Nutrie nt Ma nage me nt Plan T ho ma s Je ffe rso n E le me nta ry Sc ho o l Pre pa re d fo r: T he City o f F a lls Churc h, Virg inia Pre pa re d b y: Gle nn Muc kle y, P.E . DCR Nutrie nt Ma na g e me nt Pla nne r Ce rtific a tio n # 728 Pla nne r Sig na ture : ________________________________ April 1, 2014 Pla n E xpire s: April 1, 2017
NUT RIE NT MANAGE ME NT PL AN T able of Conte nts 1.0 � 1.1 � INT RODUCT ION ............................................................................................................. 1.1 � T URF GRASS AND L ANDSCAPI NG COVE RAGE ............................................................. 1.5 � 1.1.1 � 1.5 � T urfg ra ss Co ve ra g e ....................................................................................... 1.1.1.1 � E xisting T urfg ra ss Ma inte na nc e Pra c tic e s................................ 1.5 � 1.1.2 � 1.6 � L a ndsc a ping Co ve ra g e ............................................................................... 1.2 � 1.8 � E NVI RONME NT AL L Y SE NSI T I VE ARE AS ............................................................................ 1.2.1 � Ma inta ine d Sc ho o l Are a s ............................................................................. 1.8 � 1.2.1.1 � 1.8 � Che sa pe a ke Ba y Re so urc e Pro te c tio n Are a s (RPA) ............. 1.2.1.2 � Sto rmwa te r Ma na g e me nt F a c ilitie s ......................................... 1.9 � 1.2.1.3 � 1.13 � Pa rking , Pla yg ro unds, & Othe r I mpe rvio us Surfa c e s ........... 1.2.2 � Adja c e nt Unma inta ine d Are a s ................................................................. 1.14 � 1.2.3 � 1.14 � Se nsitive Are a E duc a tio n a nd Outre a c h................................................. 1.3 � 1.14 � I RRI G AT I ON WAT E R SOURCE S AND CONSI DE RAT I ONS ............................................. 2.0 � 2.15 � MANAGE ME NT ARE AS ................................................................................................ 3.0 � 3.16 � SOIL S ............................................................................................................................ 3.1 � 3.16 � USDA-NRCS SOI L S SURVE Y ............................................................................................. 3.2 � 3.17 � SOI L T E ST I NG .................................................................................................................... 3.3 � 3.18 � F UT URE SOI L T E ST I NG....................................................................................................... 4.0 � 4.19 � NUT RIE NT NE E DS .......................................................................................................... 4.1 � 4.19 � NI T ROGE N ........................................................................................................................ 4.2 � 4.19 � PHOSPHORUS AND POT ASSI UM .................................................................................... 4.3 � 4.20 � SE CONDARY AND MI CRONUT RI E NT S .......................................................................... 4.4 � 4.20 � L I ME ................................................................................................................................... 5.0 � 5.21 � NUT RIE NT APPL ICAT ION .............................................................................................. 5.1 � 5.21 � NI T ROGE N APPL I CAT I ON (GROWI NG) SEASON ........................................................ 5.2 � 5.22 � T YPE S OF F E RT I L I ZE R USE D .............................................................................................. 5.3 � 5.22 � ME T HODS OF F E RT I L I ZE R APPL I CAT I ON ........................................................................ 5.4 � 5.22 � RE COMME NDE D NUT RI E NT APPL I CAT I ON ................................................................... 6.0 � 6.26 � E QUIPME NT CAL IBRAT ION .......................................................................................... 7.0 � 7.27 � RE CORDS ..................................................................................................................... 8.0 � 8.28 � PL AN RE VISIONS ......................................................................................................... L IST OF T ABL E S a b le 1 � 1.1 � T 1.1 Wa te rshe d Summa ry ............................................................................... T a b le 2 � 1.2 Pa rc e l Da ta Summa ry ............................................................................ 1.4 � a b le 3 � 2.15 � T 2.1 Ma na g e me nt Are a Summa ry ............................................................. T a b le 4 � 3.1 So il T e st Summa ry ................................................................................... 3.18 � i
NUT RIE NT MANAGE ME NT PL AN a b le 5 � 4.19 � T 4.1 Nitro g e n Ra te s ........................................................................................ T a b le 6 � 4.2 Annua l Pho spho rus a nd Po ta ssium Ne e ds ........................................ 4.20 � a b le 7 � 4.20 � T 4.3 pH, Buffe r pH, a nd L ime Re c o mme nda tio ns .................................... T a b le 8 � 5.1 Gro wing Se a so n/ Nitro g e n Applic a tio n Summa ry ........................... 5.21 � a b le 9 � 5.22 � T 5.2 Nutrie nt Applic a tio n Summa ry ............................................................ T a b le 10 � 5.3 F e rtilize rs a nd Applic a tio n Me tho ds ................................................... 5.22 � L IST OF F IGURE S ig ure 1 � 1.2 � F 1.1 Vic inity Ma p .............................................................................................. ig ure 2 � 1.3 � F 1.2 L o c a tio n Ma p ........................................................................................... ig ure 3 � 1.4 � F 1.3 City Pa rc e ls ............................................................................................... ig ure 4 � 1.7 � F 1.4 T ho ma s Je ffe rso n E le me nta ry Sc ho o l F a c ility L a yo ut ........................ ig ure 5 � 1.9 � F 1.5 E ntry Ra in Ga rde n L o c a tio ns ................................................................. F ig ure 6 � 1.6 Ra in Ga rde n E duc a tio na l Sig n ............................................................ 1.10 � ig ure 7 � 1.11 � F 1.6 Co rne r Ra in Ga rde n a t Pa rking E ntry ................................................. F ig ure 8 � 1.7 Bio filte r ne a r Sc ho o l Building ................................................................ 1.12 � ig ure 9 � 1.13 � F 1.8 Bio filte r ne a r Pla yg ro und a nd Ba ll F ie lds ............................................ F ig ure 10 � 3.1 USDA So il T e xtura l T ria ng le (USDA 1993) ............................................ 3.16 � L IST OF APPE NDICE S � ION ........................................................... A.1 � APPE NDIX A – USDA-NRCS SOIL INF ORMAT � B.2 � APPE NDIX B – SOIL T E ST RE SUL T S ..................................................................................... � CORDS ..................................................... C.4 � APPE NDIX C – E QUIPME NT CAL IBRAT ION RE � VISION ......................................................................... D.5 � APPE NDIX D – L OG OF PL AN RE � .7 � APPE NDIX E – A VIRGINIAN’S YEAR-ROUND GUIDE T O YARD CARE ........................... E ii
NUT RIE NT MANAGE ME NT PL AN E xe c utive Summary Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (TJES) is a public school within the City of Falls Church system, located at 601 South Oak Street. The site lies in the relative headwaters of Tripps Run, which drains to Holmes Creek, then to Cameron Run, to the Potomac River, and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay. The school is surrounded by a well-established neighborhood of single family residences, typically a quarter acre in size. More dense areas of townhomes and commercial properties are found northeast of the site, off of Route 7 (West Broad Street), and south of the property served by Route 29/ 237 (South Washington Street). While historical maintenance practices are limited at TJES, bermudagrass playing fields found at the school require some routine inputs. This Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) has been developed to assist TJES, and entities responsible for its grounds maintenance, in the management of nutrients applied to the grounds over the next three years in order to maintain healthy, playable ball fields and school grounds while protecting water quality in Tripps Run and downstream water bodies. As such, it should be used as a resource for planning the quantity and timing of nutrient application based on sound agronomic practices. i
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