Tag: water management
How to evaluate your home after heavy rains, flooding
Flooding and heavy rains can damage foundations, private water wells and septic systems. Learn how to properly evaluate and respond to water damage.
Farm and Dairy’s top 10 stories of 2018
Check out the Farm and Dairy staff selections for the top 10 stories in 2018. Make sure you didn't miss the most influential agriculture news of the year.
Conservation funding available for Upper Big Walnut Creek
The Delaware SWCD has new funding available for the Upper Big Walnut Creek Watershed through the Promoting Best Management Practices for Phosphorus Project.
Western Pa. acid mine remediation projects receive $1.6 million
Several western Pennsylvania projects received $1.6 million in grants from the state Department of Environmental Protection to remove acid mine drainage.
Will we always have fresh water?
Who are the biggest water users and where could we cut back? Alan Guebert investigates these questions in this week's column.
Check gutters and downspouts this fall
With fall right around the corner, it's a great time to do a walk-around inspection of your home's gutters and downspouts.
A stream of change
Rather than working against the nature of the stream, we can work with it. Options abound for ways to repair or protect the stream.
Algal blooms can be threat to small lakes and farm ponds,...
An Ohio State University study finds concerning levels of toxins in water near farm fields.
Working together for a solution
Landowners and producers, along with their soil and water conservation districts, should all stay engaged in improving Western Lake Erie Basin watersheds.
Revised phosphorus index can help curb agricultural runoff
The revised Ohio Phosphorus Risk Index is a program developed to help farmers assess their risk of phosphorus moving off farm fields.
