Farm*A*Syst Fact Sheets


*Environmental Stewardship for Homeowners*
If you drink water from a well or spring, the water comes from the ground. Most groundwater in North Carolina is safe to drink. If pollution gets into groundwater, your well or spring water may not be safe. Many things we all do at our homes and farms can pollute the groundwater. If groundwater becomes polluted, it is nearly impossible to clean up. Then, the only ways to get safe drinking water are to treat the existing water, drill a new well, or get water from another source. All of these options are expensive and inconvenient. The North Carolina FarmASyst program has a series of publications that can help you keep your drinking water safe. These publications will lead you through an evaluation of your farmstead to determine if your water is in danger of becoming or is already polluted with harmful substances from your farmstead area. If there is a problem or a potential problem, the FarmASyst publications have information about how to solve the problems. The publications also list the North Carolina state agencies responsible for helping you solve your drinking water problem. *The goal of the North Carolina FarmASyst program is to help you protect the groundwater that North Carolina residents depend on for drinking water.*		North Carolina FarmASyst Publications Protecting Water Supply, #1 WQWM-165 / AG-566-1 Improving Fuel Storage, #2 WQWM-166 / AG-566-2 Improving Storage and Handling of Hazardous Waste, #3 WQWM-167 / AG-566-3 Improving Septic Systems, #4 WQWM-168 / AG-566-4 Improving Storage and Handling of Pesticides, #5 WQWM-169 / AG-566-5 Improving Storage and Handling of Fertilizer, #6 WQWM-170 / AG-566-6 Improving Storage, Handling, and Disposal of Livestock Waste, #7 WQWM-171 / AG-566-7 Grazing Livestock and Water Quality, #8, AG-566-08 / E00-38848 Stream Management in the Piedmont and Mountains, #9, AG-566-09 / E00-38855 Agricultureand Natural Resource Protection, #10, AG-566-10 / E00-38856 Protecting Your Wetlands, #11, AG-566-11 / E00-38863 Wildlife on Your Farm, #12, AG-566-12 / E00-38864 Christmas Tree Production Best Management Practices to Protect Water Quality and the Environment, #13, AG-566-13 / E00-38865 Managing Pests, #14, AG-566-14 / E00-38869 Improving Nursery Water Management, #15 Cost-share Programs in North Carolina
If you have completed the Farm Assessment System (Farm A Syst) program it is important for our office to be aware of the effect the program has had on you. To give us an ideas as to how we can improve we would like for you to print and fill out this short l0-question survey.
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