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NEW MEXICO FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE

Section I References

New Mexico Practice Life Span
Practice Name Discipline Life Span
Access Road (FT) (560) ENG 10
Alley Cropping (311) FOR 15
Animal Trails and Walkways (AC) (575)

ENG

10
Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Erosion Control (AC) (450)

ENG

10
Bedding (AC) (310) ENG 3
Brush Management (AC) (314) RMS 10
Channel Vegetation (AC) (322) AGR 10
Clearing and Snagging (FT) (326) ENG 5
Closure of Waste Impoundments (NO)  (360) ENG 15
Commercial Fishponds (AC) (397) BIO 10
Composting Facility (NO.) (317) AGR 15
Conservation Cover (AC) (327)

AGR

3
Conservation Crop Rotation (AC) (328) AGR 1
Constructed Wetland (656) BIO 15
Contour Buffer Strips (332) AGR 10
Contour Farming (AC) (330)

AGR

1
Contour Orchard and Other Fruit Area (AC) (331)

AGR

10
Contour Stripcropping (AC) (585)

AGR

1
Controlled Drainage (AC) (335) ENG 10
Cover Crop (AC) (340) AGR 1
Critical Area Planting (AC) (342)

AGR

10
Cross Wind Ridges (AC) (589A) AGR 5
Cross Wind Stripcropping (AC) (589B) AGR 5
Cross Wind Trap Strips (AC) (589C) AGR 5
Dam, Diversion (NO.) (348) ENG 15
Dam, Diversion Gabion (NO.) (348G) ENG 15
Dam, Diversion Piling (NO.) (348P) ENG 15
Dam, Floodwater Retarding (NO. AND AC-FT) (402) ENG 15
Dam, Multiple-Purpose (NO. AND AC-FT) (349) ENG 15
Deep Tillage (AC) (324) AGR 3
Dike (FT) (356) ENG 20
Diversion (FT) (362) ENG 10
Diversion, Minor Structures (FT) (362A) ENG 10
Diversion, Net Wire (FT) (362B) ENG 10
Diversion  - Minor Structures (FT) (362A) ENG 10
Drainage Water Management (554) ENG 10
Dry Hydrant (Each) (432) ENG 15
Early Successional Habitat Development/Mgt. (AC) (647) BIO 15
Fence (FT) (382) RMS 20
Field Border (FT) (386) AGR 10
Filter Strip (AC) (393) AGR 10
Firebreak (FT) (394) FOR 10
Fish Passage (No.) (396) BIO 15
Fish Raceway or Tank (M, FT AND M3/S, FT3/S) (398) BIO 10
Fishpond Management (NO.) (399)

BIO

1
Floodwater Diversion (FT) (400) ENG 15
Floodway (FT) (404) ENG 15
Forage Harvest Management (AC) (511) RMS 5
Forest Site Preparation (AC) (490) FOR 1
Forest Stand Improvement (AC) (666) FOR 10
Forest  Trails and Landings (AC) (655) FOR 5
Grade Stabilization Structure (NO.) (410) ENG 15
Grassed Waterway (AC) (412) AGR 10
Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment (AC) (548) RMS 5
Heavy Use Area Protection (AC) (561) ENG 10
Hedgerow Planting (FT) (422)

BIO

15
Herbaceous Wind Barriers (FT) (603) AGR 5
Hillside Ditch (FT) (423) ENG 10
Irrigation Canal or Lateral (FT) (320) ENG 15
Irrigation Field Ditch (FT) (388) ENG 15
Irrigation Land Leveling (AC) (464) ENG 15
Irrigation Pit or Regulating Reservoir (NO.), Irrigation Pit (552A) ENG 15
Irrigation Pit or Regulating Reservoir (NO.), Regulating Reservoir (552B)

ENG

15
Irrigation Storage Reservoir (NO. AND AC-FT) (436) ENG 15
Irrigation System (NO. & AC), Microirrigation (441)

ENG

10
Irrigation System (NO. AND AC), Sprinkler (442)

ENG

15
Irrigation System (NO. AND AC), Surface and Subsurface (443) ENG 15
Irrigation System, Tailwater Recovery (NO.) (447) ENG 20
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Ditch and Canal Lining, Nonreinforced Concrete (428A) ENG 20
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Ditch and Canal Lining, Flexible Membrane (428B)

ENG

15
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Ditch and Canal Lining, Galvanized Steel (428C)

ENG

20
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Pipeline, Aluminum Tubing (430AA) ENG 20
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Pipeline, Nonreinforced Concrete (430CC) ENG 25
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Pipeline, High-Pressure, Underground, Plastic (430DD) ENG 25
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Pipeline, Low-Pressure, Underground, Plastic (430EE) ENG 25
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Pipeline, Steel (430FF) ENG 25
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Pipeline, Reinforced Plastic Mortar (430GG)

ENG

25
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Pipeline, Rigid Gated Pipeline (430HH)

ENG

15
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Pipeline , Corrugated Metal (430II)

ENG

20
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Pipeline, Corrugated Ribbed or Profile Wall Thermoplastic (430JJ)

ENG

20
Irrigation Water Conveyance (FT), Pipeline, On-Ground Aluminnum (430KK)

ENG

15
Irrigation Water Management (AC) (449) ENG 1
Land Clearing (AC) (460) ENG 10
Land Reclamation, Fire Control (NO.) (451)

