Limitations: Herbaceous weed control shall be applied in a manner to protect the health and vigor of native or desired plant species. Not eligible for use on active cropland or pastureland. NOTE: In a forested setting, a forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern. Only herbaceous species listed on the link below are eligible for this practice: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/documents/NR40plantlist.pdf Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 5 years following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pest Pressure • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter

http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/documents/NR40plantlist.pdf


HIGH TUNNEL SYSTEM 325


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 High Tunnel System Sq. Ft. $10,000 $3.86 $4.63 1Practice only available in High Tunnel Initiative. Refer to Job Sheet 798 or 325 for plans, specifications, operation and maintenance requirements. Payment is not made until structure is completed and plastic is installed. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 4 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 362 Diversion • 412 Grassed Waterway • 441 Irrigation System, Micro-irrigation • 606 Subsurface Drain • 620 Underground Outlet

Resource Concerns:

• Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pest Pressure


INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 595


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Basic IPM Field Crops, 1RC Acre $10,000 $12.40 $14.88 2 Basic IPM Field Crops, greater than 1RC Acre $10,000 $16.76 $20.12 3 Advanced Field Crops, All RCs Acre $10,000 $24.80 $29.76 4 Basic IPM Fruit/Veg, 1RC Acre $10,000 $69.81 $83.77 5 Basic IPM Fruit/Veg, greater than 1RC Acre $10,000 $90.02 $108.02 6 Advanced IPM Fruit/Veg, All RCs Acre $10,000 $137.77 $165.33 7 Basic IPM Orchard, 1RC Acre $10,000 $90.02 $108.02 8 Basic IPM Orchard, greater than 1RC Acre $10,000 $137.77 $165.33 9 Advanced IPM Orchard, All RCs Acre $10,000 $215.80 $258.96 10 Basic IPM Small Farms, 1RC Each $422.56 $507.07 11 Basic IPM Small Farms, greater than 1RC Each $551.10 $661.32 12 Advanced IPM Small Farms, All RCs Each $826.65 $991.98

1 Scenario should be used for small operations when the selected acreage-based scenario used for all eligible acres would result in a total 595 payment less than this scenario’s payment rate. Limitations: Payment is per acre for up to 3 years. Consultants providing plans must be TechReg certified for integrated pest management. NOTE: On crop, pasture, and forest land uses an Integrated Pest Management Plan or CAP 114 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Basic scenarios (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11) WIN-PST evaluation identified one or more resource concerns (pesticide leaching, pesticide solution runoff, pesticide absorbed runoff) with Hazard Rating of Intermediate, High or Extra High. The resource concern(s) will be addressed either by risk prevention (plan pesticides has no risk to the identified resource concern) or risk mitigation (planned pesticides have appropriate planned mitigation practice(s) and mitigation technique(s) listed in Tables 1 and 2 of Wisconsin Conservation Technical Note 2). For an identified resource concern(s) related to pesticide drift and volatilization, pollinators and other beneficial species and resource concerns related to cultural, mechanical and biological pest suppression, refer to Wisconsin Conservation Technical Note 2, Tables 1, 2, and 3 for mitigation practices and mitigation techniques to address the identified resource concern (s). Plan documentation will consist of record keeping of monitoring techniques and suppression (economic pest thresholds) as a minimum is required for these scenarios. Refer to Wisconsin NRCS Standard 595, Integrated Pest Management, Section VII., for plan specifications. Advanced scenarios (3, 6, 9, 12) WIN-PST evaluation identified one or more resource concerns (pesticide leaching, pesticide solution runoff, pesticide absorbed runoff) with Hazard Ratings of Intermediate, High or Extra High. A comprehensive IPM plan will be utilized to address resource concern (s) either by risk prevention (plan pesticides has no risk to the identified resource concern) or risk mitigation (planned pesticides have appropriate planned mitigation practice(s) and mitigation technique(s) listed in Tables 1 and 2 of Wisconsin Conservation Technical Note 2).


For an identified resource concern(s) related to pesticide drift and volatilization, pollinators and other beneficial species and resource concerns related to cultural, mechanical and biological pest suppression, refer to Wisconsin Conservation Technical Note 2, Tables 1, 2, and 3 for mitigation practices and mitigation techniques to address the identified resource concern(s). Plan documentation will consist of record keeping for Pest: prevention, avoidance, monitoring and suppression. Refer to Wisconsin NRCS Standard 595, Integrated Pest Management, Section VII., for required plan specifications. Organic Guidance

Basic Scenarios: For organic production systems where chemicals are not used to control pest, the identified resource or resource concerns will be addressed by risk prevention or risk mitigation techniques for cultural, mechanical and biological pest suppression activities. Plan documentation will consist of record keeping of monitoring techniques and pest suppression as a minimum. Mitigation practices and mitigation techniques can be located in Wisconsin Conservation Technical Note 2. Refer to Wisconsin NRCS Standard 595, Integrated Pest Management, Section VII., for required plan specifications.

Advanced Scenarios: For organic production systems where chemicals are not used to control pest, the identified resource or resource concerns will be addressed by risk prevention or risk mitigation techniques for cultural, mechanical and biological pest suppression activities. Plan documentation will consist of record keeping for Pest: prevention, avoidance, monitoring and suppression. Mitigation practices and mitigation techniques can be located in Wisconsin Conservation Technical Note 2. Refer to Wisconsin NRCS Standard 595, Integrated Pest Management, Section VII., for required plan specifications.

The NRCS Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST) shall be used to evaluate soil/pesticide interactions and to estimate the relative risk for movement of pesticides beyond the crop root zone and field perimeter. The WIN-PST evaluation must be completed prior to selecting a scenario for payment or obligating when water quality is the resource concern. For identified water quality concerns related to pesticide leaching, solution runoff, absorbed runoff; a WIN-PST Hazard ratings of Very Low or Low will not qualify for this practice payment. Payment will be made after pest management activities for the crop year have been applied according to the 595 plan. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year. IF THIS PRACTICE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Groundwater • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pest Pressure


INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN-CAP 114

No. Scenario Unit Limit

Payment Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 IPM Management CAP Small-Specialty Less Than 50 Acres No. $1,450.83 $1,740.99 2 IPM Management CAP Medium 51 - 250 Acres No. $1,857.06 $2,228.47 3 IPM Management CAP Large - Greater Than 250 Acres No. $2,901.65 $3,481.99

Limitations: Only Certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) may be used to provide services for the development of an Integrated Pest Management Plan-Written. Plan development must follow “Conservation Activity Plans Technical Criteria” in Section III of the Wisconsin NRCS eFOTG. http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=WI Practice is not applicable to lands already implementing a current Pest Management (595) plan. Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128)*, Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be



Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation-Pesticides in Surface Water



IRRIGATION PIPELINE 430


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 PVC (Iron Pipe Size (IPS)) or Plastic Irrigation Pipe (PIP) <= 8” Underground Installation Pound $2.21 $2.65

2 PVC (Iron Pipe Size (IPS)) or Plastic Irrigation Pipe (PIP) >= 10” Underground Installation Pound $1.88 $2.25

3 HDPE (Iron Pipe Size & Tubing) <= 8” Underground Installation Pound $2.31 $2.77

4 HDPE (Iron Pipe Size & Tubing) >= 10” Underground Installation Pound $2.05 $2.46

Eligibility is based on irrigation water having been applied in two of the last five years. Limitations: This practice applies only where new Irrigation Pipeline (430) is required to reduce energy (per Energy audit CAP-128) or Water loss is ≥ 2 ac-in (See e-FOTG Section III). If 430 is included in the Contract, then the irrigation system receiving the water must also meet NRCS technical standards. Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442) may be included in the contract. Practice extent based on weight of pipe (lb./ft. x linear feet of pipe). See table in link below for pipe weights. https://nrcs.sc.egov.usda.gov/central/wi/ProgramsFA/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2fcentral%2fwi%2fProgramsFA%2fEQIP%2fFY13%2fCookbook%20References&FolderCTID=0x01200053BE97F47604D14C8E1B13096BBF1230&View=%7bB1230000%2d6D83%2d4288%2dAA59%2d98345C685073%7d Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 20 years following installation. Resource Concerns: • Insufficient Water – Inefficient Use of Irrigation Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Insufficient Energy Use – Farming/Ranching Practices and Field Operations

https://nrcs.sc.egov.usda.gov/central/wi/ProgramsFA/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2fcentral%2fwi%2fProgramsFA%2fEQIP%2fFY13%2fCookbook%20References&FolderCTID=0x01200053BE97F47604D14C8E1B13096BBF1230&View=%7bB1230000%2d6D83%2d4288%2dAA59%2d98345C685073%7d




IRRIGATION SYSTEM, MICROIRRIGATION 441


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Surface Drip Irrigation with Emitters, Greater than 2 Acres Acre $10,000 $1,869.15 $2,242.98 2 Surface drip irrigation, hoop house1 Sq. Ft. $10,000 $0.17 $0.21 3 Surface Drip Irrigation, Outdoor Plot, 2 Acres or Less Sq. Ft. $10,000 $0.13 $0.15

1Square feet of high tunnel system irrigated. Eligibility is based on irrigation water having been applied in two of the last five years. Limitations: Limited to systems with design discharge of less than 60 gal/hr. at each individual lateral discharge point. NOTE: An Irrigation Water Management Plan (449) must be included in the EQIP contract for all areas where an Irrigation System, Microirrigation (441) is installed, except scenario 2 hoop house. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 355 Groundwater Testing • 430 Irrigation Pipeline • 449 Irrigation Water Management

Resource Concerns:

• Insufficient Water – Inefficient Use of Irrigation Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health


IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT 449


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Basic IWM <= 30 acres Acre $10,000 $24.86 $29.83 2 Basic IWM > 30 acres Acre $10,000 $9.10 $10.92 3 Intermediate IWM <= 30 acres Acre $10,000 $41.43 $49.72 4 Intermediate IWM > 30 acres Acre $10,000 $12.23 $14.68 5 Advanced IWM <= 30 acres Acre $10,000 $75.47 $90.57 6 Advanced IWM > 30 acres Acre $10,000 $20.10 $24.12 7 Soil Moisture Sensors1 & First Year of IWM Each $10,000 $1,034.95 $1,241.94

8 Soil Moisture Sensors1 with Data Recorder & First Year of IWM Each $10,000 $1,375.26 $1,650.31

1Includes set of 4 moisture sensors, minimum 2 per monitoring site. Limitations: Payment is per acre for up to 3 years. Irrigation water management plans provided to NRCS do not need to be TechReg certified if the plan was not funded in an EQIP CAP contract. However, all plans or CAP 118 must be accepted as meeting Standard 449 criteria by NRCS staff with appropriate engineering job approval authority. Scenarios 1-8 may be contracted if the producer has not properly managed the application of irrigation water based on based on soils, soil moisture, evapotranspiration and the crops grown. Record keeping and the resulting irrigation decisions is provided to NRCS after the close of the growing season. Scenarios 1-6 are one year of irrigation water management implementation, based on soils, soil moisture, evapotranspiration, and the crops grown. The record keeping is used by the participant to guide irrigation decisions throughout the growing season. Irrigation water management uses a checkbook method. Scenarios 7-8 include moisture sensors along with one year of irrigation water management implementation. For scenarios 1 and 2, soil moisture is estimated by the feel method, irrigation depths are based on rain gauge data, records are kept on paper copies, and calculations are made by hand. For scenarios 3 and 4, soil moisture is determined by in-field moisture sensors with manual downloads. Irrigation depths are recorded from a rain gauge or pumping records. Records are input manually into an irrigation scheduling computer program. For scenarios 5 and 6, advanced methods of determining irrigation water applied, and estimating crop evapotranspiration, monitoring field soil moisture, or monitoring crop temperature stress are used. Typical methods include flow measurement, daily record keeping, and use of real-time evapotranspiration estimates, and/or soil moisture sensors with automated data logging to monitor field soil moisture content and/or crop temperature. Records are input manually into an irrigation scheduling computer program. Scenario 7 includes the purchase and installation of in-field moisture sensors that are manually read and the labor associated with using soil moisture meters during the first year. Scenario 7 is contracted in year 1 (instrumentation used in intermediate IWM and IWM for the first year). Scenario 3 or 4 (Intermediate IWM implementation) may be contracted for year 2 and 3. Scenario 8 includes the purchase and installation of advanced monitoring equipment and data loggers and the labor associated with using soil moisture sensors and loggers during the first year. Scenario 8 is contracted in year 1


(instrumentation used in advanced IWM and IWM for the first year). Scenario 5 or 6 (Advanced IWM implementation) may be contracted for year 2 and 3. IF THIS PRACTICE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year following installation.


• 118 Irrigation Water Management CAP Resource Concerns:

• Insufficient Water – Inefficient Use of Irrigation Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Inefficient Energy Use – Farming/Ranching Practices and Field Operations


IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN-CAP 118


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Irrigation Water Management Conservation Activity Plan CAP No. $2,464.00 $2,956.80

Limitations: Only Certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) may be used to provide services for the development of an Irrigation Water Management Plan-Written. Practice is not applicable to lands already implementing a current Irrigation Water Management (449) plan. Plan development must follow “Conservation Activity Plans Technical Criteria” in Section III of the Wisconsin NRCS eFOTG. http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=WI Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128)*, Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be



Resource Concerns:

• Insufficient Water-Inefficient Use of Irrigation Water



KARST SINKHOLE TREATMENT 527


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Horizontal Linear Opening1 Foot $19.19 $23.03

2 Vertical opening – Complex site, high failure consequence2 Each $11,488.26 $13,785.91

3 Vertical opening – Moderate Site complexity3 Each $7,278.90 $8,734.68

4 Vertical opening – Minor site complexity, Low failure consequence4 Each $3,244.81 $3,893.77

1 Practice extent is based on linear feet of opening. 2Scenario 2 is only eligible with consultation and approval from NRCS Area Engineer. Complex site may include nearby conservation practices or multiple openings into fractured bedrock. Typical sinkhole treatment area is 50’ diameter and 25’ deep. 3Scenario 3 moderate site complexity typically includes channelized surface water entering the sinkhole. Typical sinkhole treatment area is 30’ diameter and 15’ deep. 4Scenario 4 minor site complexity typically is in an upland setting with no surface water entering. Typical sinkhole treatment area is 10’ diameter and 8’ deep. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 10 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to:

• 342 Critical Area Planting • 362 Diversion • 412 Grassed Waterway • 484 Critical Area Planning • 500 Obstruction Removal

Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost

Applications in Groundwater


LIGHTING SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT 670


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Lighting - Replace Existing Luminaire With LED Lamp Each $100,000 $17.85 $21.42

2 Lighting - Replace Existing Lighting Fixture with General LED Lighting Each $100,000 $280.57 $336.68

3 Lighting - Replace Existing Lighting Fixture with Linear LED Each $100,000 $27.52 $33.02

4 Lighting - Replace Existing Lighting Fixture with High Intensity LED Flood Each $100,000 $828.18 $993.82

5 Lighting - Linear Fluorescent Each $100,000 $262.04 $314.45

6 Lighting - Replace Existing Lighting Fixture with Pulse-Start Metal Halide Each $100,000 $353.42 $424.10

Limitation: This practice is only available in the On-Farm Energy Initiative.

NOTE: A completed AgEMP CAP 128 or an audit accepted by NRCS that meets ASABE Standard S612 type II is required prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Scenarios in table above must be recommended by the audit and have a simple payback period of ten years or less in order to be eligible for this practice. A checklist to determine if a non-AgEMP audit meets ASABE standards is available at this link: https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fsites%2FNRCS%5FWisconsin%2FProgramsFA%2FEQIP%2FFY14%2FCookbook%20References&FolderCTID=0x0120003F64501CE5B6B04AA8B48C3EAC011A3D&View={46ECB4DA-C734-4153-A3AE-693ACE147F88}

Contract to the Lighting System Improvement 670 Standard which may be more than the 1:1 placement contained in the audit. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 10 years following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Inefficient Energy Use – Equipment and Facilities






LINED WATERWAY OR OUTLET 468


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Turf Reinforced Matting Sq. Ft. $0.58 $0.70 2 Rock Lined – D50 <= 6” Sq. Ft. $1.73 $2.07 3 Rock Lined – D50 > 6” Sq. Ft. $3.82 $4.58 4 Concrete Sq. Ft. $4.31 $5.17

Practice extent is based on area of the lined portion of the waterway. If the Lined Waterway or Outlet is a stone centered Grassed Waterway, Practice 412 Grassed Waterway may be contracted separately. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 410 Grade Stabilization Structure • 412 Grassed Waterway • 484 Mulching • 500 Obstruction Removal • 560 Access Road • 575 Trails and Walkways • 578 Stream Crossing • 606 Subsurface Drain Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Excess Water – Seeps • Excess Water – Runoff, Flooding, or Ponding • Excess Water – Seasonal High Water Table • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


LIVESTOCK PIPELINE 516


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Surface HDPE or PVC Pipe Foot $0.82 $0.98 2 Shallow Buried HDPE or PVC Pipe Foot $1.67 $2.01 3 Deeply Buried HDPE or PVC Pipe (Year Round Use) Foot $2.92 $3.50

Limitations: Consult on a case-by-case basis with the ARC/Grazing Specialist if this practice is not part of a prescribed grazing system. NOTE: In a pasture setting a grazing management plan or CAP 110 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 20 years following installation. Resource Concerns:


Applications in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Water


LIVESTOCK SHELTER STRUCTURE 576


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Portable Shade Structure Sq. Ft. $3.16 $3.79 2 Fabricated Wind Shelter Foot $22.86 $27.43

Limitations: Practice is limited to use in a prescribed grazing management systems. NOTE: In a pasture setting a grazing management plan or CAP 110 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation. Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Soil Quality Degradation – Compaction • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost

Applications in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Shelter


MULCHING 484


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Natural Material – Full Coverage1 Sq. Ft. $0.02 $0.02 2 Erosion Control Blanket2 Sq. Ft. $0.13 $0.16 3 Tree and Shrub Rolls3 Sq. Ft. $0.10 $0.12

1Typical material used is straw. 2Biodegradable erosion control blankets will be used for projects within or adjacent to fish and wildlife habitat. 3Typically used for tree and shrub plantings in windbreaks. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 1 year. Associated practices include, but are not limited to:

• 342 Critical Area Planting • 580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection • 612 Tree and Shrub Establishment

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost



NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT 590


Payment Rate HU

1 Basic NM System Acre $50,000 $9.89 $11.87 2 Basic NM system with manure Acre $50,000 $14.45 $17.34 3 Specialty Crop NM Each $50,000 $1,356.26 $1,627.52 4 Enhanced NM System Acre $50,000 $50.05 $60.06 5 Adaptive NM Each $50,000 $1,623.69 $1,948.43

Scenario 5 is offered only in GLRI and MRBI. Adaptive Nutrient Management is for the implementation of one or more tenants of Nutrient Management (Right source, rate, timing, and placement) in at least 7 replicated plots to allow a producer to learn how to manage cover crops on their operation. This will be done according the NRCS Agronomy Technical Note 7 – Adaptive Nutrient Management Process in conjunction with a Technical Service Provider. This scenario is eligible ONLY upon prior consultation and approval from the State Resource Conservationist. NOTE: A CAP 102 or CAP 104 or equivalent, including soil tests, must be completed and accepted prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Soil tests and nutrient management plan must meet NRCS standards and specifications. The final year of the contract requires a new soil test and nutrient management plan update as part of “as applied” criteria. Job sheets are required to verify winter spreading and other restrictions are being met and nutrients are balanced according to plans. Payment is per acre for up to 3 years. Consultants providing nutrient management plans must be TechReg certified for nutrient management. Soil test labs approved by Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection will be considered approved by NRCS for the EQIP program. Adaptive Nutrient Management Utilize soil and tissue testing and replicated field trials to implement adaptive nutrient management. This scenario is eligible only with prior consultation and approval from the State Resource Conservationist and the EQIP Program Manager.

