KRS 247.088: Assessment of effect of agricultural practices upon groundwater resources.

The College of Agriculture of the University of Kentucky, through the agricultural

experiment station and the cooperative extension service shall assess the effect of

agricultural practices upon groundwater resources, establish basic and applied research

programs to determine agricultural management practices which may be necessary to

protect groundwater resources, and establish and implement an educational program to

encourage the use of agricultural practices which conserve, maintain, and improve soil

productivity and to assure protection of groundwater. The college shall seek the

cooperation of the Division of Conservation within the Energy and Environment Cabinet,

the Kentucky Farm Bureau, and other organizations in implementing the educational

program.