G82-586 Effects of Agricultural Runoff on Nebraska Water Quality

Authors

Elbert C. Dickey, University of Nebraska at LincolnFollow
Phillip Harlan, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Don Vokal, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
C.J. Kisling-Crouch, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Date of this Version

1982

Document Type

Article

Comments

© 1982, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

This NebGuide discusses the effects of agricultural runoff on Nebraska water quality. Methods of controlling agricultural runoff are also examined.

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 and the Clean Water Act of 1977 were written in response to a national concern for decreasing surface and groundwater quality. These laws set 1985 as a target date for eliminating pollutant discharges into navigable waters. An interim goal of the acts calls for "water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shell fish, and wildlife and provides for recreation in and on the water," where attainable, by July 1, 1983.