595 Pest Management design_install_guide.pdf

USDA-NRCS - North Dakota FOTG - Section IV - Conservation Practices

Pest Management – 595

DESIGN AND INSTALLATION GUIDE

This practice shall be planned and installed in accordance with the NRCS standard, as detailed in Section IV of the North Dakota Field Office Technical Guide. This document provides conservation planners with additional procedures and references for developing site-specific specifications for the design and installation of this practice.

Pest Management (595) requires:

An environmental risk evaluation for o Erosion (RUSLE2 & WEQ) and o Pesticide application (WIN-PST) and

Identification of sensitive areas and The appropriate mitigation for all identified environmental risk or sensitive areas.

Erosion environmental risk(s) that are greater than “T” (soil loss tolerance) for the design soil require conservation practices that result in predicted erosion rates no greater than “T”.

Pesticide environmental risk(s) consist of the “hazard rating” that is identified in the soil/pesticide interaction report from WIN/PST and identification of sensitive area(s) by the conservation planner. These risks need to be mitigated using the “North Dakota Pest Management Mitigation Effectiveness Guide”.

Design

1. Discuss Integrated Pest Management (IPM) with the producer. Additional information is available at http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/ndipm/

2. Determine methods of pest control that are practiced/planned by the producer.

3. Determine the environmental risk associated with the above methods of control:

a. RUSLE2 – sheet and rill water erosion controlled to “T”

b. WEQ – wind erosion controlled to “T”

c. WIN-PST – pesticide risk assessment

4. Identify any sensitive areas in the fields that pest management will be scheduled on.

5. Refer to the North Dakota Pest Management Mitigation Effectiveness Guide to determine the management techniques and/or conservation practices that are needed to mitigate the risks or sensitive areas identified for the field.

6. Include the necessary management techniques and/or conservation practices in the conservation plan.

Design and Installation Guide -595 June 2005 http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/ndipm/

USDA-NRCS - North Dakota FOTG - Section IV - Conservation Practices

Installation

1. Review the environmental risk and the appropriate mitigation practices with producer to insure that all risks are minimized.

2. Inform the producer of their responsibility to complete and maintain the appropriate pesticide application records as required by state law.

Check out

1. Compare the pest management design information to the actual treatment.

2. If the actual treatment is different, evaluate the environmental risk and determine if the proper mitigation has been implemented. Documentation should be made on the appropriate erosion or pesticide application risk assessment.

Design and Installation Guide -595 June 2005

United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

STATEMENT OF WORK

Pest Management (595)

Issued June 9, 2005 Contact: State Agronomist at 701-530-2078

These deliverables apply to this individual practice. For other planned practice deliverables refer to those specific Statements of Work.

DESIGN

Deliverables:

1. Design documents that demonstrate criteria in NRCS practice standard have been met and are compatible with planned and applied practices.

a. Practice purpose(s) as identified in the conservation plan

b. List of required permits to be obtained by the client

c. Practice standard criteria-related computations and analyses to develop plans and specifications including but not limited to:

i. Identification of targeted species

ii. Control methods (e.g. biological, cultural, chemical, mechanical)

iii. Environmental risk assessment of planned control method

iv. Mitigation techniques, if necessary

2. Written plans and specifications including sketches and drawings shall be provided to the client that adequately describes the requirements to install the practice and obtain necessary permits. Plans and specifications shall be developed in accordance with the requirements of conservation practice standard Pest Management (Code 595).

3. Documentation of needed operation and maintenance.

4. Certification that the design meets practice standard criteria and comply with applicable laws and regulations.

5. Design modifications during installation as required.

INSTALLATION

Deliverables

1. Pre-application conference with client.

2. Communication of mitigation requirements for pest management risk assessments.

3. Communication of mitigation requirements for pest management sensitive areas.

4. Application guidance as needed.

5. Certification that the application process and materials meet design and permit requirements.

CHECK OUT

Deliverables

1. Records of application.

a. Extent of practice units applied

b. Actual materials/control method/mitigation techniques used

c. Application rate, method and timing

2. Certification that the application meets NRCS standards and specifications and is in compliance with permits.

3. Progress reporting.

REFERENCES

• North Dakota NRCS Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG), Section IV, Conservation Practice – Pest

Management, 595

• NRCS General Manual 190, part 404

• NRCS National Agronomy Manual (NAM)

• NRCS Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST)

• NRCS National Environmental Compliance Handbook

• NRCS Cultural Resources Handbook