Agricultural Water Resources

Agricultural practices and their effects on water resources are of concern to farmers, ranchers, water resource agencies, and the general citizenry of South Carolina. This web page provides access to information on the many aspects of agriculture and water resources, including waste water and drinking water.

Publications

Clemson University Public Service Publications

Pet Waste and Water Quality (email: strussr@uwec.edu for information)

Farm-A-Syst Publications

Handling and Storing Pesticides

Managing Animal Waste

Land Application of Animal Manure

Livestock and Poultry Wastes

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Web Resources

Ag Info - Wide variety of ag-related data bases

American Crop Protection Association

American Whitewater Affiliation

Analyticon Instruments Corp.: Water quality test kit

Bill James's Bookmarks (Many WQ/Engineering links)

Celebrating Iowa's Water: A Decade of Progress

Clemson Water Quality Home Page

Cohort Environmental Engineering

Conservation Technology Information Center

CSIRO Land and Water (Austrialia)

Dept. of Interior and Bureau of Land Management

Educating Young People About Water

EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds 

EPA Surf your watershed

Farm Journal Today - Home page, little on water but a lot on farming

Farm-a-Syst Fact Sheets

Groundwater Source Page

Know your Watershed

Oklahoma St. Water Quality Publication

Managing Lawns and Gardens to Protect Water Quality

National Newsletter of Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring

National Water Quality Evaluation Project - Available from North Carolina State University Water Quality Group

National Watershed Network

River Network - Organization edicated to helping people save rivers ( email only)

S.C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY-

Seepage/Groundwater Modeling Software

South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources (SCDNR)

SCDNR Water Resources

Top Ten Watershed Lessons Learned

University of Florida Water Quality Topics

University of Maryland at College Park inforM system

Universities Water Information Network - Directory of water resources organizations and training opportunities

USDA Farm Service Agency Conservation Reserve Programs

USGS Home page

U.S. Geologic Survey Office of Surface Water

U.S. Geologic Survey Water Resources of the US

Water Quality Data Base

List Servers (electronic newsletters)

Bioassessment/Biocriteria List Server is a free interactive forum on the internet to facilitate discussion and exchange information. To subscribe write an e-mail message addressed to " listserver@unimail.rtpnc.epa.gov" leave the subject line blank. In the body write "subscribe BIOCRITERA Your Name".

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Waste Water

National Small Flows Clearinghouse - helps small communities meet wastewater needs

Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)

On-site Wastewater Disposal / Septic System Links

Texas Waternet - good wastewater info and links

The Consortium for Decentralized Wastewater Technology and Management

Your Septic Tank is a Member of the Family - basic information about septic tanks

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Drinking Water

National Drinking Water Clearinghouse - Assists small communities with drinking water issues.

National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities - Supports environmental trainers in efforts to improve quality of wastewater, drinking water and solid waste service in small communities.

Top Ten Watershed Lessons Learned

USDA Farm Service Agency Conservation Reserve Programs

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For more information about Water Resources in Clemson University's Agricultural Experiment Station contact Dr. William English , Dept. of Forest Resources, Clemson University, 261 Lehotsky Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-3304. (voice)864.656.4861

Last updated 12/29/03