Corps of Engineers Civil Works Questionnaires Generic Clearance

AGRICULTURAL FLOOD DAMAGE SURVEY

(Personal Interview)

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Expires: 30 September 2012

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AGRICULTURAL FLOOD DAMAGE SURVEY

1. How many years have you operated a farm at this location?

Years

2. Does part of your farm flood frequently enough to require a change in cropping patterns?

1. No 2. Yes

3. How many acres are there in this frequently flooded area?

Acres

4. What is the average number of months between floods that would cover this area?

Months

4. (alternative) What is the average number of years between floods that would cover this area?

Years

5. Crop Distribution/Yield Without Project:

In the area below, please describe the cropping patterns for the upper and lower reaches of your farm under existing flood conditions. The lower reaches are those areas subject to flooding frequently enough to cause a change in cropping patterns.

EXISTING CONDITIONS
	Lower Area (Strata) of Reach			Upper Area (Strata) of Reach
Crop	Acres	Crop Distribution %	Yield	Acres	Crop Distribution %	Yield
Cotton
Soybeans
Soybeans (DC)
Rice
Wheat
Wheat (DC)
Grain Sorghum (Milo)
Corn
Alfalfa
Hay
Pasture
Fallow

6. What would the percent chance of flooding each year have to be reduced to before you would change your cropping patterns (the distribution of crops that you plant)?

Percent chance each year

7. What is the average number of months between floods that would cause you not to plant certain crops?

Months

8. How many times since you first operated this farm has flooding caused delayed planting or replanting?

Times

9. How many times since you first operated this farm has flooding made you unable to harvest a crop?

Times

10. Please indicate the usual date for each stage of crops production activity.

Crop	Usual date for Production Practices			Last date to Plant
	Land Preparation	Planting	Harvest

11. Please use the space below to describe the last flood that damaged your farm:

Dates Depth at Deepest Point__________ Duration in Days __________

DAMAGE TO CROPS AND PASTURE FROM FLOODING
Crop	No. of Acres	Yield/Acre After Flood	If flooding made it too late to plant this crop, what would you plant instead?	What additional production costs, if any, did you have because of the flooding?	What production costs did you not have because of the flooding?

12. Please use the table below to identify the amount of damage for each non-crop item listed below.

Do not include any property related to fish production.

Item	Unit	Units Damaged	Estimated Damage in $
Farm Roads	Linear Feet
Drainage Ditches	Linear Feet
Fences	Linear Feet
Land Leveling	Acres
Land Damage	Acres
Equipment and Damage/Depreciation	Pieces of Equipment
Farm Buildings	Number of Buildings
Stored Feeds	Bushels
Pasture	Acres
Other

13. Do you have any fishponds?

_____Yes _____No

If no, the questionnaire is completed.

14. If yes, have you ever incurred damage to your fishponds as a result of flooding?

_____Yes _____No

If no, the questionnaire is completed.

15. If yes, please list below the amount of dollar losses or damages during the most recent flooding that damaged your fishponds?

CATEGORY	($) LOSSES OR DAMAGES TO AQUACULTURE PROPERTY FROM FLOODING
Fish that are ready for market
Pre-market fish
Levees
Feed
Equipment
Miscellaneous
Total Damages

16. What was the date of this last damaging flood?

_________________

17. Did fishpond damage occur due to levees being overtopped?

_____Yes _____No

18. If yes, how many acres of fishpond area were flooded?

Acres

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