Fiscal Year 2003: Performance Report U.S. Department of Agricultire Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Description: Fiscal Year 2003: Performance Report U.S. Department of Agricultire Natural Resources Conservation Service
• State: CO
• Date: 3/1/2003
• Title: Fiscal Year 2003: Performance Report U.S. Department of Agricultire Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

Objective 2.3 -- Protect water and air resources from
agricultural non -point sources of impairment.
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Indicator: Buffers applied annually:
Target: 437,000 acres
Actual: 477,000 acres
Analysis: The target was exceeded due
to a strong effort in the Midwest, where
nearly 50 percent of the conservation
buffer practices was reported. On a
state - basis, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, and
Texas accounted for 40 percent of the
buffers applied.
Indicator: Agricultural land where
practices that reduce potential for nutri-
ent delivery were applied:
Target: 4,207,000 acres
Actual: 4,957,000 acres
Analysis: The target was exceeded by
nearly 20 percent. Some acreage was
reported in every state, but with a con-
centration in the NRCS Midwest, South
Central, and Southeast Regions.
Counties with significant numbers of
animal feeding operations tended to
have the most activity.
Source: NRCS, Performance and
Results Measurement System,
October 2003.
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