Abstract:Water quality deterioration induced by non-point source pollution has been of increasing concern in recent years. On the landscape scale there are always some areas which contribute much more nonpoint source pollutants to surface and subsurface waters then others as a result of more intensive land-use practices and other anthropogenic activities. Land-use activities also affect water quality by altering sediment, chemical loads, and watershed hydrology. Some land uses may contribute to the maintenance of wa...