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Toolkit for Protecting Drinking Water Sources through Agricultural Conservation Practices is now available online

Posted Thu, 2012/11/15 - 5:12pm by RCAP

The collaboration toolkit Protecting Drinking Water Sources through Agricultural Conservation Practices is now available online. The toolkit offers effective steps that source water protection professionals working at the state level can take to build partnerships with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to get more agricultural conservation practices on the ground to protect sources of drinking water.

New urban waters outreach toolkit to encourage homeowners to install rain barrels

Posted Fri, 2012/08/17 - 9:38am by RCAP

EPA, through the Anacostia Watershed Outreach and Education Project, has released a comprehensive toolkit that EPA regional offices, watershed organizations and others who promote green business can use to encourage homeowners to install rain barrels to prevent contamination in their local rivers.