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.

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Rural Clean Water Program canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal program ⓘ
nonpoint source pollution control program ⓘ
administeredBy Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service ⓘ
linked to: Farm Service Agency

Soil Conservation Service ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
appliesTo privately owned agricultural lands ⓘ
rural watersheds ⓘ
approach cost sharing with landowners ⓘ
coordinatedWith Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
country 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 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 ⓘ
linked to: Clean Water Act

Section 208 of the Clean Water Act ⓘ
linked to: Clean Water Act
monitoredBy Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Water Quality Incentives Program ⓘ
replacedBy Environmental Quality Incentives Program ⓘ
sector agriculture ⓘ
startTime 1980 ⓘ
targeted farmers ⓘ
ranchers ⓘ
usedTool best management practices ⓘ

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Environmental Quality Incentives Program → replaced → Rural Clean Water Program ⓘ