LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | Secretary Aurelia S. Giacometto
A DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
Data products (including databases) available on topics of animal products, crops, farm economy, farm practices & management, food & nutrition assistance, food choices & health, food markets & rices, food safety, international markets & trade, natural resource & environment, and rural economy & population.
Publications available on topics of animal products, crops, farm economy, farm practices & management, food & nutrition assistance, food choices & health, food markets & rices, food safety, international markets & trade, natural resource & environment, and rural economy & population.
A Louisiana state fact sheet on population, income, food insecurity, education, and employment; federal funds; organic agriculture; farm characteristics; farm financial indicators; and top commodities, exports, and counties (parishes).
This report is one in a series of regional reports that continues the tradition within USDA of assessing the status, condition, and trends of natural resources to determine how to improve conservation programs to best meet the Nation's needs. These reports use a sampling and modeling approach to quantify the environmental benefits that farmers and conservation programs are currently providing to society, and explore prospects for attaining additional benefits with further conservation treatment.
This report is one in a series of regional reports that continues the tradition within USDA of assessing the status, condition, and trends of natural resources to determine how to improve conservation programs to best meet the Nation's needs. These reports use a sampling and modeling approach to quantify the environmental benefits that farmers and conservation programs are currently providing to society, and explore prospects for attaining additional benefits with further conservation treatment.
This report is one in a series of regional reports that continues the tradition within USDA of assessing the status, condition, and trends of natural resources to determine how to improve conservation programs to best meet the Nation's needs. These reports use a sampling and modeling approach to quantify the environmental benefits that farmers and conservation programs are currently providing to society, and explore prospects for attaining additional benefits with further conservation treatment.
Total maximum daily load reports. Some reports may provide nutrient data and/or allocations.
A collection of biological assessment and criteria links, documents and reports. In general, provides guidance on how biological information can be used in water quality management programs.
The Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System, or CADDIS, is a website developed to help scientists and engineers in the Regions, States, and Tribes conduct causal assessments in aquatic systems. It is organized into five volumes. Vol 1: Stressor Identification provides a step-by-step guide for identifying probable causes of impairment in a particular system, based on the U.S. EPA's Stressor Identification process. Vol 2: Sources, Stressors & Responses provides background information on many common sources, stressors, and biotic responses in stream ecosystems. Vol 3: Examples & Applications provides examples illustrating different steps of causal assessments. Vol 4: Data Analysis provides guidance on the use of statistical analysis to support causal assessments. Vol 5: Causal Databases provides access to literature databases and associated tools for use in causal assessments.
This guidance is for use by states and EPA regional offices in considering economics at various points in the process of setting or revising water quality standards. Includes link to spreadsheet tools and workbooks for use attainability analyses, variances and antidegradation.