7 CFR § 634.2 - Objective.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s634.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 634.2 - Objective."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "634.2"
section_name: "Objective."
chapter_name: "NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "LONG TERM CONTRACTING"
part_number: "634"
part_name: "RURAL CLEAN WATER PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 35, Pub. L. 95-217, 91 Stat. 1579 (33 U.S.C. 1288)."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 50855, Nov. 1, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "634"
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# 634.2 Objective.

The RCWP is designed to reduce agricultural nonpoint source pollutants to improve water quality in rural areas to meet water quality standards or water quality goals. The objective is to be achieved in the most cost-effective manner possible in keeping with the provision of adequate supplies of food and fiber and a quality environment.