Payment may be made after all nutrients for the crop year have been applied according to the 590 plan. IF THE CAP 102, CAP 104, OR EQUIVALENT (590 COMPONENT PLAN) DEMONSTRATES A RESOURCE CONCERN REMAINS AND APPLYING NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT 590 WILL PROVIDE A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year. Resource Concerns:

• Insufficient Water – Inefficient Use of Irrigation Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost



• Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost Applications in Groundwater

• Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition


NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN CAP 104


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Nutrient Management CAP Less Than or Equal to 100 Acres (without manure) No. $1,740.99 $2,089.19

2 Nutrient Management CAP Less Than or Equal to 100 Acres (With Manure) No. $2,901.65 $3,481.99

3 Nutrient Management CAP 101 - 300 Acres (without manure) No. $2,321.32 $2,785.59

4 Nutrient Management CAP 101 - 300 Acres (With Manure)

No. $4,062.32 $4,874.78

5 Nutrient Management CAP Greater Than 300 Acres (without manure)

No. $2,901.65 $3,481.99

6 Nutrient Management CAP Greater Than 300 Acres (With Manure)

No. $4,932.81 $5,919.38

Limitations: Only Certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) may be used to provide services for the development of a Nutrient Management Plan CAP. Soil Samples must be from October 1, 2015 or after. Taking Soil Samples does not demonstrate practice commencement. Plan development must follow “Conservation Activity Plans Technical Criteria” in Section III of the Wisconsin NRCS eFOTG. http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=WI . A CNMP includes a 590 plan and a conservation plan. Practice is not applicable to lands already implementing a current Nutrient Management (590) plan. Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128)*, Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be



Resource Concerns:




OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL 500


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Removal and Disposal of Brush and Trees <= 6 inch Diameter Acre $5000 $868.28 $1,041.94

2 Removal and Disposal of Brush and Trees > 6 inch Diameter Acre $5000 $1953.04 $2,343.65

3 Removal and Disposal of Concrete Slab Sq. Ft. $0.60 $0.72 4 Removal and Disposal of Steel and or Concrete Structures1 Sq. Ft. $1.38 $1.65 5 Removal and Disposal of Wood Structures Sq. Ft. $1.35 $1.63

1This scenario is not for closure of waste impoundments. Limitations: Obstruction removal is only offered where necessary to facilitate installation of other conservation practices. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years after practice installation. Associated Practice

• 342 Critical Area Seeding

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost


Applications in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


OPEN CHANNEL 582


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Two Stage Ditch Foot $8.15 $9.77 2 Excavation, Normal Conditions Cu-Yd $2.51 $3.01 3 Excavation, Fill Removal Cu-Yd $10.52 $12.62

Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years after practice installation. Associated Practices:

• 560 Access Road • 578 Stream Crossing • 484 Mulching

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Classic Gulley Erosion • Excess Water – Runoff, Flooding, or Ponding • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water


PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL SYSTEM 782


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Tile discharge, In-Ground Chamber each $4000 $3,299.69 $3,959.63 2 In-Ditch Filter each $4000 $3,202.05 $3,842.46

Limitations: Practice planning must be approved by the State Engineer Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years after practice installation. Resource Concerns:



POLLINATOR HABITAT CAP 146


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Pollinator Habitat Enhancement Plan CAP No. $2,510.43 $3,012.51

2 Pollinator Habitat Enhancement Plan CAP - No Local TSP1 No. $3,646.10 $4,375.31

1Nonlocal scenario used when only TSP(s) available are > 300 miles from site.

Plan development must follow “Conservation Activity Plans Technical Criteria” in Section III of the Wisconsin NRCS eFOTG. http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=WI Contracting more than one of the following conservation activity plans on the same land unit is prohibited: Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102)*, Nutrient Management Plan (104), Forest Management Plan (106), Grazing Management Plan (110), Integrated Pest Management Plan (114), Irrigation Water Management Plan (118), Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128), Drainage Water Management Plan (130), Organic Agriculture Transition Plan (138), Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan (142), and Pollinator Habitat Plan (146). *Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (102) and Agricultural Energy Management Plan (128) may be


Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 1 year following installation.

Resource Concerns:

• Fish and Wildlife-Inadequate Habitat-Food



POND SEALING OR LINING, FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE 521A

No. Scenario Unit1 Limit Payment

Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Flexible Membrane – intimate contact1 Sq. Yd. $50,000 $10.00 $12.01 2 Flexible Membrane – medium weight liner (30–45 mil) Sq. Yd. $50,000 $6.88 $8.26 3 Geo-synthetic Clay Liner (GCL)1 Sq. Yd. $50,000 $7.10 $8.52

1Scenarios are applicable only to waste storage. Practice extent is based on surface area of liner material, including anchorage. Limitations: Only for use as a supporting practice with Waste Storage (313). Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 20 years following installation. Resource Concerns:




POND SEALING OR LINING, COMPACTED CLAY TREATMENT 521D


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Soil Liner, material obtained from on-site1 Cu. Yd. $50,000 $2.85 $3.42 2 Soil Liner Material Haul < 1 mile1 Cu. Yd. $50,000 $5.61 $6.73 3 Soil Liner Material Haul > 1 mile1 Cu. Yd. $50,000 $7.05 $8.46 4 Soil Liner on-site material with Testing1 Cu. Yd. $50,000 $3.07 $3.69

5 Soil Liner Material Haul < 1 mile with testing1 Cu. Yd. $50,000 $5.83 $7.00

6 Soil Liner Material Haul > 1 mile with testing1 Cu. Yd. $50,000 $7.27 $8.73

1Scenarios are applicable only to waste storage. Practice extent is based on cubic yards of clay liner Limitations: Only for use as a supporting practice with Waste Storage (313). Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 15 years following installation. Resource Concerns:




PRESCRIBED BURNING 338


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Level to Moderate Terrain, Herbaceous Fuel Non-Volatile Acre $53.35 $64.02 2 Steep Terrain, Herbaceous Fuel Acre $130.64 $156.77

Limitations: Payment is per acre for up to 3 years. NOTE: In a forested setting, a forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern. Payment rates include development of burn plan. IF THIS PRACTICE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year after year of installation. Associated practice:

• 394 Firebreak

Resource Concerns: • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pest Pressure • Degraded Plant Condition – Wildfire Hazard, Excessive Biomass Accumulation • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter


PRESCRIBED GRAZING 528


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Pasture Standard1 Acre $22.33 $26.79 2 Pasture Intensive2 Acre $52.54 $63.05

1Move livestock every 4-7 days 2Move livestock 2 times per day to every 3 days Limitations: Payment is per acre for up to 3 years for implementation of approved grazing management plan. NOTE: A grazing management plan or CAP 110 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. All Prescribed Grazing Plans must include a rotational stocking method with a maximum paddock occupancy period of 7 days. An animal/forage balance must be calculated that meet the sustainable pasture criteria using the spreadsheet at this link. https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fsites%2FNRCS%5FWisconsin%2FProgramsFA%2FEQIP%2FFY14%2FCookbook%20References&FolderCTID=0x0120003F64501CE5B6B04AA8B48C3EAC011A3D&View={46ECB4DA-C734-4153-A3AE-693ACE147F88} Applicants without livestock at the time of sign-up can convert cropland to pastureland but must acquire livestock and implement the grazing management plan in order to receive payment for this practice. Prescribed Grazing Worksheet- Rotational Stocking: (PDF) will be completed and supporting practices will be identified for all applicants. All facilitating practices may be cost shared separately. Conservation Crop Rotation (328) may NOT be offered in combination with this practice. Prescribed Grazing and Conservation Crop Rotation (328) may NOT be offered on the same land either concurrently on the same or separate contracts, or on subsequent contracts with one practice following the other, either with the same owner or the same operator as the previous contract. IF THIS PRACTICE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for 1 year after practice installation. Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Quality Degradation – Organic Matter Depletion • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pressure • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Feed and Forage






PUMPING PLANT 533


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Milkhouse or Silage Waste Pump Horse Power $50,000 $954.41 $1,145.29

2 Tractor Power Take Off (PTO) Manure Pump Each $50,000 $10,641.50 $12,769.80

3 Pump, Manure, Solid Piston Each $50,000 $21,040.52 $25,248.63 4 Pump, Manure, Hollow Piston Each $50,000 $14,767.90 $17,721.49 5 Tailwater Recovery-Diesel Horse Power $50,000 $555.86 $667.04 6 Tailwater Recovery-PTO Gal/Min $50,000 $2.36 $2.83 7 Tailwater Recovery-Electric Horse Power $50,000 $410.28 $492.33 8 Electric-Powered Pump <= 3HP with Pressure Tank Horse Power $50,000 $1,387.77 $1,665.32 9 Electric-Powered Pump >3 to 10 HP Horse Power $50,000 $468.04 $561.65

10 Electric-Powered Pump >10 to 40 HP Horse Power $50,000 $241.49 $289.79

11 Electric-Powered Pump > 40HP Horse Power $50,000 $185.79 $222.95 12 Variable Frequency Drive Horse Power $50,000 $180.40 $216.48 13 Photovoltaic/Solar-Powered Pump Horse Power $50,000 $12,478.38 $14,974.06 14 Silage Leachate and Runoff Pump Controller Each $50,000 $2,251.66 $2,701.99 15 Livestock Nose Pump Each $50,000 $1,341.38 $1,609.66 16 Waste Water Pump and Controller System Each $50,000 $4,654.17 $5,585.01

Scenarios 1, 5, and 7-13 payment rates are per horsepower of the pump. Horsepower of the pump to be installed is required for contracting. Scenario 6 payment rate is per Gallon/ Minute of the pump. Gallon/ Minute of the pump to be installed is required for contracting. Limitations: Not to be contracted for the loading of manure in spreaders or tankers. If a 533 for manure/waste water management system is included in the contract, then the entire waste stream must meet or be upgraded to the current NRCS standards (those practices may be included in the contract). If a 533 for an irrigation system is included in the contract, then the entire existing system receiving the pump discharge must meet or be upgraded to the current NRCS standards (those practices may be included in the contract). NOTE: A Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) or CAP 102 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice for livestock manure purposes. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Implementation of all practices cited in the CNMP is required by the end of the contract period, regardless of financial assistance provided. When used to address an energy resource concern this practice requires a review and verification by the Area Engineer to document energy savings prior to obligating. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation. Scenarios-Typical Installations 1. A pumping plant to transfer liquid waste that may contain limited solids, including but not limited to milking

center waste and silage leachate, to either a treatment system or a waste storage facility.


