Wecandomanythingstokeepwaterclean.Wecanstoppollutingwaterinourdailylife.Farmersarethebiggestusersoffreshwaterresources.TheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationsaysagricultureusesseventypercentofallsurfacewatersupplies.Thatistheworldaverage.Withouttherightmeasures,agriculturecanbeamajorcauseofwaterpollution.Butsolutionsdonothavetocostmuch.Therearesimplemethodsforfarmsofanysizetoreduceorpreventpollutionofwatersupplies.Wearegoingtotalkaboutafewofthem.Thefirstdealswithfertilizersandpoisons.Onewaysuchchemicalscanentertheenvironmentiswhentheyarenotstoredcorrectly.Storedchemicalscanslowlyleakintothesoilandgetintogroundwater.Tohelpavoidsuchproblems,chemicalsshouldbekeptinstructureswithafloormadeofcement.Farmanimalscanalsopollutewatersupplies.Animalslikecattle,pigs,sheepandgoatsareoftenlefttofeedongrassinopenfieldsborderedbystreamsorrivers.Largeanimalsloosendirtandrocksastheywalkalongwaterwaystodrink.Animalwastealsoenterswatersupplies.Expertssayitisimportanttokeeplargefarmanimalsawayfromwatersupplieswiththeuseofafenceorbarrier.Insteadofleadinganimalstowater,bringthewatertothem.Itdoesnothavetobetransportedlongdistances.Farmerscansendwaterthroughpipestoawateringareafortheiranimalswithapumppoweredbyelectricityorfuel.Human-poweredtreadlepumpsareanothersolution.Trees,bushesandsmallerplantscanactasnaturalbarriersalongstreamsandrivers.Bushesprovideexcellentgroundcoverwhengrownnearwaterwaysoralongthebordersoffields.Animalsavoidbusheswithsharpthorns.Treerootsprovidenaturalsupportforsoil.Treesplantednearwaterwayshelpstopsoillossfromheavyrains.Theyalsohelpkeepthesunfromdryingoutsoil.Otherplantsandgrassesalsohelpprotectwaterquality.Theyholdsoilinplaceduringrainsandeasethewaterflow.Thesemethodswillnotsolveallwaterqualityproblems.Buttheyaregoodfirststeps.Allinall,wedon'tneedtodobigthings,juststartoutsmall,let'sdoourbesttoprotectourwaterfromnowon.