AGRICULTURE AND WATER POLICIES: MAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND EVOLUTION FROM 2009 TO 20191 UNITED STATES This country profile reviews recent changes in agriculture and water policies. [...] Main challenges related to water in agriculture Water use Water pollution Water-related risks ++ ++ +++ Agricultural water abstractions Key pollutants from the agricultural Major droughts and floods have represent 46% of total water sector are sediment from eroded soils, impacted production across major U. [...] Key agriculture and water policies and policy changes Key Policies Water resource management is primarily managed at the State level, except for some large-scale irrigation projects supplied by federally-financed water projects. [...] Key instruments for the management of water use Quantified national future targets for the use of Metering, monitoring and reporting water resources in the agriculture sector ► Water abstractions are tracked at the State level. [...] Most abstractions No specific planning targets at either the Federal are monitored, but the use of metering is growing or State level ► The 2018 Irrigation and Water Management Survey provides comprehensive information on irrigation activities and water use across American farms and ranches Quantity targets accounting for climate change Scarcity pricing No ► Most water pricing is done at the local.
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