Minnesota farmers are hovering near 99% compliance with a buffer law that’s been enforced since 2017. That’s a sign of success in a state filled with waterways, wetlands and over 14,000 lakes that are ...

WASHINGTON — The use of buffer zones between crop fields and streams could help improve Iowa's water quality and reduce the amount of pollutants that run off from nearby farm land, according to a ...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota farmers may not need to install as many mandated buffer strips as originally thought, but it still will cost millions of dollars to comply with a new state law. After announcing ...

Water hazards create strategic and aesthetic interest and they enhance the environmental value of golf courses. They also can hold and filter stormwater runoff from the course and surrounding ...

Philadelphia’s new zoning code went live late last month, but a key environmental provision—providing a 50-foot buffer to development for the city’s rivers and streams—won’t take effect until City ...

A new requirement for farmers to provide plant buffers around water has bubbled up to be a top rural issue in the Minnesota Capitol, and not necessarily politically partisan. Farmers say they need ...

After a marathon session of Sussex County Council on Tuesday, Jan. 12, the proposed wetland buffer ordinance is no closer to being adopted following a deluge of public testimony and presentations. The ...

'Water plants are a nuisance in streams, blocking the flow. You should remove them'. This notion has for many years determined how streams were managed to prevent flooding during high rainfall events.

The Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority (KTCDA) has proposed a scientific revision of buffer zone regulations based on the size of waterbodies, becoming the first state in the ...

ST. PAUL-Minnesota officials released maps showing landowners what water needs plant buffers around it, and how deep the buffers must be. The long-awaited release came Tuesday morning. State law ...