The table below is the current list of Virginia conservation practices in
alphabetical order by practice name, with the practice code in parentheses.
The table contains links to the practice standard (available in either Portable
Document Format (PDF)
or MS-Word)) and to job sheets for a limited number of conservation practices.
The
Electronic Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG) remains the main source for
Practice Standard information. Conservation Practice Standards are in
Section IV of the eFOTG.
The conservation practice standard contains information on why and where the
practice is applied, and sets forth the minimum quality criteria that must be
met during the application of that practice in order for it to achieve its
intended purpose(s).
The conservation practice job sheets provide detailed guidance on the application of
the practice, and contain worksheets that can be used to document the practice
plan and design for a specific site.
If your browser does not support tables, you may download the files directly from
the FTP server. They are available as PDF
files or MS-Word
files. You will need to know the conservation practice number (code)
to recognize the correct file to download.
Conservation Practice
Name (Units) (Code) (Date Issued) |
Standard
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Job Sheet
PDF
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Operations & Maintenance
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National Statement of Work Template
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PDF
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Access Road
(Ft.) (560) |
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Agrichemical
Chemical Mixing Facility (702) |
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Animal Mortality Facility
(No.) (316) |
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Animal Trails and Walkways
(Ft.) (575) |
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Brush Management
(Ac.) (314) |
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Channel Stabilization
(Ft.)
(584) |
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Clearing and Snagging
(Ft.)
(326) |
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Closure of Waste Impoundments
(No.) (360) |
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Composting Facility
(No.) (317)
(10/03) |
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Conservation Cover
(Ac.) (327) |
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Conservation Cover (Ac.) Wildflower Meadow for Wildlife and Pollinators |
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Conservation Cover (Ac.) (327) Shrub-land for Wildlife |
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Conservation Crop Rotation
(Ac.) (328) |
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Contour Buffer Strips
(Ac.)
(332) |
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Contour Farming
(Ac.) (330) |
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Contour Strip-cropping
(Ac.) (585) |
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Cover Crop
(Ac.) (340) |
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Critical Area Planting
(Ac.)
(342) |
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Dam
(No. and Ac-Ft) (402) |
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Deep Tillage
(Ac.) (324) |
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Dike
(Ft.) (356) |
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Diversion
(Ft.) (362) |
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Drainage Water Management
(Ac.)
(554) |
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Dry Hydrant (No.) (432) |
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Conservation Practice
Name (Units) (Code) (Date Issued) |
Standard
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Job Sheet
PDF
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Operations & Maintenance
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National Statement of Work Template
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PDF
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Early Successional Habitat
Development/Management
(Ac.) (647) |
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Feed Management (No. of
Systems and AUs Affected) (592) |
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Fence
(Ft.)
(382) |
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Fence
(Ft.)
(382) Woven Wire |
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Fence
(Ft.)
(382) High Tensile Non Electric |
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Fence
(Ft.)
(382) Electric |
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Fence
(Ft.)
(382) Barbed Wire |
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Field Border
(Ft.) (386) |
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Filter Strip
(Ac.) (393) |
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Firebreak
(Ft.) (394) |
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Fish Passage
(Mi.) (396) |
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Fishpond Management
(Ac.)
(399) |
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Forage Harvest Management
(Ac.)
(511) |
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Forest Site Preparation (Ac.)
(490) |
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Forest Stand Improvement
(Ac.)
(666) |
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Forest Trails and Landings
(Ac.)
(655) |
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Conservation Practice
Name (Units) (Code) (Date Issued) |
Standard
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Job Sheet
PDF
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Operations & Maintenance
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National Statement of Work Template
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PDF
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Grade Stabilization Structure
(No.)
(410) |
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Grassed Waterway
(Ac.)
(412) |
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Heavy Use Area Protection
(Ac.)
(561) |
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Hedgerow Planting
(Ft.) (422)
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Herbaceous Wind Barriers
(Ft.)
(603) |
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Irrigation Regulating
Reservoir
(No.) (552) |
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Irrigation Regulating
Reservoir
(No.) (552B) |
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Irrigation Storage Reservoir
(No. and Ac-Ft) (436) |
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Irrigation System,
Microirrigation (No. and Ac.) (441) |
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Irrigation System, Sprinkler
(No. and Ac.) (442) |
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Irrigation System, Tailwater
Recovery (No.) (447) |
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Irrigation Water Conveyance,
Pipeline, High-Pressure, Underground, Plastic
(Ft.)