ENG

10
Land Reclamation, Highwall Treatment (NO. AND M, FT) (456)

ENG

10
Land Reclamation, Landslide Treatment (NO. AND HA, AC) (453)

ENG

15
Land Reclamation, Toxic Discharge Control (NO.) (455)

ENG

15
Land Reconstruction, Abandoned Mined Land (AC) (543)

AGR

15
Land Reconstruction, Currently Mined Land (AC) (544)

AGR

15
Land Smoothing (AC) (466) ENG 10
Lined Waterway or Outlet (FT) (468)

ENG

15
Manure Transfer (no.) (634)

ENG

10
Mine Shaft and Adit Closing (NO) (457)

ENG

15
Mole Drain (FT) (482)

ENG

5
Mulching (AC) (484)

AGR

1
Nutrient Management (AC) (590) AGR 1
Obstruction Removal (AC) (500)

ENG

10
Open Channel (FT) (582)

ENG

15
Pasture and Hay Planting (AC) (512) RMS 10
Pest Management (AC) (595) (Class A&B noxious weed only) AGR 1
Pipeline (FT) (516) ENG 20
Pond (NO.) (378) ENG 20
Pond Sealing or Lining (NO.), Asphalt-Sealed Fabric Liner (521E) ENG 15
Pond Sealing or Lining (NO.), Bentonite Sealant (521C) ENG 15
Pond Sealing or Lining (NO.), Cationic Emulsion-Waterborne Sealant (521D) ENG 15
Pond Sealing or Lining (NO.), Flexible Membrane (521A) ENG 20
Pond Sealing or Lining (NO.), Soil Dispersant (521B)

ENG

20
Precision Land Forming (AC) (462) ENG 10
Prescribed Burning (AC) (338) FOR 5
Prescribed Grazing (AC) (528A) RMS 5
Pumped Well Drain (NO.) (532)

ENG

20
Pumping Plant for Water Control - Livestock Water System (NO.) (533A)

ENG

10
Pumping Plant for Water Control - Windmill Pumping Units (NO.) (533B)

ENG

10
Pumping Plant for Water Control - Electric Submersible Pump (NO.) (533D)

ENG

10
Pumping Plant for Water Control - Pump Jack Pumping Units (NO.) (533C)

ENG

10
Range Planting (AC) (550) RMS 10
Recreation Area Improvement (AC) (562) FOR 15
Recreation Land Grading and Shaping (AC) (566)

ENG

15
Recreation Trail and Walkway (FT) (568)

ENG

15
Residue Management, Mulch Till (AC) (329B) AGR 1
Residue Management, No-Till and Strip Till (AC) (329A) AGR 1
Residue Management, Ridge Till (AC) (329C) AGR 1
Residue Management, Seasonal (AC) (344)  AGR 1
Restoration & Management of Declining Habitats (AC) (643) BIO 15
Riparian Forest Buffer (AC) (391) FOR 15
Riparian Herbaceous Cover (AC.) (390) BIO 10
Rock Barrier (FT) (555)

ENG

10
Roof Runoff Management (NO.) (558) ENG 15
Row Arrangement (AC) (557) ENG 5
Runoff Management System (NO. AND AC) (570) ENG 15
Sediment Basin (NO.) (350) ENG 20
Shallow Water Management for Wildlife (AC) (646) BIO 10
Soil Salinity Management-Nonirrigated (AC) (571)

ENG

1
Spoil Spreading (FT) (572) ENG 1
Spring Development (NO.) (574) ENG 10
Stream Channel Stabilization (FT) (584) ENG 10
Stream Habitat Improvement and Managment (AC) (395)

BIO

10
Streambank and Shoreline Protection (FT) (580) ENG 20
Streambank and Shoreline Protection Post & Wire Revetment (FT) (580F) ENG 20
Streambank and Shoreline Protection Loose Rock Riprap (FT) (580R) ENG 20
Streambank and Shoreline Protection Wire Bound Riprap (FT) (580W) ENG 20
Stripcropping (AC), Field (586)

AGR

5
Structure for Water Control (NO.) (587) ENG 20
Structure for Water Control - Gates (NO.) (587G) ENG 20
Structure for Water Control - Metal Fabrication, Cleaning, Painting & Installation (NO.) (587MF) ENG 20
Structure for Water Control - Short Pipe Conduits (NO.) (587P) ENG 20
Structure for Water Control - Rubble Masonry (NO.) (587R) ENG 20
Subsurface Drain (FT) (606)

ENG

20
Surface Drainage (FT), Field Ditch (607) ENG 15
Surface Drainage (FT), Main or Lateral (608) ENG 15
Surface Roughening (AC) (609)

ENG

1
Terrace (FT) (600) ENG 10
Toxic Salt Reduction (AC) (610) ENG 3
Tree/Shrub Establishment (AC) (612) FOR 15
Tree/Shrub Pruning (AC) (660) FOR 10
Underground Outlet (FT) (620)

ENG

20
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (AC.) (645) BIO 1
Use Exclusion (AC) (472) FOR 10
Vegetative Barriers (FT) (601)

AGR

5
Vertical Drain (NO.) (630)

ENG

10
Waste Storage Facility (NO.) (313) ENG 15
Waste Treatment Lagoon (NO.) (359) ENG 15
Waste Utilization (AC) (633) AGR 1
Water and Sediment Control Basin (NO.) (638)

ENG

10
Water Harvesting Catchment (NO.) (636) ENG 10
Water Well (NO.) (642)

ENG

20
Watering Facility (NO.) (614)

ENG

10
Water Spreading (AC) (640)

ENG

15
Well Decommissioning (NO) (351) ENG 20
Wetland Creation (AC) (658) BIO 15
Wetland Enhancement (AC) (659) BIO 15
Wetland Restoration (AC) (657) BIO 15
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (AC) (644) BIO 1
Wildlife Watering Facility (NO.) (648) BIO 5
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (FT) (380) FOR 15
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation (FT) (650) FOR 15