Information about Agricultural Water Use
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDC. Direct From CDC: The Food-Water Nexus: Irrigation Water Quality, Risks to Food Safety, and the Need for a Systems-Based Preventive Approach. Cdc-pdf[PDF – 2 pages] J Environ Health. 2012;75(3):40-1.
- Campagnolo E, Johnson K, Karpati A, Rubin C, Kolpin D, Meyer M, Esteban E, Currier R, Smith K, Thu K, McGeehin M. Antimicrobial residues in animal waste and water resources proximal to large-scale swine and poultry feeding operations.External Sci Total Environ. 2002;299(1-3):89-95.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- USDA Site on AgricultureExternal
- Barnyard/Feedlot Runoff Management (USDA-NRCS)Cdc-pdf[PDF – 2 pages]External
- National Agricultural Library – IrrigationExternal
- National Agricultural Library – Water AvailabilityExternal
- Water Quality Information Center (WQIC)External
- 2007 Census of AgricultureExternal
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- National Agriculture Compliance Assistance CenterExternal
- EPA’s Agriculture WebsiteExternal
- Agriculture 101External (focuses on the United States)
- EPA Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution)External
- Source Water Protection Practices Bulletin: Managing Livestock, Poultry, and Horse Waste to Prevent Contamination of Drinking Water Cdc-pdf[PDF – 6 pages]External
- Risk Assessment Evaluation for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Cdc-pdf[PDF – 138 pages]External
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
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