Ranking Tool Summary
for FY2009 - AFO - CAFO
(Released 03/25/2009 )
Description:
Applications selected in this fund code will address resource needs that require the practices listed for an Animal Feeding Operation or a Confined Animal Feeding operation. The primary resource concerns are Water Quality and Air Quality resulting from livestock operations and the storage and use of animal waste materials. Prior to funding, all applications in this fund code will have a CNMP. The only exception to the CNMP requirement is for contracts with Practice Code 360 Closure of Waste Impoundment. NOTE: Before being ranked, all applicants must pass the Tennessee EQIP & WHIP Screening Tool.
 
Land Uses:
Crop, Hay, Headquarters, Pasture
 
Efficiency Score:
  Scoring Multiplier: 1.00
 
Optional Notes:
 
National Priorities:
  Scoring Multiplier: 10.00
  Questions:
Number Question Points
1 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction of non-point source pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, pesticides, excess salinity in impaired watersheds with total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) where available, groundwater contamination or point sources such as contamination from confined animal feeding operations? 25
2 Will the treatment you intend to implement for water conservation or irrigation efficiency using EQIP result in a considerable reduction in water use? 25
3 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction of emissions, such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds, and ozone precursors and depleters that contribute to air quality impairment violations of National Ambient Air Quality Standards? 25
4 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction in soil erosion and sedimentation from unacceptable levels on agricultural land? 25
5 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable increase in the promotion of at-risk species habitat conservation? 25
6 Will the treatment that you intend to implement using EQIP result in considerable benefits to residue management, nutrient management, air quality management, invasive species management, pollinator habitat, and animal carcass management technology or pest management? 25
7 Will the treatment that you intend to implement using EQIP result in energy conservation benefits? 25
  Total Points 175

 
State Issues:
  Scoring Multiplier: 10.00
  Questions:
Sub-heading
Number		 Question
Number		 Question Points
  1 Is this a livestock operation that has been in business for more than two years and is located in a watershed of a 303(d) listed stream? 1000
  2 Is this a livestock operation that has been in business for more than two years and is NOT located in a watershed of a 303(d) listed stream? 500
  3 After implementation of this contract, will all livestock be fenced from streams or have limited access to streams according to NRCS Standards? 200
  4 Are you a new operation in business less than two years? 50
  5 Have you ever terminated or cancelled an EQIP CONTRACT (does not apply to an EQIP application cancellation)? -50
     Maximum Points:        Total Points 1700

 
Local Issues:
 
