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NRCS Colorado Engineering Practice Guide - Part 2

Practice

Influence
of Land Treatment 
1-Slight
2-Moderate
3-Significant
Brief Definition

Sheet & Rill Erosion

Rill & Gully Erosion

Channel Erosion

Increase Peak Flow

Flood Damage

Sediment Damage
Road/Trail
Protection
Practices		              
Culvert Inlet Protection

Temporary structure: prevent culverts from plugging

            2
Culvert Drop Inlet Structure

Structure to trap sediment above culverts

     2 2    3

Rock Crossing / Ford

 Alternative to culverts where roads cross channels   2 3       
Outsloping

Grading roads & trails for uniform drainage

     2      1

Dip

 Grading roads & trails to collect runoff at safe outlet   1      1 1
Waterbars

Water management structure for roads & trails

     2      1

Piped Slope Drain

Pipe Outlet structure for road drainage   3     2 2

Lined Slope Drain

Open channel structure for road drainage     3     2
Other Protection Practices               
Hazardous Tree Felling Removing dangerous trees            
Impoundment Renovation Improving/
removing ponds to avoid storm damage 		    3     3
Structure Site Containment Keeping debris from burned structures from washing away           2

Well Head Protection

 Protecting wells from surface contamination           2
Well Abandonment Plugging wells to avoid aquifer contamination           2
Wildlife Habitat Improvement  Planting vegetation for wildlife 1 1        
Weed Control Eliminating undesirable vegetation 2 2       1

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