Rural Clean Water Program
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The Rural Clean Water Program was a U.S. federal initiative that provided financial and technical assistance to farmers to reduce agricultural pollution and protect water quality in rural areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rural Clean Water Program canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal program
ⓘ
nonpoint source pollution control program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soil Conservation Service NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
privately owned agricultural lands
ⓘ
rural watersheds ⓘ |
| approach | cost sharing with landowners ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith | Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1995 ⓘ |
| environmentalDomain |
groundwater protection
ⓘ
surface water protection ⓘ water quality ⓘ |
| evaluationFocus |
economic feasibility of best management practices
ⓘ
water quality improvements ⓘ |
| focus |
agricultural nonpoint source pollution
ⓘ
nutrient runoff reduction ⓘ pesticide runoff reduction ⓘ sediment control ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| goal |
to demonstrate effective methods for controlling agricultural nonpoint source pollution
ⓘ
to integrate water quality objectives into farm management practices ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
documented reductions in pollutant loads in selected watersheds
ⓘ
increased adoption of conservation practices on farms ⓘ |
| implementedVia |
demonstration projects
ⓘ
priority watersheds ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
1977 Clean Water Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Section 208 of the Clean Water Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Environmental Protection Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States nonpoint source pollution control efforts ⓘ |
| policyType | voluntary conservation program ⓘ |
| provided |
financial assistance
ⓘ
technical assistance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage voluntary adoption of best management practices by farmers
ⓘ
to protect and improve water quality in rural areas ⓘ to reduce agricultural nonpoint source pollution ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Conservation Reserve Program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Water Quality Incentives Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Environmental Quality Incentives Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | agriculture ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980 ⓘ |
| targeted |
farmers
ⓘ
ranchers ⓘ |
| usedTool | best management practices ⓘ |
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