— Strengthening enforcement and restrictions against development of flood plains; 

 and 



— Expanding land treatment programs to improve watershed conditions. 



Water quality can be improved by: 



— Reducing contamination from rural septic systems; 



— Reducing leaks from underground storage tanks; 



— In the use of pesticides and fertilizers, improving techniques that reduce 

 quantities to efficient levels and also inhibit transport into ground and 

 surface water; 



— Improving timber harvesting and road building practices; 



— Increasing reclamation of mine sites to reduce erosion and acid flows from 

 abandoned mines; and 



— Rehabilitating deteriorated watershed conditions. 



Range Forage 

 Demand-Supply— The 

 Outlook 



The range forage demand-supply outlook is based on the 1989 RPA Assessment. Key 

 findings from the 1989 RPA Assessment include: 



— Management of Forest Service rangelands will be oriented to vegetation 

 management, with multiple uses as the desired output mix (fig. 27). 



Per capita consumption of beef, veal, lamb, and mutton is projected to remain 

 near current levels during the coming decades. Thus, future demand will grow in 

 line with the growth of the total U.S. population. 



After taking into account imports and exports, total demand on the domestic 

 range forage resource is expected to increase 54 percent by 2040. 



Figure 27 — Management of rangelands has multiple uses as the desired output mix. 



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