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Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators: Water Quality Programs Marc Ribaudo No. (AH722) , August 2000 Federal and State governments both have developed several approaches for protecting water quality. These approaches use a variety of incentive mechanisms for reducing pollution discharges. Pollution from factories and other point sources is controlled through regulations and penalties. In contrast, programs for reducing pollution from agriculture and other nonpoint sources rely most heavily on voluntary approaches providing education, technical, and cost-sharing assistance. Keywords: water quality, nonpoint source pollution, nutrients, sediment, policy, programs, conservation, environment, ERS, USDA In this series ... Reports are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Chapter 6.4: Water Quality Programs, 459 kb. Contents USDA Conservation Programs EPA Programs Affecting Agriculture State Programs Documentation of Water Quality Impacts The Administration's Clean Water Action Plan See other chapters in the Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators series. web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov page updated: October 7, 2003

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