Alabama Water Quality Information System

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	1.-		Are the developments in computer and communication technology affecting the way agencies manage water resources?


	2.-		Can smart growth strategies be used to protect watersheds?


	3.-		How can the watershed approach address both ground water and surface water protection?


	4.-		How much impact can protecting natural land cover have on source water protection in a watershed and ultimately on drinking water treatment costs?


	5.-		Is watershed-based land use regulation a viable alternative to maintain source water quality?


	6.-		Should a new livestock farm siting consider only the individual farm-to-farm-edge guidelines and standards or broader environmental considerations at the watershed level?


	7.-		What are states doing to protect their surface waters from excessive nutrient enrichment?


	8.-		What are the basic steps to providing good quality public drinking water?


	9.-		What is EPA's watershed approach to protect water resources?


	10.-		What is our first line of defense for protecting public drinking water?


	11.-		What is the relationship between the watershed approach and community-based environmental protection?


	12.-		What is the watershed approach to protecting water resources?

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.