AWWA: Farm Bill Key in Protecting Drinking Water
Published on by J. Robert Flesher, CPG, Consulting Geologist at Geologic Consulting in Government
Runoff from farmlands can carry nutrients, insecticides and sediment that impact source water for downstream communities.
Here is a good video outlining basic information on the current farm Bill as it relates to conservation. It also covers funding through the NRCS for source water protection and the need to reduce nutrient runoff to reduce downstream algal blooms.
Attached link
http://www.youtube.com/embed/kPEdoWgc4GgMedia
Taxonomy
- Agriculture
- Pollution
- Water Pollution Control
- Pesticides
- Fertilizers and Pesticides
- Agriculture
- Pesticides
- Stormwater Runoff
- Pollution