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2009 CCPI Producer
Application Evaluation Criteria
Applications are ranked through the NRCS Programs Contracts System using three
different factors: Efficiency, National Priorities, and State Issues.
The Efficiency section accounts for 30 percent of the application score.
Efficiency is scored on the conservation practices to be installed, practice
service life, and practice average annual cost.
National Priorities account for 20 percent of the application score. This
section scores the application based on its treatment of EQIP national
priorities. The five EQIP national priorities are:
- Reduction of non-point source pollution, such as nutrients, sediment,
pesticides, or excess salinity in impaired watersheds consistent with Total
Daily Maximum Loads (TMDLs), where available; the reduction of
surface and groundwater contamination; and reduction of contamination
from agricultural point sources such as concentrated animal feeding operations.
- Conservation of ground and surface water resources.
- Reduction of emissions, such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOX),
volatile organic compounds, and ozone precursors and depleters that contribute
to air quality impairment violations of National Ambient Air Quality
Standards.
- Reduction in soil erosion and sedimentation from unacceptable levels
on agricultural land.
- Promotion of at-risk species habitat conservation.
State Issues account for 50 percent of the application score. This section
determines the application's benefits to Kansas natural resource priorities, as
outlined in the CCPI proposal submitted. A geospatial tool (CPGI) was
constructed to gather information used to determine the amount of environmental
benefit gained from each application and track location of applications.
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