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{ Mississippi River Basin Goals and Partnerships: Implementing the Hypoxia Task Force Action Plan A State Perspective Paulette Akers Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection

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Mississippi River Basin Goals and Partnerships: Implementing the Hypoxia Task Force Action Plan

A State PerspectivePaulette AkersKentucky Department of Environmental Protection

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Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, National Tribal Water Council

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Each state is different

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We are different but work together

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We work with our land grant universities

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We work with everybody

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Two real time instantaneous nitrate gages with USGS

Kentucky outcomes

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Over 350 agricultural professionals trained last year

Kentucky outcomes

RCPP State Project ‐ $817,000 a year in state cost share and EQIP funding for conservation practices

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Developed Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization Pilot program with assistance from Tennessee and EPA Region 4

Developed a new Reasonable Potential Analysis process for nutrients based on the narrative standard 

HAB workgroup Everyday working relationships

Kentucky outcomes