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Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation (HELC/WC) Compliance Provisions

The Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, provides dis-incentives to farmers and ranchers who produce annually tilled agricultural commodity crops on highly erodible cropland without adequate erosion protection.  In addition, these dis-incentives apply to farmers and ranchers who produce annually tilled agricultural commodities or make possible the production of agricultural commodities on land classified as wetlands.

Objectives

  • Reduce soil losses on the Nation's cropland from the effects of wind and water erosion.
  • Protect the Nation's long-term capability to produce food and fiber.
  • Reduce sedimentation and improve water quality.
  • Preserve and protect the Nation's wetlands.

National Conservation Compliance Provisions

North Carolina Supplements to Conservation Compliance Provisions

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNC 518.03 Reveiw of and Adjustment to the Compliance Review List (323 KB)  
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNC 518.11 Determining Compliance with the HELC/WC Provisionsl (756 KB)  
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNC 520.05 Investigation Procedure (756 KB)  

Highly Erodible Land Conservation

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMaintain Highly Erodible Land Compliance When Corn Stover or Soybeans are Harvested for Livestock Feed During the 2007 Crop Year (65 KB)  (Last Modified 08/27/2007)

 

Wetland Conservation


Adobe Acrobat DocumentConfidentiality of Wetland Determinations (70 KB)  
Adobe Acrobat DocumentRoutine Minimal Effects Determination  (25 KB)  
Adobe Acrobat DocumentRecord of Wetland Functional Assessment  (10 KB) 
Adobe Acrobat DocumentWetland Determination Job Approval Table  (15 KB)    (1/6/2006)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentProcedure for Determining Obvious Non-Wetlands  (15 KB)    (1/6/2006)

Forms

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat, or Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word DocumentCPA-026E Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Determination (fillable form) (85 KB)  (12/20/2005)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentInstruction for fillable form CPA-026E (50 KB)    (12/20/2005)
Microsoft Word DocumentForm Letter: Preliminary Wetland Determination (88 KB) (Last Modified 1/30/2008)

 

Last Modified: 01/30/2008