Conservation Planning Services
The projects include planning conservation measures for flood prevention; conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water; and the conservation and proper utilization of land on defined areas (usually hydrologic watersheds). Conservation measures might include, but are not limited to levees, dikes, floodways, floodwater diversions, flood control dams (including rehabilitation or decommissioning of existing dams), flood proofing or relocating floodplain properties, measures to increase or conserve water supplies and improve water quality, sediment control and land stabilization measures, water control structures, flumes, canals, water supply reservoirs, pumping plants, wetlands; and any other measures or practices from the National Handbook of Conservation Practices and related NRCS Technical Materials or accepted by the engineering and ecologic science professions that would improve water management for improved agricultural efficiency and protection and restoration of natural resources. Water resource projects are those projects governed by the Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies (P&G). Non-water resource projects include, but are not limited to watershed protection, land treatment, habitat restoration and ecosystem restoration projects.