2. A PTO driven pump to transfer semi-solid/ liquid manure as part of a waste transfer system at the farm

headquarters to a waste Storage Facility - 313.

3. A solid vertical piston pump to transfer semi-solid/ liquid or sand-laden manure as part of a waste transfer

system at the farm headquarters to a Waste Storage Facility - 313.

4. A hollow piston pump to transfer solid manure as part of a waste transfer system at the farm headquarters to a

Waste Storage Facility - 313.

5. Large volume, low head axial flow pump to recover floodwater from cranberry harvest. Typical size is a 70 HP

Internal combustion engine driven pump with a capacity of 13,000 gallons per minute.

6. Large volume, low head axial flow pump to recover floodwater from cranberry harvest. Typical size is a PTO

driven pump with a capacity of 13,000 gallons per minute.

7. Large volume, low head axial flow pump to recover floodwater from cranberry harvest. Typical size is a 50 HP

electric motor driven pump with a capacity of 13,000 gallons per minute.

8. A 1 Hp submersible electric-powered pump is installed in a well or structure; or a close-coupled 1 Hp electric-

powered centrifugal pump is mounted on a platform. It is used for watering livestock as part of a prescribed grazing system; or for pressurizing a small irrigation system.

9. A close-coupled 7.5 Hp electric-powered centrifugal pump, mounted on a platform. It is for a large, high-

pressure (200 psi) livestock pipeline, used for watering livestock as part of a prescribed grazing system; or for pressurizing a medium-sized (200 gpm and 40 psi) irrigation system; or a medium-sized (400 gpm and 20 psi) waste transfer system.

10. This is a close-coupled, 3-phase, 25 Hp electric-powered centrifugal pump mounted on a platform for

pressurizing a medium-sized (600 gpm and 50 psi) sprinkler or large microirrigation (850 gpm and 35 psi) system or a large-sized surface irrigaiton system (1,200 gpm) or a large-sized (1,200 gpm and 25 psi) waste transfer system.

11. A close-coupled, 3-phase, 50 Hp electric-powered centrifugal pump mounted on a platform for pressurizing a large-sized (1,200 gpm and 50 psi) sprinkler or very large microirrigation (1,700 gpm and 35 psi) system or a very large-sized surface irrigation system (2,800 gpm) or a very large-sized (2,400 gpm and 25 psi) waste transfer system.

12. Installation of electrical and electronic components designed to vary the frequency of the voltage to an electric

motor and thus the ability to vary the speed of the motor. This directly affects pressure and flowrate. This also could give the operator the flexibility to operate several systems separately or at the same time.


13. Installation of a submersible solar-powered pump in a well or a live stream. The installation includes the pump, wiring, drop pipe, solar panels, mounts, inverter, and all appurtenances. Note: It is generally not advisable to use a storage battery for a number of reasons. A storage tank is generally the most efficient method to store energy. Grazing - Livestock exclusion from surface water will result in improved surface water quality and reduced erosion. Irrigation - energy consumption will be reduced and the increased pressure and flow rates will improve irrigation efficiency.

14. Controller for pump system with timer, event counter and run time meter, 3 float switch assembly and alarm

system with electrical connections. Pump Controls enable a pump to collect all silage leachate and a portion of first flush runoff to a storage or treatment facility. This Controller can be contracted in addition to Scenario #1 when needed.

15. One nose pump is installed with all appurtenances anchored to concrete pad with steel reinforcement wire (9 ft

x 4 ft x 6 in) or other appropriate secure base to supply water to cattle for improved livestock herd management.

Resource Concerns: • Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Soil Quality Degradation – Organic Matter Depletion • Insufficient Water – Inefficient Use of Irrigation Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost


Applications in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Air Quality Impacts – Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Water • Inefficient Energy Use – Equipment and Facilities • Inefficient Energy Use – Farming/Ranching Practices and Field Operations


RESIDUE AND TILLAGE MANAGEMENT, NO TILL 329


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 No-Till/Strip-Till Acre $10,000 $15.12 $18.14 2 No-Till Adaptive Management Each $2,412.20 $2,894.64

Scenario 2 is for the replication of no-till or strip-till on at least 4 small plots contracted for 3 years to allow the producer to learn how to manage no-till on their operation. This will be done according to the Agronomy Technical Note 10 – Adaptive Management. Typical plots are 7.5 acres. This scenario is eligible only with prior consultation and approval from the State Resource Conservationist. Payment is per acre for up to 3 years. Limitations: The practice must be maintained on the same fields for all years of the contract, where compatible with the crop rotation. Required tillage degree of soil disturbance and residue to be maintained after planting will be specified in the conservation plan and supported with a RUSLE2 printout documenting before and after soil erosion rates. Application of lime and fertilizer to reach optimum levels, based on a current soil test is required. Soil tests must be done according to the UW-Madison, Department of Soil Science soil analytical procedures and soil test recommendations. Soil test labs approved by Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection will be considered approved by NRCS for the EQIP program. IF THIS PRACTICE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year following final year of payment.

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Quality Degradation – Organic Matter Depletion • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER 391


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Seeding Acre $735.47 $818.54 Limitations: This practice does not apply to the treatment of conditions where high levels of pollutants can be anticipated such as animal feed lots, feed storage areas, and milking center waste areas. For these types of situations refer to Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Field Office Technical Guide Section IV (FOTG), Standard 635, Wastewater Treatment Strip. This practice does not apply where soil loss is above “T” within 300 feet of the riparian forest buffer. Only includes costs for tree planting. Other practices, if needed, should be included as separate items in the contract. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years after year of installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to:

• 342 Critical Area Planting Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


ROAD/TRAIL/LANDING CLOSURE AND TREATMENT-654


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Road or Trail Abandonment or Rehabilitation, Light Feet $2.24 $2.69 2 Road, Trail or Landing Closure and Treatment, < 35% Hillslope Feet $4.27 $5.12 3 Road, Trail or Landing Closure and Treatment >=35% Hillslope Feet $7.21 $8.66

NOTE: In a forested setting, a forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern.

Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years after year of installation.


• 342 Critical Area Planting

Resource Concerns: • Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Soil Quality Degradation – Organic Matter Depletion • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Wildfire Hazard, Excessive Biomass Accumulation • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter


ROOF RUNOFF STRUCTURE 558


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 New fascia, Small 4 to 6 inch gutter, Heavy duty hangers and wrap around straps Foot $11.97 $14.36

2 Medium 7 to 9 inch gutter, Heavy hangers with roof straps and wrap around straps Foot $25.26 $30.31

3 Concrete Curb Foot $9.63 $11.56 4 Trench Drain1 Foot $8.46 $10.16 5 Existing fascia, small 4 to 6 inch gutter, normal hangers Foot $7.16 $8.59

6 Existing fascia, small 4 to 6 inch gutter, heavy duty hangers, straps, wrap around straps Foot $8.67 $10.40

7 Existing fascia, medium 7 to 9 inch gutter, normal hangers Foot $21.17 $25.40 1Payment rate includes tile. Scenario 2 includes both new and existing fascia. Practice extent is determined by linear feet of hanging gutter or trench. Limitations: Only building roof areas that contribute clean water runoff to an area of livestock concentration, waste or feed storage facilities or leachate collection areas are eligible. Payment rates for Scenarios 1-2 include downspouts. Lengths of downspouts are not to be added to the length of gutters needed. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.


