Technical Guide Notice No. 301

September 4, 2008

TECHNICAL GUIDE NOTICE NO. 301

This notice transmits the following revised practice standards:

·  Conservation Cover (327)

·  Critical Area Planting (342)

·  Filter Strip (393)

·  Grassed Waterway (412)

Additionally, updated Job sheets for practice codes 327, 342 and 393 are also posted along with the Agronomy Technical Note No. 2: Using RUSLE2 for the Design and Predicted Effectiveness of Vegetated Filter Strips (VFS) for Sediment (TN_SQA_20_A.pdf) document and the KY Filter Strip Design spreadsheet (VFS Calculator.xls)in support of practice code 393. These new documents and revised standards go into effect upon receipt of this notice. The revised standards and supporting documents have been posted on the FOTG in Section IV under the applicable conservation practice with the exception of the TN_SQA_20_A.pdf and VFS Calculator.xls files. These files have been placed on the FOTG under Section IV in the Filter Strip folder located in the Tools folder. Additionally, a revised Establishing Vegetative Practices in Kentucky (Vegetative_Practices_in _Kentucky_August_08.pdf) has been placed on the FOTG under Section IV in the Information for Establishing Vegetation folder located in the Tools folder.

Document Titles:

Conservation Practice Standard – Conservation Cover (327)

Conservation Practice Job Sheet (Native Warm Season Grasses) – Conservation Cover (327)

Conservation Practice Job Sheet (Introduced Grasses) – Conservation Cover (327)

Conservation Practice Standard – Critical Area Planting (342)

Conservation Practice Job Sheet – Critical Area Planting (342)

Conservation Practice Standard – Filter Strip (393)

Conservation Practice Job Sheet (Native Warm Season Grasses) – Filter Strip (393)

Conservation Practice Job Sheet (Introduced Grasses) – Filter Strip (393)

Conservation Practice Standard – Grassed Waterway (412)

Supporting Documentation – Agronomy Technical Note No. 2: Using RUSLE2 for the Design and Predicted Effectiveness of Vegetated Filter Strips (VFS) for Sediment (393)

Supporting Documentation – KY Filter Strip Design (393)

Supporting Documentation – Establishing Vegetative Practices in Kentucky August 08

Filing Instructions:

o  Download these documents from eFOTG as needed.

o  File this notice in Section I of the FOTG.

/s/

THOMAS A. PERRIN

State Conservationist

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