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Membership Requirements

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2023-24 Membership Requirements Checklist

 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.

IRRIGATION NITROGEN MANAGEMENT
SUMMARY REPORT 

COMPLETED IN THE ONLINE MEMBERSHIP DATABASE ​​​
ALL members are required to submit an Irrigation Nitrogen Management Summary Report. This report is a summary of the 2023 crop year. This is submitted via the Online Membership Database

​IRRIGATION NITROGEN MANAGEMENT PLAN (INMP) 

KEEP ON SITE 
ALL members must complete a INMP annually, this is to be kept on site. The INMP should be started before nitrogen applications, and completed after harvest.  If a parcel is within a High Vulnerability Area (HVA) the NMP must be certified, see the information below about who can certify for an INMP or to take the training so you can self-certify. Members can view the High Vulnerability Status of each parcel on the Online Membership Database. 

​VIDEO TUTORIAL ON THE INMP FORM 
​IRRIGATION & NITROGEN MANAGEMENT TRAINING POWERPOINT 
LEARN ABOUT SELF-CERTIFICATION OR CEU'S 
​RESOURCES FOR FILLING OUT YOUR IRRIGATION NITROGEN MANAGEMENT PLAN 

         Go here for: application rates, fertilizer placement, fertilizer type, deficiencies,

         tissue analysis

         Go here for: Introduction to irrigation management 

         Go here for: Irrigation scheduling Information

         Go here for: N, P, K harvest removal estimates of field crops, multilingual crop

         nutrient calculator 

​         Go here for: N, P, K harvest removal estimates of field crops

Sediment and Erosion Control Plan (SECP) 
KEEP ON SITE
Check the Online Membership Database to determine if one or more of your parcels require a certified SECP. SECP's are updated when there is a change in farming practices. 

SECP CERTIFICATION & ONLINE TRAINING 

1. SECP self-certification can be achieved through an online training course available once a year. The online training course will be available February 1-29, 2024.  Course information 
2. Alternatively, you can hire a 3rd party to create an SECP, at your expense. 

MAPPING 
Amador and Sacramento County - Sediment Erosion and Control Plan Map

 

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