NRCS FOTG Update: Notice WI-70

NOTICE FOTG WI – 70

The following revisions to the Wisconsin FOTG have been posted on the Wisconsin e-FOTG website:

Section IV: Conservation Practice Standards and Specifications:

• Index
• Access Road (Code 560)
• Agrichemical Handling Facility (Code 309)
• Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and Surfaces (Code 373) – New WI Standard
• Groundwater Testing (Code 355) – New Name
• Irrigation System, Tailwater Recovery (Code 447)
• Irrigation Water Management (Code 449)
• Monitoring Well (Code 353) – New WI Standard
• On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility (Code 319) – New WI Standard
• Stormwater Runoff Control (Code 570)
• Trails and Walkways (Code 575)
• Vegetated Treatment Area (Code 635)
• Watering Facility (Code 614)
• Water Well (Code 642)
• Well Decommissioning (Code 351) – New Name
• Construction Specification 10, Fences

Explanation of Changes/Revisions:

Access Road (Code 560) – The revised Standard incorporates minor changes to the National Standard.  The chart for the location of cross-slope drainage features was modified to include a variety of soil types.

Agrichemical Handling Facility (Code 309) – The revised Standard incorporates minor changes to the National Standard.  The criteria for concrete exposed to agrichemicals were updated.

Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and Surfaces (Code 373) – The National Standard was added to the FOTG since it is referenced in other revised Standards.

Groundwater Testing (Code 355) – The National Standard title was changed from “Well Water Testing” to reflect that the practice can be used to test water from b