• 620 Underground Outlet Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost




ROOFS AND COVERS 367

No. Scenario Unit Limit In Farmstead

Limit In

Pasture

Payment Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Roof Structure Sq. Ft. $100,000 $50,000 $6.47 $7.76 2 Flexible Membrane Cover Sq. Ft. $100,000 $50,000 $5.62 $6.75 3 Flexible Membrane Cover w/flare Sq. Ft. $100,000 $50,000 $5.84 $7.01 4 Composting Facility Roof Sq. Ft. $100,000 $50,000 $3.87 $4.64

Limitations: The roof and structural components are to be designed and checked out (as-built) by an engineer or architect registered and licensed in the State of Wisconsin prior to payment. NOTE: In a pasture setting a grazing management plan or CAP 110 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. Cattle need to be restricted from a stream, consider alternative watering facilities. Limit 1 Roof and Cover in a contract. Maximum roof overhang of 5 feet. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 10 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to:

• 561 Heavy Use Area

Resource Concerns: • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost


Applications in Groundwater • Air Quality Impacts – Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) • Air Quality Impacts – Objectionable Odors


SEDIMENT BASIN 350


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Embankment earthen basin with pipe Cu. Yd. $50,000 $3.70 $4.44 Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 20 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 362 Diversion • 382 Fence • 484 Mulching • 500 Obstruction Removal Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


SPOIL SPREADING 572


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Spoil Spreading, wide area Cu. Yd. $10,000 $2.00 $2.40 2 412 Berm Removal less than 600ac DA Foot1 $10,000 $1.18 $1.42 3 412 Berm Removal greater than 600ac DA Foot1 $10,000 $1.80 $2.16

1Practice extent is determined by linear feet of waterway, NOT linear feet of berm. Limitations: Only for use as a supporting practice with a structural practice. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 1 year following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 484 Mulching Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat - Water


SPRING DEVELOPMENT 574


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Horizontal Collection Pipe1 Foot $42.00 $50.40 2 Horizontal Pipe with Collection Box2 Each $2,997.11 $3,596.53 3 Vertical Collection & Storage Pipe3 Each $2,028.34 $2,434.01

1Tile and drain envelope paid by the foot of collection tile. 2Tile and drain envelope and a collection box/riser (such as a 4’ diameter CMP, 6’ tall) 3 Vertical collection riser only (no tile/ drain envelope) Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for 20 years after installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 484 Mulching • 561 Heavy Use Area Protection • 614 Watering Facility • 620 Underground Outlet Resource Concerns:


Applications in Surface Water • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Water


SPRINKLER SYSTEM 442


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Center Pivot System > 40 acres Linear Foot1 $50,000 $57.00 $68.40

2 Solid Set System Acre2 $50,000 $2,635.42 $3,162.50 3 Pod System Each $50,000 $193.26 $231.92

4 Renovation of Existing Sprinkler System Linear Foot3 $50,000 $10.60 $12.72

5 Renovation of Cranberry Bed Solid Set Sprinkler System

Linear Foot3 $50,000 $3.49 $4.19

1Length of center pivot 2Acres irrigated 3Length of lateral Eligibility is based on irrigation water having been applied in two of the last five years. Limitation: This practice applies only where an upgraded or new Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442) is required to enable an improvement in irrigation water application efficiency and uniformity, which will allow for the conservation of irrigation water resources and/or the improvement of surface or ground water quality. Where crop nutrients are applied through the irrigation system and Nutrient Management (590) is not already being implemented, 590 must be contracted with 442 if a resource concern is identified. Where pesticides are applied through the irrigation system and Integrated Pest Management (595) is not already being implemented, 595 must be contracted with 442 if a resource concern is identified. NOTE: An Irrigation Water Management Plan (449) must be included in the EQIP contract for all areas where a Sprinkler System (442) is installed. Scenario #1 New center pivot system may be contracted under the following conditions: See e-FOTG Section III criteria for FIRI Scenario #2 Cranberry Fruit Vegetable Solid Set System may be contracted where the existing lateral spacing and sprinkler spacing is greater than the criteria listed in tables 1a or 1b of the 442 standard, or a uniformity (catch-can) test has shown that the existing system does not provide a minimum coefficient of uniformity of 85%. Scenario #4, System Renovation may be contracted to improve an existing irrigation system uniformity if a catch-can test has shown that the existing system does not provide a minimum coefficient of uniformity of 85%. Scenario #5 System Renovation may be contracted to improve an existing irrigation system uniformity if a catch-can test has shown that the existing system does not provide a minimum coefficient of uniformity of 85%, or the system does not follow lateral spacing and sprinkler spacing is greater than the criteria listed in tables 1a or 1b of the Sprinkler System (442) standard. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.



• 118 Irrigation Water Management CAP • 430 Irrigation Pipeline • 449 Irrigation Water Management • 533 Pumping Plant

Resource Concerns:

• Insufficient Water – Inefficient Use of Irrigation Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Inefficient Energy Use – Farming/Ranching Practices and Field Operations


STORMWATER RUNOFF CONTROL 570


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Erosion Control Measure Foot $1.31 $1.58


Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


STREAM CROSSING 578


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Rock Surfaced Stream Crossing Sq. Ft. $1.36 $1.63 2 Paved Stream Crossing Sq. Ft. $3.13 $3.76

3 Culvert installation, < 25” Diameter, Single Culvert Foot. $41.32 $49.58

4 Culvert installation, < 25” Diameter, Double Culverts Foot $52.99 $63.59

5 Culvert installation, > 25” Diameter, Single Culvert Foot $52.50 $63.00

6 Culvert installation, > 25” Diameter, Double Culverts Foot $75.35 $90.42

7 CMP Culvert, Diameter 5’ or Larger Diameter Inch Foot $3.50 $4.20 8 Bottomless Culvert Cubic Foot $8.42 $10.10 9 Concrete Box Culvert Cubic Foot $15.10 $18.12 10 Multi-Plate with Full Invert Culvert Cubic Foot $10.14 $12.17

Approach ramps are part of the stream crossing, and should not be contracted under another practice. Contract footage beyond the top of banks as either Access Road 560 or Trails and Walkways 575. Stream crossings are measured per square foot of crossing area. Culverts are measured per linear foot of culvert installed. The length of only one culvert should be included in the length total, regardless of how many culverts are being installed. Road ditches are not eligible for Stream Crossing (578). Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 484 Mulching Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space) • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Water


STREAMBANK AND SHORELINE PROTECTION 580


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Stream Barb Cu.Yd. $50,000 $44.16 $52.99

2 Bioengineered Foot $50,000 $17.18 $20.61

3 Riprap on bank less than 4 ft high measure from bank top to toe of slope Foot $50,000 $15.73 $18.88

4 Riprap on bank 4 ft to 7 ft high measure from bank top to toe of slope Foot $50,000 $23.86 $28.64

5 Riprap on bank over 7 ft high measure from bank top to toe of slope Foot $50,000 $30.73 $36.88

6 Structural Toewall with Vegetation Foot $50,000 $141.98 $170.37

7 Riprap on bank with access across sensitive areas Foot $50,000 $37.66 $45.19 Scenario 7 is measured as length of stream bank or shoreline protection Limitations: Rip-rap will only be used to protect actively eroding stream banks or lakeshores.

Spoil Spreading (572) should not be contracted as a separate item. Seeding and straw mulch costs are included in the above payment rates.

Practice 342 Critical Area Planting (Scenario 4 & 5) may be added as a separate item upstream and downstream where only shaping above the bank zone is planned. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 20 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to:

• 500 Obstruction Removal Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


STREAM HABITAT IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT 395


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Instream wood placement Each $279.57 $335.49 2 Instream rock placement Each $325.22 $390.26 3 Lunker Structure Each $321.37 $385.64

Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 5 years after year of installation. Consult appropriate Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) for targeted species – eFOTG section III.

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Streambank, Shoreline, Water Conveyance Channels • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


STRIPCROPPING 585


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Stripcropping Acre $9.55 $11.46 Limitations: Contour Buffer Strips (332) and Contour Farming should NOT be contracted on the same acres as Stripcropping (585). Payment is limited to the portion(s) of the field in the stripcropping pattern, turn strips, headlands, and remaining irregular shaped areas not manageable as a separate crop field. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for 5 years following installation. Associated practices include, but are not limited to:

• 328 Conservation Crop Rotation • 329 Residue and Tillage Management-No-Till • 345 Residue and Tillage Management-Mulch-Till • 362 Diversion • 412 Grassed Waterway • 590 Nutrient Management • 595 Integrated Pest Management

Resource Concerns: • Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost




STRUCTURE FOR WATER CONTROL 587


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Flashboard Riser Diameter Inch-Foot $3.93 $4.71 2 Drainage Water Management Structure1 Each $1,480.20 $1,776.24

1NOTE: A drainage water management plan (554) meeting the Conservation Activity Plan 130 criteria must be approved prior to obligating practice 587 scenario 2. Consultants providing plans do not need to be TechReg certified if the plan was not funded in an EQIP CAP contract. However, all plans must be accepted as meeting CAP 130 criteria by NRCS staff with appropriate engineering job approval authority. Use of Wisconsin Job Sheet 822 is required to determine the applicability of this scenario Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 20 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 130 Drainage Water Management CAP • 554 Drainage Water Management

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat - Water


STRUCTURES FOR WILDLIFE 649

1Use wood duck habitat index worksheet to determine eligibility: https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/EQIP/FY14/Cookbook References 2Woody material transported to site 3Woody material on site, typically tree drops 4Use bluebird habitat index worksheet to determine eligibility: https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/EQIP/FY14/Cookbook References 2Sites must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the hibernaculum scenario:

• Within 1000' of stream- Cover must be existing grass (not pasture) or revegetated and undisturbed open canopy habitat on both sides of the stream to be eligible for practice.

• 1000’ to 2640’ from stream- Land use must be less than 30% agriculture land and greater than 70% fallow or natural community to be eligible for practice.

5Link to information on bat houses: https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/EQIP/FY14/Cookbook References Woody Habitat/Tree Drops will be installed in accordance with WI Biology Technical Note 6. Information and guidance on all types of nesting structures can be found at: https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/EQIP/FY14/Cookbook References/Addl Habitat Box Resources IF THIS PRACTICE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT THAN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AND DOCUMENTED IN A NRCS APPROVED CONSERVATION PLAN IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN ON THE SAME LAND UNIT. Any scenario, other than Bat Boxes, requires a Wildlife Habitat Suitability Index. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for 5 years after installation.

