Water Quality Program

Mission:
The UC Cooperative Extension Water Quality Program seeks to reduce the need for restrictive regulation and, in a manner that maintains agricultural productivity, avoid economic hardship and sustain an economical, safe supply of food and fiber.

• Provides modest funding for extension activities related to water quality.
• Interacts with water quality coordinators in other states.
• Provides communication linkage between federal water quality officials and farm advisors.
• Accumulates and publishes activities carried out by farm advisors on water quality throughout California.

Current Projects & Information:

• Water Issues Survey
• Watershed Management
• Nutrients & Pesticide Management
• Drinking Water & Human Health
• Water Conservation & Ag Water Management
• Water Policy & Economics
• Animal Manure & Waste Management

Nitrate Groundwater Pollution Hazard Index - Provides information for farmers to voluntarily target resources for management practices that will yield the greatest level of reduced nitrogen contamination potential for groundwater by identifying the fields of highest intrinsic vulnerability.