The following is a summary of the water resource issues, problems, and opportunities along with the federal, state, and local regulations and programs, which were identified during the water planning process: Issues Purity of Drinking Water Supplies and Pollution of Underground Waters Pollutant Effects of Waste Disposal Sites Surface Pollution Entering Streams, Rivers, and Lakes Industrial Practices and Energy Production Affecting Water Resources Agricultural Practices Affecting Water Resources Fish and Wildlife Habitat Soil Erosion Management of Protected Lakes, Wetlands, and Streams Protection of Lake and Stream Shorelands Water Quality/Quantity Effects from Ditch Systems Flooding Problems and Opportunities Water well construction and abandonment Drainage (dry agricultural) wells Community wellhead protection Fertilizer and pesticide runoff from farms and urban lawns Inadequate septic systems in unincorporated areas - rural residents, Beaver Lake properties, and villages (Hope, Meriden, Bixby, etc.) Runoff from feedlots and large commercial/contract grower feedlots Nonpoint source pollution (i.e. urban stormwater runoff, soil erosion/sedimentation, and atmospheric deposition) Quantity of water being used for industry and quality of water being discharged Trend toward use of groundwater for heating and cooling Industrial development in unincorporated areas without sanitary sewer and municipal water supply Leaking underground storage tanks Disposal of household hazardous waste Solid Waste Disposal - old dumps, tire dumps Improper use and disposal of pesticides and fertilizers Development of row crops instead of grass crops causing soil erosion and surface/ground water pollution from pesticide and fertilizer runoff and infiltration Pasture Tillage practices Lack of economic incentives to promote habitat improvement and wetland restoration Lack of water quality monitoring data for lakes and streams Runoff and erosion along surface waters which reduces water quality and limits recreational fisheries Channelization and low head dams Loss of natural communities Construction sites Loss of wooded areas Farming too close to drainage ditches causing soil erosion and sedimentation of ditches Ditch systems channeling pollutants directly to rivers and causing rapid rise and fall of water levels, leading to bank erosion, sedimentation, and flooding Education Current Regulations and Programs United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) -
(The following; is; a summary of the water resource issues, problems, and opportunities along with the federal, state, and local regulations and programs, which were identified during the water planning process) (construction and abandonment Drainage (dry agricultural) wells; Inadequate; septic systems in unincorporated areas - rural residents, Beaver Lake properties, and villages (Hope, Meriden, Bixby, etc.) Runoff from feedlots and large commercial/contract grower feedlots) (Lakes Industrial Practices and Energy Production Affecting Water Resources Agricultural Practices Affecting Water Resources Fish and Wildlife Habitat Soil Erosion Management of Protected Lakes, Wetlands, and Streams Protection of Lake and Stream Shorelands Water Quality/Quantity Effects from Ditch Systems Flooding Problems and Opportunities Water well construction and abandonment Drainage (dry agricultural) wells Community wellhead protection Fertilizer and pesticide runoff from farms and urban lawns Inadequate septic systems in unincorporated areas - rural residents, Beaver Lake properties, and villages (Hope, Meriden, Bixby, etc.) Runoff from feedlots and large commercial/contract grower feedlots Nonpoint source pollution (i.e. urban stormwater runoff, soil erosion/sedimentation, and atmospheric deposition) Quantity of water being used for industry and quality of water being discharged Trend toward use of groundwater for heating and cooling Industrial development in unincorporated areas without sanitary sewer and municipal water supply Leaking underground storage tanks Disposal of household hazardous waste Solid Waste Disposal - old dumps, tire dumps Improper use and disposal of pesticides and fertilizers Development of row crops instead of grass crops causing soil erosion and surface/ground water pollution from pesticide and fertilizer runoff and infiltration Pasture Tillage practices Lack of economic incentives to promote habitat improvement and wetland restoration Lack of water quality monitoring data for lakes and streams Runoff and erosion along surface waters; 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causing; rapid rise and fall of water levels) (Community; wellhead; protection Fertilizer and pesticide runoff) (Lakes Industrial Practices and Energy Production Affecting Water Resources Agricultural Practices Affecting Water Resources Fish and Wildlife Habitat Soil Erosion Management of Protected Lakes, Wetlands, and Streams Protection of Lake and Stream Shorelands Water Quality/Quantity Effects from Ditch Systems Flooding Problems and Opportunities Water well construction and abandonment Drainage (dry agricultural) wells Community wellhead protection Fertilizer and pesticide runoff from farms and urban lawns Inadequate septic systems in unincorporated areas - rural residents, Beaver Lake properties, and villages (Hope, Meriden, Bixby, etc.) Runoff from feedlots and large commercial/contract grower feedlots Nonpoint source pollution (i.e. urban stormwater runoff, soil erosion/sedimentation, and atmospheric deposition) Quantity of water being used for industry and quality of water being discharged Trend toward use of groundwater for heating and cooling Industrial development in