Douglas County
Water protection and topics
Helpful resources for water topics in Douglas County.
Ground water, drinking water, septic/waste water, well water, protection, water quality, irrigation and ponds
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Protection
- Ag Site Assessment Tool — Learn about the physical, environmental and cultural characteristics of your land
- Cooperative Soil Survey — User-customizable science-based soil system information about soils where you live
- Missouri Onsite Soil Evaluators List — Click on map to find a soil evaluator serving your county
- Missouri Registered Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Installers List — Click on map to find a registered installer serving your county
- Missouri Licensed Onsite System Inspectors/Evaluators List — Click on map to find a licensed inspector or evaluator for property sale purposes
- Center for Agricultural, Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) — Enter the Map Room to get interactive maps of locations of interest in Missouri
- Water Conservation for lawn & landscape
- Home Lawn Watering Guide
- Water Conservation
- Water Conservation - what you can do to help - MoDNR
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Water quality
- All Thing Missouri - CARES
- Municipal Operations & Watershed Informational Network (MOWIN)
- Why Groundwater Levels Change - DNR
- Groundwater Level Monitoring current conditions by County - USGS
- Watershed Center Resources
- Surf Your Watershed - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- What is a Watershed? - USGS
- Sink Holes in MO - DNR
- Karst, Springs, Losing Streams & Caves in MO - Missouri Dept of Natural Resources (DNR)
- Private Drinking Water Bacteriological Testing - DHSS
- Tips for Buying Water Treatment Equipment - Penn State Univ
- Home Water Treatment in Perspective - Penn State Univ
- Consumer Confidence Reports for Public Water Supplies in MO - DNR
- Drinking Water Interpretation Tool - Penn State
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Earthquakes affect on groundwater levels
- Measuring Earthquakes - DNR
- Waves Rippling Through Groundwater - USGS The 2011 Japanese earthquake caused water well level fluctuations as far away as Missouri.
- Historic Earthquakes - DNR 1985 Mexico City earthquake dropped water level 15 feet overnight in monitoring wells in city of Lamar, MO.
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Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) resources
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Septic and wastewater
- Septic Systems - EPA
- MO One Call System (for marking utilities. Call 1-800-DIG-RITE = 1-800-344-7483)
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Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
- Well Water Plugging Registration Report - DNR
- Plugging Abandoned Wells - DNR
- Wellhead Protection FAQ - DNR
- Well Information Management System - DNR
- Casing Depth Request Form - DNR
- Water Well Maintenance & Rehab - Penn State
- Wells & Drillings - DNR
- MO Water Well Construction Code - DNR
- Maintain Your Private Water Well - DNR
- Suggestions for Transaction of Properties with Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
- Environmental Assistance Unit
- Report Illegal Dumping
- Facts on Open Burning under Missouri Regulations
- Scrap Tire Management
- Electronics Scrap Management
- Missouri Pesticide Collection Program
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
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Irrigation
- Irrigation Water Quality Standards & Salinity Management - Texas A&M Agrilife Extension
- Friction Loss Table for Plastic Pipe - Hutner Industries
Drip irrigation
- Drip (Trickle) Irrigation Systems - Oklahoma State Univ
- Drip Chemigation - University of Georgia
- Maintaining Drip Irrigation Systems - Kansas State Univ
- Drip Irrigation for Vegetables - Kansas State Univ
Gray water
- Graywater: Safe Re-use & Recycling - National Small-Flows Clearninghouse
- Graywater Re-use Guidelines - Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona
For vegetables and fruit
- Irrigation of Vegetable & Small Fruit Crops
- MO State Fruit Experiment Station - Mtn Grove
- Commercial Horticulture Handbooks - Order from Plant & LIfe Sciences Publishing
- Fertigation Injection Schedule Calculator for Selected Vegetables - Noble Foundation
- Plastic Mulches for Vegetables - KS State Unvi
- Fertigation of Vegetable Crops - KS State Unvi
- Watering Tips - AgrAbility
Government sites
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Ponds
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)
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) resources
- MO Registered Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Installers List - DHSS
- MO Licensed Onsite System Inspectors/Evaluators List - DHSS
- On-Site Wastewater Treatment - DHSS
- On-Site Wastewater Treatment System Owner's Manual - DHSS
Contacts
- Local Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC)
- Missouri Department of Natural Resouces (DNR) Christian County Soil & Water Conservation District office # 417-581-2719 ext 3
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - USDA government agency that works with people to conserve natural resources on private lands in Missouri
- Local Public Heatlth Agencies in Missouri - DHSS