Coagulants should be appliedafter t

Coagulants should be applied
after the cause of the turbidity
problem is corrected. Watershed
protection and soil conservation
practices should receive the highest
priority for attention. If a
watershed is to be clear-cut, leave
buffer strips (stream-side management
zones) about 50 to 100 feet
wide along each side of feeder
streams. These strips can trap a
large quantity of sediment running
off cleared slopes. If pond
layout permits, divert turbid feeder
streams around the pond or
direct them through a sedimentation
basin upstream from the
pond. If a watershed is in pasture,
balance livestock stocking rates
with the availability of forage to
minimize overgrazing. Within the
pond, maintain grass cover along