For questions Regarding...
membership & invoicingContact: Dan Port winterportfarm@gmail.com
(209) 304-9418 |
SAWQA/IRLP Program questionsContact: Amanda Watson Amanda@AmadorRCD.org
(916) 562- 0204 |
database & filling out paperworkContact: Jill Damskey
SAWQA@AmadorRCD.org (209) 730-3150 |
Upcoming TRAININGs & Office Hours
There are many online and in-person trainings available and resource to help you meet your training and reporting requirements. Check out the CURES webpage to see the available trainings.
Sediment & Erosion Control Certification Training will be available January & February 2021
Sediment & Erosion Control Certification Training will be available January & February 2021
New online Member Database
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SAWQA is now collecting all reporting via the Online Membership Database (OMD). This tool will allow members to login from anywhere with an internet connection to check membership status and complete member requirements. Below is a video that members can use as a step by step guide to help walk members through logging in to the database and filling out the required information. Please review the step-by-step guide and contact Jill Damskey if you have any additional questions.
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Membership Requirements
Click Here to review current membership requirements.
The requirements to our members are determined through the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) which is regulated by the Central Valley Regional Water Resource Control Board for more information about the regional board and the current waste discharge order. For details about all the regulations you review the Sacramento Valley Waste Discharge Order covering Irrigated Lands.
The requirements to our members are determined through the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) which is regulated by the Central Valley Regional Water Resource Control Board for more information about the regional board and the current waste discharge order. For details about all the regulations you review the Sacramento Valley Waste Discharge Order covering Irrigated Lands.
HERE IS WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR CROP YEAR 2020-2021:
ALL MEMBERS must complete farm reporting for crop year 2020 by logging into the Online Membership Database (OMD)
LOGIN CREDENTIALS – Your username is your member ID. It is “SA” then followed by 5 numbers. Your password is unique and case-sensitive with eight characters. NEW PASSWORDS WERE SENT VIA MAIL 12/1/2020. If you have forgotten it, it can be changed at the OMD login portal by clicking on “forgot password.” Contact us ASAP if you need any assistance with your login.
ALL FARM REPORTING MUST BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY 1 2021
FARM REPORTING CHECKLIST
ALL FARM REPORTING MUST BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY 1 2021
ALL MEMBERS must complete farm reporting for crop year 2020 by logging into the Online Membership Database (OMD)
LOGIN CREDENTIALS – Your username is your member ID. It is “SA” then followed by 5 numbers. Your password is unique and case-sensitive with eight characters. NEW PASSWORDS WERE SENT VIA MAIL 12/1/2020. If you have forgotten it, it can be changed at the OMD login portal by clicking on “forgot password.” Contact us ASAP if you need any assistance with your login.
ALL FARM REPORTING MUST BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY 1 2021
FARM REPORTING CHECKLIST
- Verify My INFO – Contact information
- Verify ACCOUNT – Reporter name, account completion & account balance
- Verify ACCOUNT CONTACT – Billing contact
- Verify PARCELS – Is the parcel active or not? If not, deactivate it. (For example: Non-irrigated parcels. Also, add a new parcel here.)
- Verify CROPPING, irrigated acres & planting year for permanent crops. Note: Some crops must be renamed to a specific type. (For example: From Alfalfa to Alfalfa, hay)
- Complete INMP SR – Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plan Summary Report, management units, reporting & certification [Need pounds of nitrogen applied per/acre including your credits (from soil and water) and yield per/acre]
- OUTREACH/TRAINING – Enter the education event “attended.” Your annual education requirement can be met in many different ways this year. From in-person workshops to virtual webinars. Check out the CURES website or watch the Central Valley Membership Overview Video to meet this requirement.
- Verify SECP – Verify the need for a plan or whether it is required for the parcel. Most plans were completed in 2017.
- Complete FARM EVALUATION, irrigation wells, sediment/erosion practices & whole farm.
- Farm Evaluations (FE) are back! They are required every five years and many new members have not completed one in the past. The new FE requires you to enter the number of active drinking water wells (water used for drinking or cooking) by parcel. Completing the FE can be time-consuming for some. Do not wait until the last minute to enter the data.
- MAPS AND REPORTS – This section allows you to print farm maps and review your grower feedback reports. The grower feedback reports for 2019 will be available in early December. You must acknowledge receipt on the INMP certification page.
- Complete INMP WORKSHEET – Pre-planning for 2021 crop year – The online version of the worksheet is optional. It does not SAVE in the DMT for future use. Download or print a copy and keep on-farm. Please do not send this form to us.
- To download a fillable INMP form go to here.
- Watch the Irrigation & Nitrogen Management Plan Video Created by our partners Dixon RCD
- In the past, only parcels that were high groundwater vulnerability (GWV) had to complete the INMP SR, however, in the revised Order, ALL parcels must complete an INMP SR. Parcels that are high GWV must have the INMP Worksheet certified in the spring for the upcoming crop season.
