The Field
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- Introduction
- Pathways of Water …2
- Pathways of Pollution …3
- Ontario Perspective …3
- The Home
- Pathways of Water …6
- Water Sources …8
- Water Use …10
- Wastewater …11
- Best Management Practices …14
- The Well …14
- Home Water Efficiency …21
- The Septic System …24
- Household Hazardous Waste Disposal …28
- The Barn and Other Farm Buildings
- Pathways of Water …30
- Water Sources …32
- Water Use …33
- Wastewater …34
- Best Management Practices …36
- Pesticide Storage and Handling …36
- Silage Storage …41
- Fuel Storage …43
- Fertilizer Storage and Handling …45
- Greenhouse Waste …46
- Manure Storage and Handling …47
- Milkhouse Waste Management …47
- Farm Water Efficiency …48
- Deadstock and Other Farm Waste Disposal …49
- The Field
- Pathways of Water …51
- Best Management Practices …58
- Nutrient Management …58
- Pest Management …59
- Irrigation Management …59
- Drainage Management …60
- Wetlands, Watercourses, Woodlots and Ponds
- Pathways of Water …68
- Best Management Practices …70
- Wetlands …70
- Watercourses and Lakes …75
- Woodlots …85
- Ponds …85
- Some of the Legislation and Guidelines Protecting Water Resources