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Supporting Species Conservation through the Farm Bill
Senate Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit Subcommittee.
Testimony by Kent Foster, Executive Director of the Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts on 2007 Farm Bill programs, including total maximum daily load implementation plans. (Jul 26, 2005).

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Impact of the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load Regulations on Agriculture and Silviculture
House Committee on Agriculture.
Covers the Water Pollution Program Improvement Act of 2000 and the EPA's proposed Total Maximum Daily Load rules on agriculture and silviculture (Jun 28, 2000).

 Clean Water Act: Proposed Revisions to EPA Regulations to Clean Up Polluted Waters (PDF | 1.21 MB)
United States General Accounting Office.
Provides a response on economic and compliance issues associated with EPA's TMDL rulemaking (Jun 21, 2000).

House Committee on Agriculture Press Releases

 Proposed Rule Regarding Total Maximum Daily Loads: Impacts on the Regulated Community
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Contains witness statements from a May 6, 2000 hearing.
 Proposed Rule Regarding Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs): Costs and Impacts to States
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water.
Contains witness statements from a Mar 1, 2000 hearing.
 Water Quality Hearing
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Contains witness statements from a Feb 23, 2000 hearing.
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