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Title

Voluntary Clean Water Guidance for Agriculture

 
Publication number Date Published Date Revised
20-10-008March 2020August 2023
VIEW NOW Voluntary Clean Water Guidance for Agriculture (Number of pages: 12) (Publication Size: 496KB)
Note: Short Introduction to Chapters



Chapter 1 - Tillage & Residue Management
(53 pages) (1MB)

Chapter 6 - Sediment Control: Soil Stabilization & Sediment Capture (Structural)
(56 pages) (1MB)

Chapter 10 - Livestock Management: Pasture & Rangeland Grazing
(202 pages) (1MB)

Chapter 11 - Livestock Management-Animal Confinement, Manure Handling & Storage DRAFT
(82 pages) (1MB)

Chapter 12 - Riparian Areas & Surface Water Protection
(444 pages) (5MB)

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Author(s) Water Quality Program
Description A phased approach is being used to develop these guidelines. During the first phase an overview of the guidance was produced along with four chapters: Chapter 1 Cropping Methods: Tillage and Residue Management; Chapter 6 Sediment Control: Soil Stabilization & Sediment Capture (Structural); Chapter 10 Livestock Management-Pasture & Rangeland Grazing; and Chapter 12 Riparian Areas & Surface Water Protection. Additional chapters will be completed in the following several years.
NOTES Section "A" - phase 1 - 2020 Additional chapters added - 2022 Final Chapters - Intro,1,6,10 & 12 added Jan 2023 Draft Chapter 11 - added June 2023 Final Chapter 11--added August 2023
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Keywords Voluntary Guidance, clean water, guidance, water quality, agriculture
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