unincorporated areas without sanitary sewer and municipal water supply Leaking underground storage tanks Disposal of household hazardous waste Solid Waste Disposal - old dumps, tire dumps Improper use and disposal of pesticides and fertilizers Development of row crops instead of grass crops causing soil erosion and surface/ground water pollution from pesticide and fertilizer runoff and infiltration Pasture Tillage practices Lack of economic incentives to promote habitat improvement and wetland restoration Lack of water quality monitoring data for lakes and streams Runoff and erosion along surface waters; 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The following construction and abandonment Drainage (dry agricultural) wells Lakes Industrial Practices and Energy Production Affecting Water Resources Agricultural Practices Affecting Water Resources Fish and Wildlife Habitat Soil Erosion Management of Protected Lakes, Wetlands, and Streams Protection of Lake and Stream Shorelands Water Quality/Quantity Effects from Ditch Systems Flooding Problems and Opportunities Water well construction and abandonment Drainage (dry agricultural) wells Community wellhead protection Fertilizer and pesticide runoff from farms and urban lawns Inadequate septic systems in unincorporated areas - rural residents, Beaver Lake properties, and villages (Hope, Meriden, Bixby, etc.) Runoff from feedlots and large commercial/contract grower feedlots Nonpoint source pollution (i.e. urban stormwater runoff, soil erosion/sedimentation, and atmospheric deposition) Quantity of water being used for industry and quality of water being discharged Trend toward use of groundwater for heating and cooling Industrial development in unincorporated areas without sanitary sewer and municipal water supply Leaking underground storage tanks Disposal of household hazardous waste Solid Waste Disposal - old dumps, tire dumps Improper use and disposal of pesticides and fertilizers Development of row crops instead of grass crops causing soil erosion and surface/ground water pollution from pesticide and fertilizer runoff and infiltration Pasture Tillage practices Lack of economic incentives to promote habitat improvement and wetland restoration Lack of water quality monitoring data for lakes and streams Runoff and erosion along surface waters a summary of the water resource issues, problems, and opportunities along with the federal, state, and local regulations and programs feedlots grass crops pollution (i.e. urban stormwater runoff, soil erosion/sedimentation, and atmospheric deposition) Quantity of water Surface Pollution Ditch systems tire dumps Ditch systems Community Lakes Industrial Practices and Energy Production Affecting Water Resources Agricultural Practices Affecting Water Resources Fish and Wildlife Habitat Soil Erosion Management of Protected Lakes, Wetlands, and Streams Protection of Lake and Stream Shorelands Water Quality/Quantity Effects from Ditch Systems Flooding Problems and Opportunities Water well construction and abandonment Drainage (dry agricultural) wells Community wellhead protection Fertilizer and pesticide runoff from farms and urban lawns Inadequate septic systems in unincorporated areas - rural residents, Beaver Lake properties, and villages (Hope, Meriden, Bixby, etc.) Runoff from feedlots and large commercial/contract grower feedlots Nonpoint source pollution (i.e. urban stormwater runoff, soil erosion/sedimentation, and atmospheric deposition) Quantity of water being used for industry and quality of water being discharged Trend toward use of groundwater for heating and cooling Industrial development in unincorporated areas without sanitary sewer and municipal water supply Leaking underground storage tanks Disposal of household hazardous waste Solid Waste Disposal - old dumps, tire dumps Improper use and disposal of pesticides and fertilizers Development of row crops instead of grass crops causing soil erosion and surface/ground water pollution from pesticide and fertilizer runoff and infiltration Pasture Tillage practices Lack of economic incentives to promote habitat improvement and wetland restoration Lack of water quality monitoring data for lakes and streams Runoff and erosion along surface waters
is Inadequate reduces were identified source causing being used Entering channeling directly Improper causing wellhead limits
a summary of the water resource issues, problems, and opportunities along with the federal, state, and local regulations and programs, which were identified during the water planning process
septic systems in unincorporated areas - rural residents, Beaver Lake properties, and villages (Hope, Meriden, Bixby, etc.) Runoff from feedlots and large commercial/contract grower feedlots
water quality
T:during the water planning process
soil erosion and surface/ground water pollution from pesticide and fertilizer runoff and infiltration Pasture Tillage practices Lack of economic incentives
for industry and quality of water
Streams, Rivers
to rivers
use and disposal of pesticides and fertilizers Development of row crops instead of grass crops causing soil erosion and surface/ground water pollution from pesticide and fertilizer runoff and infiltration Pasture Tillage practices Lack of economic incentives to promote habitat improvement and wetland restoration Lack of water quality monitoring data for lakes and streams Runoff and erosion along surface waters which reduces water quality and limits recreational fisheries Channelization and low head dams Loss of natural communities Construction sites Loss of wooded areas
rapid rise and fall of water levels
protection Fertilizer and pesticide runoff
recreational fisheries