Pesticides and Work with the County Extension Service, the Soil and Water Conservation District, and/or the Natural Resource other chemicals Conservation Service to provide copies of fact sheets covering best management practices for nutrient used for farm management, pesticide use, pest management, waste oil disposal, safe chemical handling and/or safe chemical operations can storage. migrate into the Consider working with the local Future Farmers of America members to distribute educational materials and water supply. best management practices information. Areas used for disposal of animal waste or burying dead livestock can also cause contamination of the source water. Agricultural Landuses Increased nutrient load from these sources in surface Work with the local livestock owners to determine the placement of animal waste disposal areas and/or areas water may result for burying dead livestock. in algal growth. Algal presence may result in taste and odor issues. If stressed some algae also releases toxic chemicals that could cause a threat to human health. An airport is located within the SWPA. Given the Contact the airport maintenance personnel to discuss the application of deicing agents, such as those used on close proximity to aircraft and runways. Determine the use of best management practices to control run off of deicing agents into Airports the intake, the source water. In addition, determine if underground or above ground storage tanks exist at the airport. See deicing, fueling, strategies above that address spill prevention and clean up. and maintenance activities at the
Agricultural Landuses Pesticides and other chemicals used for farm operations can migrate into the water supply. Areas used for disposal of animal waste or burying dead livestock can also cause contamination of the source water. Increased nutrient load from these sources in surface water may result in algal growth. Algal presence may result in taste and odor issues. If stressed some algae also releases toxic chemicals that could cause a threat to human health. Work with the County Extension Service, the Soil and Water Conservation District, and/or the Natural Resource Conservation Service to provide copies of fact sheets covering best management practices for nutrient management, pesticide use, pest management, waste oil disposal, safe chemical handling and/or safe chemical storage. Consider working with the local Future Farmers of America members to distribute educational materials and best management practices information. Work with the local livestock owners to determine the placement of animal waste disposal areas and/or areas for burying dead livestock. Airports An airport is located within the SWPA. Given the close proximity to the intake, deicing, fueling, and maintenance activities at the Contact the airport maintenance personnel to discuss the application of deicing agents, such as those used on aircraft and runways. Determine the use of best management practices to control run off of deicing agents into the source water. In addition, determine if underground or above ground storage tanks exist at the airport. See strategies above that address spill prevention and clean up.
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