North Dakota Handbook

Chapter 1: WATER TESTING, TEST INTERPRETATION, WATER QUALITY AND HUMAN HEALTH

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Water Testing Labs in North Dakota   PDF
Fee Schedule for Water Samples from ND Department of Health   HTM
Interpreting Your Water Test Reports HTM
Sample Information Sheet - ND Department of Health   PDF
Example of Water Chemical Analysis Report   PDF
Water Resources 17 Coliform Bacteria - A Measure of Water Pollution   PDF
EPA Drinking Water Standards   HTM
HE-429 Drinking Water and Health   PDF
WQ-1278 Water Resource Impacts from Medicines and Other Biologically Active Substances   PDF

Chapter 2: LIVESTOCK WATER QUALITY

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AE-1079 Assessing Your Livestock and Dairy Operation HTM
AE 1187 Manure Application Planning HTM
AE 1188 Manure Application Log Book HTM
AE 1189 Manure Storage and Field Rec HTM
AG-FO-1864 Water Quality for Livestock and Poultry   PDF
AS-954 Livestock and Water HTM
AS-956 Animal Waste Management   PDF
AS-1023 Water Quality: The Animal Component HTM
AS-1155 A Checklist for Feedlot Siting and Environmental Compliance HTM
ER-61 A Survey of Manure Management Practices in North Dakota   PDF
MWPS-18 Livestock Waste Facilities Handbook HTM
Management Practices: How to Sample Manure HTM
R-1028 Water Quality: The Rangeland Component HTM
V-839 Nitrate Poisoning of Livestock HTM

Chapter 3: WATER TREATMENT

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AE-1029 Activated Carbon Filtration HTM
AE-1030 Iron and Manganese Removal HTM
AE-1031 Softening HTM
AE-1032 Distillation HTM
AE-1046 Chlorination HTM
AE-1047 Reverse Osmosis HTM
AE-1045 Identification and Correction of Water Problems HTM
HE-430 Household Water Treatment PDF

Chapter 4: GROUNDWATER

QUALITY / HYDROLOGY

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AE-1216 Water Quality and Nitrogen HTM
AE-1217 How to Assess for Nitrogen Problems in Water Resources HTM
North Dakota Groundwater Quality   PDF
The Groundwater Flow Model   PDF
North Dakota Groundwater - A Resource to Protect   PDF

PROTECTION / MANAGEMENT

PESTICIDE

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AE-996 (Revised) A Guide to Plugging Abandoned Wells HTM
AE-1052 Pesticide Container Rinsing and Water Quality HTM
AE-1110 What is the BMP Selection Process for Groundwater Protection
from Pesticides HTM
AE-1112 Farmstead BMP Recommendations for Groundwater Protection
from Pesticides HTM
AE-1113 Improved Pesticide Application BMPs for Groundwater Protection
from Pesticides HTM
AE-1114 Integrated Pest Management BMPs for Groundwater Protection
from Pesticides HTM
AE-1115 Soil and Water Conservation BMPs for Groundwater Protection
from Pesticides HTM
AE-1116 Irrigation BMPs for Groundwater Protection from Pesticides HTM
AE-1197 Protecting Groundwater from Pesticide Contamination HTM
AE-1210 Reducing Spray Drift HTM
PP-863 Integrated Pest Management in North Dakota HTM

NUTRIENTS

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AE-1218 Working to Avoid Nitrogen HTM
AG-FO-2392 Managing Nitrogen for Corn Production on Irrigated Sandy Soils PDF
E-1225 Biological Control of Insect and Weed Pests in North Dakota Agriculture HTM
EB-64 Managing Nitrogen Fertilizer to Prevent Groundwater Contamination HTM
ER-25 Best Management Practices for Groundwater Protection from Agricultural
Pesticides: Technical Paper PDF
SF822 North Dakota Fertilizer Recommendation Tables HTM
SF990 Soil Sampling for Fertilizer Recommendations HTM
SF1176-1 Site Specific Farming: What is Site-Specific Farming HTM
SF1176-2 Site-Specific Farming: Soil Sampling and Variable-Rate
Fertilizer Application HTM
SF1176-3 Site-Specific Farming: Yield Mapping HTM
SF1176-4 Site-Specific Farming: Site-Specific Farming and the Environment HTM

