Purpose: The primary purpose of all water supply practices is to provide water for livestock to facilitate proper use of vegetation on rangeland or pasture and/or reduce livestock impacts on streams or riparian areas with the stated or implied intent of improving water quality. All alternative grazing management practices must be exhausted before an additional water supply is implemented.
Conditions Where Practice Applies:
a. There is a need for initial or additonal watering places to permit
the desired level of grassland management by improving
distribution of grazing over all parts of the range.
b. To reduce livestock waste in streams.
c. Relocation of a confined animal feeding operations.
