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CITRUS GROWER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES CHECKLIST <br /> The following checklist is designed to assist Indian River Area Citrus Growers in identifi•ing the most <br /> appropriate Best <br /> Management Practices (BMPs) or Group of strategies for their specific site and growing conditions. The results should be kept on <br /> file and reviewed annually to determine if progress is being made in reducing off-site discharges of sediment, pesticides , nutrients, <br /> and aquatic plants . Providing the information requested below for the Introduction section is not mandatory, but listing <br /> this <br /> voluntary- information will help the grove manager select BMPs that are appropriate for their specific grove configuration. <br /> I. INTRODUCTION : <br /> A. Name and Location: <br /> 1 . Grove Name: <br /> 2 . Legal Description: (Tsp . , Sec . Range) <br /> 3 . Size (acres) and Varieties including rootstock: <br /> 4 . Number of trees per acre : <br /> 5 . Physical Structures including wells : <br /> a. Location and capacity of Reservoirs : <br /> b . Discharge locations : <br /> c. Control Structures : <br /> B . Specific Information: <br /> 1 . Maps including soil type: (please attach) <br /> a. GPS maps preferred <br /> b . Other map types such as aerial maps or site maps showing grove features <br /> 2 . Characteristics of known soils : <br /> a. Predominant soil type (series) : <br /> b . Texture, & Percent Organic Matter: <br /> (% sand, silt, clay) <br /> 3 . Irrigation and Drainage information <br /> a. Single row beds with swales : (width and type) <br /> b . Double row beds : (width and type) <br /> c. Other bed configuration: <br /> d . Microjet, Drip, Overhead, or flood irrigation : <br /> e . Dimensions of drainage ditches and amount of water contained : <br /> f. Pump capacity outflow/intake: <br /> *Note : A yes answer for any survey question indicates that the grove being surveyed is in compliance <br /> with the <br /> referenced BMPs . A no answer indicates that the referenced BMPs would improve the environmental performance of the <br /> grove, but implementation of all BMPs so referenced is not required Review BMPs listed for questions that were <br /> answered "no" . Select specific BMPs from those indicated by a no answer that are appropriate for application to the <br /> grove unit sun7eyed. These BMPs to be implemented should be listed in the `BMPs . . . that grove management agrees to <br /> implement. '' section. Use the comment section at the end of this document ( Section VII) to explain why certain BMPs <br /> from questions that were answered "no" will not be implemented. The comment section can also be used to elaborate on <br /> any items or questions that may be unclear or ambiguous, or to explain particular grove conditions. Comments should be <br /> referenced to the specific section and question number of the survey. N/A may be used if the question or section does not <br /> apply to that particular grove. <br /> 1 <br />