Agricultural

The Clean Water Act designated 22 threats.

In order to help you navigate the resources we have, we’ve grouped them into four categories (Municipal – Residential – Agriculture – Industrial/Commercial).

Agricultural threats are those threats that tend to exist on farms and other agricultural operations. Agricultural-related threats include:

• manure run-off from animal waste and livestock in watercourses
• fertilizer application run-off (nitrogen and phosphorus)
• improper pesticide storage, application or handling that leads to spills or run-off
• chemicals or pathogens in livestock waste
• failing septic systems
• abandoned wells provide gateways for contaminants to enter surface or groundwater

List of resources:

• Agricultural Operations Summary (pdf)
• Manure (pdf)
• Fertilizer (pdf)
• Fuels/Pesticides/Education & Outreach (pdf)
• Livestock grazing (pdf)
• Non Agricultural source materials (NASM) (pdf)

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