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52 THE RURAL VOICE
ADVICE
PROGRAMS IMPROVE
WATER QUALITY
by Dave Balint
The general public's growing
awareness of water quality has in
recent years brought the issue to the
farm, where livestock operations have
in some cases been targetted as the
source of river contamination.
Water pollution by manure occurs
primarily as a result of runoff from
bamyards, feedlots, storage tanks, and
manure spread in fields. The manure
adds nutrients to the water, thereby
tipping the delicate ecological balance,
and introduces disease -causing bacteria.
Also contributing to the water prob-
lem are farm animals that have access
to water courses in pastures and exer-
cise yards. And recent studies show
that milkhouse washwater as well as
septic and subsurface drainage systems
are significant sources of water degra-
dation.
Conservation authorities in Ontar-
io are increasing efforts to limit the
effec!s of agriculture on river systems
and fisheries habitat. Studies con-
ducted by the Ontario Ministry of the
Environment in 1984 and 1985 along
the Lake Huron shoreline concluded
that bacteria contaminating recreational
beach waters came from farming areas
upstream. During 1986 and 1987, the
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Author-
ity has contacted farmers living near a
watercourse. Site visits have been ar-
ranged to provide technical aid and
information to control pollution by
livestock.
Conservation staff also help to
make farmers aware of various grant
programs to fund improvements to
waste -management systems. The On-
tario Soil Conservation and Environ-
mental Protection Assistance Program
II (OSCEPAP II), for example, offers
to pay 40 per cent of the eligible costs
of projects to control seepage and
runoff.
For more information about the
management of farm wastes and the
newly enhanced OSCEPAP II pro-
gram, contact your local conservation
authority.0
Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority
telephone 235-2610