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<br /> <br />THE SOLUTION <br /> <br />The USDA Patterson Hollow HUA Proj- <br />ect began in 1990. Its goal was to reduce salts, <br />nutrients, and pesticides reaching the Arkansas <br />River by improving irrigation practices and <br />thus cleaning up return flows to the river. The <br />HUA brought $1,089,083 in cost-share money <br />to the area. This stimulated $3.5 million in <br />construction. <br />Associated programs that assisted in wa- <br />ter quality improvement were: <br /> <br />. The Water Quality Incentive Program (WQIP) <br />cost-shared with producers to improve man- <br />agement techniques in growing crops. These <br />included changing to irrigation water man- <br />agement, using crop residues, and hiring <br />crop scouts to advise when and what to do <br />about insect pests. Cost-sharing for these <br />management practices was $295,800. <br /> <br />. The Holbrook Canal Special Project <br />brought $190,000 of additional cost-share <br />. dollars to improve irrigation practices. Five <br />)+undred thousand dollars worth of improve- <br />P1lfnts resulted from this assistance. <br /> <br />..rhqNatural Resources Conservation Service <br />targeted $200,000 in Great Plains Conserva- <br />ti~K Program cost-shared~pa~sf9~.. struc- <br />.turillllnd managementill)~r9.Y~\1l~Pt~ltlE~e <br />., ..Nell'. 'rhis, resulte.~.'.~A<$5QQ'2QRVjort4q,!..... <br />· iwproyerPentshlfingll99?l)1.pljshed,. <br /> <br /> <br />The goal of all these programs was to <br />reduce nonpoint source pollutants returning <br />to the Arkansas River by helping the irriga- <br />tors become more efficient. By using new tech- <br />nology, irrigators in the Patterson Hollow <br />HUA helped make the project a success with <br />measured reduction in return pollutants. <br /> <br />< :>_..,:~~<~::'i.A <br />~";>~\ ~.:;1,::~\1;r;}j <br /> <br />"",,'-.,-",' <br />>L>:::/',; :-_::;:~::-:_\'- ,- -. - , ;, <br />-;'.:,'( :":~;_::' ',- \ . '-,' \ \' ;:,:::,i;":.&~~.::;\:'j::.i\.,~.;~(:> <br />':~:<_:\<:'i e~<\,:, ,\:;~;.--<'''' <br />, ,- .;::.<:/ ;:~'-:~if.;~.:;.'~_.~.!n:;:i:--':-\ " ,:'::;:"~:~~;.,-, <br />.'" _''0.' ,,' ,~>\;\> .\' " <br />:~~i;;~< i)_~\:;',:-~~~'f-::\~i;~'.; ;!{'0!:~,X':5~j{::JN::~~:;;>~Di~;0~j;t%itJ::t :~:t?\ <br />