Natural Resources Conservation Service

National Engineering Handbook

• Part 600 - Introduction
• Part 601 - Authorizations
• Part 602 - Engineering Responsibilities
• Part 603 - Safety
• Part 604 - Special Investigations, Studies, and Reports
• Part 605 - Non-NRCS Engineering Services
• Part 606 - Dam Safety
• Part 610 - Planning
• Part 611 - Design
• Part 612 - Construction
• Part 613 - Operation and Maintenance
• Part 620 - Soil and Water Resource Development
• Part 621 - Pollution Abatement and Water Quality Improvement
• Part 622 - Snow Survey, Water Supply Forecasting and Drought Monitoring
  • Snow Survey, Water Supply Web page
• Part 623 - Irrigation
  • Section 15 -  Irrigation
  • NRCS Irrigation Web page
  • NRCS-Michigan Conservation Sheet, Irrigation Water Management to Protect Ag Resources (PDF file)
• Part 624 - Drainage (Water Table Control)
  • Section 16 - Drainage of Agricultural Land
  • NRCS Drainage Web page
• Part 625 - Soil Erosion Control and Reclamation
• Part 626 - Water Supply and Development
• Part 627 - Flood Prevention and Protection
  • Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Operations
• Part 628 - Dams
• Part 629 - Air Quality
• Part 630 - Hydrology
  • NRCS Hydraulics and Hydrology Web page
• Part 631 - Engineering Geology
  • Section 8 - Engineering Geology
• Part 632 - Sedimentation Geology
  • Section 3 - Sedimentation
• Part 633 - Soil Engineering
• Part 634 - Hydraulic Engineering
  • Section 5 - Hydraulics
  • Section 11 - Drop Spillways
  • Section 14 - Chute Spillways
  • NRCS Hydraulics and Hydrology
• Part 635 - Landscape Architecture
• Part 636 - Structural Engineering
  • Section 6 - Structural Design
• Part 637 - Environmental Engineering
• Part 638 - Hydrogeology
• Part 639 - Erosion Control Engineering
• Part 640 - Field Surveys
• Part 641 - Drafting and Drawings
• Part 642 - Specifications for Construction Contracting
• Part 643 - Materials
• Part 644 - Equipment
• Part 645 - Construction Inspection
  • Section 19 - Construction Inspection
• Part 650 - Engineering Field Handbook
  • NRCS-Michigan Published Amendments
    • Chapter 1 - Field Surveys
    • Chapter 6 - Structures
    • Chapter 7 - Grassed Waterway
    • Chapter 9 - Diversion
    • Chapter 11 - Ponds and Reservoirs
    • Chapter 12 - Springs and Wells
    • Chapter 13 - Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, or Creation
    • Chapter 14 - Water Management (Drainage)
    • Chapter 15 - Irrigation
    • Chapter 16 - Streambank and Shoreline Protection
    • Chapter 17 - Construction and Construction Materials
    • Chapter 18 - Soil Bioengineering for Upland Slope Protection and Erosion Reduction
    • Chapter 19 - Hydrology Tools for Wetland Determination
• Part 651 - Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook

  NRCS-Michigan Published Amendments

  • Index of Michigan Amendments
  • Chapter 6 - Plant Nutrient Uptake
  • Chapter 11 - Waste Utilization

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  Discussion of Background and Considerations in the Development of Appendix 10D to the Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook

  • NRCS Animal Waste Management technical references and tools page
• Part 652 - Irrigation Guide
• Part 653 - Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes and Practices
  • Stream Restoration Web page
• Part 654 - Stream Restoration Design