Selected Resource Concerns and Practices:
Air Quality: Ammonia (NH3)
     Closure of Waste Impoundment (360)
     Field Border (386)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility (632)
     Waste Facility Cover (367)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
     Waste Utilization (633)
Air Quality: Chemical Drift
     Pest Management (595)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Air Quality: Excessive Greenhouse Gas - CH4 (methane)
     Closure of Waste Impoundment (360)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility (632)
Air Quality: Excessive Greenhouse Gas - CO2 (carbon dioxide)
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Waste Utilization (633)
Air Quality: Excessive Ozone
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Waste Utilization (633)
Air Quality: Objectionable Odors
     Animal Mortality Facility (316)
     Closure of Waste Impoundment (360)
     Composting Facility (317)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pest Management (595)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility (632)
     Waste Utilization (633)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter (PM 10)
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM 2.5)
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Domestic Animals: Inadequate Quantities and Quality of Feed and Forage
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Utilization (633)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Domestic Animals: Inadequate Stock Water
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pipeline (516)
     Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membran (521A)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Sediment Basin (350)
     Spring Development (574)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Domestic Animals: Stress and Mortality
     Access Control (472)
     Animal Trails and Walkways (575)
     Fence (382)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Pipeline (516)
     Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membran (521A)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Waste Utilization (633)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Fish and Wildlife: Habitat Fragmentation
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Fence (382)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Watering Facility (614)
Fish and Wildlife: Inadequate Cover/Shelter
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Fence (382)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Fish and Wildlife: Inadequate Food
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Fence (382)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Fish and Wildlife: T&E Species: Declining Species, Species of Concern
     Access Control (472)
     Fence (382)
     Pest Management (595)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Fish and Wildlife: Threatened and Endangered Fish and Wildlife Species
     Access Control (472)
     Fence (382)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Pest Management (595)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Plant Condition: Forage Quality and Palatability
     Access Control (472)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Utilization (633)
Plant Condition: Noxious and Invasive Plants
     Access Control (472)
     Composting Facility (317)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Plant Condition: Productivity, Health and Vigor
     Access Control (472)
     Access Road (560)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline, H (430DD)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Pipeline (516)
     Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membran (521A)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
     Waste Utilization (633)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Plant Condition: T&E Plant Species: Declining Species, Species of Concern
     Access Control (472)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Pest Management (595)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Plant Condition: Threatened and Endangered Plant Species
     Access Control (472)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Pest Management (595)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Soil Condition: Compaction
     Access Control (472)
     Access Road (560)
     Animal Trails and Walkways (575)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
Soil Condition: Contaminants-Animal Waste and Other Organics - N
     Access Control (472)
     Composting Facility (317)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membran (521A)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
     Water Well (642)
Soil Condition: Contaminants-Animal Waste and Other Organics - P
     Access Control (472)
     Composting Facility (317)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membran (521A)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
     Water Well (642)
Soil Condition: Damage from Sediment Deposition
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Field Border (386)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Lined Waterway or Outlet (468)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Sediment Basin (350)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Waste Utilization (633)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Water Well (642)
Soil Condition: Organic Matter Depletion
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
     Waste Utilization (633)
Soil Erosion: Classic Gully
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Field Border (386)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline, H (430DD)
     Lined Waterway or Outlet (468)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Sediment Basin (350)
     Spring Development (574)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Watering Facility (614)
Soil Erosion: Ephemeral Gully
     Access Control (472)
     Access Road (560)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Field Border (386)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Lined Waterway or Outlet (468)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Sediment Basin (350)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Waste Utilization (633)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Soil Erosion: Sheet and Rill
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Field Border (386)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Utilization (633)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Soil Erosion: Streambank
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Field Border (386)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Mulching (484)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Spring Development (574)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Watering Facility (614)
Water Quality: Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Groundwater
     Access Control (472)
     Closure of Waste Impoundment (360)
     Composting Facility (317)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Lined Waterway or Outlet (468)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pond Sealing - Clay Treatment (521D)
     Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membran (521A)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Sinkhole and Sinkhole Area Treatment (527)
     Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility (632)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
     Waste Transfer (634)
     Waste Utilization (633)
     Well Decommissioning (351)
Water Quality: Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Surface Water
     Access Control (472)
     Closure of Waste Impoundment (360)
     Composting Facility (317)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Fence (382)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline, H (430DD)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pond Sealing - Clay Treatment (521D)
     Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membran (521A)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Sediment Basin (350)
     Sinkhole and Sinkhole Area Treatment (527)
     Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility (632)
     Waste Facility Cover (367)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
     Waste Transfer (634)
     Waste Utilization (633)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
Water Quality: Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in Surface Water
     Access Control (472)
     Access Road (560)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Fence (382)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline, H (430DD)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Lined Waterway or Outlet (468)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Sediment Basin (350)
     Spring Development (574)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Watering Facility (614)
Water Quality: Harmful Levels of Pathogens in Groundwater
     Access Control (472)
     Animal Mortality Facility (316)
     Closure of Waste Impoundment (360)
     Composting Facility (317)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline, H (430DD)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pond Sealing - Clay Treatment (521D)
     Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membran (521A)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Sinkhole and Sinkhole Area Treatment (527)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
     Waste Transfer (634)
     Waste Utilization (633)
     Well Decommissioning (351)
Water Quality: Harmful Levels of Pathogens in Surface Water
     Access Control (472)
     Animal Mortality Facility (316)
     Composting Facility (317)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Fence (382)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Mulching (484)
     Nutrient Management (590)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Sediment Basin (350)
     Sinkhole and Sinkhole Area Treatment (527)
     Spring Development (574)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
     Waste Transfer (634)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Watering Facility (614)
Water Quality: Harmful Temperatures of Surface Water
     Filter Strip (393)
     Mulching (484)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Watering Facility (614)
Water Quantity: Excessive Runoff, Flooding, or Ponding
     Diversion (362)
     Field Border (386)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Lined Waterway or Outlet (468)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Sediment Basin (350)
     Spring Development (574)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
Water Quantity: Inefficient Water Use on Irrigated Land
     Access Road (560)
     Diversion (362)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline, H (430DD)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Mulching (484)
     Pest Management (595)
     Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membran (521A)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Spring Development (574)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Storage Facility (313)
     Waste Utilization (633)
     Water Well (642)
Water Quantity: Inefficient Water Use on Non-irrigated Land
     Access Control (472)
     Diversion (362)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membran (521A)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Spring Development (574)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Waste Transfer (634)
     Waste Utilization (633)
Water Quantity: Reduced Storage of Water Bodies by Sediment Accumulation
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Field Border (386)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Heavy Use Area Protection (561)
     Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
     Irrigation Water Management (449)
     Lined Waterway or Outlet (468)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pest Management (595)
     Prescribed Grazing (528)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Roof Runoff Structure (558)
     Sediment Basin (350)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Subsurface Drain (606)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Watering Facility (614)
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