Tag: water quality
How to determine if your creek is healthy
What factors indicate a healthy creek? Learn how to determine whether or not your creek is healthy, so you can respond to indications of impairment sooner.
How rural America can avoid ‘another century of degraded water’
Alan Guebert analyzes an op/ed, published on Feb. 7 in The Des Moines Register, that focuses on Iowa's increasing "degradation of drinking water."
H2Ohio to open farmer funding applications
The Ohio Department of Agriculture said farmers will be able to apply for H2Ohio funds to help reduce phosphorus runoff from their farms beginning Feb. 1.
Know who owns Ohio’s streams
It is important that you understand the documentation and permissions that need to be in place before beginning any project that might impact water quality.
H2Ohio offers funding for farmers
Gov. Mike DeWine announced details for H2Ohio, a program to improve water quality in Ohio. The plan includes funding for farmers to improve conservation.
Streamside forests help prevent pollution
A riparian buffer with a good mix of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants will trap and filter out much of the sediment that is being carried by runoff.
Penn State: Test your private drinking water
Private water supplies should be tested every 12 to 14 months for total coliform and E.coli bacteria.
Muskingum University, SWCD gain from water sampling partnership
Muskingum University and the Muskingum Soil and Water Conservation District are working with farmers and students on tile outlet water sample analysis.
Water quality problems that affect livestock production
Learn what the most common water quality problems affecting livestock production are and how they could affect your herd.
Pilot program studies new way to treat manure
Stateler Family Farms is hosting a pilot project to study a manure treatment that separates solids and liquids and reduces phosphorus in liquid manure.
