Resource Concern	Rank 4	Rank 3	Rank 2	Rank 1
LOCATION
Distance from drinking water well	More than 300 feet.	200 - 300 feet.	100 - 200 feet.	Less than 100 feet.*
SITE CHAR - ACTERISTICS
Soil depth and per - meability	Well - drained medium- or fine - textured soils (loam, silt loam, clay loams, clays). With low per - meability (silt and clay). More than 40 inches deep with low per - meability (silt and clay).	Well - drained or moderately well - drained medium- or fine - textured soils (loam, silt loam, clay loams, clays). 30 - 40 inches deep with moderate per - meability (loamy).	Moderately well - drained coarse - textured soils (sands, sandy loam). Shallow (20 - 30 inches) and/or high per - meability (sandy).	Exces - sively well - drained coarse - textured soils (sands, sandy loam) to gravel, and/or somewhat poorly drained soil to poorly drained soils. Very shallow (less than 20 inches) and/or very high per - meability (coarse sand).
DESIGN AND MAN - AGEMENT
Surface water diversion	All upslope and roof water diverted.	Most upslope surface and roof water diverted.	No surface water diverted. Some roof water collected and redirected.	All water (surface and roof water) runs through the yard.
Lot runoff control system	No yard runoff (either barn or roofed area).	All runoff collected from curbed lot. Solids separated. Water directed onto filter strip.	Most of lot runoff collected. Some solids removed. No filter strip.	Lot runoff un - controlled.
Yard cleaning and scraping practice	No yard (animals confined).	Once per week.	Once per month.	Rarely.
CONCEN - TRATION OF ANIMALS ON YARD [square feet per animal (sf/a)]**
Dairy cows	No yard. Confined to barn or roofed yard.	75 sf/a or more on fenced, curbed concrete pad and/or 400 sf/a on graded earthen surface. More than 1800 sf/a in exercise area.	50 sf/a or more on concrete and/or 200-300 sf/a on earthen surface. More than 1200 sf/a in exercise area.	Some concrete (less than 50 sf/a) and earth (less than 100 sf/a).
Dairy replacements	No yard. Confined to barn or roofed yard.	More than 40 sf/a on fenced, curbed concrete pad and/or 150-200 sf/a on earthen yard.	More than 20 sf/a on concrete and/or more than 75 sf/a on earthen surface.	Less than 75 sf/a on earth.
Beef feeders	No yard. Confined to barn with slotted floor.	Barn and/or paved lot more than 50 sf/a. Earthen lot with mound more than 300 sf/a, or without mound more than 500 sf/a.	No shelter and paved lot 40-50 sf/a. Earthen with mound more than 150 sf/a or earthen without mound less than 240 sf/a.	Paved less than 30 sf/a, or earthen less than 150 sf/a.
Beef cows/heifers	Barn or roofed lot.	Barn with paved lot more than 60 sf/a. Earthen with mound more than 400 sf/a. Earthen without mound more than 600 sf/a.	Paved lot more than 30 sf/a. Earthen with mound than 200 sf/a. Earthen without mound more than 300 sf/a.	Earthen without mound less than 200 sf/a.
Sheep/ewes	No yard. Confined to barn or roofed yard.	Barn and paved lot more than 20 sf/a. Earthen more than 40 sf/a.	Barn and paved lot less that 15 sf/a. Earthen less than 25 sf/a.	Earthen less than 10 sf/a.
Feeder lambs	No yard. Confined to barn.	Barn and paved lot more than 10 sf/a. Earthen more than 25 sf/a.	Barn and paved lot more than 5 sf/a. Earthen more than 10 sf/a.	Earthen less than 10 sf/a.
Hogs/sows	No yard. Confined to barn.	Shed and paved lot more than 30 sf/a.	Shed and earthen lot less than 15 sf/a.	Shed and earthen lot less than 10 sf/a.
Pigs: growing / finishing	No yard. Confined to barn.	Shed and paved lot more than 30 sf/a.	Shed and earthen lot more than 15 sf/a.	Shed and earthen lot less than 10 sf/a.
Horses	No yard. Confined to barn or on pasture.	Earthen exercise lot more than 2500 sf/a. No pasture.	Earthen lot more than 1500 sf/a. No pasture.	Earthen lot less than 1000 sf/a. No pasture.
Chickens:
Broilers	No lot. In building with watering system in good working order. Runoff protected.	No lot. In building with watering system in good working order. Inadequate runoff protection.	Earthen lot of 2 sf/a or more, on medium - textured soils (silt loam, loam). Water table deeper than 20 feet.	Earthen lot of 2 sf/a or more, on coarse - textured soils (sands, sandy loam). Water table shallower than 20 feet.
Layers	No lot. In building with watering system in good working order. Runoff protected.	No lot. In building with watering system in good working order. Inadequate runoff protection.	Earthen lot of 4 sf/a or more, on medium - textured soils (silt loam, loam). Water table deeper than 20 feet.	Earthen lot of 4 sf/a or more, on coarse - textured soils (sands, sandy loam). Water table shallower than 20 feet.
Turkeys	No lot. In building with watering system in good working order. Runoff protected.	No lot. In building with watering system in good working order. Inadequate runoff protection.	Earthen lot of 8 sf/a or more, on medium - textured soils (silt loam, loam). Water table deeper than 20 feet.	Earthen lot of 8 sf/a or more, on coarse - textured soils (sands, sandy loam). Water table shallower than 20 feet.
Ducks	No lot. In building with watering system in good working order. Runoff protected.	No lot. In building with watering system in good working order. Inadequate runoff protection.	Earthen lot of 4 sf/a or more, on medium - textured soils (silt loam, loam). Water table deeper than 20 feet.	Earthen lot of 4 sf/a or more, on coarse - textured soils (sands, sandy loam). Water table shallower than 20 feet.

July 23, 1998
Dennis Hoffman, Project Leader
Steve Dagitz, Webmaster