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  Restoration of Nation’s waters

  Established by Section 101 of the Clean Water Act, outlines the goals and policies to restore and maintain water quality, including reducing discharges, protecting fish, shellfish, wildlife and recreation in and on the water, planning waste treatment management, researching and demonstrating treatment technology, and developing nonpoint source pollution control programs.

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  USEPA Model Ordinances to Prevent and Control Nonpoint Source Pollution

  This web site includes model ordinances to serve as a template for those charged with making decisions concerning growth and environmental protection. For each model ordinance listed, there are several real -life examples of ordinances used by local and state governments around the nation. The ordinances address matters that are often forgotten in many local codes, including aquatic buffers, erosion and sediment control, open space development, stormwater control operation and maintenance, illicit discharges, and post construction controls. There is also a miscellaneous category containing ordinances that don't fit into these sections. In addition, this web site has materials that support particular ordinances, such as maintenance agreements and inspection checklists.

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  Virginia’s Nutrient Management Program

  Virginia’s nutrient management program includes several components that focus on reduction and control of nutrients from agriculture, landscape and other nonpoint sources. The program offers incentives such as tax credits for the purchase of farm nutrient application equipment and a poultry litter transportation credit of $15 per ton of litter. The program also includes nutrient management and certification training program for private and public sector managers.

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  USEPA Urban Guidance Document, Publication Number EPA 841-B-05-004, November 2005

  This guidance helps citizens and municipalities in urban areas protect bodies of water from polluted runoff that can result from everyday activities. These scientifically sound techniques are the best practices known today. The guidance will also help states to implement their nonpoint source control programs and municipalities to implement their Phase II Storm Water Permit Programs.

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  Social Indicators for Nonpoint Source Management Great Lakes Regional Water Program

  2012-2013 Update: With an established framework for understanding and applying human dimension issues to watershed management in place, the “Social Indicators” initiative advances to the next level of organizing, coordinating and delivering trainings to water resource, conservation and extension professionals. Initiative leaders from University of Wisconsin, Ohio State University and Purdue University, with the support of the Great Lakes Regional Water Program, have already created a Social Indicators for Planning and Evaluation System (SIPES) along with the Social Indicators Data Management and Analysis (SIDMA) tool focused on polluted runoff. Anticipated outcomes of this year’s funded initiative include an increased awareness of SIPES/SIDMA, increased knowledge of social indicators for watershed management by conservation professionals, increased use of SIPES/SIDMA for planning and evaluation of watershed management and the increased use of social data in watershed management efforts.

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  Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Programs

  In 1990, amendments to the Coastal Zone Management Act, administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and EPA; Required that States with coastal zone management programs develop and implement programs to control nonpoint sources of pollution.

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  Water Quality in Louisiana: Louisiana's Water Quality Program

  This is a two-part webinar providing information on two subjects: Louisiana's Water Quality Program & Louisiana's 2018 Water Quality Integrated Report: 305(b) Report and 303(d) List. This Water Quality Program presentation covers LDEQ's authority to protect water and how this is accomplished. This includes an overview of standards, permitting, nonpoint source pollution and enforcement. The Integrated Report presentation gives an overview of surface water quality monitoring and assessment efforts by LDEQ as part of its Clean Water Act commitments.

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  LDEQ’s YouTube channel offers information on pro-environmental topics - August 18, 2022

  LDEQ’s YouTube channel offers information on pro-environmental topics. Curious about nonpoint source pollution, keeping your neighborhood storm drain free of debris, how to properly separate storm debris or how to maintain your home sewage treatment system? Maybe you would like an overview on asbestos, landfills or how the small business assistance program works? LDEQ’s YouTube channel has videos on those topics and much more, including tips on how to navigate the EDMS to search for public records, and the negative impacts that open burning can have on the environment.

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  Water Quality in Louisiana: Louisiana’s 2018 Water Quality Integrated Report

  This is a two-part webinar providing information on two subjects: Louisiana's Water Quality Program & Louisiana's 2018 Water Quality Integrated Report: 305(b) Report and 303(d) List. The Water Quality Program presentation covers LDEQ's authority to protect water and how this is accomplished. This includes an overview of standards, permitting, nonpoint source pollution and enforcement. This Integrated Report presentation gives an overview of surface water quality monitoring and assessment efforts by LDEQ as part of its Clean Water Act commitments.

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  Water Quality Management

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  Storm Drain Marker Program

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  LDEQ On Air Podcast

  This podcast features discussions on environmentally related topics that affect the Pelican State. Our goal is to shed light on our operations, current issues and our mission to protect public health and the environment in which we live.

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  What are the Main Causes of Hypoxia?

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  New Vision Approach to the TMDL Program

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  Nutrient Reduction and Management Strategy

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  What is nonpoint source pollution?

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  LSU Ag Center Research & Extension. 2011. Pub 2806 Poultry Env. BMPs

  Poultry production is Louisiana’s largest animal industry and its $1.5 billion contribution to the state’s economy makes it the second-largest segment of Louisiana’s agricultural industries. Commercial broilers are produced by 350 growers in 11 parishes including Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Sabine, Union, Vernon, Webster and Winn. There also are 580 commercial and small table egg producers in Louisiana housing more than 1 million egg-laying hens and producing more than 21 million dozen eggs. On-farm receipts from broiler production, breeder flocks and table egg production bring in nearly $812 million. Poultry processing and other value-added enterprises doubled this amount to nearly $1.9 billion. Poultry production represented the largest part of the $2.6 billion in economic contributions by animal agricultural industries in Louisiana for 2010. It ranks second only to forestry in its overall economic contribution to the state. Poultry production, by its nature, requires specific practices to conserve and protect soil and water resources. Best management practices (BMPs) have been determined to be an effective and practical means of reducing point and nonpoint-source water pollutants at levels compatible with environmental quality goals. The primary purpose for implementation of BMPs is to conserve and protect soil, water and air resources. BMPs for poultry farms are a specific set of practices used by farmers to reduce the amount of soil, nutrients, pesticides and microbial contaminants entering surface water and groundwater while maintaining or improving the productivity of agricultural land. This BMPs manual is a guide for the selection, implementation and management of those practices that will help poultry farmers conserve soil and protect water and air resources.

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  Ambient Monitoring Schedule

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  Aquifer Evaluation and Protection

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  Planning and Assessment

  Explore LDEQ’s Water Planning & Assessment programs focused on protecting Louisiana’s water quality through monitoring, data analysis, and resource planning.