Helpful resources for water topics in Christian County
Ground water, drinking water, septic/waste water, well water, protection, water quality, irrigation and ponds
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Waves Rippling Through Groundwater - USGS The 2011 Japanese earthquake caused water well level fluctuations as far away as Missouri.
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Historic Earthquakes - DNR 1985 Mexico City earthquake dropped water level 15 feet overnight in monitoring wells in city of Lamar, MO.
Drip irrigation
Gray water
For vegetables and fruit
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Commercial Horticulture Handbooks - Order from Plant & LIfe Sciences Publishing
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Fertigation Injection Schedule Calculator for Selected Vegetables - Noble Foundation
Government sites
On-site sewage resources and related links
Planning and construction and maintenance
- Ponds - Planning, Design, Construction - USDA
- County Soil & Water Conservation District (they can assist with soils information and topographic maps that show watershed drainage areas)
- Ag Site Assessment Tool
- Topographic Quad Maps (Free) USGS National Geographic
- Web Soil Survey - USDA
- Leaky Pond - MO Dept of Conservation
Management and weed control
- Farm Pond Safety - Penn State University Extension
- 5 Tips for a Healthy Pond - Penn State University YouTube
- Algae Control - MO Dept of Conservation
- Algal Blooms, Scums & Mats in Ponds - Univ of Arkansas
- Cattail & Water Primrose Control - MO Dept of Conservation
- Clearing Muddy Pond Water - MO Dept of Conservation
- Duckweed & Watermeal Control - MO Dept of Conservation
- Fish Kills - MO Dept of Conservation
- Floating Leaf Plant Control - MO Dept of Conservation
- Ponds: Plant Management - MO Dept of Conservation
- Pond Area Estimator - MO Dept of Conservation
- Pond Turnover - MO Dept of Conservation
- Submerged Plant Control - MO Dept of Conservation
- Grass Carp for Weed Control - MO Dept of Conservation
- Controlling Pond Algae with Barley Straw - Univ of Nebraska
- AquaPlant: A Pond Manager Diagnostics Tool -Texas A&M
- Aquatic Plant Management - Purdue University
- Aquatic Plant Management Guide - Purdue University
- Aquatic Weed Management Herbicides - Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
- SePRO's Aquatic Weed ID Guide - SePRO *Commercial Site
Aquaculture
- Fisheries & Aquaculture Publications
- Missouri Aquaculture Association
- Stocking Fish in Your Pond - MO Dept of Conservation
- Missouri Fish Producers - MO Dept of Conservation
Water/rain gardens
- Water Garden Links - Cornell University
- Rain Gardens - Design & Installation - Univ of New Hampshire
- Build a Rain Garden (video) Univ of New Hampshire
- 12,000 Rain Gardens - Puget Sound
- Vermont Rain Garden Manual - Univ of Vermont
Water testing
- Water Analysis with MU Soil Lab
- Algae Toxicity Testings - KS State Veterinary Diagnostic lab (Select the blue-green algae test under the toxicology section on the back page)
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Ag Site Assessment Tool — Learn about the physical, environmental and cultural characteristics of your land
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Cooperative Soil Survey — User-customizable science-based soil system information about soils where you live
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Missouri Onsite Soil Evaluators List — Click on map to find a soil evaluator serving your county
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Missouri Registered Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Installers List — Click on map to find a registered installer serving your county
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Missouri Licensed Onsite System Inspectors/Evaluators List — Click on map to find a licensed inspector or evaluator for property sale purposes
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Center for Agricultural, Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) — Enter the Map Room to get interactive maps of locations of interest in Missouri
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Missouri 811 (for marking utilities. Call 811)
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Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) — USDA government agency that works with people to conserve natural resources on private lands in Missouri
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Natural Resources Conservation Service — USDA government agency that works with people to conserve natural resources on private lands in Missouri