How your farmstead practices, such as pesticide handling or manure management, affect groundwater depends in part on the physical characteristics of your farmstead site: soil type, bedrock characteristics and depth to groundwater. That's why evaluating the soil and geologic characteristics at your farmstead is such an important step in protecting groundwater.
Some of the geologic and hydrologic characteristics that help determine the risk of contamination of the groundwater include:
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