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Folder Water Spouts
 
File Phase I
 
File Phase II
 
File NDSU Water Table
 
File Red River Valley Tile Drainage Water Quality Assessment
A presentation by Roxanne Johnson, Water Q!uality Associate, at the 2009 NDSU Drainage Forum on the campus of NDSU.
File History of Drainage Presentation
 
File Joining Forces presentation 2009
 
File 2008-09 Cow Calf Clinic
 
Page Water red then clear after 24 hours
 
Page Water is yellow to dark brown
Water color can vary from yellow to dark brown even after softening and/or filtering and does not clear up after standing for 24 hours.
Page Water is blackish hue to almost black and then clears
Water color can vary from blackish hue to almost black when first drawn but clears upon standing for 24 hours.
Page Water clear then develops a reddish hue
 
Page Watch For Water Quality Report
News release on public water supply report.
Page Check Your Sewer Vents
 
Page Chlorine smell
 
Page Fishy, musty or earthy smell.
 
Page Rotten egg odor from the raw water tap or directly form the well.
 
Page Rotten egg odor only from the hot water tap.
 
Page Detergent odor and water foams when drawn. Sometimes I notice a septic odor.
 
Page Water has a reddish hue when first drawn then clears (precipitates) upon standing for 24 hours.
 
Page White deposits, soap scum
 
Page Hard water issues
 
Page Salty
 
Page Metallic tasting water
 
Page Iron and Manganese Treatment
 
Page Blue/green stains on fixtures
 
Page Reddish-brown slime on fixtures
 
Page Septic Systems and Flooding
 
Page Check Your Sump Pumps Now
 
Page Septic Systems and High Water Tables
 
File Bacteria and Chemistry Laboratories
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/h2oqual/watsys/wq1341.pdf
Page Web Based Irrigation Scheduler
A new web-based irrigation scheduling tool that is part of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather (NDAWN) website has been developed to make it much easier to track soil water content in a field.
File How to use the web based irrigation tool
Web irrigation users guide
File Selecting a Sprinkler Irrigation System
 
Page Be On the Lookout for Blue-green Algae
"Algae blooms cause major disruptions not only because of their offensive odor and appearance; they can be potentially fatal to livestock," Roxanne Johnson says. "Not all algae blooms are toxic, but without laboratory analysis, it is impossible to identify poisonous species."
Page Lead in Drinking Water
"Rarely do we find lead in naturally occurring water, such as rivers and lakes, but it may leach into your water through pipes, solder, fixtures and faucets in homes, causing corrosion," says Roxanne Johnson, North Dakota State University Extension Service water quality associate.
Article Beef Cattle Need Water
Recent snow and ice storms and power outages have been brutal for livestock and livestock producers.
File Remote Winter Watering for Cattle
From TheCattleSite.com
File EPA Tier I Template
 
File Certified tank inspectors
 
File Fictional Tier I Farm SPCC Plan
NOTE: TIER I DOES NOT REQUIRE A HAND-DRAWN DIAGRAM OF YOUR TANKS. IF YOU WANT TO ADD A DIAGRAM AS I DID IN THIS EXAMPLE YOU MAY. This is a sample Tier I plan I made up for a fictional farm. Please remember that this is only to let you see what a plan might look like.This document is meant only to guide you in preparing your own plan and may not conform to all areas that need to be addressed on your farm. Please refer to the full regulation for specific questions you may have. You can access this on the NDSU Water Quality website at www.ndsu.edu/waterquality Click on EPA Electronic Code of Regulations. If you have questions or suggestions please contact Roxanne Johnson at 701-328-7240 (w) or 701-429-3756 (c)
File Certified PE's for SPCC planning
Updated list of PE's
File Secondary Containment
An article describing how to calculate the size of your secondary containment and provides you with information on tank inspections. PDF
File SPCC Deadline Extended to 2013
For farms that began operations after Aug. 16, 2002, the deadline to write and implement a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan has been extended to May 10, 2013. Farms in operation on or before Aug. 16, 2002, are expected to have a plan in place NOW. Framers must update their existing SPCC pklan by the new May 10, 2013, deadline. This assumes that a plan is in place.
Link Bacteria and Chemistry Laboratories
The last couple of pages in this document lists certified laboratories in North Dakota.
Link NDSU Soils Laboratory Pricing
 
File Phase I - Final Report
This report gives the results of a water quality monitoring project at 18 sites in Cass county in 2008.
File Tile Drainage Brochure
 
File Pumped Outlet by Tom Scherer
 
Link Now May Be Time to Pump Septic Tank
 
File Site Specific Irrigation Scheduling
 
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