science assessment to support an illinois nutrient reduction strategy
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Science Assessment to Support an Illinois Nutrient
Reduction StrategyMark David, George Czapar, Greg McIsaac, Corey Mitchell
March 11, 2013
11-08-12
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Technical Tasks• develop a science based technical
assessment of:– current conditions in Illinois of nutrient sources
and export by rivers in the state from point and non-point sources
– methods that could be used to reduce these losses and estimates of their effectiveness throughout Illinois
– estimates of the costs of statewide and watershed level application of these methods to reduce nutrient losses to meet TMDL and Gulf of Mexico goals
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Steps we will take1. determine current conditions2. identify critical watersheds3. estimate potential reductions and costs4. develop scenarios
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1. Current Conditions• nutrient (nitrate and total P) loads from
major river basins of Illinois– estimates of point and non-point sources– compare 1980-1996 with 1997-2010– determine direction of loads
• determine current agricultural management practices across the state– nutrient inputs and management (fertilizers
and manure)– current cropping practices– P losses from water quality data– nutrient balances
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N and P Fluxes for State, 1980 to 1997
N or P Flux (kg ha-1 yr-1)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Ohio
Mississippi
Illinois - All
Big Muddy
Little Wabash
Kaskaskia
Embarras
Illinois
Rock
NO3--N
Organic + NH4+-N
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
Dissolved P Particulate P
From David and Gentry (2000)
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Annual N Fertilizer Applications
Fertilizer (kg N ha-1)0.0 - 11.2
11.3 - 27.2
27.3 - 45.4
45.5 - 65.9
66.0 - 107.1 From David et al. (2010)
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Drain0.0 - 5.1
5.2 - 16.3
16.4 - 31.7
31.8 - 51.4
51.5 - 81.8
Tile drainage is concentrated in the corn belt
Fraction of county
From David et al. (2010)
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nni
-5 - 20
20 - 40
40 - 60
60 - 200
Net N Inputs (NNI)
kg N ha-1
Some counties negative, N from soil mineralization
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From Jacobson et al. (2011)
Fertilizer P Row Crop %
Manure P Net P Inputs
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Illinois N budgetthrough
2012
0
20
40
60
80
100
Nitrogen (kg N
ha-1
)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Fertilizer
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 20100
10
20
30
40
50 Net Nitrogen Inputs
ManureHuman consumption
Grain harvest
NOy deposition
Legume N
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Illinois P budgetthrough
2012
0
5
10
15
20
Phosphorus (kg P
ha-1
)
0
5
10
15
20
Fertilizer
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
Balance
ManureHuman consumption
Grain harvest
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Sewage Effluent -12.9 million people
16% of total N load statewide21% for Illinois River, 14% for others
47% of total P load statewide70% for Illinois River, 33% for others
From David and Gentry (2000)
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Crop Reportin
g Districts
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Illinois MLRAs
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Combined MLRA’s
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2. Critical Watershed Identification
• identify 8 digits HUCs with the highest nutrient yields and loads to the Gulf of Mexico
• identify watersheds with nutrient impaired water bodies (303d list)
• determine overlap• estimate point and non-point sources of N
and P within watersheds
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Predicted N Yield (kg N/ha)0.00 - 1.42
1.43 - 3.90
3.91 - 8.00
8.01 - 13.98
13.99 - 21.75
January to June Nitrate-N Yield
Adapted from David et al. (2010)
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Modeled January to June Total P
From Jacobson et al. (2011)
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3. Estimate Potential Reductions and Costs
• estimate field-level effectiveness of various agricultural management practices– utilize SAB, Iowa, and Lake Bloomington Project
estimates– involve scientific panel from throughout the
state• determine possible point source reductions• estimate costs
– agricultural economist will lead– initial investments– annualized costs over 25 years
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Nitrogen reduction practices• in-field
– rate, source, time of application– nitrification inhibitor– cover crops
• edge-of-field– drainage water management– wetlands, bioreactors, buffers
• land use– extended rotations– land retirement: pasture, energy crops,
perennials
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Phosphorus Reduction Practices
• in-field– rate and source of application– incorporation and tillage– cover crops
• edge-of-field– buffers
• land use– extended rotations– land retirement: pasture, energy crops,
perennials
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4. Develop Scenarios• combine possible point source reductions
and field level agricultural reductions– percent reduction by practice– costs of implementation– target 45% reductions in N and P
• scale-up to critical watersheds and statewide
• provide a range of scenarios to meet reduction targets– area needed by practice– initial investment and annualized costs
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Questions, comments?