| Code |
Question |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
Severity |
| 4.01 |
Is the irrigation or spray water sourced via municipal pipeline? |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| 4.01a |
Are annual test results of municipal water on file and available for review? |
5 |
0 |
0 |
C |
| 4.02 |
Is irrigation or spray water sourcee from a well? If no, go to 4.03 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.02a |
Is the well designed to prevent animal (i.e.. rodent, bird, etc.) access? |
5
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.02b |
Are any measures taken to minimize microbial contamination of well, such as visual inspection, periodic chlorination, filtration, rodent control program, etc. |
7
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.02c |
Are logbooks kept for the periodic visual inspeciton and chlorination of well, and available for review? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.02d |
Are microbial tests conducted on well water (i.e. coli, total Coliform, fecal Coliform, etc.) |
5
|
-5
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.02e |
When microbial tests are being conduceted on a well, are proper sampling protocals being followed? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.02f |
Are well water test results being reviewed on a regular basis? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.02g |
Do written policies exist covering corrective measures if high-teest results on well water are recorded? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.03 |
Is the irrigation or spray water sourced from a pond or reservoir? If no, og to 4.04 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
| 4.03a |
Are measures taken ot restrict animal access to the pond or reservoir (i.e. fences, etc.) |
5
|
-5
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.03b |
Is there a rountine maintenance program for pond or reservoir that includes removal of all inappropriate materials, including plan matter, etc? |
7
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.03c |
Are any measures taken to minimize microbial contamination of pond or reservoir such as visual inspection, periodic chlorination, filtration, rodent control program, etc.? |
7
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.03d |
Are the logbooks kept for the periodic visual inspection and chlorination of pond or resevoir available for review? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.03e |
Are microbial tests conducted on the pond or reservoir water (i.e. coli, total Coliform, fecal Coliform, etc.) |
5
|
-5
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.03f |
When microbial tests are being conducted on a pond or resevoir, are proper sampling protocols being followed? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.03g |
Are test results of pond or reservoir water being reviewed on a regular basis? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.03h |
Do written policies exist covering corrective measures if high test results of pond of reservoir water are recorded? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.04 |
Is the irrigation or spray water sourced from either canals or ditches? If no, go to 4.05 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
| 4.04a |
Does domestic livestock have access to canals/ditches? |
0
|
5
|
0
|
N/A
|
| 4.04b |
Is there a routine maintenance program for canals/ditches that includes removal of all inappropriate materials including plan matter? |
7
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.04c |
Are any measures taken to minimze microbial contamination of canal/ditch such as visual inspection, periodic chlorination, filtration, rodent control program, etc.? |
7
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.04d |
Are logbooks kept for periodic visual inspection and chlorination of canal/ditch and available for review? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.04e |
When microbial tests conducted on the cnal/ditch water (i.e. E. coli, total Coliform, fecal Coliform, etc.) |
5
|
-5
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.04f |
When microbial tests are being conducted on canal/ditch, are proper sampling protocols being followed? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.04g |
Are canal/ditch water test results reviewed on a regular basis? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.04h |
Do written policies exist covering corrective measures for canal/ditch if high-test results are recorded? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.05 |
Is reclamed (gray, tertiary) water used on the farm for irrigation or sprays? If no, go to 4.06 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
| 4.05a |
Is the reclamation process under the direction of the local water district? |
10
|
-10
|
0
|
B
|
| 4.05b |
Are microbial control measures, for reclaimed water, utilized by the water district (i.e. chlorination, ozone, copper, etc.) |
10
|
-10
|
0
|
B
|
| 4.05c |
Are tests conducted to assure that the reclaimed waters harbor no harmful microbes (i.e. pH, free chlorine levels, E. coli, total Coliform, fecal Coliform, etc.)? |
10
|
-10
|
0
|
B
|
| 4.05d |
Are tests on the reclaimed water conducted according to a set schedule? |
5
|
-10
|
0
|
B
|
| 4.05e |
Are the reclaimed water samples taken from the proer location (i.e. intake, effluent, randomly)? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.05f |
Are the reclaimed water district tests open to grower review? |
5
|
-10
|
0
|
B
|
| 4.05g |
Does the farm have a test result review process for reclaimed waters? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.05h |
Are results from reclaimed waters being reviewed on a regular basis? |
5
|
0
|
0
|
B
|
| 4.05i |
Have the water district and growers agreed on upper and lower control limits for reclaimed waters with regard to the parameters tested? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.05j |
Have the water district and growers agreed on corrective measures for reclaimed waters if the control limits are exceeded? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.06 |
Is the irrigation or spray water sourced from reused irrigation water? If no, go to 4.07 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
| 4.06a |
Are any measures taken to minimize microbial contamination of re-used water, such as visual inspection, periodic chlorination, filtration, rodent control program, etc.? |
7
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.06b |
Are logbooks kept for the periodic visual inspection and chlorination of re-used water, and available for review? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.06c |
Are microbial tests conducted on the re-used water (i.e. E. coli, total Coliform, fecal Coliform, etc.)? |
5
|
-5
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.06d |
When microbial tests are being conducted on re-used water, are proper sampling protocols being followed? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.06e |
Are test results from re-used water being reviewed on a regular basis? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.06f |
Do written policies exist covering corrective measures for re-used water if high-test results are recorded? |
3
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.07 |
Are fertilizers applied by irrigation? |
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
| 4.08 |
Are pesticides applied by irrigation? |
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
| 4.09 |
Are check valves utilized to prevent back flow? |
5
|
-5
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.10 |
Does the farm have a written Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), which restricts the storage, loading or dilution of agricultural chemicals near the water sources? |
5
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.11 |
Does the farm have written SOP that restricts the cleaning of spray tanks and related equipment near the water sources? |
5
|
0
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.12 |
Are the crops irrigated by a drip system? If no, go to 4.13 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
| 4.12a |
At harvest or just prior to harvest, does the edible portion of the plant come in contact with the drip irrigation water? |
0
|
7
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.13 |
Are the crips irrigated by a sprinkler system? if no, go to 4.14 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
| 4.13a |
At harvest or just prior to harvest, does the edible portion of the plant come in contact with the sprinkler irrigation water? |
0
|
7
|
0
|
C
|
| 4.14 |
Are the crops irrigated by a furrow system? If no, go to 5.01 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
| 4.14a |
At harvest or just prior to harvest, does the edible portion of the plant come in contact with the furrow irrigation water? |
0
|
7
|
0
|
C
|