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Burnt River Irrigation Improvement

County: Baker

Resource Concern: 

  • Source water depletion - Inefficient irrigation water use, Surface water depletion, Groundwater depletion
  • Field sediment nutrient pathogen loss - Nutrients transported to surface water, Sediment transported to surface water, Pathogens and chemicals from manure, biosolids or compost applications transported to surface water
  • Livestock production limitation - Inadequate livestock water quantity, quality and distribution
     

Project Description
The purpose of this conservation implementation strategy is to increase the irrigation conveyance & on-farm application efficiencies while further improving the irrigation water quality. This is intended to increase the drought resiliency of irrigated crop lands within the Burnt River watershed dependent upon stream flow from the North and South fork Burnt Rivers and tributaries, while in addition, improving mid to late season stream conditions for aquatic species by increasing the efficiency of irrigation water use.

Conservation Practices

  • Irrigation Pipeline (430)
  • Spring Development (574)
  • Sprinkler System (442)
  • Livestock Pipeline (516)
  • Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface (443)
  • Water Well (642)
  • Irrigation Water Management (449)
  • Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
  • Water Control Structure (587)
  • Pumping Plant (533)
  • Prescribed Grazing (528)
  • Fence (382)
  • Watering Facility (614)

Project Partners

  • Burnt River Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Burnt River Irrigation District
  • NRCS Oregon
  • Private Landowners 

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. Is the project conserving surface water?
  2. Is the project conserving ground water?
  3. Will the installed practices result in a 30% or more annual water savings calculated from the water savings estimator?
  4. Will the installed practices result in a 16-29% annual water savings calculated from the water savings estimator?
  5. Does the CPO include one or more riparian enhancement practices (612 or 382)?
  6. Does the CPO include one or more livestock watering or management practices (528, 382, 642, 533, 574, 516, and 614)?