Investigation of the Changes in Water Quality in the Little Bear River Watershed in Response to the Implementation of Best Management Practices
Location
Eccles Conference Center
Event Website
http://water.usu.edu/
Start Date
3-27-2006 11:45 AM
End Date
3-27-2006 12:00 PM
Description
This study was designed to evaluate whether adoption of several agricultural best management practices in a Northern Utah watershed have had a measurable impact on phosphorus loadings into the Little Bear River. A review of historical ambient water quality data suggests an aggregate decline in phosphorus loadings in the Little Bear River watershed. The use of fine-grained data from throughout this watershed is enabling us to determine whether these changes are related to the implementation of management practices. This paper reports on physical/chemical and sociological data collection and analysis supporting determination of whether publicly-funded programs to promote the adoption of agricultural conservation best management practices were able to reduce phosphorus loadings into surface waters in the Little Bear watershed, critically examining the strengths and weaknesses of different water quality monitoring programs and techniques for purposes of assessment of watershed improvement programs.
Investigation of the Changes in Water Quality in the Little Bear River Watershed in Response to the Implementation of Best Management Practices
Eccles Conference Center
This study was designed to evaluate whether adoption of several agricultural best management practices in a Northern Utah watershed have had a measurable impact on phosphorus loadings into the Little Bear River. A review of historical ambient water quality data suggests an aggregate decline in phosphorus loadings in the Little Bear River watershed. The use of fine-grained data from throughout this watershed is enabling us to determine whether these changes are related to the implementation of management practices. This paper reports on physical/chemical and sociological data collection and analysis supporting determination of whether publicly-funded programs to promote the adoption of agricultural conservation best management practices were able to reduce phosphorus loadings into surface waters in the Little Bear watershed, critically examining the strengths and weaknesses of different water quality monitoring programs and techniques for purposes of assessment of watershed improvement programs.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/runoff/2006/AllAbstracts/7