ALL FARM REPORTING MUST BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY 1 2021
Sediment & Erosion Control Online Training
Many members of the Sacramento/Amador Water Quality Alliance (SAWQA) are subject to the Sediment and Erosion Control Plan (SECP) Requirement under the Sacramento Valley Waste Discharge Order.
A SECP must be certified, irrigators can participate in a training to be able to self-certify. SAWQA has offered several trainings to assist irrigators in being able to self-certify their own plans.
Click here to download the fillable PDF SECP Template
Upcoming Training: The online training will be available January and February 2020.
CLICK HERE to take the online SECP training
Email SAWQA@AmadorRCD.org to learn more information about this online certification opportunity.
What are my other SECP certification options?
If a member does not want to self-certify their own plan they can hire a professional to write and certify their SECP. Under the Central Valley Regional Board’s Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program a member can hire a qualified professional possessing one of the following registrations or certifications, and appropriate experience with erosion issues on irrigated agricultural lands (CA Registered Professional Civil Engineer (PE), CA Registered Professional Geologist or Engineering Geologist, CA Registered Professional Landscape Architect, Professional Hydrologist, Certified Soil Scientist (CPSS), Certified Professional in Erosion & Sediment Control (CPESC), Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality. Click here for a list of local qualified professionals.
A SECP must be certified, irrigators can participate in a training to be able to self-certify. SAWQA has offered several trainings to assist irrigators in being able to self-certify their own plans.
Click here to download the fillable PDF SECP Template
Upcoming Training: The online training will be available January and February 2020.
CLICK HERE to take the online SECP training
Email SAWQA@AmadorRCD.org to learn more information about this online certification opportunity.
What are my other SECP certification options?
If a member does not want to self-certify their own plan they can hire a professional to write and certify their SECP. Under the Central Valley Regional Board’s Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program a member can hire a qualified professional possessing one of the following registrations or certifications, and appropriate experience with erosion issues on irrigated agricultural lands (CA Registered Professional Civil Engineer (PE), CA Registered Professional Geologist or Engineering Geologist, CA Registered Professional Landscape Architect, Professional Hydrologist, Certified Soil Scientist (CPSS), Certified Professional in Erosion & Sediment Control (CPESC), Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality. Click here for a list of local qualified professionals.
IRRIGATION Nitrogen MANAGEMENT
Summary Report - NEW REQUIRMENT
COMPLETED ON ONLINE MEMBERSHIP DATABASE NEW REQUIREMENT
ALL members are required to submit an Irrigation Nitrogen Management Summary Report. This is submitted via the Online Membership Database. Click Here to watch a video that will walk you through filling out all required information on the Online Membership Database.
ALL members are required to submit an Irrigation Nitrogen Management Summary Report. This is submitted via the Online Membership Database. Click Here to watch a video that will walk you through filling out all required information on the Online Membership Database.
Irrigation Nitrogen Management Plan (INMP)
KEEP ON SITE CHANGES TO REQUIREMENT
ALL members must complete a INMP, this is kept on site. If a parcel is within a High Vulnerability Area (HVA) the NMP must be certified, see information below about who can certify for NMP or taking training so you can self-certify. Members can view the High Vulnerability Status of each parcel on the Online Membership Database.
In 2020, there was a transition from the Nitrogen Management Plan form to the NEW Irrigation Nitrogen Management Plan (INMP) form. This new form is similar to the current NMP form. The new INMP form will need to be filled out on the same schedule as in the past; before nitrogen application and after harvest.
Download 2020-2021 INMP Template and Instructions - for 2020 Field Season
2020-2021 INMP Fillable PDF
Video Tutorial on the INMP Form
Irrigation & Nitrogen Management Training Powerpoint
ALL members must complete a INMP, this is kept on site. If a parcel is within a High Vulnerability Area (HVA) the NMP must be certified, see information below about who can certify for NMP or taking training so you can self-certify. Members can view the High Vulnerability Status of each parcel on the Online Membership Database.
In 2020, there was a transition from the Nitrogen Management Plan form to the NEW Irrigation Nitrogen Management Plan (INMP) form. This new form is similar to the current NMP form. The new INMP form will need to be filled out on the same schedule as in the past; before nitrogen application and after harvest.
Download 2020-2021 INMP Template and Instructions - for 2020 Field Season
2020-2021 INMP Fillable PDF
Video Tutorial on the INMP Form
Irrigation & Nitrogen Management Training Powerpoint
- You can use the above template or fill out the information on the Online Membership Database , and print the document to keep on farm.
- If you need help certifying your Nitrogen Management Plan (NMP) you can contact a qualified CCA or attend a self certification class.
- CCAs with Nitrogen Management Planning Training can also certify your NMP.
- If you are in a HVA you can qualify to self-certify your plan by attending a training, click here to see upcoming trainings: https://www.curesworks.org/grower-training/
- To keep your self-certification valid a member must obtain 3 continuing education units (CEUs) every 3 years. This can be done by attending qualifying trainings/event. Visit the CURES website that list upcoming events.