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Middle Willamette Water Quantity and Soil Quality

County: Marion

Primary Resource Concern Addressed: 

  • Source water depletion - Inefficient irrigation water use, groundwater depletion, surface water depletion
  • Soil quality limitations - Organic matter depletion

Project Description
This Conservation Implementation Strategy (CIS) will treat high priority irrigated lands within the Marion County portion of the Middle Willamette River Watershed in order to increase irrigation water efficiency and improve soil quality.

Conservation Practices Offered

  • Irrigation System, Microirrigation (441)
  • Irrigation Pipeline (430)
  • Structure for Water Control (587)
  • Cover Crop (340)
  • Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till (345)
  • Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
  • Pumping Plant (533)

Project Partners

  • Marion Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Oregon Water Resources Department
  • Energy Trust of Oregon
  • Irrigation Districts
  • Irrigation Vendors
  • 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. Water Quantity: EQIP Schedule of Operations (1155) includes improved irrigation system that will improve water use efficiency by 20% or greater?
  2. Water Quantity: EQIP Schedule of Operations (1155) will address surface water use and pumping plants on the main stem of the Willamette River and improve water efficiency by 20% or greater?
  3. Water Quantity: EQIP Schedule of Operations (1155) will address surface water tributaries that flow into the Willamette River and improve efficiency by 20% or greater?
  4. Water Quantity: Will the EQIP Schedule of Operations (1155) will address ground water use in the "South Salem Ground Water Restricted Area" and improve efficiency by 20% or greater?
  5. Water Quantity: EQIP Schedule of Operations (1155) will address groundwater use and improve efficiency by 20% or greater?
  6. Soil Quality: EQIP Schedule of Operations (1155) includes Conservation Cover and/or Cover Crop to improve soil quality?