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Agriculture
- We believe in maintaining the agricultural values
that are responsible for the pristine condition of the Darby Creek Watershed.
- We encourage establishment and/or maintenance of
adequate tile outlets as a top priority in the Darby Creek watershed
- We encourage no-till farming on all cropland to
reduce erosion which will improve water quality, and reduce labor, machinery
and fuel cost.
- We encourage use of best management practices on
highly erodible lands
- We encourage ditch maintenance through the
petition ditch process.(Ohio Revised Code(ORC)
1515 or
6131)
- We encourage installation of standardized tiled
systems on agricultural lands needing drainage.
- We encourage soil testing of all cropland acres
every 2 years with public program cost-sharing. Benefits: Balancing crop
fertilizer needs and nutrient reduction of streams.
Water Quality
- We promote improved water quality by
establishment of riparian buffers.
- We encourage the removal of logjams that impede
stream flow and cause stream bank erosion.
- We encourage universal Ohio Environmental
Protection Agency (OEPA) testing based on scientific data for stream/channel
designations.
- We encourage seining for educational/scientific
purposes instead of electro shocking.
Urban Sprawl
- We encourage required maintenance of adjacent
streams and channels when a new subdivision or rural residential permits are
granted
- We encourage landowners to address septic system
needs where water quality is impacted by such systems
- We encourage the education of rural
landowner/developers about the importance of tile systems and outlets and
their maintenance.
We encourage agencies or groups interested in the Darby
Creek Watershed to contact us either by
emailing or
calling the watershed coordinator.
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