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This page presents detailed associations and definitions for this Work Element. Information on how this Work Element is being used in BPA field work is also included.
Includes establishing conservation tillage systems that focus on increased crop residue during subsequent crop seeding, and/or the reduction or elimination of traditional tilling practices. Work may also include the purchase of chaff chopper/spreaders and other equipment (generally co-operatively purchased) designed to aid in no- or reduced- till operations and crop residue enhancement.
If identifying and selecting project sites is a significant part of the work, use 114. Identify and Select Projects. Otherwise, it can be a milestone under the No-till work element.
If planting grass or other vegetation specifically for erosion control, use 47. Plant Vegetation.
Rule 1 (Environmental Compliance):
Any associated ESA, cultural resources, NEPA, permitting, or other environmental compliance work should be split out under 165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation.
WE:165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation WE Title: NEPA and ESA for all no-till activities WE Description: Provide environmental compliance documentation to BPA's Environmental Compliance contact for all no-till activities.
Rule 2 (Location of Work):
You may lump multiple locations in a single subbasin under a single work element. However, you may wish to break the work into separate work elements if it provides clarity or better supports project management. Note that different locations do not need to be separated into multiple environmental compliance work elements. Please note: If you work in multiple subbasins, you must use a separate No-till work element for each subbasin, but you may have multiple locations within each subbasin.
Examples:
Option 1 (lumping):
WE:48. Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems WE Title: No-till farms in Rolling Hills County WE Description: Goal of signing up 15 landowners to do no-till on 450 acres. Expect all landowners to be within the Rolling Hills subbasin.
Rule 3 (Metrics):
If you are doing different kinds of activities/projects at one location, be sure to list them in separate WEs so that we can capture the different metrics.
On-the-ground work associated with this work element cannot proceed until this milestone is complete. Milestone is complete when final documentation is received from BPA environmental compliance staff.
Coordination with landowners and other entities
Suggested
No
Initial field inventory on each potential site
Suggested
No
Sign agreements/contracts with landowners
Suggested
No
Layout, mark and flag project area on site
Suggested
No
Establish scheduling between participant and equipment contractor
Identify approximate centerpoint(s) of area(s) to be treated. Points MUST all be within the same subbasin. If a location already exists in Pisces, click the "Link" button to synchronize locations.
Applicability and status of the following environmental compliance requirements can be found on the Environmental Compliance tab
for that work element in your SOW for all 2007 contracts forward. BPA's Environmental staff will update and maintain this information
in CBFish in real time, so that you can check the status of environmental compliance on your project at any time.
Note: Many of the fields are set to auto-load in CBFish, but the settings will be reviewed by BPA's Environmental staff prior to the
contract being finalized, and may be revised depending on the specific circumstances.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
NEPA coverage for this work element will be determined by BPA's Environmental staff and could include an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Environmental Assessment (EA), Record of Decision to an existing EIS, or Categorical Exclusion.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
ESA consultation is typically required for this work element.
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
NHPA Section 106 consultation is typically not required for this work element.
Public Involvement
Public involvement is typically not required for this work element.
This work element and its metrics are used in measures in the following reports. These PDF reports are generated dynamically, always showing you the most up to date information. Most of them also have links to download the underlying data sets to structured text or Excel format.
Overview:
Summarizes annual accomplishments of the Habitat portion of the Program in terms of measures or metrics. Includes several tables focused on different dimensions: Habitat Zone, NPCC Province and Subbasin, ESU. Report can be filtered by Fiscal Year, Province or Subbasin, Work Element, Work Status, or Fish Species (ESU) benefitted.
Dimensions:
Habitat Measures, Metrics, Planned and Actual Metric Value, Fiscal Year, Habitat Zone, Work Element, Work Status, NPCC Province, NPCC Subbasin, ESU
Overview:
This drill-down report shows the Program's Habitat Accomplishments from fiscal year 2005 forward. Figures are based on the High Level Indicators identified by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, and aggregate metric data entered by the contractors doing the work on the ground. For past years, these charts show Actual metric values for Completed work; for the current year they show both Actual metric values for Completed work and Planned metric values for Planned and In-Progress work.
Dimensions:
HLI, High Level Indicators (Habitat, Water, Land, Screens, Passage Barriers), Habitat Measures, Work Element, Metric
Overview:
Shows the estimated spending by Focal Species – various anadromous and resident fish and general wildlife category – by fiscal year. Since contractors don’t invoice BPA by work element, much less by focal species, this report allocates project costs by the proportion of the work element budgets and the focal species associated with each work element. This report has two tables: Spending by all Focal Species, and Spending by ESA-Listed Focal Species (a table that allows BPA to meet federal reporting requirements).
Dimensions:
Focal Species, ESA-Listed Fish Species, Direct Spending, Contract Administration Spending, Program Administrative Spending, Account Type (Expense, Capital), Work Element Budgets
Overview:
Rolls up program funding across time by work class such as Habitat, Hatchery, Research Monitoring and Evaluation, Local & Regional Coordination, etc. Includes summary and detail pie charts showing funding levels for various types of work. Provides drill-downs to work element detail.
Dimensions:
Work Class, Work Element, Work Element Budget, Account Type (Expense or Capital), NPCC Province, NPCC Subbasin
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