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NRCS-Michigan Operation and Maintenance Plans

for Conservation Engineering Practices

Written Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Plans are required for all practices installed with NRCS technical or financial assistance. The O&M Plan shall be prepared by the designer prior to the installation of the practice. Operation and Maintenance are defined as follows:

Operation - The administration, management, and performance of non-maintenance activities necessary to keep a practice safe and functioning as planned.
Maintenance - The recurring activities necessary to retain or restore a practice in a safe and functioning condition, including the management of vegetation, the repair or replacement of failed components, the prevention or treatment of deterioration, and the repair of damages.

O&M requirements are determined by the complexity of the practice, program requirements, safety concerns, and special requirements for potentially hazardous practices. In some instances, these requirements may refer to, or include, manufacturer instructions and operator manuals specific to the products being installed.

Implementing the O&M Plan is the responsibility of the landowner/producer and will require labor, funds, and management. Therefore, O&M Plan requirements shall be discussed and agreed to with the landowner/producer prior to beginning the installation of the practice.

O&M responsibilities begin when practice installation is completed and shall continue until the end of the design life of the practice. For potentially hazardous practices, O&M shall continue as long as the hazard exists or until the practice is decommissioned or as may be required by Federal, State, local and tribal laws and regulations.

Generic O&M Plans for NRCS-Michigan Conservation Engineering Practices are provided below in Microsoft Word format so that they can be modified by the designer. An individual O&M Plan should be customized for the conditions associated with the specific site where the practice will be installed.
 

NRCS-Michigan Operation and Maintenance Plans

These documents require Adobe Acrobat DocumentAdobe Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Word DocumentMicrosoft Word
Practice Name (Code)
Microsoft Word DocumentAccess Road (560)
Agrichemical Containment Facility (702)
    Microsoft Word DocumentFertilizer Only
    Microsoft Word DocumentPesticides Only
    Microsoft Word DocumentPesticides and Fertilizer
Microsoft Word DocumentAnaerobic Digester-Controlled Temperature (366)
Microsoft Word DocumentAnimal Trails and Walkways (575)
Microsoft Word DocumentAquaculture Ponds (397)
Microsoft Word DocumentChannel Stabilization (584)
Microsoft Word DocumentClearing and Snagging (326)
Microsoft Word DocumentClosure of Waste Impoundments (360)
Constructed Wetland (656)
    Microsoft Word DocumentEmbankment Pond
    Microsoft Word DocumentExcavated Pond
Microsoft Word DocumentDike (356)
Microsoft Word DocumentDiversion (362)
Microsoft Word DocumentDrainage Water Management (554)
Microsoft Word DocumentDry Hydrant (432)
Microsoft Word DocumentFence (382)
Microsoft Word DocumentFish Passage (396)
Grade Stabilization Structure (410)
    Microsoft Word DocumentChute Spillway
    Microsoft Word DocumentOpen Weir Drop Spillway
    Microsoft Word DocumentPipe Drop Spillway
Microsoft Word DocumentGrassed Waterway (412)
Microsoft Word DocumentHeavy Use Area Protection (561)
Microsoft Word DocumentIrrigation Regulating Reservoir (552)
Microsoft Word DocumentIrrigation Storage Reservoir (436)
Microsoft Word DocumentIrrigation System, Microirrigation (441)
Microsoft Word DocumentIrrigation System, Sprinkler (442)
Microsoft Word DocumentIrrigation System, Surface and Subsurface (443)
Microsoft Word DocumentIrrigation Water Conveyance Pipeline (430)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentIrrigation Water Management (449) [Conservation Sheet]
Microsoft Word DocumentLand Reconstruction, Abandoned Mined Land (543)
Microsoft Word DocumentLand Reconstruction, Currently Mined Land (544)
Microsoft Word DocumentLand Smoothing (466)
Microsoft Word DocumentLined Waterway or Outlet (468)
Microsoft Word DocumentManure Transfer (634)
Microsoft Word DocumentMine Shaft and Adit Closing (457)
Microsoft Word DocumentObstruction Removal (500)
Microsoft Word DocumentOpen Channel (582)
Microsoft Word DocumentPipeline (516)
Pond (378)
    Microsoft Word DocumentEmbankment
    Microsoft Word DocumentExcavated
Microsoft Word DocumentPond Sealing or Lining – Bentonite Treatment (521-C)
Microsoft Word DocumentPond Sealing or Lining – Flexible Membrane (521-A)
Microsoft Word DocumentPond Sealing or Lining – Soil Dispersant (521-B)
Microsoft Word DocumentPumping Plant (533)
Microsoft Word DocumentRecreation Land Grading and Shaping (566)
Microsoft Word DocumentRecreation Trail and Walkway (568)
Microsoft Word DocumentRoof Runoff Management (558)
Microsoft Word DocumentSediment Basin (350)
Microsoft Word DocumentSpring Development (574)
Microsoft Word DocumentStream Crossing (578)
Microsoft Word DocumentStreambank and Shoreline Protection (580)
Microsoft Word DocumentStructure for Water Control (587)
Microsoft Word DocumentSubsurface Drain (606)
Microsoft Word DocumentSurface Drainage, Field Ditch (607)
Microsoft Word DocumentSurface Drainage, Main or Lateral (608)
Microsoft Word DocumentTerrace (600)
Microsoft Word DocumentUnderground Outlet (620)
Microsoft Word DocumentWaste Facility Cover (367)
Waste Storage Facility (313)
    Microsoft Word DocumentPond
    Microsoft Word DocumentStacking Facility
    Microsoft Word DocumentTank
Microsoft Word DocumentWastewater Treatment Strip (635)
Microsoft Word DocumentWater and Sediment Control Basin (638)
Microsoft Word DocumentWater Well (642)
Microsoft Word DocumentWatering Facility (614)
Microsoft Word DocumentWell Decommissioning (351)
Wetland Creation (658)
    Microsoft Word DocumentEmbankment Pond
    Microsoft Word DocumentExcavated Pond
Wetland Enhancement (659)
    Microsoft Word DocumentEmbankment Pond
    Microsoft Word DocumentExcavated Pond
Wetland Restoration (657)
    Microsoft Word DocumentEmbankment Pond
    Microsoft Word DocumentExcavated Pond

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