Engineering

NRCS provides conservation technical assistance to agricultural producers and landowners throughout the state. If you are a farmer or landowner needing engineering assistance on your property, please contact your local NJ NRCS field office.

Electronic Field Office Technical Guide (EFOTG)

The Electronic Field Office Technical Guide (EFOTG) is the main source of technical documents, handbooks, manuals, references and other tools.

Engineering Tools and Documents

The National Engineering Manual is the NRCS Engineering Policy document. The New Jersey Supplements provide additional policy statements unique to NRCS operations in the State.

• Conservation Engineering Tools and Documents website  - This website includes:
  • Field Handbook
  • National Engineering Handbook (NEH)
  • National Engineering Manual (NEM)
• Data Sheets -These are useful tools for gathering preliminary information that will assist in the detailed planning and design of a conservation practice or system of practices.
• New Jersey Supplements to the National Engineering Manual (NEM)
• New Jersey Engineering Job Approval Authority Chart NJ-ENG-1 (59 kb)

2008 Job Approval Chart in Adobe Acrobat Format   -- Updated
2008 Job Approval Chart in Microsoft Word Format   -- Updated

Other Resources and Tools

• New Jersey Irrigation Guide
• New Jersey Water Management Guide
• FTP site for Forth Worth Power Point Training

Some of these documents require Adobe Acrobat.

New Jersey 24 Hour Rainfall data  October 2008 -- Updated
New Jersey Hydrologic Soil Groups (944 kb)   
New Jersey Rainfall Bulletin -- Updated
Unit Hydrograph Bulletin (33 kb)
Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph (35 kb)

Engineering activities include:

Visit the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide (EFOTG) for manuals, tools and other documents.

• Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
• Agricultural waste and manure management
• Irrigation and irrigation water management
• Erosion control
• Bioengineering - use of woody plants to protect streambanks and shorelines
• Livestock watering facilities
• Agrichemical containment facilities
• Barnyard water and manure management
• Composting operations

Contact: David Lamm, State Conservation Engineer

Last Modified: November 18, 2008