The 1995 recommendations for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention emphasized four key components for an effective approach to address agricultural pollution prevention:

A. Building on programs that work.

B. Coordinating nonpoint source pollution programs (pollution prevention).

C. Maximizing participation through incentives.

D. Targeting incentives: priority concerns, priority areas, and priority farms.

The task force reaffirms the centrality of these components and applauds the intent of the MDA and MDEQ to use them as a cornerstone for developing a pollution prevention strategy for Michigan agriculture. In the course of deliberations, a fifth industry driven component was added:

E. Increasing public awareness.