EQIP National Water Quality Initiative
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The EQIP National Water Quality Initiative is a targeted conservation effort under USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program that helps farmers and landowners implement practices to reduce agricultural runoff and improve water quality in priority watersheds.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EQIP National Water Quality Initiative canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
USDA program component
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conservation initiative ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| benefits |
aquatic ecosystems
ⓘ
downstream drinking water sources ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
local conservation districts
ⓘ
state water quality agencies ⓘ watershed groups ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| environmentalGoal |
improve aquatic habitat
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reduce nutrient loading ⓘ reduce pathogen loading ⓘ reduce pesticide runoff ⓘ reduce sediment loading ⓘ support Clean Water Act objectives ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
impaired water bodies
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priority watersheds ⓘ |
| fundingSource | Environmental Quality Incentives Program funds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
improve water quality
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protect priority watersheds ⓘ reduce agricultural runoff ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
NRCS field offices
ⓘ
state NRCS programs ⓘ |
| partOf | Environmental Quality Incentives Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType | federal conservation policy ⓘ |
| provides |
financial assistance
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technical assistance ⓘ |
| sector | agriculture ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
impaired water listings
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state and local partner input ⓘ watershed water‑quality data ⓘ |
| supportsPractice |
conservation tillage
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cover crops ⓘ erosion control practices ⓘ filter strips ⓘ grassed waterways ⓘ irrigation water management ⓘ manure management improvements ⓘ nutrient management ⓘ pest management ⓘ residue management ⓘ riparian buffers ⓘ waste storage facilities ⓘ |
| targets |
farmers
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non‑industrial private forest landowners ⓘ ranchers ⓘ |
| usesApproach |
targeted conservation
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voluntary incentive‑based conservation ⓘ |
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