(430DD) |
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Irrigation Water Management
(Ac.) (449) |
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Conservation Practice
Name (Units) (Code) (Date Issued) |
Standard
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Job Sheet
PDF
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Operations & Maintenance
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National Statement of Work Template
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PDF
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Land Clearing
(Ac.) (460) |
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Land Reclamation, Landslide
Treatment (No. and Ac) (453) |
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Land Smoothing
(Ac.)
(466) |
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Lined Waterway or Outlet
(Ft.)
(468) |
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Livestock Shade Structure (No.)
(717) |
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Manure Transfer
(No.) (634) |
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Mulching (Ac.)
(484) |
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Nutrient Management (Ac.)
(590) |
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Obstruction Removal (Ac.) (500)
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Open Channel (Ft.)
(582) |
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Pasture and Hay
Planting (Ac.) (512) |
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Pasture and Hay Planting:
Cool Season Perennial Grass Planting (Ac.)
(512a) |
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Pasture and Hay Planting:
Warm Season Perennial Grass Planting (Ac.)
(512b) |
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Pasture and Hay Planting:
Grass-Legume Mixtures Planting (Ac.)
(512c) |
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Pasture and Hay Planting:
Renovation of Grass Pastures/Hayfields with Legumes (Ac.)
(512e) |
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Pasture and Hay Planting:
Winter and Summer Annual Forage Planting (Ac.)
(512d) |
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Conservation Practice
Name (Units) (Code) (Date Issued) |
Standard
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Job Sheet
PDF
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Operations & Maintenance
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National Statement of Work Template
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PDF
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Pest Management (Ac.)
(595) |
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Pest Management:
IPM for Apple and Peach Production (Ac.)
(595) |
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Pipeline (Ft.)
(516) |
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Pond (No.)
(378) |
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Pond Sealing or Lining,
Bentonite Sealant (No.) (521C) |
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Pond Sealing or Lining,
Flexible Membrane (No.) (521A) |
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Pond Sealing or Lining, Soil
Dispersant (No.) (521B) |
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Prescribed Burning (Ac.) (338) |
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Prescribed Grazing (Ac.) (528) |
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Pumping Plant (No.)
(533) |
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Residue and
Tillage Management, Mulch Till
(Ac.) (345) |
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Residue
and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed (Ac.) (329) |
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Restoration and Management of
Rare and Declining Habitats (Ac.) (643) |
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Restoration and Management of
Rare and Declining Habitats: Eastern Shore Tree/Shrub Migratory Bird
Habitat (Ac.) (643) |
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Restoration and Management of
Rare and Declining Habitats: Longleaf Pine Establishment and Restoration (Ac.)
(643) |
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Riparian Forest Buffer (Ac.)
(391) |
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Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(Ac.) (390) |
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Roof Runoff Structure (No.)
(558) |
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Conservation Practice
Name (Units) (Code) (Date Issued) |
Standard
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Job Sheet
PDF
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Operations & Maintenance
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National Statement of Work Template
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PDF
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Sediment Basin (No.)
(350) |
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Shallow Water
Development and Management (Ac.) (646) |
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Silvopasture Establishment (Ac.)
(381) |
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Sinkhole and
Sinkhole Area Treatment (370) |
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Spoil Spreading (Ft.) (572) |
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Spring Development (No.)
(574) |
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Stream Crossing
(No.) (578) |
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Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (Ft.) (580) |
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Stripcropping (Ac.) (586)
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Structure for Water Control
(No.) (587) |
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Subsurface Drain (Ft.)
(606) |
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Surface Drainage, Field Ditch
(Ft.) (607) |
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Surface Drainage, Main or
Lateral (Ft.) (608) |
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Conservation Practice
Name (Units) (Code) (Date Issued) |
Standard
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Job Sheet
PDF
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Operations & Maintenance
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National Statement of Work Template
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PDF
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Terrace (Ft.)
(600) |
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Tree/Shrub Establishment (Ac.)
(612) |
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Underground Outlet (Ft.)
(620) |
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Upland Wildlife Habitat
Management (Ac.) (645) |
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Use Exclusion (Ac.)
(472) |
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Waste
Field Storage (No.)
(749) |
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Waste Storage Facility (No.)
(313) |
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Waste Treatment Lagoon (No.)
(359) |
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Waste Utilization (Ac.) (633)
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Water and Sediment Control
Basin (No.) (638) |
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Water Well (No.)
(642) |
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Watering
Facility (No.) (614) |
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Well
Decommissioning (No.) (351) |
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Wetland Creation (Ac.)
(658) |
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Wetland Enhancement (Ac.)
(659) |
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Wetland Restoration (Ac.)
(657) |
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Wetland Wildlife Habitat
Management (Ac.) (644) |
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Windbreak/Shelterbelt
Establishment (Ft.) (380) |
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