Ranches and farms are businesses and, in many instances, the only source of income for the families who own or rent them.  As a business owner, every farmer and rancher has a goal to make his or her business as profitable as possible.  Just like other businesses, they are responsible to the public for maintaining an environment that is safe and healthy, including all sources of water in and around their businesses.  Farmers and ranchers are responsible for runoff from their land and operations because there are a number of sources, such as animal waste, that if allowed to enter streams and rivers, that will cause harm to the environment. 

The website http://www.conserveranches.com contains several articles that address this subject and the reader will find them educational.  The author of these articles presents the problem and then a number of solutions that address that problem.  Runoff is just one subject of these articles and readers will discover other interesting subjects as well.