Documents
- Water Spouts
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Phase I
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Phase II
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NDSU Water Table
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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.
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History of Drainage Presentation
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Joining Forces presentation 2009
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2008-09 Cow Calf Clinic
- Water red then clear after 24 hours
- 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.
- 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.
- Water clear then develops a reddish hue
- Watch For Water Quality Report
- News release on public water supply report.
- Check Your Sewer Vents
- Chlorine smell
- Fishy, musty or earthy smell.
- Rotten egg odor from the raw water tap or directly form the well.
- Rotten egg odor only from the hot water tap.
- Detergent odor and water foams when drawn. Sometimes I notice a septic odor.
- Water has a reddish hue when first drawn then clears (precipitates) upon standing for 24 hours.
- White deposits, soap scum
- Hard water issues
- Salty
- Metallic tasting water
- Iron and Manganese Treatment
- Blue/green stains on fixtures
- Reddish-brown slime on fixtures
- Septic Systems and Flooding
- Check Your Sump Pumps Now
- Septic Systems and High Water Tables
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Bacteria and Chemistry Laboratories
- http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/h2oqual/watsys/wq1341.pdf
- 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.
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How to use the web based irrigation tool
- Web irrigation users guide
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Selecting a Sprinkler Irrigation System
- 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."
- 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.
- Beef Cattle Need Water
- Recent snow and ice storms and power outages have been brutal for livestock and livestock producers.
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Remote Winter Watering for Cattle
- From TheCattleSite.com
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EPA Tier I Template
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Certified tank inspectors
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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)
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Certified PE's for SPCC planning
- Updated list of PE's
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Secondary Containment
- An article describing how to calculate the size of your secondary containment and provides you with information on tank inspections. PDF
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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.
- Bacteria and Chemistry Laboratories
- The last couple of pages in this document lists certified laboratories in North Dakota.
- NDSU Soils Laboratory Pricing
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Phase I - Final Report
- This report gives the results of a water quality monitoring project at 18 sites in Cass county in 2008.
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Tile Drainage Brochure
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Pumped Outlet by Tom Scherer
- Now May Be Time to Pump Septic Tank
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Site Specific Irrigation Scheduling
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Certified laboratories
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Lab Information
