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NEW MEXICO FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE

Section IV National and New Mexico Practice Standards and Specifications

  • National Standard

  • New Mexico Practice Physical Effects (CPPE)

  • NA = New Mexico Natural Resources Conservation Service has decided not to develop a Standard, Specification, Job Sheet, and/or Practice Effect for this practice.  The practice is either not used in the State or may need to be planned/designed at the state level.  For more information contract the State Resource Conservationist or State Conservation Engineer at (505)761-4400.

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Title 180 - Conservation Planning and Application (General Manual Supplement)F

    Job Approval for Ecological Science Practices  (PDF; 18 KB)

    Job Approval for Ecological Science Practices Exhibit A (PDF; 13 KB)

Practice Name Discipline
431 - Above Ground, Multi-Outlet Pipeline (ft)
  • Standard - Oct 2007 (PDF; 49 KB)
  • Specification - NA
  • Job Sheet - NA
  • Practice Documentation Guide
  • Statement of Work
ENG
472 - Access Control (acre) FOR
560 - Access Road (feet)

ENG

311 - Alley Cropping (acre)

FOR

316 - Animal Mortality Facility ENG
575 - Animal Trails and Walkways (acre)

ENG

450 - Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Erosion Control (acre)

ENG 

370 - Atmospheric Resource Quality Management (acre)
  • Standard - June 2005 (PDF; 25 KB)
  • Specification - NA
  • Job Sheet - 
  • Practice Documentation Guide
  • Statement of Work
WQ
310 - Bedding (acre)

ENG

314 - Brush Management (acre)

RMS

322 - Channel Bank Vegetation (acre)

AGR

584 - Channel Stabilization (Ft) ENG
326 - Clearing and Snagging (feet)

ENG

360 - Closure of Waste Impoundments (number)

ENG

317 - Composting Facility (number)

AGR

327 - Conservation Cover (acre)

 AGR

328 - Conservation Crop Rotation (acre)

AGR

656 - Constructed Wetland (number)

BIO

F340 - Cover Crop (acre) AGR
342 - Critical Area Planting (acre)

 AGR

588 - Cross Wind Ridges (acre) AGR
589C - Cross Wind Trap Strips (acre) AGR
402 - Dam (number)

ENG

348 - Dam, Diversion (number) 348G - Dam, Diversion Gabion (number) 348P - Dam, Diversion Piling (number)

ENG

324 - Deep Tillage (acre) AGR
356 - Dike (feet) ENG
362 - Diversion (feet) ENG
554 - Drainage Water Management (acre) ENG
432 - Dry Hydrant (each)

ENG

647 - Early Successional Habitat Development/Mgt. (acre)

BIO

592 - Feed Management
  • Standard - Sept 2005 (PDF; 24 KB)
  • Specification - NA
  • Job Sheet - 
  • Practice Documentation Guide
  • Statement of Work
WQ
382 - Fence (feet)

RMS

386 - Field Border (feet)

AGR

393 - Filter Strip (acre)

AGR

394 - Firebreak (feet)

FOR

396 - Fish Passage (number)

BIO

398 - Fish Raceway or Tank (meter, feet and cubic meters, cubic feet)

BIO

399 - Fishpond Management (number)

 BIO

511 - Forage Harvest Management (acre) RMS
384 - Forest Slash Treatment (acre)

FOR

666 - Forest Stand Improvement (acre)

FOR

655 - Forest  Trails and Landings (acre) FOR
383 - Fuel Break

FOR

410 - Grade Stabilization Structure (number) 410A - Grade Stabilization Structure - Rock and Brush 410L - Grade Stabilization Structure - Log Drop Structure

ENG

412 - Grassed Waterway (acre)

AGR

548 - Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment (acre)

RMS

561 - Heavy Use Area Protection (acre)

ENG

422 - Hedgerow Planting (feet)

 BIO

603 - Herbaceous Wind Barriers (feet)

AGR

423 - Hillside Ditch (feet)

ENG

320 - Irrigation Canal or Lateral (feet)

ENG

388 - Irrigation Field Ditch (feet)

ENG

464 - Irrigation Land Leveling (acre)

ENG

552 - Irrigation Regulating Reservoir (number)

ENG

436 - Irrigation Storage Reservoir (number and acre-feet)

ENG

441 - Irrigation System (number and acre), Microirrigation

ENG

442 - Irrigation System (number and acre), Sprinkler

ENG

443 - Irrigation System (number and acre), Surface and Subsurface

ENG

447 - Irrigation System, Tailwater Recovery (number)

ENG

428A - Irrigation Water Conveyance (feet), Ditch and Canal Lining, Plain Concrete

ENG

428B - Irrigation Water Conveyance (feet), Ditch and Canal Lining, Flexible Membrane

ENG

430AA - Irrigation Water Conveyance (feet), Pipeline, Aluminum Tubing

ENG

430CC - Irrigation Water Conveyance (feet), Pipeline, Nonreinforced Concrete

ENG

430DD - Irrigation Water Conveyance (feet), Pipeline, High-Pressure, Underground, Plastic

ENG

430EE - Irrigation Water Conveyance (feet), Pipeline, Low-Pressure, Underground, Plastic

ENG

430FF - Irrigation Water Conveyance (feet), Pipeline, Steel

ENG

449 - Irrigation Water Management (acre)

ENG

460 - Land Clearing (acre)

ENG

466 - Land Smoothing (acre)

ENG

634 - Manure Transfer (number)

ENG

353 - Monitoring Well (No.)

