GUIDELINES / 1.0 Water Quality

• 1.0 Introduction
• 1.1 Buffers and Land Management
• 1.2 Karst Landscapes
• 1.3 Frozen Soils
• 1.4 Target Buffers In Watersheds
• 1.5 Arrangement Near Sources
• 1.6 Buffer Site Design
• 1.7 Variable Buffer Width
• 1.8 Effective Buffer Area Ratio
• 1.9 Slope and Soil Type Adjustments
• 1.10 Buffers for Sediment
• 1.11 Buffers for Pathogens
• 1.12 Buffers for Nitrogen
• 1.13 Buffers for Phosphorus
• 1.14 Buffers for Pesticides
• 1.15 Buffers for Shallow Groundwater
• 1.16 Urban Runoff and Roadsides
• 1.17 Buffers and Grazing
• 1.18 Allowances for Bank Erosion
• 1.19 Buffer Width Design Tool for Surface Runoff
• 1.20 Vegetation for Removing Pollutants from Runoff
• 1.21 Stiff-stemmed Grass Barriers
• 1.22 Vegetation for Bank Erosion Control
• 1.23 In-Stream Pollutant Removal
• 1.24 Species Selection
• 1.25 Sediment Removal
• 1.26 Harvesting for Nutrient Removal
• 1.27 Plant Succession
• 1.28 Vegetation and Traffic

1.0 Introduction

Objectives

• Reduce erosion and runoff of sediment, nutrients, and other potential pollutants
• Remove pollutants from water runoff and wind

Buffer Functions

1. Slow water runoff and enhance infiltration
2. Trap pollutants in surface runoff
3. Trap pollutants in subsurface flow
4. Stabilize soil
5. Reduce bank erosion

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