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Washington State Conservation Engineering

Updated 02/28/2013

Providing leadership for developing, acquiring, maintaining and distributing engineering technology to ensure high quality engineering products and services to our customers.
 

National Manuals and Handbooks and Washington Supplements:

All national manuals and handbooks must be accessed through http://direcitves.sc.egov.usda.gov. Functionality of this site is limited. Users will have to drill down to the proper location for additional information.
 

National Engineering Manual (NEM)

        Washington Supplements to NEM

National Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manual
National Engineering Handbook (NEH)
National Irrigation Guide (NEH Part 652)

        Washington Irrigation Guide (WAIG)

Engineering Field Handbook (EFH) - (NEH Part 650)

        Washington Supplements to EFH

Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook (AWMFH) - (NEH Part 651)

        Washington Supplements to AWMFH


Washington CAD Support and Drawings
Washington Construction and Material Specifications
Washington Standard Operation and Maintenance Plans (O&M)
 
NRCS Technical Links
Engineering Forms
Non-NRCS Technical References and Publications
Washington Technical Notes (See eFOTG-Section I, Reference Lists, Technical Notes by Discipline, Engineering)

 

These following documents require Adobe Reader or Microsoft Excel.   Alternative text is not available for these publications as they can not be depicted in a narrative format. We apologize for any inconvenience. For readers requiring assistance with 508 issues please contact (509) 323-2955.

Due to the size and/or complexity of these files, it is recommended that the user right click and “Save Target As” to copy the file to your computer before trying to open it.


Reports:

Engineering Investigation Report - Waste Storage Pond Near Snohomish    July 2010   (PDF; 230 KB)
 

Design Aids:

Big Gun Sprinkler Irrigation Design Summary Worksheet (PDF; 95 KB)

Cattle Guard Design Worksheet (PDF; 276 KB)

Computation Sheet ENG-523A (XLS; 27 KB)

Computation Tool  (XLS; 31KB)  Engineering Tech Note 12

Micro-Irrigation Design Data Worksheet (PDF; 122 KB)

Pipe Weight Calculator   Spreadsheet updated 020411  (XLS; 108 KB)

Pivot Irrigation Design Summary Worksheet (PDF; 94 KB)

Rubber Tire Trough Design Package
    Read Me First (DOC; 1.3 MB)    (Be sure to read the Read Me First document for instructions on downloading the zip file.)
    Rubber Tire Trough Design (ZIP; 1.4 MB)

Sprinkler Irrigation Design Summary Worksheet (PDF; 93 KB)

Variable Frequency Drives
    Construction Specification 71  (PDF; 68KB)
    Economic calculator (VFD)   (PDF; 212KB)   Spreadsheet for economic evaluation of pumping plant to determine if Variable Frequency Drive is economical.
    Fact Sheet  (PDF; 147KB)
    NHQ Tech Note - Variable Speed Drive for Irrigation Pumping   (PDF; 2.1MB)    Included by reference with WA Eng TN 20 for evaluation of pumping plant for VFD.
   
Western Washington Small Farm Compost Bin Design (PDF; 3 MB)

 

Contact Information

You may send comments regarding this Web site to:

Larry Johnson
State Conservation Engineer
Spokane, Washington
Telephone: 509-323-2955

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