NR 120.14(1)(b)4.
4. Permanent and temporary vegetative cover including any or all of the following: seed, mulch, fertilizer, trees, shrubs and other necessary materials, except for conventional agricultural crop cover, shall be established.
NR 120.14(1)(b)5.
5. Preparation, grading, shaping and removal of obstructions necessary to permit the installation of best management practices shall be conducted on the site.
NR 120.14(1)(b)6.
6. Temporary or permanent fencing and the repair of fencing necessary to implement or protect a best management practice shall be built.
NR 120.14(1)(b)7.
7. All required permits, including those mandated by the department, shall be obtained prior to installing a best management practice listed in this chapter.
NR 120.14(1)(c)
(c) A landowner, land operator or governmental unit shall comply with the standards in
subs. (2) to
(28) when installing best management practices.
NR 120.14(1)(d)
(d) Cost-sharing is authorized when the best management practices are installed on sites in a manner consistent with
par. (b) and the watershed plan approved under this chapter.
NR 120.14(1)(e)
(e) Best management practices listed in this chapter and which are conducted below the ordinary high water mark may be eligible for cost-sharing only when the practice is a cost-effective means of preventing or reducing pollutants generated from sources of runoff or from sediments of inland lakes polluted by runoff.
NR 120.14(2)(a)(a)
Description. Contour farming is farming on sloped land so all cultural operations from seedbed preparation to harvest are done on the contour. This practice shall be implemented using one or more of the standards in
par. (c).
NR 120.14(2)(b)
(b)
Conditions. Cost-sharing may be provided for the establishment of a contour farming system and, if necessary, subsurface drains and the removal of obstructions.
NR 120.14(2)(c)
(c)
Standards. Standards from the NRCS field office technical guide are as follows:
NR 120.14(3)(a)(a)
Description. Contour and field stripcropping is growing crops in a systematic arrangement of strips or bands, usually on the contour, in alternated strips of close growing crops, such as grasses or legumes, and tilled row crops. This practice shall be implemented using one or more of the standards in
par. (c).
NR 120.14(3)(b)
(b)
Conditions. Cost-sharing may be provided for the establishment of the stripcropping system including field stripcropping.
NR 120.14(3)(c)
(c)
Standards. Standards from the NRCS field office technical guide are as follows:
NR 120.14(4)(a)(a)
Description. Field diversions are structures installed to divert excess water to areas where it can be used, transported or discharged without causing excessive erosion or contacting materials with water pollution potential. Usually the system is a channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed across the slope at a suitable grade with a self-discharging and non-erosive gradient. This practice shall be implemented using one or more of the standards in
par. (c).
NR 120.14(4)(b)1.a.
a. Diversions and subsurface drains necessary for proper functioning of the diversion. Cost-sharing for subsurface drains is limited to areas on sloping land where the internal water seeps to the surface and causes the land or cover to lose its stability.
NR 120.14(4)(b)1.b.
b. Installations of structures such as pipe, underground outlets or other outlets, if needed, for proper functioning of the dike, for more even flow or to protect outlets from erosion.
NR 120.14(4)(b)3.
3. Cost-sharing may not be authorized for ditches or dikes designed to impound water for later use, or which will be a part of a regular irrigation system.
NR 120.14(4)(c)
(c)
Standards. Standards are the following from the NRCS field office technical guide:
NR 120.14(5)(a)(a)
Description. Terraces are a system of ridges and channels constructed on the contour with a non-erosive grade at a suitable spacing. This practice shall be implemented using one or more of the standards in
par. (c).
NR 120.14(5)(b)1.a.
a. Terraces and the necessary grading to permit installation of an effective system consistent with the type of terrace and criteria for use specified in the approved priority watershed plan, priority lake plan or project grant application.
NR 120.14(5)(b)1.b.
b. Materials and installation of underground pipe outlets and other mechanical outlets necessary for the proper functioning of the terrace.
NR 120.14(5)(c)
(c)
Standards. Standards from the NRCS field office technical guide are as follows:
NR 120.14(6)(a)(a)
Description. A grassed waterway is a natural or constructed drainageway or channel which is shaped, graded and established in suitable cover as needed to prevent erosion by runoff waters. This practice shall be implemented using one or more of the standards in
par. (c).
NR 120.14(6)(b)
(b)
Conditions. Cost-sharing may be provided for the following:
NR 120.14(6)(b)1.
1. Site preparation, grading, shaping, filling, establishing temporary and permanent vegetation cover and for subsurface drains necessary for proper functioning of the waterway.
NR 120.14(6)(b)2.
2. Removal of obstructions necessary to permit installation of an effective system.
NR 120.14(6)(c)
(c)
Standards. Standards from the NRCS field office technical guide are as follows:
NR 120.14(7)(a)(a)
Description. High residue management systems refer to any tillage and planting system that is designed to reduce soil erosion caused by water or wind. This practice shall be implemented using one or more of the standards in
par. (c). These systems include the following:
NR 120.14(7)(a)1.
1. No-till. The soil is left undisturbed prior to planting. Planting is completed in a narrow seedbed or slot created by the planter or drill.
NR 120.14(7)(a)2.
2. Mulch-till. The total soil surface is disturbed by tillage prior to planting. Tillage tools such as chisels, field cultivators, disks or sweeps are used.
NR 120.14(7)(a)3.
3. Ridge-till. The soil is left undisturbed prior to planting. The seedbed is prepared on ridges with sweeps, disks or other row cleaners. The ridges are rebuilt for the next year's crop during cultivation.
NR 120.14(7)(a)4.
4. Strip-till. The soil is left undisturbed prior to planting. Tillage in the row is done at planting using tools such as a rototiller, in row chisel or other row cleaner.
NR 120.14(7)(b)1.1. Cost-sharing may be provided on a per acre basis to convert to high residue management systems.
NR 120.14(7)(b)2.
2. Cost-sharing may not be provided to a landowner or land operator for both this practice and cropland protection cover (green manure) for the same acreage in the same crop year without prior departmental approval.
NR 120.14(7)(b)3.
3. Cost-sharing may not be provided for continuous no-till unless surface applications of nutrients, including animal manure, are prohibited or the surface application of nutrients is in compliance with
s. NR 151.07. Continuous no-till is defined as 3 or more consecutive years.
NR 120.14(7)(b)4.
4. Cost-sharing may be provided for nutrient management and pesticide management under
subs. (8) and
(9) provided that the approved priority watershed plan, priority lake plan or project grant application identifies these practices as eligible.
NR 120.14(7)(b)5.
5. A minimum 30% residue coverage shall remain on the soil surface after planting.
NR 120.14(7)(b)6.
6. Tillage and planting shall occur as close to the contour as practical.
NR 120.14(7)(b)7.
7. Residue cover may be from meadow, winter cover crop, and small grain or row crop.
