they traveled down this river. It is obvious that they could go to a different river, however, all rivers are polluted then where will they go? Eventually aquatic animals will die out just like the human race. Water, also plays an essential part in growing crops. Mike Kilen exclaims, “Yet his 4,500 acres farmed between family members are part of a government demonstration project using stream-side filters and cover crops for conservation.” In elementary school we learned that in order for crops to grow there needs to be sunlight and water. If you subtract water then there is no way to grow crops.
While water is very important so is agriculture. It is critical that people realize that agriculture is very important in Iowa’s economy. Iowa sells …show more content…
People that live in the city have a major impact on the environment. This is easy to see when Mike Kilen announces, “One statistic widely disseminated through national media and online sources last year indicated that 40 to 60 percent of nitrogen applied to lawns through fertilizer winds up in surface and groundwater, a percentage attributed to the Environmental Protection Agency.” This quote says that we are doing just as much harm with city fertilizers as farming fertilizers. People who live in the city are even more to blame than farmers. This is shown when Mike Kilen affirms, “Residents use too much fertilizer on their lawns, he said, and then compound the error by overwatering, flushing it all away.” Farmers typical use the bare minimum of fertilizers on their field to save money however this is obviously not true with people who live in the city. The government, also, plays a role in the pollution of our rivers. This is proved when the Des Moines Register reports, “The state has even fewer restrictions on facilities with 1,249 or fewer hogs. Facilities of that size are not required to maintain any separation at all from neighbors and they need to not submit manure-management plans.” As you can see here the government is relaxed on its hog confinement rules. When this hogs produce fecal matter it can be introduced into
While water is very important so is agriculture. It is critical that people realize that agriculture is very important in Iowa’s economy. Iowa sells …show more content…
People that live in the city have a major impact on the environment. This is easy to see when Mike Kilen announces, “One statistic widely disseminated through national media and online sources last year indicated that 40 to 60 percent of nitrogen applied to lawns through fertilizer winds up in surface and groundwater, a percentage attributed to the Environmental Protection Agency.” This quote says that we are doing just as much harm with city fertilizers as farming fertilizers. People who live in the city are even more to blame than farmers. This is shown when Mike Kilen affirms, “Residents use too much fertilizer on their lawns, he said, and then compound the error by overwatering, flushing it all away.” Farmers typical use the bare minimum of fertilizers on their field to save money however this is obviously not true with people who live in the city. The government, also, plays a role in the pollution of our rivers. This is proved when the Des Moines Register reports, “The state has even fewer restrictions on facilities with 1,249 or fewer hogs. Facilities of that size are not required to maintain any separation at all from neighbors and they need to not submit manure-management plans.” As you can see here the government is relaxed on its hog confinement rules. When this hogs produce fecal matter it can be introduced into