Water Management

Best Management Practices for Love Creek Farm

Protect Water Quality

To reduce the impact on local water resources by keeping nitrates out of Love Creek.

Our Efforts Include:

• Composting manure on-site in the Manure Bunker;

• Maintaining Drainage Swale around the corral;

• Changing fence line setbacks and gate locations around Drainage Swale and Manure Bunker;

• Planting shrubs, groundcover, and grasses to slow water run-off;

• Using bedding that easily composts, such as corn-cob (suggestion); http://www.bestcob.com/retail-products/horse-bedding

• Adding roof and gutters to chicken coop to divert rain water into Love Creek.

Goals:

• Rebuild corral shelter roofs to divert runoff into a water tank to self-water animals.
• Build cement-block, retaining wall along edge of chicken and turkey coop to prevent erosion; drain water into Love Creek without mud or nitrates by using filter fabric and gravel.