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EQIP-CIC Deschutes/High Desert Basins

Counties: Klamath

Land Use: Cropland

Primary Resource Concern Addressed

  • Inefficient use of irrigation water
  • Ground water depletion
  • Surface water depletion
  • Wind Erosion
  • Compaction
  • Organic Matter Depletion
  • Soil Organism Habitat Loss or degradation
  • Energy Efficiency of Field Operations
  • Energy Efficiency of equipment and facilities 

Background on EQIP-CIC: Producers may use incentive contracts as a “steppingstone” from correcting resource issues on specific land units through EQIP, to achieving sustainable stewardship on their entire operation. Conservation Incentive Contracts are available nationwide and help producers address priority resource concerns, like sequestering carbon and improving water quality in high-priority areas. Incentive contracts now offers new conservation evaluation and monitoring activities to help report outcomes of practices. 

Conservation Practices Offered

  • Sprinkler System (442)  
  • Irrigation Water Management (449)  
  • Pumping Plant (533)  
  • Irrigation Pipeline (430)  
  • Cover Crop (340)
  • Nutrient Management (590)
  • Irrigation Land Leveling (464)
  • Field Border (386)
  • Filter Strip (393)
  • Forage Harvest Management (511)
  • Hedgerow Planting (422)
  • Pasture and Hayland Planting (512)
  • Precision Land Forming and Smoothing (462)
  • Residue and Tillage Management, No-till (329)
  • Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till (345)
  • Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
  • Riparian Herbaceous Cover (390)
  • Salinity and Sodic Soil Management (610)
  • Stream Habitat Improvement and Management (395)
  • Structures for Wildlife (649)
  • Structures for Water Control (587)
  • Tree Shrub Establishment (612)
  • Tree Shrub Site Prep (490)
  • Upland Wildlife Management (645)
  • Wetland Creation (658)
  • Wetland Enhancement (659)
  • Wetland Restoration (657)
  • Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (644)
  • Wildlife Habit Planting (420)

Application Questions

NRCS uses prioritization questions to evaluate applications for this initiative. See the list of workload prioritization questions on the Oregon EQIP page. Ranking questions below will also apply.

Ranking Questions:

  1. Conservation practices in the EQIP schedule of operations support irrigation land leveling ? 
  2. Conservation practices in the EQIP schedule of operations include cover cropping on one or more fields? 
  3. Conservation practices in the EQIP schedule of operations support conversion of annually tilled crops to perennial pasture? 
  4. Conservation practices in the EQIP schedule of operations include Tree/Shrub Establishment or Hedgerow planting on one or more fields? 
  5. Conservation practices in the EQIP schedule of operations support conversion of wheel-line to pivot/linear irrigation? 
  6. The project is located within an irrigation district pursuing a watershed plan with and has passed the public comment period (Klamath Irrigation District, Klamath Drainage District)?