ENG

484 - Mulching (acre)

 AGR

590 - Nutrient Management (acre)

AGR

500 - Obstruction Removal (acre)

ENG

582 - Open Channel (feet)

ENG

512 - Pasture and Hay Planting (acre)

RMS

595 - Pest Management (acre)

AGR

516 - Pipeline (feet)

ENG

378 - Pond (number)

ENG

521C - Pond Sealing or Lining (number), Bentonite Sealant

ENG

521A - Pond Sealing or Lining (number), Flexible Membrane

ENG

521B - Pond Sealing or Lining (number), Soil Dispersant

ENG

462 - Precision Land Forming (acre)

ENG

338 - Prescribed Burning (acre) FOR
528 - Prescribed Grazing (acre)

RMS

533 - Pumping Plant for Water Control - Livestock Water System (number) 533B - Pumping Plant for Water Control - Windmill Pumping Units (number) 533C - Pumping Plant for Water Control - Pump Jack Pumping Units (number)

533D - Pumping Plant for Water Control - Electric Submersible Pump (number)

ENG

550 - Range Planting (acre)

RMS

562 - Recreation Area Improvement (acre)

FOR

566 - Recreation Land Grading and Shaping (acre)

ENG

568 - Recreation Trail and Walkway (feet)

ENG

345 - Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till (acre)

AGR

329 - Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed (acre)

AGR

346 - Residue and Management, Ridge Till (acre)

AGR

344 - Residue Management, Seasonal (acre)

AGR

643 - Restoration & Management of Declining Habitats (acre)

BIO

391 - Riparian Forest Buffer (acre)

FOR

390 - Riparian Herbaceous Cover (acre)

BIO

558 - Roof Runoff Structure (number)

ENG

557 - Row Arrangement (acre)

ENG

570 - Runoff Management System (number and acre)

ENG

610 - Salinity and Sodic Soil Management (acre) ENG
350 - Sediment Basin (number)

ENG

646 - Shallow Water Management for Wildlife (acre)

BIO

381 - Silvopasture Establishment (acre) FOR
632 - Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility (No.) BIO
572 - Spoil Spreading (feet)

ENG

574 - Spring Development (number)

ENG

578 - Stream Crossing (number)  ENG
395 - Stream Habitat Improvement and Management (acre)

 BIO

580 - Streambank and Shoreline Protection (feet) 580F - Streambank and Shoreline Protection Post & Wire Revetment (feet) 580R - Streambank and Shoreline Protection Loose Rock Riprap (feet) 580W - Streambank and Shoreline Protection Wire Bound Riprap (feet)

ENG

587 - Structure for Water Control (number) 587C - Structure for Water Control - Concrete (number) 587G - Structure for Water Control - Gates (number) 587MF - Structure for Water Control - Metal Fabrication, Cleaning, Painting and Installation (number) 587R - Structure for Water Control - Rubble Masonry (number) 587T - Structure for Water Control - Timber (number)

ENG

607 - Surface Drainage (feet), Field Ditch

ENG

608 - Surface Drainage (feet), Main or Lateral

ENG

609 - Surface Roughening (acre)

 ENG

600 - Terrace (feet)

ENG

612 - Tree/Shrub Establishment (acre)

FOR

660 - Tree/Shrub Pruning (acre)

FOR

490 - Tree/Shrub Site Preparation (acre) FOR
620 - Underground Outlet (feet)
  • Standard - NA
  • Specification - NA
  • Job Sheet - 
  • Practice Documentation Guide
  • Statement of Work (PDF)

 ENG

645 - Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (acre)

BIO

601 - Vegetative Barriers (feet)
  • Standard - NA
  • Specification - NA
  • Job Sheet - 
  • Practice Documentation Guide
  • Statement of Work (PDF)

 AGR

635 - Vegetated Treatment Area  (acre) AGR
313 - Waste Storage Facility (number)

ENG

359 - Waste Treatment Lagoon (number)

ENG

633 - Waste Utilization (acre)

AGR

638 - Water and Sediment Control Basin (number)

 ENG

636 - Water Harvesting Catchment (number)

ENG

642 - Water Well (number)

 ENG

614 - Watering Facility (number)

 ENG

351 - Well Decommissioning (number)

ENG

658 - Wetland Creation (acre)

BIO

659 - Wetland Enhancement (acre)

BIO

657 - Wetland Restoration (acre)

BIO

644 - Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (acre)

BIO

380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (feet)

FOR

650 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation (feet)

FOR

Last Modified: 03/09/2009