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Conservation Practice Implementation Scenarios

Each of the files listed in the following table contains a description and cost information for typical conservation practice implementation scenarios. Note that any given conservation practice may have multiple scenarios which are needed to describe the array of possible implementation strategies most frequently used in New York State.

Costs are displayed according to nine cost categories including:

  • Materials

  • Equipment/Installation

  • Labor

  • Mobilization

  • Operation and Maintenance

  • Acquisition of Technical Knowledge

  • Forgone Income

  • Risk

  • Administration and Permit Costs

Conservation Practice Implementation Scenarios

Conservation Practice Implementation Scenario description

 Practice
code

 File name

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Agrichemical Mixing Facility 702 nycpis702.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (21 KB)
Anaerobic Digester, Controlled Temperature 366 nycpis366.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (12 KB)
Animal Trails and Walkways 575 nycpis575.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (11 KB)
Closure of Waste Impoundments 360 nycpis360.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (14 KB)
Composting Facility 317 nycpis317.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (31 KB)
Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan 100 nycpis100.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (14 KB)
Conservation Cover 327 nycpis327.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (15 KB)
Contour Farming 330 nycpis330.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (11 KB)
Cover Crop 340 nycpis340.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (16 KB)
Critical Area Planting 342 nycpis342.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (13 KB)
Diversion 362 nycpis362.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (21 KB)
Fence 382 nycpis382.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (23 KB)
Filter Strip 393 nycpis393.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (11 KB)
Forest Stand Improvement 666 nycpis666.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (15 KB)
Forest Trails and Landings 655 nycpis655.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (16 KB)
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 nycpis410.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (11 KB)
Grassed Waterway 412 nycpis412.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (27 KB)
Heavy Use Area Protection 561 nycpis561.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (38 KB)
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441 nycpis441.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (12 KB)
Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline, High-Pressure, Underground, Plastic 430d nycpis430d.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (12 KB)
Irrigation Water Management 449 nycpis449.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (12 KB)
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468 nycpis468.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (13 KB)
Manure Transfer 634 nycpis634.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (21 KB)
Mulching 484 nycpis484.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (12 KB)
Nutrient Management 590 nycpis590.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (17 KB)
Obstruction Removal 500 nycpis500.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (16 KB)
Pasture and Hay Planting 512 nycpis512.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (14 KB)
Pipeline 516 nycpis516.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (15 KB)
Pond Sealing or Lining, Compacted Clay Treatment 521d nycpis521d.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (13 KB)
Pond Sealing or Lining, Flexible Membrane 521a nycpis521a.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (11 KB)
Prescribed Grazing 528 nycpis528.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (54 KB)
Pumping Plant 533 nycpis533.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (16 KB)
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 nycpis345.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (11 KB)
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 nycpis329.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (11 KB)
Riparian Forest Buffer 391 nycpis391.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (25 KB)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 nycpis390.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (27 KB)
Roof Runoff Structure 558 nycpis558.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (18 KB)
Solid/Liquid Waster Separation Facility 632 nycpis632.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (18 KB)
Spring Development 574 nycpis574.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (13 KB)
Stream Crossing 578 nycpis578.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (17 KB)
Stripcropping 585 nycpis585.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (11 KB)
Subsurface Drainage 606 nycpis606.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (26 KB)
Terrace 600 nycpis600.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (15 KB)
Underground Outlet 620 nycpis620.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (21 KB)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 nycpis645.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (37 KB)
Vertical Drain 630 nycpis630.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (13 KB)
Waste Facility Cover 367 nycpis367.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (16 KB)
Waste Storage Facility 313 nycpis313.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (31 KB)
Wastewater Treatment Strip 635 nycpis635.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (15 KB)
Water and Sediment Control Structure 638 nycpis638.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (12 KB)
Water Well 642 nycpis642.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (12 KB)
Watering Facility 614 nycpis614.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (12 KB)
Wetland Restoration 657 nycpis657.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (22 KB)
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 nycpis380.pdf 1/30/08 PDF; (19 KB)

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