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Duck Creek Watershed, Texas
Baseline Report: CEEOT-LP Modeling for Duck Creek Watershed, Texas, The Duck Creek project was initiated to determine potential economic and environmental impacts of the broiler industry growth and alternative broiler litter management strategies within the watershed. This project is part of the larger Brazos-Navasota project which will evaluate poultry and water quality issues for a much larger region.
Project Summary: CEEOT-LP Modeling for Duck Creek Watershed, Texas, The Duck Creek project was initiated to determine potential economic and environmental impacts of broiler industry growth and alternative broiler litter management strategies within the watershed. Results of this analysis can also be generalized, to some extent, to larger geographic areas.
Technical Report: CEEOT-LP Modeling for Duck Creek Watershed, Texas, Economic and environmental impacts of broiler waste management scenarios were simulated for Duck Creek watershed, a small watershed located mostly in Robertson county, in east central Texas.
Nutrient Balance Analysis for Duck Creek Watershed, Texas, Nutrient budgets quantify nutrient inputs and outflows for a given land area or operation. Nutrient balances are the remainder of inputs minus outflows and represent the accumulation of nutrients (as well as the balance of nutrient transport mechanisms not explicitly accounted for in the budget). This study estimates nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) balances for Duck Creek watershed, a small rural watershed in southeastern Texas recently impacted by the arrival of several poultry growing operations.
Regulatory Status of the Broiler Industry in Texas (Duck Creek), The State of Texas has strong and comprehensive regulatory requirements that apply to all animal feeding operations (AFOs), including poultry operations. This document reviews federal, state, and local regulations designed to protect surface water, groundwater, and air quality applicable to broiler operations in Duck Creek watershed in Texas.
Livestock and the Environment: A National Pilot Project: CEEOT-LP Application to Environmental Issues in Poultry Production, With the rapid growth of the poultry industry in the U.S. in recent years, data and information are needed to address the environmental issues associated with poultry production operations. The main environmental concern is the potential for water quality problems when large quantities of poultry litter are generated in small geographic areas. A watershed-level evaluation tool called the Comprehensive Economic and Environmental Optimization Tool-Livestock and Poultry (CEEOT–LP), earlier developed, and successfully applied, to evaluate environmental and economic impacts of alternative management methods in dairy and swine operations, will be developed and adapted for poultry operations to evaluate similar objectives.
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