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| Drainage | Crop Management and Water | Livestock Management and Water |
| Best Management Practices Series | Water Protection | Soil Erosion | Water Wells |

Drainage

• Agricultural Drainage Licensing (Order No. 01-063)
  
• Drain Problems (Order No. 84-017)
  
• Drainage Act Appeals (Order No. 86-014)
  
• Drainage Legislation (Order No. 89-166)
  
• Duties of the Landowner Under The Drainage Act (Order No. 88-051)
  
• Low Flow, Mid-Level Stream and Ditch Crossing with Culverts (Order No. 92-143)
  
• Maintenance of the Drainage System (Order No. 87-062)
  
• Management of Drained Fields (Order No. 90-156)
  
• Municipal Drains and the Landowner (Order No. 55)
  
• Mutual Agreement Drains (Order No. 86-064)
  
• So, What's a Municipal Drain? (Order No. 01-059)
  
• Tile Drainage Outlets (Order No. 90-223)
  
• The Tile Loan Program (Order No. 07-061)
  
• Top 10 Common Law Drainage Problems Between Rural Neighbours (Order No. 98-015)
  
• Understanding Drainage Assessments (Order No. 92-035)

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Crop Management and Water

Irrigation

• Conserving Energy in Irrigation (Order No. 06-093)
  
• How to Prepare for Irrigation During Water Shortages (Order No. 99-023)

Pesticide Management

• Ways to Avoid Pesticide Spills (Order No. 96-025)

Livestock Management and Water

• Alternative Livestock Watering Systems (Order No. 04-027)
  
• Hot Water, Energy and the Milking Centre (Order No. 06-061)
• Water Requirements of Livestock (Order No. 07-023)

Best Management Practice Series

• An Introduction to Best Management Practices
  
• A First Look
  
• Field Crops
  
• Horticultural Crops
  
• No-till: Making It Work
  
• Pesticide Storage, Handling, and Application
  
• Soil Management
  
• Water Management

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Water Protection

• Applying Manure and Other Agricultural Source Materials in Winter (Order No. 04-069)
  
• Assessing the Potential for Ground Water Contamination on Your Farm (Order No. 07-035)
  
• Automatic and Remotely Controlled Shutoff for Direct-Flow Liquid Manure Application Systems (Order No. 04-091)
  
• Building a Permanent Storage for Solid Manure or Prescribed Materials Over 18% Dry Matter (Order No. 05-039)
  
• Constructing a Permanent Concrete or Steel Liquid Nutrient or Runoff Storage Facility (Order No. 06-001)
  
• Constructing a Permanent Solid Nutrient Storage Facility (Order No. 06-003)
  
• Constructing an Earthen Liquid Nutrient or Runoff Storage Facility (Order No. 06-005)
  
• Constructing Hydraulically Secure Liquid Nutrient Storage Facilities (Order No. 06-035)
  
• Cryptosporidium: Could It Be In Your Water? (Order No. 04-015)
  
• Environmental Impacts of Nitrogen Use in Agriculture (Order No. 05-073)
  
• Handling Milking Centre Washwater in an Environmentally-Responsible Manner (Order No. 04-019)
  
• Handling Runoff from Outside Livestock Areas and Solid Manure Storages (Order No. 05-027)
  
• How to Handle Seepage from Farm Silos (Order No. 04-031)
  
• Locating Existing Water, Gas or Oil Wells (Order No. 04-063)
  
• Siting Regulations for Manure Storage Facilities (Order No. 06-021)

Soil Erosion

• Control of Soil Erosion (Order No. 95-089)
  
• Drop Inlet Spillways (Order No. 85-057)
  
• Fencing of Watercourses to Control Erosion (Order No. 00-049)
  
• Gabion Basket Drop Structures Along Waterways (Order No. 99-049)
  
• Grassed Waterways (Order No. 94-039)
  
• The Planning and Maintenance of an Erosion Control System (Order No. 97-015)
• Seeding of Erosion Control Projects (Order No. 90-231)
• Soil Erosion - Causes and Effects (Order No. 87-040)
• Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) (Order No. 00-001)
• Use of Earthen Berms for Erosion Control (Order No. 99-047)
• Use of Rock in Erosion Control Projects (Order No. 90-227)
• Water and Sediment Control Basins (Order No. 89-167)

Water Wells

• Private Water Well Owners - Dealing with Water Shortages (Order No. 99-025)
  
  
  
  

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