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<br /> <br />,.;. <br /> <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />\. <br /> <br />.~ <br />~ <br />..~ <br />co <br /> <br />I to the land. The statement emphasized <br />practices theY a~~ ~SDA is to conduct research and to <br />that the role 01.' d technical assIstance that helps <br />ducaMnan .. b d t' .. I . <br />provide e . . esponsibllitles ya op Ing ... arming <br />producers fulflll~~~r~ater quality degradation..... and that are <br />practices that a <br />economically viable. <br />ted a Water Quality Program Plan in <br />'mplemen .. <br />USDA has I .d nt's initiative. ThiS plan Include. s three <br />f the Presl e . <br />support 0 t . Education and Technical Assistance. <br />principal compon:I~.pmen1. and Data 8ase Development <br />Research and De <br />and Evaluation. <br /> <br />F. ncial and Technical Assistance <br />Educational, Ina , <br /> <br />. . I and technical assistance will be <br />Educational. flna~;~a r~nchers, and foresters in applying new <br />provided to farm , h mical and animal waste management <br />and improved agn~ te nce will be based on available research <br />. This asslS a. . <br />practices, hniqueS, practices, and systems provIded <br />results and new tec vela ment. <br />through research and de P <br /> <br />blective will be to adopt water quality <br />A principal program 0 prevent contamtnatlon of ground or <br />practices to reduce ~r Itural nonpoint sources wllere It has <br />surface w~t~r by sa~ncUubllC concern. Demonstrati,on projects <br />been identIfied a . P e of ttlese areas to facilItate the <br />will be established In ~.~;practices. Educational, technical. <br />adoption of water qua I .11 be provided in hydrologic unit <br />d f' . I assistance WI <br />an manCla .d nied water quality problems. Tllis <br />are~s to rem~d~ 11 e~~et State water quality requirements <br />assistance will e p. Is of regional water quality <br />d .f' ater quality goa <br />an _ speCllC ~ sis will be placed on agricultura! <br />Projects Particular empha . II t. <br />. d-water po u Ion <br />non point sources of groun <br /> <br />Goals and Objectives of the Plan <br /> <br />Goal: <br /> <br />T .ct th r'cultural community w.ith the neces.sary <br />oprovl e eag I , <br />d . I f. nc.,al and technical assIstance required to <br />e ucattona, ma ' <br />. It ally l.mpaired water resources, to prevent <br />restore agrtCU ur <br />additional future impairment. and to evaluate tile effects of <br />these activities on ground-water and surface-water <br />resources. <br /> <br />Objectives: <br /> <br />. Select, plan, and implement 24 USDA wateffr quality f <br />demonstration projects to show locally the e ectlveness 0 <br />selected management practices tn relIeving condItions of <br />impaired water quality. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />. Select. plan. and implement 275 nonpoint source hydrologic <br />unit areas to restore water quality where agriculturally related <br />water quality impairment has been identified or to reduce the <br />potential for additional areas to become impaired. <br /> <br />. Accelerate educational. financial. and technical assistance <br />to support the agncultural elements of regional water quality <br />initiatives. including but not limited to ongoing efforts to <br />protect the Gull ot Mexico. the Great Lakes. Chesapeake <br />Bay. and PugetSound <br /> <br />Goal: <br /> <br />Implement a coordinated technology development and <br />application process for water quality management practices <br />to support ASCS. ES. and SCS field staff operations. <br /> <br />Objectives: <br /> <br />. Revise field office technical guides and adopt policies that <br />support field water quality activities. <br /> <br />. Develop and implement water quality management <br />practices as specific water quality needs are identified. <br /> <br />. Develop and expand geographic information systems (GIS) <br />to meet the complex geotechnical information management <br />requirements imposed by water quality activities for ground <br />and surface water. <br /> <br />. Expand the application 01 the National SOils and Pesticide <br />Data Base to better support the wafer quality effort. <br /> <br />Goal: <br /> <br />Provide the necessary finanCIal assistance to support the <br />accelerated selection and application of water quality <br />improvement practices. <br /> <br />Objective: <br /> <br />. Establish appropriate cost-share procedures tor installing <br />practices. <br /> <br />Responsibility for tile Education and Technical Assistance <br />activities rests upon the USDA agencies that have major <br />field-delivery capabilities. ASCS will accelerate tile installation <br />of conservation practices that improve water quality through <br />financial assistance and local conservation coordination. ES <br />will provide information and educational programs that <br />address the selection and application of agricultural chemicals <br />and will transfer related researcll findings to field users. SCS <br />will provide technical assistance for project planning and the <br />development. Installation. and evaluation of conservation <br />practices for improving and protecting water quality. <br /> <br />3 <br />