Iowa Conservation Engineering

The Iowa NRCS Engineering staff is comprised of agricultural and civil engineers, geologists, and engineering technicians that provide innovative, economical, and timely services to NRCS staff, conservation partners and private landowners. We provide planning, design, and construction services to solve problems related to soil erosion, water quality, agricultural waste management, and wetland restoration. We invite you to view our Iowa NRCS Engineering Web Page to locate the tools and information to solve your conservation engineering issues.

The following documents may require Adobe Acrobat.

• National Engineering Manual: Includes Iowa Amendments (PDF, 3 MB)
  • Iowa NEM Amendments
• NEH Part 650 (EFH)
  • Iowa EFH Amendments
• Practice Standards
• Construction Specifications
• Cadd Drawings: Iowa standard drawings. Hyperlinks to other NRCS standard drawing sites.
• Cadd Standards, and Cadd Tools: Midwest CADD standards, Cadd menus & macros and Help sheets.
• Engineering Forms
• Engineering Programs: Iowa Engineering Software and Spreadsheets available for download.
• NRCS Surveying
• Video Training Series
• National NRCS Engineering Page

The following files require Acrobat Reader or are in a zipped format.

Engineering Manuals: Online Manuals covering Iowa software and utility programs are in PDF format. Or Download the Zipped Directory containing the Manuals in PDF format. (PDF)

Last Modified: 02/07/2012

Contact:
Allen Gehring, Iowa NRCS State Engineer
Phone: 515-284-4357

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