Resource Concerns:

• Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Wood Duck Nesting Box1 Each $85.32 $102.39 2 Ospry Nesting Platform Foot $28.89 $34.67 3 Woody Habitat, Off Site2 Each $117.68 $141.21 4 Woody Habitat, On Site3 Each $82.48 $98.98 5 Blue Bird Boxes4 Each $65.57 $78.68 6 Bat Boxes5 Each $82.89 $99.47 7 Snake Hibernaculum Each $675.94 $811.12

https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/EQIP/FY14/Cookbook%20References



https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/EQIP/FY14/Cookbook%20References/Addl%20Habitat%20Box%20Resources

https://ems-team.usda.gov/sites/NRCS_Wisconsin/ProgramsFA/EQIP/FY14/Cookbook%20References/Addl%20Habitat%20Box%20Resources


SUBSURFACE DRAIN 606


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Corrugated Plastic Pipe (CPP), Single-Wall, Less than or equal to 6 inches

Linear Foot $2.95 $3.54

2 Enveloped Corrugated Plastic Pipe (CPP), Single-Wall, less than or equal to 6 inches


3 Corrugated Plastic Pipe (CPP), Single-Wall, greater than or equal to 8 inches


4 Corrugated Plastic Pipe (CPP), Twin-Wall, greater than or equal to 8 inches


5 Structural Practice Support Drain1 Linear Foot $3.09 $3.70

6 Perimeter Drain Tile w/ granular drain, 9 feet or less deep. Linear Foot $16.90 $20.28

7 Perimeter Drain Tile w/ granular drain, greater than 9 feet deep.


8 Secondary Main Retrofit for Drainage Water Management Foot $5.79 $6.94 1This scenario shall be used when soil wetness inhibits the establishment of vegetative cover for associated practices (ex. 412-Grassed Waterway). Limitations: Installation of subsurface drains shall not drain or have any adverse effect on the hydrology of wetlands and farmed wetlands. Subsurface drainage is only available when included as a component in an engineering design and needed to support installation/maintenance of other conservation practices. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for 20 years after installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 620 Underground Outlet Resource Concerns: • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Excess Water – Seeps • Excess Water – Runoff, Flooding, or Ponding • Excess Water – Seasonal High Water Table • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost



TERRACE 600


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Broadbased, Small less than 24 ft frontslope Foot $4.54 $5.45 2 Broadbase, Large 24 ft or more frontslope Foot $6.92 $8.30 3 Grassed Back-slope Foot $3.94 $4.73 4 Narrow Base greater than 8 percent Foot $4.93 $5.92 5 Narrow Base 8 percent or less Foot $3.21 $3.85 6 Terrace Rehab1 Foot $1.15 $1.38

1Rehabilitation of a terrace which has exceeded its lifespan, no longer functions as intended and requires rehabilitation to provide erosion control. The work involves substantial rework of the embankment and channel which exceeds routine maintenance needs. Scenarios 3, 4, and 5 include seeding in the scenario. The terrace system shall be part of a conservation plan that limits soil erosion to Tolerable levels or less. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 10 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 412 Grassed Waterway • 484 Mulching • 620 Underground Outlet Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


TRAILS AND WALKWAYS 575


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Raised earth walkway Square Foot $0.12 $0.14 2 Gravel Walkway Square Foot $0.39 $0.47 3 Gravel over Geotextile Square Foot $0.63 $0.75 4 Gravel Over Graded Rock Square Foot $0.64 $0.76 5 Gravel Over Graded Rock and Geotextile Square Foot $0.99 $1.19 6 Gravel Over Graded Rock and Sand Bedding Square Foot $1.05 $1.26 7 Rock/Gravel in GeoCell on Geotextile Square Foot $2.95 $3.54 8 Boardwalk -Wood Post Foundation Square Foot $14.46 $17.36 9 Asphalt Square Foot $2.20 $2.64 10 Wood Chips Square Foot $0.37 $0.44 11 Reinforced Concrete Square Foot $3.79 $4.54

NOTE: In a pasture setting a grazing management plan or CAP 110 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 10 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 382 Fence • 484 Mulch • 500 Obstruction Removal • 578 Stream Crossing Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Feed and Forage


TREE/SHRUB ESTABLISHMENT 612


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Individual Tree, Hand Planting; or Conifer Machine Planting Each $0.39 $0.46 2 Medium Density, Conifer, Hand Plant with Bud Caps Each $0.77 $0.93 3 Hardwood mechanical Planting, bare root, with tree protectors Each $4.05 $4.86 4 Hardwood Establishment, Direct Seeding Acre $429.70 $515.65 5 Shrub Planting Acre $386.68 $464.02

Limitations: For EQIP, primary purpose of establishment must be to address identified resource concerns. Payment is limited to species adapted to the site using Wisconsin Forestry Technical Note 1 as reference unless prior approval is received from a NRCS/DNR forester. Ash species will be limited to 10% or less of new plantings. No ash will be planted in Emerald Ash Borer quarantined counties. NOTE: In a forested setting, a forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following date of installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 314 Brush Management • 484 Mulching • 490 Tree and Shrub Site Prep Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Excess Water – Runoff, Flooding, or Ponding • Water Quality – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Food • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter


TREE PRUNING 660


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Pruning-Fire Hazard Acre $149.35 $179.22 2 Pruning-Low Height1 Acre $114.18 $137.01 3 Pruning-High Height2 Acre $268.85 $322.62

1Pruning to a height of at least 10 feet 2Pruning to a height of at least 18 feet NOTE: In a forested setting, a forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation. Associated practices include, but are not limited to:

• 560 Access Road • 655 Forest Trails and Landings • 384 Woody Residue Treatment

Resource Concerns: • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Wildfire Hazard, Excessive Biomass Accumulation


TREE/SHRUB SITE PREPARATION 490


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Mechanical – Heavy machinery1 Acre $205.61 $246.73

2 Mechanical – Light or moderate machinery Acre $55.88 $67.06

3 Chemical – Ground Application Acre $146.70 $176.04 4 Chemical – Hand Application Acre $75.09 $90.11 5 Windbreak – Site Preparation Acre $183.17 $219.80

1Typically requires the use of heavy equipment such as bulldozers, disc-trenchers, and roller choppers in settings with trees, shrubs and large debris on-site. NOTE: In a forested setting, a forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year following installation.

Associated practices include, but are not limited to:

• 340 Cover Crop • 338 Prescribed Burning • 330 Contour Farming

Resource Concerns: • Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill Erosion • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pest Pressure • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Food • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter


UNDERGROUND OUTLET 620


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 6 inch corrugated plastic tubing or smaller Foot $2.69 $3.23 2 8” Corrugated Plastic Tubing Foot $3.28 $3.93 3 10” Corrugated Plastic Tubing Foot $6.73 $8.07 4 12 inch corrugated plastic tubing or larger Foot $7.46 $8.95 5 6” Pipe Conduit Foot $8.92 $10.71 6 8-12” Pipe Conduit Foot $10.53 $12.63 7 15-21” Pipe Conduit Foot $13.39 $16.06 8 24” Pipe Conduit Foot $22.53 $27.03 9 30” Pipe Conduit Foot $26.57 $31.88 10 36 inch pipe conduit or larger Foot $34.40 $41.28 11 Intake Riser and Short Riser Offset Each $322.09 $386.51

Scenarios 1-4: Includes riser inlet. Scenarios 5-10: Includes PVC, HDPE, or other similar pipes and structural inlet. Scenario 11: To be used for Blind Inlets Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 20 years following installation.

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Excess Water – Seeps • Excess Water – Runoff, Flooding, or Ponding • Excess Water – Seasonal High Water Table • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost


Applications in Groundwater • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Water


UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT 645

No. Component Unit Limit Payment

Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Establishment of Seasonal Wildlife Forage or Cover on Cropland, no forgone income Acre $85.58 $102.70

2 Establishment of Seasonal Wildlife Forage or Cover on Cropland, forgone income Acre $430.50 $446.36

3 Establishment of Seasonal Wildlife Forage or Cover on non-Cropland Acre $125.59 $150.71

Only for use in the Honey Bee Pollinator Effort. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year after year of installation.

Resource Concerns: • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


VEGETATED TREATMENT AREA 635


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 VTA downslope from collection point, Fill Present on Site Sq. Ft. $0.23 $0.27 2 VTA downslope from collection point, Haul in Fill Sq. Ft. $0.33 $0.39

Limitations: Any components needed to exclude uncontaminated runoff from entering the animal lot or treatment area and components needed to provide solid/liquid separation of contaminated runoff must either be in place or be installed in conjunction with the Vegetated Treatment Area to ensure proper functioning of the practice. Practice extent is determined by the flat bottom of the actual treatment area and does not include the area of the berms. Spreader cost included in payment rate.

Fence (382), if needed to exclude livestock, may be contracted separately. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 10 years following installation.


• 342 Critical Area Planting • 382 Fence • 484 Mulching

Resource Concerns:


Applications in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


WASTE FACILITY CLOSURE 360


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Closure of Liquid Waste Impoundment Cu. Ft. $0.17 $0.20 2 Closure of Under-Barn Waste Storage Cu. Ft. $0.63 $0.76

Limitations: Removal of accumulated manure is not eligible. If installing a new Waste Storage Facility 313 on the footprint do NOT use practice Waste Facility Closure 360. See Waste Storage Facility 313 scenarios 11 or 12. Cubic feet of storage (not design volume) is used to calculate practice extent and is the volume if filled to the top of the impoundment. Volume of waste transfer system to be closed shall be included in practice quantity. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 484 Mulching

Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost



WASTE SEPARATION FACILITY 632


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 One Mechanical Separator1 Each $66,142.09 $79,370.51 2 Barnyard Basin Wall2 Foot $51.08 $61.30

NOTE: 1 A Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) or CAP 102 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Implementation of all practices cited in the CNMP is required by the end of the contract period, regardless of financial assistance provided. 2For off-lot sediment basins with a ramp, the length of the ramp (one side of the ramp) is added to the full height wall measurements to arrive at the total wall length to estimate payment amounts. Contract any floor installation beyond the temporary storage area separately under Practice 561 Heavy Use Area Protection (slab only). LIMITATIONS: THIS PRACTICE DOES NOT INCLUDE SAND SEPARATION EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.


