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Best Management Practices
Best Management Practices (BMP’s) are simple techniques that improve water quality and reduce the quantity of water that runs off your property. Refer to the Iowa Stormwater Manual for design ideas and specifications.
FARMLAND
EDGE-OF-FIELD CONSERVATION PRACTICES
Bioreactor (N)
Grassed Waterway (P)
Saturated Buffer (N,P)
Shallow Drainage (N)
Stream Buffer (N,P)
Terrace (P)
Wetlands (N,P)
IN-FIELD/LAND USE CONSERVATION PRACTICES
Extended Crop Rotation (N,P)
Land Retirement (CRP) (N,P)
Perennial Crops (N,P)
Row-crop to Pasture (N,P)
Wetlands (CREP) (N,P
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
Cover Crops (N,P)
Nitrogen Application Rate (MRTN) (N)
Nutrient Source (N,P)
P Placement (P)
Sidedressing (N)
Site-specific P Management (P)
Soil Test P (P)
Tillage (P)
