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Mississippi River Basin Goals and Partnerships: Implementing the Hypoxia Task Force Action Plan
A State PerspectivePaulette AkersKentucky Department of Environmental Protection
Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, National Tribal Water Council
Each state is different
We are different but work together
We work with our land grant universities
We work with everybody
Two real time instantaneous nitrate gages with USGS
Kentucky outcomes
Over 350 agricultural professionals trained last year
Kentucky outcomes
RCPP State Project ‐ $817,000 a year in state cost share and EQIP funding for conservation practices
Developed Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization Pilot program with assistance from Tennessee and EPA Region 4
Developed a new Reasonable Potential Analysis process for nutrients based on the narrative standard
HAB workgroup Everyday working relationships
Kentucky outcomes
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