Appendix L NRCS, Conservation Practice Standard, Nutrient.docVIP

Appendix L Land Application BMP’s Step 12 Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Practice Standard, Nutrient Management (AC) Code 590 Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Practice Standard, Waste Utilization, (AC.) Code 633 Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Practice Standard, NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT (Ac.) Code 590 DEFINITION Managing the amount, source, placement, form and timing of the application of plant nutrients and soil amendments. PURPOSE To budget and supply nutrients for plant production. To properly utilize manure or organic by-products as a plant nutrient source. To minimize agricultural nonpoint source pollution of surface and ground water resources. To protect air quality by reducing nitrogen and/or particulate emissions to the atmosphere. To maintain or improve the physical, chemical and biological condition of soil. CONDITIONS WHERE PRACTICE APPLIES This practice applies to all lands where plant nutrients and soil amendments are applied. CRITERIA General Criteria Applicable to All Purposes Plans for nutrient management shall comply with all applicable Federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Plans for nutrient management shall be developed in accordance with policy requirements of the NRCS General Manual Title 450, Part 401.03 (Technical Guides, Policy and Responsibilities) and Title 190, Part 402 (Ecological Sciences, Nutrient Management, Policy); technical requirements of the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG); procedures contained in the National Planning Procedures Handbook (NPPH), and the NRCS National Agronomy Manual (NAM) Section 503. Persons who review or approve plans for nutrient management shall be certified through any certification program acceptable to NRCS within the state. Plans for nutrient management that are elements of a more comprehensive conservation plan shall recognize other requirements of the conservation plan and be compatible with its other requirements. A nutrie