| Concerns | High | Moderate | Low | Remarks |
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| Reduced herbicide use | x |  | | especially atrazine |
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| Water quality, public education | x | | | farmers, city & rural residents |
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| Water quality, risk reduction | x | | | agriculture, home, commercial, industry |
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| Improved cropping methods | x | | | no-till, atrazine substitutes, economics |
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| Hazardous materials transport | x | | | railroad, highway, agricultural, spills |
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| Water quality impacts on agriculture | x | | | homes, commercial, industry |
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| Watershed inventory & analysis | x | | | to address concerns |
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| Sediment prevention | | x | | sediment delivery to lake |
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| Removal of woodland | | x | | especially in drainageways & near lake |
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| Water needs & availability | | x | | future needs |
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| Missouri River pumping | | x | | effects on water quality |
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| Wildlife | | | x | near the lake & in the watershed |
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| Littering & dumping in watershed | | | x | trash in and around the lake |
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| Wetlands | | | x | regulations & water quality benefits |
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| Current pesticide regulations | | | x | setting standards |
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| Farm programs | | | x | water quality & economic impacts |
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| Urban development | | | x | land use & water quality impacts |
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| Cultural resources | | | x | impacts on watershed activities |
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| Threatened & endangered species | | | x | impacts on watershed activities |
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