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Amanda GumbertWater Quality Specialist
UK College of Agriculture, Food & Environment/KY Division of ConservationOctober 27, 2015
New Resources for Managing Poo
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Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone
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2015: 6,474 sq. miles (4.1m acres/size of Connecticut + Rhode Island)
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http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/sparrow/gulf_findings
80% P and 71% N coming from agriculture
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What’s Going On In Kentucky?
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Current Situation
•90,000+ miles streams and rivers in KY•Agriculture is the leading source of stream
impairments in KY (KEEC, 2012)–Affecting 46% of impaired streams
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Why Should I Care About Water Quality?
• Clean water is better for me
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Why Should I Care About Water Quality?
Photo credit: http://extension.usu.edu/waterquality/images/uploads/Homeowner/water%20testing/drinking%20glass%20of%20water.jpg
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Why Should I Care About Water Quality?
• Clean water is better for me
• Clean water is better for my livestock
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Why Should I Care About Water Quality?
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Why Should I Care About Water Quality?
• Clean water is better for me
• Clean water is better for my livestock
• Harmful Algal Blooms– Costs money to treat– May result in my water system being shut down
(Toledo, OH)
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Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)– Localized incentive to restrict livestock access from
water bodies, manage nutrients
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How Do We Manage Poo in Kentucky?
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Agriculture Water Quality Plans
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KY Agriculture Water Quality Act
• 10+ acres in agriculture or forestry must develop a water quality plan
• Plan includes Best Management Practices (BMPs) to protect water quality
– Livestock– Crops– Pesticides and Fertilizers– Farmstead– Forestry– Streams and Other Waters
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How Do Farmers Develop a Plan?
1. Use a web-based tool:www.ca.uky.edu/awqa
2. Use a printed document
3. Get assistance from local Conservation District
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Nutrient Management Plans
-Nutrients generated
plus
-Existing soil fertility
- Crops grown
- Without overloading soils
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Cost Share and Financial Assistance
• Kentucky Soil Erosion and Water Quality Cost Share Program (State cost share)
• GOAP County Ag Investment Program (CAIP)• NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP)
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Cost Share and Financial Assistance
• NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)– Managing Poo Project– $4 million to put conservation practices on the ground– Livestock operations– Nearing regulatory compliance enforcement– Referral process– Contact Amanda Gumbert (
[email protected]) or Steve Higgins ([email protected])
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Associated Issues
• Help for farmers– Conservation District staff
– Nutrient Management Planner• Macy Fawns ([email protected])
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Questions?
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Amanda [email protected]
Water Quality LiaisonUK College of Agriculture, Food &
Environment/KY Division of Conservation