Sullivan County – EQIP RANKING PROCESS

FISCAL YEAR 2003

LOCAL RANKING CRITERIA

NAME: ____________________________           DATE: _________________

FARM #: ______________   TRACT #: ________________ Phone #______________    

COMPLETED BY: _____________________________________

RESOURCE CONCERN: LIVESTOCK

1.      Does your operation involve Mortality Disposal (Poultry or Swine)?                                                                                                               Yes or No

2.      Is your livestock facility located in the Wabash Valley Floodplain. (See General Soil Map: Specific to Soil Association “1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only)

Yes or No

4.       Is your Farmstead livestock facility located on Highly Erodible Lands.

Yes or No

5.       Is your manure application area located on Highly Erodible Lands.

Yes or No

6.   Is the pasture or livestock farmstead within 500’ of any waters of the State (IDEM definition)?                                                                                            Yes or No

7.  Is the manure application area within 500’ of any waters of the State (IDEM definition)?                                                                                                 Yes or No

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RESOURCE CONCERN: LIVESTOCK

8. Are animal wastes being staged (stored) uncovered on the ground?                     

                                                                                              Yes or No

9.      Is the manure storage capacity on your operation less than 90 days?        

Yes or No 

High Priority = 5 or More Yes answers

Medium Priority = 3 to 5 out of 10 Yes answers

Low Priority = Less than 3 out of 10 Yes answers

RESOURCE CONCERN: Soil Erosion

1.      Are fields in question considered to be Highly Erodible Land (HEL)?                                                                                                          Yes or No

2.       If Gullies are present will they be corrected?                                                                                                                               Yes or No

3.      Are you or would you be willing to use no-till for both corn and soybeans for

      the life of the contract?                                                       Yes or No  

4.      If fall Tillage is part of your operation are you willing to forgo all fall tillage for

      the life of the EQIP Contract for both Corn and Soybeans?                                                                                                                                            Yes or No

5.   Are you willing to plant a winter cover crop for the life of the EQIP Contract?

Yes or No

6.      Is your Erosion problem located within the watersheds of Busseron, Mariah, Turtle Creek Watersheds or in the watershed of any of the PL-566 Flood Control Structures.                                                                                      Yes or No

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 RESOURCE CONCERN: Soil Erosion

Soil Erosion:

High Priority = 3 or More Yes answers

Medium Priority = 2 to 3 Yes answers

Low Priority =  Less than 2 Yes answers

RESOURCE CONCERN: WATER QUALITY

1.      Is the proposed area located where soil types indicate possible vulnerable groundwater resources?  (Map 3W only)                                  Yes or No

2.      Are the acres located near waters impaired for nonpoint source pollutants?

(Map @ 2W only: Busseron/Buck or Pollard ditch watersheds) 

                                                                                                          Yes or No

3.       Is the acreage being offered within a municipal wellhead protection site watershed?

                                                                                                                        Yes or No

4.      Is the proposed project within 300’ of any waters of the State (IDEM definition)

                                                                                                                         Yes or No

5.   Are you willing to install any Conservation Buffers?

    (Vegetative Filter Strips, Riparian Buffers or Field Borders)                     Yes or No

6.  Is area located on Highly Erodible Lands                                                   Yes or No

High Priority = 3 or More Yes answers

Medium Priority = 2 to 3 Yes answers

Low Priority = Less than 2 Yes answers

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RESOURCE CONCERN: Forest Management:

1.      Is the area located close to Endangered and Threatened Vertebrate and Invertebrate Locations.  (See Endangered Species Map)                                            Yes or No

2.      Is the size of wood-lot or connecting wood-lots proposed for forest improvement 10 acres or more in size?  

Yes or No

3.      Will the forest area being offered for contract connect existing forests? 

Yes or No

4.      Is the area offered for contract located within 5 miles of an incorporated area?

Yes or No

5.      Is at least part of the area offered for contract within a floodplain (Floodplain                                                                                                     Inventory Map)?                                                                         Yes or No

7.   Is Livestock present on the woodland and will they be excluded from the woodlands?                                                                                                                                                                  Yes or No

8.  Are you willing to develop & follow an IDNR Forest Management Plan?

                                                                                                                          Yes or No

High Priority = 4 or More Yes answers

Medium Priority = 2 to 3  Yes answers

Low Priority = Less than 2 Yes answers

Local Ranking Summary

Livestock:                 High            Medium         Low            Not Addressed

Water Quality:            High            Medium         Low            Not Addressed

Erosion:                      High            Medium         Low            Not Addressed

Forestry:                     High            Medium         Low            Not Addressed