Table A. Summary of Assessment Questions for Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Arizona Resource Concerns & Quality Criteria Assessment for Crop and Pastureland Questionnaire in 2005 Compared to Applicable Responses in 1997

Question/Page No. in complete survey

Resource Concern Question

2005 Assessment Determination

*1997 Assessment Determination

Meets Quality Criteria in 2005

Not Applicable in 2005

Resource Problem in 2005

Meets Quality Criteria in 1997

Not Applicable in 1997

Resource Problem in 1997

1

p 2

Soil Erosion – Sheet and Rill

X

X

2

p 3

Soil Erosion – Wind

X

X

3

p 4

Soil Erosion – Ephemeral Gully

X

X

4

p 5

Soil Erosion – Classic Gully

X

X

5

p 6

Soil Erosion – Streambank

X

X

6

p 7

Soil Erosion – Irrigation Induced

X

X

7

p 8

Soil Erosion – Road, Roadsides and Construction Areas

X

X

8

p 9

Soil Condition – Organic Matter Depletion

X

X

9

p 10

Soil Condition – Rangeland Site Stability

X

X

10

p 11

Soil Condition Compaction

X

X

11

p 12

Soil Condition Contaminants: Salts and Other Chemicals

X

X

12

p 12

Soil Condition Contaminants: Animal Waste and other Organics – N

X

X

13

p 13

Soil Condition Contaminants: Animal Waste and other Organics – P

X

X

14

p 13

Soil Condition Contaminants: Animal Waste and other Organics – K

X

X

15

p 14

Soil Condition Contaminants: Commercial Fertilizer – N

X

X

16

p 14

Soil Condition Contaminants: Commercial Fertilizer – P

X

X

17

p 15

Soil Condition Contaminants: Commercial Fertilizer – K

X

X

18

p 15

Soil Condition Contaminants: Residual Pesticides

X

X

19

p 16

Soil Condition – Damage from Sediment Deposition

X

X

20

p 17

Water Quality – Rangeland Hydrologic Cycle

X

X

21

p 18

Water Quantity – Excessive Seepage

X

X

22

p 19

Water Quantity – Excessive runoff, Flooding, or Ponding

X

X

23

p 20

Water Quantity – Excessive Subsurface Water

X

X

24

p 21

Water Quantity – Inefficient Water Use on Irrigated Land

X

X

25

p 22

Water Quantity – Inefficient Water Use on Nonirrigated Land

X

X

26

p 23

Water Quantity – Reduced Storage of Water Bodies by Sediment Accumulation

X

X

27

p 24

Water Quantity – Aquifer Overdraft

X

X

28

p 25

Water Quantity – Insufficient Flows in Watercourses

X

X

29

p 26

Water Quality – Harmful Levels of Pesticides in Groundwater

X

X

30

p 27

Water Quality – Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Groundwater

X

X

31

p 28

Water Quality – Excessive Salinity in Groundwater

X

X

32

p 29

Water Quality – Harmful Levels of Heavy Metals in Groundwater

X

X

33

p 30

Water Quality – Harmful Levels of Pathogens in Groundwater

X

X

34

p 31

Water Quality – Harmful Levels of Petroleum in Groundwater

X

X

35

p 32

Water Quality – Harmful Levels of Pesticides in Surface Water

X

X

36

p 33

Water Quality – Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Surface Water

X

X

37

p 34

Water Quality – Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in Surface Water

X

X

38

p 35

Water Quality – Excessive Salinity in Surface Water

X

X

39

p 36

Water Quality – Harmful levels of Heavy Metals in Surface Water

X

X

40

p 37

Water Quality – Harmful Temperatures of Surface Water

X

X

41

p 38

Water Quality – Harmful levels of Pathogens in Surface Water

X

X

42

p 39

Water Quality – Harmful Levels of Petroleum in Surface Water

X

X

43

p 40

Air Quality – Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter (PM 10)

X

X

44

p 41

Air Quality – Particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM 2.5)

X

X

45

p 42

Air Quality – Excessive Ozone

X

X

46

p 42

Air Quality – Excessive Greenhouse Gas: CO2 (carbon dioxide)

X

X

47

p 42

Air Quality – Excessive Greenhouse Gas: N2O (nitrous oxide)

X

X

48

p 43

Air Quality – Excessive Greenhouse Gas: CH4 (methane)

X

X

49

p 43

Air Quality – Ammonia (NH3)

X

X

50

p 44

Air Quality – Chemical Drift

X

X

51

p 44

Air Quality – Objectionable Odors

X

X

52

p 45

Air Quality – Reduced Visibility

X

X

53

p 46

Plants not adapted or suited

X

X

54

p 47

Plant Condition – Productivity, Health and Vigor

X

X

55

p 48

Plant Condition – Threatened or Endangered Plant Species: Plant Species Listed or Proposed for Listing under the Endangered Species Act

X

X

56

p 49

Plant Condition – Threatened or Endangered Plant Species: Declining Species, Species of Concern

X

X

57

p 50

Plant Condition – Noxious and Invasive Plants

X

X

58

p 50

Plant Condition – Wildlife Hazard

X

X

59

p 51

Fish and Wildlife – Inadequate Food

X