Farmhouses
WATER QUALITY
CALIFORNIA VEGETATION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

STEP 2.  Look at the plan

It is divided into several sections as follow:

 
INVENTORY
Page
Property Information
1
Farm/Ranch Operations and Land Use
2
Farm/Ranch Facilities and Resources
3
Special Resources
4
Ranch Map
5
Stocking Rate and Carrying Capacity
6-12
                                                                    

GOALS  
Ranch Goals 
13-15
 

ASSESSMENT  
Basin Water Quality Assessment
16
Nonpoint Source Pollutant Checklist
17
Ranch Nonpoint Source Self-Assessment
18-21
 

PRACTICE DOCUMENTATION  
Grazing and Ranch Management Practices Checklist
22
 

MONITORING  
Monitoring
25
Plan Format:  There is no required format for a ranch water quality plan.  The planning form presented here is only one way to complete a plan.  You should feel free to add information, maps and pictures that suit your needs.  The outline above is just a guide.  However inventory, assessment, practice selection and documentation and monitoring should be included in your plan.
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