| Description: |
| Applications funded in this fund code will
address resource concerns in Aquatic At-Risk Species Habitat Conservation.
All watersheds in the state have been assigned a high, medium or low
priority based on the number of threatened and endangered species that may
benefit from the practices being installed. A hard copy of the priority
watershed list can be obtained at local offices or on the TN-NRCS website.
To be eligible for this fund code, the scope of the project must be such
that it requires a state, TVA or USCOE permit. NOTE: Before being ranked,
all applicants must pass the Tennessee EQIP & WHIP Screening Tool.
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| Land Uses: |
| Crop, Forest, Grazed Forest, Hay, Headquarters,
Pasture, Wildlife |
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| Efficiency Score: |
Scoring Multiplier:
1.00
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| Optional Notes: |
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| 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 |
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Total Points |
175 |
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| State Issues: |
Scoring Multiplier:
10.00
Questions:
Sub-heading
Number |
Question
Number |
Question |
Points |
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1 |
Is the practice to be implemented located in a
watershed identified as High Priority Watershed on the 2009 TN EQIP
Aquatic Priority List? |
550 |
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2 |
Is the practice to be implemented located in a
watershed identified as Medium Priority Watershed on the 2009 TN
EQIP Aquatic Priority List? |
300 |
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3 |
Is the practice to be implemented located in a
watershed identified as Low Priority Watershed on the 2008 TN EQIP
Aquatic Priority List? |
100 |
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4 |
Does the practice you plan to install exclude
livestock from streams or provide only limited access to streams
according to NRCS Standards? |
100 |
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5 |
Are you going to implement a Riparian Forest Buffer
according to Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Standards? Riparian Forest Buffer must be fenced if livestock are
present in order to receive points. |
100 |
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6 |
Is the Riparian Forest Buffer you plan to install
adjacent to a 303(d) listed stream? |
50 |
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7 |
If the applicant has a proposed project that will
require permits, are required permits “in hand” to complete the
project? |
40 |
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8 |
Will the practice provide wildlife habitat corridor
connectivity from another buffer meeting NRCS Standards? |
15 |
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9 |
Will the practice be installed on or adjacent to a
30 years or longer conservation easement? |
15 |
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Maximum
Points: Total
Points |
1270 |
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| Local Issues: |
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| Selected Resource Concerns and
Practices: |
Air Quality: Chemical
Drift
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Air Quality: Excessive Greenhouse Gas - CO2 (carbon
dioxide)
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Mulching
(484)
Pumping Plant
(533)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Air Quality: Excessive
Ozone
Pumping Plant (533)
Air Quality:
Objectionable Odors
Riparian Forest
Buffer (391)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in
diameter (PM 10)
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in
diameter (PM 2.5)
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Domestic Animals: Inadequate Quantities and Quality of Feed and
Forage
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Spring Development
(574)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Well
(642)
Watering Facility (614)
Domestic
Animals: Inadequate Stock Water
Pipeline
(516)
Pond
(378)
Pumping Plant
(533)
Spring Development
(574)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Water Well
(642)
Watering Facility (614)
Domestic
Animals: Stress and Mortality
Access
Control (472)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Pipeline
(516)
Pond
(378)
Pumping Plant
(533)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Spring Development
(574)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Well
(642)
Watering Facility (614)
Fish and
Wildlife: Habitat Fragmentation
Access
Control (472)
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Pond
(378)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Spring Development
(574)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Watering Facility (614)
Fish and
Wildlife: Inadequate Cover/Shelter
Access
Control (472)
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grade Stabilization Structure
(410)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Mulching
(484)
Pond
(378)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Fish and Wildlife: Inadequate
Food
Access Control
(472)
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grade Stabilization Structure
(410)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Mulching
(484)
Pond
(378)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Fish and Wildlife: T&E Species: Declining Species, Species of
Concern
Access Control
(472)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Fish and Wildlife: Threatened and Endangered Fish and Wildlife
Species
Access Control
(472)
Filter Strip
(393)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Plant Condition: Forage Quality and
Palatability
Access Control
(472)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Plant Condition: Noxious and Invasive
Plants
Access Control
(472)
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Plant Condition: Productivity, Health and
Vigor
Access Control
(472)
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Pipeline
(516)
Pond
(378)
Pumping Plant
(533)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Spring Development
(574)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Well
(642)
Watering Facility (614)
Plant
Condition: T&E Plant Species: Declining Species, Species of
Concern
Access Control
(472)
Filter Strip
(393)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Plant Condition: Threatened and Endangered Plant
Species
Access Control
(472)
Filter Strip
(393)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Soil Condition:
Compaction
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Soil Condition: Contaminants-Animal Waste and Other Organics -
N
Access Control
(472)
Filter Strip
(393)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Spring Development
(574)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Well (642)
Soil Condition:
Contaminants-Animal Waste and Other Organics -
P
Access Control
(472)
Filter Strip
(393)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Spring Development
(574)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Well (642)
Soil Condition:
Damage from Sediment Deposition
Access
Control (472)
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Pond
(378)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Water Well (642)
Soil Condition:
Organic Matter Depletion
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Soil Erosion: Classic
Gully
Access Control
(472)
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Grade Stabilization Structure
(410)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Mulching
(484)
Pond
(378)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Spring Development
(574)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Watering Facility (614)
Soil
Erosion: Ephemeral Gully
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Well
(642)
Watering Facility (614)
Soil
Erosion: Sheet and Rill
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Well
(642)
Watering Facility (614)
Soil
Erosion: Streambank
Access Control
(472)
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Grade Stabilization Structure
(410)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Pond
(378)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Spring Development
(574)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Watering Facility (614)
Water
Quality: Excessive Nutrients and Organics in
Groundwater
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Quality: Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Surface
Water
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Pond
(378)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Quality: Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in
Surface Water
Access Control
(472)
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grade Stabilization Structure
(410)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Pond
(378)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Spring Development
(574)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Watering Facility (614)
Water
Quality: Harmful Levels of Pathogens in
Groundwater
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Quality: Harmful Levels of Pathogens in Surface
Water
Access Control
(472)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Spring Development
(574)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Watering Facility (614)
Water
Quality: Harmful Temperatures of Surface
Water
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Filter Strip
(393)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Watering Facility (614)
Water
Quantity: Excessive Runoff, Flooding, or
Ponding
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Mulching
(484)
Pond
(378)
Pumping Plant
(533)
Spring Development (574)
Water
Quantity: Inefficient Water Use on Irrigated
Land
Mulching
(484)
Pond
(378)
Pumping Plant
(533)
Spring Development
(574)
Water Well (642)
Water Quantity:
Inefficient Water Use on Non-irrigated
Land
Access Control
(472)
Mulching
(484)
Pond
(378)
Pumping Plant
(533)
Spring Development
(574)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Water Quantity: Reduced Storage of Water Bodies by Sediment
Accumulation
Access Control
(472)
Channel Stabilization
(584)
Critical Area Planting
(342)
Filter Strip
(393)
Grade Stabilization Structure
(410)
Grassed Waterway
(412)
Heavy Use Area Protection
(561)
Mulching
(484)
Riparian Forest Buffer
(391)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
(390)
Stream Crossing
(578)
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(580)
Tree/Shrub Establishment
(612)
Watering Facility
(614)
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