The 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act

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The 50^th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act

This week we celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act. Across the country, NRCS works with farmers and ranchers to improve water quality through proven conservation practices. Over a 10-year period, conservation practices implemented by farmers across the nation reduced the amount of sediment lost from cropland fields by 74 million tons and reduced average annual wind and water erosion across the nation’s croplands by 94 million tons and 76 million tons, respectively.

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