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Dead in the Water: Maps
To Restore Gulf Fisheries, Conservation Money Should Be Targeted to Top Polluting Watersheds
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Top Polluting Counties |
Top Polluting and Second Tier Counties |
Top Polluting, Second and Third Tier Counties |
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5% of the MRB that accounts for 40% of fertilizer N pollution |
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10% of the MRB that accounts for 65% of fertilizer N pollution |
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15% of the MRB that accounts for 80% of fertilizer N pollution |
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Farms in Counties that Comprise 5% of the MRB Delivered 40% of Fertilizer Runoff Nitrate to the GulfTop 10 Counties, Ranked by Ratio of Farm Payments fo Water Conservation Payments |
| State/County | Farm subsidies 1995-2002 | Water Conservation Program* payments 1995-2002 | Ratio of Farm payments to Conservation payments |
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| Newton County, Indiana | $77,149,597 | $1,566 | $49,265:$1 |
| Logan County, Illinois | $137,053,648 | $4,816 | $28,458:$1 |
| Stark County, Illinois | $71,801,213 | $3,396 | $21,143:$1 |
| Henry County, Illinois | $173,408,749 | $9,828 | $17,644:$1 |
| Fulton County, Indiana | $52,559,803 | $4,074 | $12,901:$1 |
| Carroll County, Illinois | $88,198,822 | $8,765 | $10,063:$1 |
| Jasper County, Indiana | $92,195,726 | $11,535 | $7,993:$1 |
| Ogle County, Illinois | $137,056,519 | $19,926 | $6,878:$1 |
| Mason County, Illinois | $73,484,102 | $11,286 | $6,511:$1 |
| Warren County, Illinois | $119,168,532 | $23,162 | $5,145:$1 |
| Total | $1,022,076,710 | $98,354 | $10,392:$1 |
* Includes payments for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Wetlands Reserve Program, and all payments in the Conservation Reserve Program if the producer received a CRP - Wetlands or CRP - Riparian Area contract payment.
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Farms in Counties that Comprise 15% of the MRB Delivered 80% of Fertilizer Runoff Nitrate to the GulfTop 10 Counties, Ratio of Farm Payments fo Water Conservation Payments |
| State/County | Farm subsidies 1995-2002 | Water Conservation Program* payments 1995-2002 | Ratio of Farm payments to Conservation payments |
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| Fayette County, Kentucky | $8,729,334 | $111 | $78,643:$1 |
| Saint Charles County, Missouri | $36,101,578 | $601 | $60,069:$1 |
| Newton County, Indiana | $77,149,597 | $1,566 | $49,265:$1 |
| Jackson County, Minnesota | $126,427,738 | $3,388 | $37,321:$1 |
| Logan County, Illinois | $137,053,648 | $4,816 | $28,458:$1 |
| Stark County, Illinois | $71,801,213 | $3,396 | $21,143:$1 |
| Marshall County, Iowa | $110,283,780 | $6,124 | $18,008:$1 |
| Henry County, Illinois | $173,408,749 | $9,828 | $17,644:$1 |
| McHenry County, Illinois | $64,476,371 | $4,184 | $15,410:$1 |
| Fulton County, Indiana | $52,559,803 | $4,074 | $12,901:$1 |
| Total | $857,991,811 | $38,088 | $22,527:$1 |
* Includes payments for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Wetlands Reserve Program, and all payments in the Conservation Reserve Program if the producer received a CRP - Wetlands or CRP - Riparian Area contract payment.
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