Chapter 5: SURFACE WATER QUALITY

• AE-1072 Water Quality: The Tillage Component HTM
• EB WQ08 Understanding Sediments: Problems and Solutions HTM
• ER-37 Protecting Surface Water from Pesticide Contamination in North Dakota PDF
• ER-62 Diffuse Sources of Nitrogen Related to Water Quality Protection in NGP PDF

Chapter 6: WATER SOURCES AND RURAL WATER SYSTEMS

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Bottled Waters PDF
Municipal, Rural and Industrial Water Supply HTM
NAWS: Northwest Area Water Supply Project   HTM
North Dakota Water Systems   HTM
North Dakota Water: A Reference Guide   PDF
Southwest Pipeline Project   HTM
The Hydrologic Cycle   PDF
Garrison Diversion HTM
Red River Valley Water Supply Project HTM

Chapter 7: WATER LAWS AND POLICY

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ND Water Resource Districts   PDF
Standards of Water Quality for State of North Dakota   PDF
The North Dakota State Water Commission and State Engineer HTM
Water Well Construction and Water Well Pump Installation   PDF

Chapter 8: IRRIGATION

• AE-1116 Irrigation BMPs for Groundwater Protection from Pesticides   HTM
• AE-792 Irrigation Scheduling by the Checkbook Method PDF
• AG-FO-3875 Irrigation Water, Management Considerations for Sandy
   Soils in Minnesota HTM
• EB-66 Soil, Water, and Plant Characteristics Important to Irrigation   HTM
• EB-68 Compatibility of North Dakota Soils for Irrigation   HTM

Chapter 9: WATER RESOURCE ASSESSMENT

• A Farmstead Checklist HTM
• AE-1073 Protecting Your Groundwater Through Farmstead Assessment: HTM
• AE-1074 Assessing the Condition of Your Water Well and Its Location HTM
• AE-1075 Assessing Your Household Wastewater Treatment Practices HTM
• AE-1076 Assessing Your Hazardous Waste Management Practices HTM
• AE-1077 Assessing Your Farm Chemical Storage and Handling Practices HTM
• AE-1078 Assessing Your Petroleum Product Storage Practices HTM
• AE-1111 How is the Assessment Process for Groundwater Contamination from Pesticides
Used for BMP Selection?  HTM
• AE-1217 How to Assess for Nitrogen Problems in Water Resources HTM
• ER-18 An Assessment System for Potential Groundwater Contamination
from Agricultural Pesticide Use in ND HTM
• ER-37 Protecting Surface Water from Pesticide Contamination in North Dakota   PDF
• ER-62 Diffuse Sources of Nitrogen Related to Water Quality Protection in the Northern
Great Plains PDF
• EB-63 An Assessment System for Potential Groundwater Contamination from
  Agricultural Pesticide Use in ND HTM

Chapter 10: YOUTH AND 4-H

• Cloverbud What is Water? (4H)   PDF
• Cloverbud How We Use Water (4H)   PDF
• DBD270 Look Out Below A Groundwater Guidebook for Youth   PDF
• DBD115 How Well is Your Water? Protecting Your Home Groundwater   PDF
• Learn About Water Conservation (4H) - Leader's Guide   PDF
• Learn About Water Conservation (4H)   PDF
• Learn About The Chemistry of Water (4H) - Leader's Guide   PDF
• Learn About The Chemistry of Water (4H)   PDF
• Learn About Waste Water Treatment (4H) - Leader's Guide   PDF
• Learn About Waste Water Treatment   PDF
• Pathways to Adventure Groundwater (4H) - Leader's Guide   PDF
• Pathways to Adventure Groundwater (4H)   PDF
• Pathways to Adventure Our State's Surface Water (4H) - Leader's Guide   PDF
• Pathways to Adventure Our State's Surface Water (4H)   PDF
• Pathways to Adventure The Use of Water (4H) - Leader's Guide   PDF
• Pathways to Adventure The Use of Water (4H)   PDF
• Pathways to Adventure Water Pollution (4H) - Leader's Guide   PDF
• Pathways to Adventure Water Pollution (4H)   PDF
• Water Education for Teachers (WET)   PDF

Last Update03-2008