DSL-1

Permanent Vegetative Cover Establishment

PURPOSE To protect the soil and reduce the pollution of water, air or land from agricultural or silvicultural nonpoint sources by controlling erosion.
APPLICABILITY To farm or ranch land subject to wind or water erosion, to be established in permanent vegetative cover.

DSL-02

Permanent Vegetative Cover Improvement

PURPOSE To protect the soil and reduce the pollution of water, air or land from agricultural or silvicultural nonpoint sources by controlling erosion.
APPLICABILITY To farm or ranch land in permanent vegetative cover that needs improvement in order to provide adequate soil protection.

DSL-04

Terrace Systems

PURPOSE To control erosion on cropland and prevent or reduce pollution of water, land or air from agricultural nonpoint sources.
APPLICABILITY To cropland subject to erosion from water runoff.

DSL-44

Terrace Systems with Tile

PURPOSE To control erosion on cropland and prevent or reduce pollution of water, land or air from agricultural nonpoint sources.
APPLICABILITY To cropland subject to erosion from water runoff.

DSL-05

Diversions

PURPOSE To control erosion, and prevent or reduce pollution of land, water or air from agricultural nonpoint sources.
APPLICABILITY To farmland subject to erosion from excess surface or subsurface water runoff where the problem can be corrected by such diversion facilities.

DSL-11

Permanent Vegetative Cover - Critical Areas

PURPOSE To establish vegetative cover to protect the soil and reduce the pollution of water, air or land from agricultural or silvicultural nonpoint sources by controlling erosion.
APPLICABILITY To critical areas (such as gullies, banks, roadsides, field borders, and similar problem areas) on farms which are susceptible to erosion or where runoff, carrying substantial amounts of a sediment, constitutes a significant pollution hazard, or where both exist.

DSL-111

Permanent Vegetative Cover - Confined Animal Feed Lots

PURPOSE To establish vegetative cover to protect the soil and reduce the pollution of water, air or land from agricultural or silvicultural nonpoint sources by controlling erosion.
APPLICABILITY To critical areas (such as gullies, banks, roadsides, field borders, and similar problem areas) on farms which are susceptible to erosion or where runoff, carrying substantial amounts of a sediment, constitutes a significant pollution hazard, or where both exist.

DWC-01

Water Impoundment Reservoir

PURPOSE To control soil erosion, prevent or reduce water pollution, and reduce agricultural or silvicultural nonpoint sources of pollution. Structures that provide secondary benefits in addition to erosion control and water conservation will be encouraged. Examples of secondary benefits include items such as water conservation for agricultural and wildlife uses, livestock watering, and fire protection.
APPLICABILITY To farm or ranch land on which the construction of a water impoundment structure is necessary to erosion control.

DWP-1

Sediment Retention, Erosion or Water Control Structure

PURPOSE To prevent or reduce erosion and prevent or reduce pollution of the land or water from agricultural or silvicultural nonpoint sources.
APPLICABILITY To specific problem areas on farms where runoff of substantial amounts of sediment or runoff containing pesticides or fertilizers constitute a significant pollution hazard.

DWP-3

Sod Waterways

PURPOSE To prevent or reduce existing erosion and prevent or reduce pollution of water or land from agricultural nonpoint sources.
APPLICABILITY To farmland needing permanent sod waterways to safely convey excess surface runoff water in a manner that will reduce erosion.

DSP-02

Permanent Vegetative Cover Enhancement

PURPOSE To improve the productive cover of existing pastureland with the demonstration of no-till, inter-seeding of legumes by the use of no-till drills; to protect the soil and prevent the pollution of air, land or water from agricultural uses.
APPLICABILITY To pastureland only where non-woody, permanent vegetative cover is in poor or very poor condition, with less than thirty percent (30 percent) introduced legumes, to be improved to good condition; or to fescue pastureland in better than poor condition with less than thirty percent (30 percent) introduced legumes and where fescue-endophyte fungus infestation levels are greater than thirty percent (30 percent) and less than seventy percent (70 percent).

In the case of fescue eligibility, the percent legume in the fescue pasture must be less than thirty percent (30 percent). Lespedeza is excluded from the measurement. The fescue-endophyte infestation level must be greater than thirty percent (30 percent) and less than seventy percent (70 percent) as determined by a proper endophyte test. Refer to NRCS Technical Note No. 17.

For purposes of this practice, poor pasture condition shall include "poor" and "very poor", with numeric values of 20 or less as determined by the use of the JS-Agron 24.

DSP-03

Planned Grazing System

PURPOSE To effect economically and environmentally sound agricultural land management on pastureland by demonstrating the best use of the soil and water resources through the use of rotational grazing. Environmental benefits include erosion control and/or prevention, and water quality protection.
APPLICABILITY To pastureland where non-woody, permanent vegetative cover is established and can be enhanced through the use of a planned grazing system. As a minimum, the landowner must be willing to follow an approved grazing system, as developed in conjunction with NRCS, based on the needs of the landowner.

DSP-33

Planned Grazing System with Pond

PURPOSE To effect economically and environmentally sound agricultural land management on pastureland by demonstrating the best use of the soil and water resources through the use of rotational grazing. Environmental benefits include erosion control and/or prevention, and water quality protection.
APPLICABILITY To pastureland where non-woody, permanent vegetative cover is established and can be enhanced through the use of a planned grazing system. As a minimum, the landowner must be willing to follow an approved grazing system, as developed in conjunction with NRCS, based on the needs of the landowner.

DSP-333

Planned Grazing System with Well

PURPOSE To effect economically and environmentally sound agricultural land management on pastureland by demonstrating the best use of the soil and water resources through the use of rotational grazing. Environmental benefits include erosion control and/or prevention, and water quality protection.
APPLICABILITY To pastureland where non-woody, permanent vegetative cover is established and can be enhanced through the use of a planned grazing system. As a minimum, the landowner must be willing to follow an approved grazing system, as developed in conjunction with NRCS, based on the needs of the landowner.