• 313 Waste Storage Facility • 533 Pumping Plant • 634 Waste Transfer • 635 Vegetative Treatment Area

Resource Concerns:





WASTE STORAGE FACILITY 313


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Earthen Storage Facility, In ground, less than 50K ft3 Storage Cu. Ft. $100,000 $0.29 $0.34

2 Earthen Storage Facility, Inground, greater than 50K ft3 Storage Cu. Ft. $100,000 $0.21 $0.25

3 Earthen Storage Facility, Above Ground, Embankment Cu. Ft. $100,000 $0.99 $1.18

4 Steel or Concrete storage facility less than 25K ft3 Cu. Ft. $100,000 $5.36 $6.43

5 Steel or Concrete storage facility 25K ft3 through 100K ft3 Cu. Ft. $100,000 $2.05 $2.46

6 Steel or Concrete storage facility greater than 100K ft3 Cu. Ft. $100,000 $1.63 $1.95

7 Dry Stack, Reinforced concrete floor, No wall Sq. Ft. $100,000 $3.76 $4.51

8 Dry Stack, Reinforced concrete floor, Reinforced concrete wall Sq. Ft. $100,000 $9.22 $11.06

9 Concrete Storage Tank, Buried, less than 5K ft3 Cu. Ft. $100,000 $5.16 $6.19

10 Concrete Lined Earthen Storage Facility, Reinforced Concrete Liner Cu. Ft. $100,000 $0.74 $0.89

11 Removal of Earthen Storage Facility liner-ramps-contaminated soil in preparation for

relining the structure. Cu. Ft.

$100,000 $0.04 $0.04

12 Removal of Earthen Storage Facility liner-ramps-contaminated soil and relining the

structure with a concrete liner. Cu. Ft. $100,000 $0.90 $1.07

Scenarios 1-6 and 9-12 practice extents are based on cubic feet of design storage volume (does not include extra depth for safety or remaining waste). The design storage volume is shown on Figure 1 in Standard 313. Scenarios 11 and 12 are intended for closing an existing Waste Storage and constructing a new facility in the same footprint. Scenarios 1-2 An earthen waste impoundment constructed to store wastes such as manure, wastewater, and contaminated

runoff. (Partly or totally in ground) (Table 1, 2, 3, 4) 521A or 521D may also be contracted. 3 An earthen waste impoundment constructed to store wastes such as manure, wastewater, and contaminated

runoff. (Totally above ground) (Table 1, 2, 3, 4) 521A or 521D may also be contracted. 4-6 A glass lined steel or vertical walled concrete structure constructed to store wastes such as manure,

wastewater, and contaminated runoff as part of an agricultural waste management system. 521D may also be contracted for non-liquid tight structures (panel type structures)

7 A dry stack facility with reinforced concrete floor without side walls. (Table 9) Permanent Stacking

Facilities at the Animal Production Area 521D may also be contracted.

WI Exhibit 5-110 October 2015

8 This scenario consists of a dry stack facility with reinforced concrete floor and concrete walls. Scenario included 280 feet of 5 foot concrete walls. (Table 9) Permanent Stacking Facilities at the Animal Production Area 521D may also be contracted.

9 This scenario consists of installing a small concrete tank with a design storage volume of less than

5,000 CF that is totally or partially buried and has a solid lid with several openings. Tank typically 8' deep x 12' wide x 40' long, with a design storage volume of 3,600 cubic feet plus 6" freeboard and concrete top. Sizing based on manure, other wastes, rainfall, lot runoff, etc. Volume does not include 6" of freeboard. Site preparation includes excavation of tank footprint, placement of compacted gravel (5"), pouring concrete floor, walls and top, and backfilling around the tank.

10 A concrete - soil composite lined waste impoundment (Table 5 concrete soil composite) or a

reinforced concrete lined waste impoundment with waterstop (Table 5 concrete with waterstop) constructed to store wastes such as manure, wastewater, and contaminated runoff as part of an agricultural waste management system. 521D may also be contracted.

11 Reconstruction of a 313, in the same location, including: the closure of an existing earthen waste

impoundment (must meet CPS 360), liner removal (if needed), reconstruction of the facility in preparation for re-lining (Table 2, 3, 4) the impoundment. 521A or 521D may also be contracted. (i.e. Closure and #1, #2, or #3 above)

12 Reconstruction of a 313, in the same location, including: the closure of an existing earthen waste

impoundment (must meet CPS 360), liner removal (if needed), reconstruction of the facility, and lining the facility with a concrete liner (Table 5). 521D may also be contracted. (i.e. Closure and construct #10 above)

Scenarios 1-3 and 10 (only w/521D liner): Concrete surfacing for the removal of accumulated solids may be cost shared separately under Practice 561 Heavy Use Area Protection. Limitations: Previously owned and reconstructed above ground tanks are eligible ONLY if a warranty equal to the original manufacturer’s warranty is provided from the date it is reconstructed. Fence (382) for Waste Storage Facility (313) may NOT be contracted under Fence (382), because it is incidental to the practice. NOTE: A Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) or CAP 102 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Implementation of all practices cited in the CNMP is required by the end of the contract period, regardless of financial assistance provided. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 362 Diversion • 412 Grassed Waterway • 484 Mulching • 521A Pond Sealing or Lining-Flexible Membrane • 521D Pond Sealing or Lining-Compacted Clay Treatment • 533 Pumping Plant • 560 Access Road • 561 Heavy Use Area Protection • 606 Subsurface Drain


• 620 Underground Outlet • 634 Waster Transfer

Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or

Compost Applications in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or

Compost Applications in Groundwater


WASTE TRANSFER 634


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Small transfer catch basin, less than 4,310 gallon Gallon $50,000 $3.80 $4.56

2 Medium transfer catch basin, more than 4,309 gallons and less than 23,938 gallons

Gallon $50,000 $2.78 $3.34

3 Large transfer catch basin, 23,938 gallons or more Gallon $50,000 $1.49 $1.78 4 Concrete Channel/Scrape Alley Sq. Ft. $50,000 $9.30 $11.15

5 Concrete Channel/scrape alley with push-off wall at pond and safety gate Sq. Ft. $50,000 $13.61 $16.33

6 Hopper inlet with gravity pipeline to waste storage facility1 Each $50,000 $7,119.77 $8,543.73

7 Large Pipe Only, 18 inch diameter or larger Foot $50,000 $29.30 $35.16 8 Medium Pipe Only, between 6 and 18 inch diameter Foot $50,000 $27.62 $33.14 9 Small Pipe Only, 6 inch diameter or smaller Foot $50,000 $16.79 $20.15 10 High pressure flow conduit, 100 psi or greater Foot $50,000 $45.26 $54.32 11 Underbarn Retrofit Foot $50,000 $690.03 $828.04

Scenarios 1-3 include the tank and all piping necessary for the transfer to meet standards. Scenario 11 should be used to retrofit existing drive-in manure transfer channels with a mechanical cleaner. Limitations: This practice is not intended to provide a mechanism for the loading of manure spreaders or tankers. Contaminated runoff treatment by vegetated treatment areas are contracted separately under Practice 635, Vegetated Treatment Area. NOTE: A Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) or CAP 102 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Implementation of all practices cited in the CNMP is required by the end of the contract period, regardless of financial assistance provided. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.

THIS PRACTICE DOES NOT INCLUDE SAND SEPARATION EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 533 Pumping Plant Resource Concerns: • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost




WASTE TREATMENT 629


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Milking Parlor Waste Treatment System with Dosing System and Organic Bed1 Gallon/Day $100,000 $34.63 $41.55

2 Milking Parlor Waste with Treatment Dosing System1 Gallon/Day $100,000 $15.93 $19.12

3 Feed leachate systems – earth/clay/flexible membrane liner2 Sq. Ft. $100,000 $0.69 $0.82

4 Feed Leachate Systems-Concrete Liner Sq. Ft. $100,000 $4.00 $4.80 1Includes pre-treatment tank, dosing tank, piping, and distribution system 2Heavy Use Area Protection (non-concrete options) may be contracted separately for use over Scenario 3. NOTE: A Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) or CAP 102 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Implementation of all practices cited in the CNMP is required by the end of the contract period, regardless of financial assistance provided. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to:

• 342 Critical Area Planting • 484 Mulching • 533 Pumping Plant • 561 Heavy Use Area Protection • 606 Subsurface Drain • 620 Underground Outlet • 634 Waste Transfer • 635 Vegetated Treatment Area • 656 Constructed Wetland

Resource Concerns: • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or Compost




WATER & SEDIMENT CONTROL BASIN 638


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Berm less than 4 feet tall, grassed Linear Foot $4.46 $5.35 2 Berm less than 4 feet tall, farmed Linear Foot $9.25 $11.10 3 Berm between 4 feet and 6 feet tall, grassed Linear Foot $6.90 $8.28 4 Berm between 4 feet and 6 feet tall, farmed Linear Foot $11.89 $14.27

1Unit is the height in feet at the riser for the entire impoundment area. Scenario 1 and 3 include seeding. Practice 620 Underground Outlet may be contracted separately as needed. Limitations: Drainage area under the control of the participant must follow a conservation plan that limits soil erosion to Tolerable levels or less prior to implementation of the practice. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for lifespan of 10 years following installation.


