2005 Environmental Quality Incentive Program

Local Work Group Summary for Santa Rosa

Introduction:

The Guadalupe Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is located 120 miles east of Albuquerque, NM, on the breaks of the Great Plains.  Land ownership is predominately private land with a small amount of State Land and Bureau of Land Management lands scattered throughout the County.  The majority of the land is used for agriculture production on rangeland and farmland. 

Local Work Group:

Role is to support the conservation needs assessment by making recommendations, through an advisory capacity, to tailor USDA programs and priorities addressing the identified natural resource concerns. District Conservationist, Jim Norris introduced Guadalupe SWCD Board Members and all who attended. The meeting was held at the ENMR building in Santa Rosa, NM at 9:30 am 11/8/04.  Representatives from the Guadalupe SWCD, FSA county committee, NMSU extension service, FSA CED, NRCS Santa Rosa FO staff were present.

These LWG recommendations on implementing Environmental Quality Incentive Program for FY 2005 are as follows.

Priority Resource Concerns:

• Rangeland (Brush Management)
• Irrigated Croplands (Irrigation Pipelines, Concrete Ditch Lining, Land Leveling)  

Funding Considerations:

Allocation of funds was discussed and it was decided the allocation should remain as it was in the FY 2004 EQIP and to be allocated as follows:

• 90% Grazing Lands
• 10% Irrigated Cropland   

Cost Docket:

The Cost Docket was discussed and it was recommended it should remain the same as FY 2004. (Except) It was recommended that the prescribed grazing is to be taken off.  LWG felt that we would not recommend an incentive payment in 2005.

Please refer to the links for the cost docket ad eligible practices to view the final approve practices, cost share rates and practice component costs.

Eligible Practices:

Eligible practices for the State and within counties did not change nor are any changes planned. 

Please refer to the links for the cost docket ad eligible practices to view the final approve practices, cost share rates and practice component costs.

Cost Share Rates, Incentive Payments and Caps:

The LWG recommended the cost share incentives remain the same for 2005 EQIP as in the FY 2004 EQIP program and they are as follows:

Grazing Lands

• Brush Management at 65%     
• Erosion Control 50%
• Fencing 50%
• Water Development 50%

Irrigated Cropland

• Pipeline 65%
• Concrete Ditching 65%
• Land Leveling 65%

Please refer to the general EQIP application page for information on cost share rates for Limited Resource Producers and Beginning Farmers/Ranchers.

Ranking Criteria:

LWG decided that the ranking criteria was adequate, ranking criteria worksheets explained, the ranking process.

The local work group recommended in case of tie if needed to be broken that for grazing lands that we use the erodibility index and for irrigated cropland we use increased irrigation efficiency (section 1) for selection of funding contracts.

Please refer to the links for ranking criteria to view the final approved criteria.   

Timelines, Evaluation Periods:

All applications and any supporting documentation must be submitted by January 28.

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