Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment

Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment

Code 548

Spot Check Report

Client Information

Client Name
Business Name
Land Unit(s)
Land Use
Applied Acres
Program

Practice Location

Field Office / Conservation District / County
Practice location on Conservation Plan Map (land unit or practice location digitized) / Y N
Land Ownership
Landowner Permission / Y N NA
Client has Approvals or Permits Required / Y N NA

Individuals Responsible for Planning, Design, Certification, and Spot Checks

Cons Planner / Date / Certified Planner / Date
Practice I&E / Date / Practice Designer / Date
Design Approver / Date / Client Signature / Date
Field Check / Date / Practice Certification / Date
Spot Check / Date

Environmental Compliance

EE By / Date / Cultural Res. By / Date
DC Signed EE / Y N / Date / HEL Det. in File / Y N NA / Date
HEL Soils Present / Y N NA / HEL Requirements Met / Y N NA
Wetlands Present / Y N / Wetland Requirements Met / Y N

Conservation Plan Resource Concern(s) to be Addressed By Practice

Resource Concern / Current Condition / Practice Designed to Meet Quality Criteria (Y/N)
Y N
Y N
Y N
Y N
Y N

Practice Purpose(s) Shown on Job Sheet

Fracture compacted soil layers and improve soil permeability / Y N
Reduce water runoff and increase infiltration / Y N
Break up sod bound conditions and thatch to increase plant vigor / Y N
Renovate and stimulate plant community for greater productivity and yield / Y N

Plans, Specifications, and Job Sheets

Practice narrative in conservation plan is specific to the operation with adequate description / Y N
Practice is applied as part of a conservation management system that addresses at least one resource concern to quality criteria. / Y N
Soil map and ecological site, and slope information in benchmark inventory / Y N
General Criteria
Site preparation specified (including removal of existing veg, noxious weed treatment etc.) / Y N
Treatment map showing location of areas to treat, areas to avoid, staging areas, orientation on contour when needed / Y N
Treatment dates, method, equipment, spacing, depth, specified, soil moisture / Y N
Post treatment conditions specified (roughness, depths etc) if needed / Y N
Control of livestock and wildlife grazing following treatment specified if needed / Y N
Record Keeping and Monitoring
Producer required to provided records for actual treatment dates, methods / Y N
Operation and Maintenance
Operation and maintenance requirements specified / Y N

Practice Certification

On-site visit GPS documentation of treated area / Y N
Red line documentation for all items specified / Y N
Producer records provided to NRCS / Y N

NRCS Documentation Corrections Needed

Practice changes producer is required to make to meet the practice standard

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, ArizonaMay, 2010

Field Office Technical Guide, Section IV

548 Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment Spot Check Report