• 484 Mulching • 620 Underground Outlet

Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully Erosion • Soil Erosion – Classic Gully Erosion • Water Quality Degradation – Excessive Sediment in Surface Water


WATER WELL 642


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Shallow Well (under 75’) Foot $10,000 $60.97 $73.16 2 Typical Well (75’ and deeper) Foot $10,000 $29.24 $35.09

Limitations: Well construction must conform to NR-812 WI Administrative Code. Payment is only authorized for constructing dug or drilled water wells, well pump, necessary equipment and installation. Consult with the ARC/Grazing Specialist on a case-by-case basis when not part of a prescribed grazing system. NOTE: In a pasture setting a grazing management plan or CAP 110 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Practice is eligible to supply water requirements of livestock on pasture in a prescribed grazing setting. Practice 382 Fence may be contract separately, as needed, to meet WI NR 812 requirements. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 20 years after establishment. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to:

• 382 Fence • 533 Pumping Plant

Resource Concerns:

• Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Water


WATER WELL DECOMMISSIONING 351


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Dug Well Each $1,234.55 $1,481.46 2 Shallow Drilled Well Sealed with Grout Each $625.37 $750.45 3 Drilled Well Sealed with Bentonite Each $1264.63 $1,517.55

Limitations: Sealing must conform to NR-812 WI Administrative Code. Payment is only authorized for sealing abandoned hand dug or drilled water wells. The following types of wells are NOT eligible for payment under this standard: abandonment of wells at an oil or gas drilling site or wells that produce gas or oil; wells used for test or exploratory purposes (including monitoring wells); mine shafts, drill holes or air vents associated with the mining industry; or high capacity wells. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 20 years after establishment.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 342 Critical Area Planting • 484 Mulching

Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Pesticides in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Groundwater • Water Quality Degradation – Excess Pathogens and Chemicals from Manure, Bio-solids or

Compost Applications in Groundwater


WATERING FACILITY 614


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Seasonal Tank <=76 gallons Gallon $2.39 $2.87 2 Seasonal Tank >76 - 250 gallons Gallon $1.33 $1.59 3 Frost Free 2-Hole Fountain Each $605.01 $726.01 4 Frost Free 4-Hole Fountain Each $787.52 $945.03 5 Permanent Tank >250-500 Gallons Gallon $0.75 $0.90

Practice 561 Heavy Use Area Protection may be contracted separately, as needed. Limitation: Consult with the ARC/Grazing Specialist on a case-by-case basis when this is not part of a prescribed grazing system. NOTE: In a pasture setting a grazing management plan or CAP 110 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 20 years following practice installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 516 Pipeline • 561 Heavy Use Area Protection • 620 Underground Outlet Resource Concerns:

• Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Water


WETLAND RESTORATION 657


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Depression Sediment Removal and Ditch Plug Acre $1,126.98 $1,331.65

2 Tile Break Each $440.98 $529.18 3 Ditch Plug Each $450.16 $540.19 4 Embankment Cu. Yd. $5.53 $6.63 5 Scrape, Average depth 12”1 Acre $4,907.76 $5,889.31 6 Scrape, Average depth 24”1 Acre $9,448.27 $11,337.92

1Includes spoil spreading within 150’ of scrape. Limitations: This practice does not apply to:

• constructed wetlands • created wetlands • existing non-degraded wetlands with intact native

plant communities. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years after year of installation. Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 327 Conservation Cover • 342 Critical Area Planting • 484 Mulching • 500 Obstruction Removal • 572 Spoil Spreading • 587 Structure for Water Control • 620 Underground Outlet Resource Concerns: • Water Quality Degradation – Nutrients in Surface Water • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat - Water • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


WETLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT 644


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Wild Rice Seeding Acre $548.96 $658.76 Limitations: Plans will be developed by a professional wildlife person and approved by the NRCS District Conservationist. Wild Rice establishment will be conducted in appropriate locations as per WI Biology Technical Note 3. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 1 year following installation.

Resource Concerns:

• Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat - Food • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat - Water • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


WINDBREAK/SHELTERBELT ESTABLISHMENT 380


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Shrubs, machine planted, per foot of row planted Foot $0.42 $0.48 2 Shrubs, hand planted, per foot of row planted Foot $0.50 $0.58 3 Conifers with bud caps, per foot of row planted Foot $0.34 $0.38 4 Hardwoods without protectors, per foot of row planted Foot $0.37 $0.43 5 Hardwoods with protectors, per foot of row planted Foot $0.80 $0.93

Limitations: Windbreaks must be at least two rows to be eligible for EQIP. Coniferous and deciduous tree species shall not be mixed within the same row. Trees and shrubs shall not be mixed within the same row. Financial assistance is limited to installing the conservation practice to the extent necessary to meet the resource concerns addressed by the conservation plan. Payment is limited to the species listed in Wisconsin Forestry Technical Note 4. Orchard or ornamental tree/shrub species are not eligible. Other species eligible based on approval by NRCS/DNR forester (hybrid poplar species must be approved by DNR/NRCS forester to prevent spread of nonnative species). Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.

Associated Practices include, but are not limited to: • 484 Mulching • 490 Tree and Shrub Site Prep Resource Concerns:

• Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Shelter • Inefficient Energy Use – Equipment and Facilities


WINDBREAK/SHELTERBELT RENOVATION 650


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Thinning Linear Foot $0.53 $0.64 2 Pruning Linear Foot $0.45 $0.55 3 Tree or Shrub Removal with Chain Saw Linear Foot $0.41 $0.50 4 Removal less than 8 inches DBH with Skidsteer Linear Foot $0.97 $1.17 5 Removal 8 inches or more DBH with Dozer Linear Foot $2.09 $2.50 6 Supplemental Plantings, Bare Root1 Acre $409.16 $490.99

1 Practice assumes 16’ width for each row of trees and 5’ width for each row of shrubs when determining acreage for payment. Limitations: Payment is limited to the species listed in Wisconsin Forestry Technical Note 4. Orchard or ornamental tree/shrub species are not allowable. Other species eligible based on approval by NRCS/DNR forester (hybrid species must be approved by DNR/NRCS forester to prevent spread of nonnative species). ONLY SINGLE ROW REINFORCEMENT IS ELIGIBLE, replacement of individual dead or diseased trees is not allowed. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 15 years following installation.

Associated practices include, but are not limited to:

• 484 Mulching • 490 Tree and Shrub Site Prep

Resource Concerns: • Soil Erosion – Wind Erosion • Livestock Production Limitation – Inadequate Shelter • Inefficient Energy Use – Equipment and Facilities


WOODY RESIDUE TREATMENT 384


Rate

Payment Rate HU

1 Orchard or Vineyard prunings or removals Acre $147.52 $177.03

2 Restoration or conservation treatment following catastrophic events Acre $622.04 $746.44

3 Woody residue or silvicultural slash treatment, light1 Acre $126.73 $152.07 4 Chipping and hauling off-site Acre $207.01 $248.42 5 Forest Slash Treatment, Medium and or Heavy2 Acre $173.08 $207.69

1For residue <4” in diameter, typically associated with pruning activities. 2For residue >4” in diameter, typically associated with a forest stand improvement activity such as thinning or crop tree release. NOTE: In a forested setting, a forest management plan or CAP 106 must be developed and accepted by NRCS prior to obligating this practice. To screen High or Medium, this must be accepted by the batching date. The plan must specifically state that this practice is needed to address a resource concern. Maintenance: Practice will be maintained for a lifespan of 10 years following installation. Associated practices include but are not limited to:

• 338 Prescribed Burning • 595 Integrated Pest Management • 490 Tree and Shrub Site Prep

Resource Concerns: • Degraded Plant Condition – Undesirable Plant Productivity and Health • Degraded Plant Condition – Inadequate Structure and Composition • Degraded Plant Condition – Excessive Plant Pest Pressure • Degraded Plant Condition – Wildfire Hazard, Excessive Biomass Accumulation • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Cover/Shelter • Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat – Habitat Continuity (Space)


Practice Code Practice Name

102 Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan - Written 104 Nutrient Management Plan - Written 106 Forest Management Plan - Written 110 Grazing Management Plan - Written 114 Integrated Pest Management Plan - Written 118 Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written 128 Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written 130 Drainage Water Management Plan - Written 142 Fish and Wildlife Habitat Plan - Written 146 Pollinator Habitat Plan - Written 154 IPM Herbicide Resistance Weed Conservation Plan - Written 309 Agrichemical Handling Facility 313 Waste Storage Facility 314 Brush Management 315 Herbaceous Weed Control 316 Animal Mortality Facility 317 Composting Facility 325 High Tunnel System 326 Clearing and Snagging 327 Conservation Cover 328 Conservation Crop Rotation 329 Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till 330 Contour Farming 332 Contour Buffer Strips 333 Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products 338 Prescribed Burning 340 Cover Crop 342 Critical Area Planting 342 Critical Area Planting 351 Well Decommissioning 355 Groundwater Testing 360 Waste Facility Closure 362 Diversion 366 Anaerobic Digester 367 Roofs and Covers 374 Farmstead Energy Improvement 380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 382 Fence 384 Woody Residue Treatment 386 Field Border 391 Riparian Forest Buffer 393 Filter Strip 394 Firebreak 395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 396 Aquatic Organism Passage 397 Aquaculture Ponds 410 Grade Stabilization Structure 412 Grassed Waterway 430 Irrigation Pipeline 442 Sprinkler System 449 Irrigation Water Management


468 Lined Waterway or Outlet 472 Access Control 484 Mulching 490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation 500 Obstruction Removal 511 Forage Harvest Management 512 Forage and Biomass Planting 516 Livestock Pipeline 527 Karst Sinkhole Treatment 533 Pumping Plant 554 Drainage Water Management 558 Roof Runoff Structure 560 Access Road 561 Heavy Use Area Protection 561 Heavy Use Area Protection 570 Stormwater Runoff Control 572 Spoil Spreading 574 Spring Development 575 Trails and Walkways 576 Livestock Shelter Structure 578 Stream Crossing 580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection 582 Open Channel 585 Stripcropping 587 Structure for Water Control 590 Nutrient Management 595 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 600 Terrace 605 Denitrifying Bioreactor 606 Subsurface Drain 612 Tree/Shrub Establishment 614 Watering Facility 620 Underground Outlet 629 Waste Treatment 632 Waste Separation Facility 634 Waste Transfer 635 Vegetated Treatment Area 638 Water and Sediment Control Basin 642 Water Well 644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 647 Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 649 Structures for Wildlife 650 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation 654 Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment 655 Forest Trails and Landings 656 Constructed Wetland 657 Wetland Restoration 660 Tree/Shrub Pruning 666 Forest Stand Improvement 670 Lighting System Improvement 672 Building Envelope Improvement 782 Phosphorous Removal System


798 Seasonal High Tunnel System for Crops 521A Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membrane 521D Pond Sealing or Lining, Compacted Clay Treatment

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