---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1466.7"
title: "7"
number: "1466.7"
heading: "EQIP plan of operations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1466.7"
---

# §1466.7. EQIP plan of operations.

- (a) All conservation practices in the EQIP plan of operations must be approved by NRCS and developed and carried out in accordance with the applicable NRCS planning and FOTG technical requirements.
- (b) The participant is responsible for implementing the EQIP plan of operations according to the approved implementation schedule.
- (c) The EQIP plan of operations must include—
  - (1) A description of the participant's specific conservation objectives to be achieved;
  - (2) To the extent practicable, the quantitative or qualitative goals for achieving the participant's conservation and natural resource objectives;
  - (3) A description of one or more conservation practices in the conservation management system, including conservation planning, design, or installation activities to be implemented to achieve the conservation objectives;
  - (4) A schedule for implementing the conservation practices, including timing, sequence, operation, and maintenance; and
  - (5) Information that enables evaluation of the effectiveness of the plan of operations in achieving the conservation objectives.
- (d) If an EQIP plan of operations includes an animal waste storage or treatment facility to be implemented on an AFO, the participant must agree to:
  - (1) Develop a CNMP by the end of the contract period; and
  - (2) Implement any applicable conservation practices in the EQIP plan of operation consistent with an approved CNMP.
- (e) An EQIP plan of operations on forest land must implement conservation practices consistent with an approved forest management plan.
- (f) NRCS may provide a participant with assistance to implement an EQIP plan of operations which includes irrigation-related practices to address a water conservation resource concern only if the participant establishes through documented evidence, including irrigation history, that such assistance will facilitate a reduction in ground or surface water use on the agricultural operation, unless the producer is participating in a watershed-wide project, as approved by NRCS, which will effectively conserve water in accordance with [§ 1466.20](/cfr/7/1466.20.md) of this part.

## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 69280, Dec. 17, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 67647, Oct. 26, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c; and 16 U.S.C. 3839aa—3839-8.

### Source

Source: 84 FR 69280, Dec. 17, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[84 FR 69280, Dec. 17, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 67647, Oct. 26, 2020]