Water Quality Program - Nitrate Groundwater Pollution Hazard Index

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Purpose: To provide information for farmers to voluntarily target resources for management practices that will yield the greatest level of reduced nitrogen contamination potential for groundwater by identifying the fields of highest intrinsic vulnerability.

How it Works: The index works with an overlay of soil, crop, and irrigation information. Based on the three components, an overall potential hazard number is assigned and management practices are suggested where necessary. If you don't know what soil type you have, try this online soil survey with detailed soil survey data for much of California, Arizona, and Nevada.

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Water Quality Program

  Water Issues Survey

  Watershed Management

  Nutrients & Pesticide Mgmt.

  Drinking Water & Human Health

  Water Cons. & Ag Water Mgmt.

  Water Policy & Econ.

  Animal Manure & Waste Mgmt.

  Nitrate Hazard Index