Summary
No matter what your water source, without freshwater you cannot farm the land. If you have water supplied by a stream, you have an obligation to safeguard the quality of the water leaving your property - for downstream users and other stream life.
This factsheet describes the importance of managing streams on farms, how to provide for fish passage, how to protect fish habitat, what species to plant along stream banks and where to go for further information.
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