Materials | Local Resources | Background Info. for Instructors | Handouts | Websites | Homework Assignment

Lesson 1- Resources
Acknowledgement: Taken from "Living on the Land 2001"

Materials/Supplies To Be Requested From Participants Before Class Starts

• Map they have made of their property

• Notebook with forms and exercises done to date

• Calculator, paper, writing utensils, rulers

Materials/Supplies Needed For Class

1. Flip chart and markers (or dry erase board, chalk board or overhead projector)

2. Overhead or PowerPoint computer projection system

3. Pointer

4. Refreshments 

5. Clear plastic cups and food coloring for "Pass the Jug" game (Top)

Local Resources Needed For Class

• Case examples of laws or regulations that apply in your state, county, or municipality

• Matrix or handbook of the water quality rules and regulations in your state, the state agencies that enforce them, and the aquatic species and water bodies that may be listed for water quality problems or endangered species, respectively
• Samples of Best Management Practices from your state manual or other local source
• Maps of 303(d) state listed water bodies for local watersheds (Top)

Background Information For Instructors

1. Clawson, W.J., Gough, G., Hickam, L and Britt, L. 2001 update. Cattlemen’s Information Guide to Water Quality, Public Policy Center, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 300, Washington DC 20004-1701, (p) 202-347-0228, (f) 202-638-0607. Downloadable at http://hill.beef.org/_cgwq/intro.htm
2. Lamb, B.E. and Sullivan, W.M. 1993. Horsekeeping on Small Acreage: Protecting Groundwater and Surface Water. University of Rhode Island. Downloadable at http://hermes.ecn.purdue.edu/cgi/convwqtest?/f-93-4.ri.ascii
3. Hart, H. and Jacobsen, J. 1994. Point and Nonpoint Source Contamination: Identifying Sources of Water Pollution. University of Montana Extension Service, p-1994-4.mt. Downloadable at http://hermes.ecn.purdue.edu/cgi/convwqtest?/p-1994-4.mt.ascii
4. City of Knoxville BMP Manual. 2001. Downloadable at http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/engineering/bmp_manual/  
5. Cobourn, J. and Donaldson, S. 1995. Small Ranch Manual: A Guide to Green Pastures and Clean Water. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, EB-95-02. Downloadable at http://www.extension.unr.edu/SmalRnch/SmallRanch.html
6. Eagan, D.J. (editor). 1997. Home*A*Syst: An Environmental Risk-Assessment Guide for the Home. University of Wisconsin and Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service NRAES-87. Call (607) 255-7654 for information, or contact your state Home*A*Syst coordinator.

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Handouts Needed For Participants

1. Powerpoint presentation outlines as a lesson summary, if desired
2. Stormwater Management Activity Sheet
3. Total Maximum Daily Loads Information Sheet
4. Sample 303(D) Listing For Truckee River Watershed (or a local watershed)
5. Coastal Zone Management Act Information Sheet
6. Major Types Of Pollutants Information Sheet
7. What You Can Do To Prevent Nonpoint Source Pollution Information Sheet
8. Septic System Preclass Evaluation Form Activity Sheet

Note: Assessment table #2 reproduced or adapted with permission from Home*A*Syst: An Environmental Risk-Assessment Guide for the Home, NRAES-87, developed by the National Farm*A*Syst/Home*A*Syst Program in cooperation with NRAES, the Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service. Permission to use these materials was granted by NRAES based on an agreement with the University of Wisconsin, the copyright holder. (Top)

Handouts Needed For Participants (in addition to lesson handouts)

1.  Clean Water Fact Sheets, Clean Water Network, downloadable at http://www.cwn.org

• Clean Water, Everybody Needs It – The Clean Water Act
• Polluted Runoff – The Number One Cause of Water Pollution
• Wetlands – Nature’s Filters for Clean Water
• Keep Clean Waters Clean and Protect Treasured Waterways
• Toxic Chemicals Still Contaminate Our Water

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1. Colorado Water Knowledge, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute: http://waterknowledge.colostate.edu/default.htm
2. Colorado Water Resources Research Institute: http://cwrri.colostate.edu
3. Database of Online Documents Covering Water and Agriculture: http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/wqdb/esearch.html
4. North Dakota State University Water Quality and Pesticide Information: http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/pesth2o.htm
5. Oregon Small Acreage Website: http://www.or.nrcs.usda.gov/pas/factsheet.htm
6. Oregon Natural Resources Division, Agricultural Water Quality Management Program, Best Management Practice. Site includes many BMP documents: http://www.oda.state.or.us/Natural_Resources/wqual_bmp.htm
7. University of Nebraska Lincoln Cooperative Extension Acreage and Small Farm Insights: http://acreageinsights.unl.edu/index.htm
8. U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Contaminated Sediment: http://www.epa.gov/ost/cs/aboutcs/
9. U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Total Maximum Daily Loads: http://www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl/
10. U.S. EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds: http://www.epa.gov/owow/

11. Washington State University Cooperative Extension and Clallam County Small Farm Decision-Makers Guide: http://clallam.wsu.edu/waterquality/decision.html

12. Water Quality Search Tool: http://hermes.ecn.purdue.edu/harvest/brokers/WQS/

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1. Map the direction of runoff water on your property. Determine where the water goes after it leaves your property.
2. Complete the Assessment 1 and Assessment 2 worksheets
3. Design a runoff management system for your small ranch to keep pollutants out of streams, ponds, or other water bodies
4. Fill out Septic System Pre-Class Evaluation Form

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