Valley Management Practices Evaluation Program Collaborators - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Southern San Joaquin Valley Management Practices Evaluation Program Collaborators’ Meeting Plant & Soils Conference January 31, 2017 Control Zone – This is what we manage

Agenda • Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program and MPEP Quick Overview • Update on MPEP Workplan • Update on Research Initiatives • Discuss Groundwater Monitoring • 1.85 million acres of irrigated land • Joint MPEP workplan • Extensively discussed with State and Regional Board staffs and with technical partners at NRCS, CDFA, UC, and CSU. • Reached out to other irrigated lands coalitions and the dairy industry to exchange ideas and promote consistent approaches.

Irrigated Lands Program General Order Components and SSJV MPEP

Southern San Joaquin Management Practices Program Evaluation • SSJV MPEP Committee represents seven water quality coalitions with more than 9000 growers • 1.85 million acres of irrigated land • Joint MPEP workplan • Extensively discussed with State and Regional Board staffs and with technical partners at NRCS, CDFA, UC, and CSU. • Reached out to other irrigated lands coalitions and the dairy industry to exchange ideas and promote consistent approaches. • Expanding to include entire Central Valley

Central Valley- wide Project Area

Initial Activities

Model Validation and Groundwater Monitoring

Management Practice Categories • Right Form, Right Rate, Right Timing, and Right Placement of N (4Rs) • Cover Crop for N Recovery • Deep-rooted Crops in Rotation • Irrigation and Drainage Design • Irrigation Operation and Scheduling • Account for Whole N Supply • Improved Storage and Handling of Fertilizers • Right Rates of Manure and Compost • Enhance/Maintain Soil Health • Maintain Vigorous Crop to Use N