Best Management Practices - Water Management

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• The Home
• The Barn
• The Field
• Natural Areas
• Legislation and Guidelines Protecting Water Resources

This site contains excerpts from the Best Management Practices, Water Management book. The published version can be ordered by following the link below. It is free to farmers.

For more information about Water Management, refer to the following documents:

• About Nutrient Management and Water Quality - Questions and Answers
• How to Prepare for Irrigation During Dry Spells
• Pond Construction: Some Practical Considerations (Virginia Cooperative Extension)
• Stewardship of Rural Resources: Water Quality, Supply, Drainage and Irrigation
• Water is Groundwater?, Cooperative Extension Service, Michigan State University
• Water Requirements of Livestock
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Ontario Federation of Agriculture
• Publications Ontario - BMP Ordering
• Best Management Practices - Series Information
• Water Management - Acknowledgements

The production of the BMP series of books has been a cooperative effort of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.