Targeting the Conservation Reserve Program to Maximize Water Quality Benefits

摘要: There is a growing desire on the part of environmental and conservation groups to see agricultural programs that remove cropland from production, or require soil input conservation, be used protect improve water quality. Such could become powerful tools for addressing an important source pollution. One such program Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Many are looking upon CRP as way retiring production which contributing quality problems. Senators Robert Dole Wyche Fowler have each proposed expansions specifically address issues. The Environmental Protection Agency encouraging states either incorporate into their plans meet nonpoint pollution requirements 1987 Water Quality Act, develop own CRP-like programs. Most discussions how approach problem involve targeting watersheds. For example, Section 319 Act requires identify priority watersheds treatment implies there exist criteria areas can ranked purpose implementing improvement measures. selected