Purpose: To divert excess water from one area for use or safe disposal in other areas.
Conditions Where Practice Applies:
This practice applies to sites where:
a. Runoff damages cropland, pastureland, farmsteads,
feedlots, or conservation practices such as terraces
or stripcropping.
b. Surface flow and shallow subsurface flow caused by
caused by seepage are damaging sloping upland.
c. Runoff is in excess and available for use on nearby
sites.
d. A diversion is required as part of a livestock waste
system.
e. A diversion is required to control erosion and runoff
on urban or developing areas and contruction or
mining sites.
