Most people living in rural areas of Manitoba rely on groundwater as their primary source of water. To protect and preserve the quality of belowground water sources, it is important that agricultural producers operate in a responsible manner as stewards not only of the land but also of the water under the land.

Livestock operations are a potential source of groundwater contamination.
– The risk of impacts on potable groundwater supplies can be minimized by:
– locating manure structures, outdoor pens and field manure storage in areas underlain by thick clay
materials
– minimizing the duration of field manure storage before spreading
– applying manure at proper agronomic rates as a fertilizer with due consideration for crop
requirements, soil texture and sensitivity of underlying aquifers.