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________________________________________________________________________________ Main > Regional Themes > Watershed Management ________________________________________________________________________________ Overview The concept of watershed management relies on involvement from local stakeholders. Extension programs offered by Land Grant Universities in the region provide opportunities for agricultural producers and other interested parties in agriculturally-impacted communities to learn about their watershed, how their actions affect the watershed, and to adopt voluntary approaches for the improvement of water quality. In addition to educational programs, the Regional Water Quality Program provides a link between local stakeholders and state and federal agencies. This link can help facilitate cooperation and coordination among all levels of interest and regulation, and help to focus attention and limited resources on key issues. Objectives Identify key watersheds in need of improvement plans, and assist in the development of those plans where appropriate. Provide information for making science-based decisions on watershed loadings and priority pollutants for the EPA's TMDL Program. Help individuals and other stakeholders understand their role in contributing to water quality. Projects Funded Regional Approaches to Water Protection from Nonpoint Sources of Microbial Contaminants Theme: Watershed Management Award/Source: $98,473/CSREES Southwest States & Pacific Islands Water Quality Program Duration: Sept 1, 2003 - Sept 30, 2004 Investigator(s): Mark Walker, University of Nevada - mwalker@unr.edu, Bob Atwill/Kenneth Tate - University of California, Davis Carl Evensen, University of Hawaii - evensen@hawaii.edu Abstract: PDF Development of a Spatial Decision Support System for Rangeland Watershed Management Theme: Watershed Management Award/Source: $279,000, CSREES Investigator(s): D. Phillip Guertin, phil@nexus.srnr.Arizona.EDU Water Quality on California Rangelands Theme: Watershed Management Award/Source: $570,000/CSREES Investigator(s): Randy A. Dahlgren, University of California, Davis, radahlgren@ucdavis.edu Project Web Site: http://danr.ucop.edu/uccelr/uccelr.htm Abstract: PDF Natural Attenuation of Crytosporidium Parvum During Transport in Watersheds Theme: Animal Waste Management/Drinking Water & Human Health Award/Source: $320,000/National Research Initiative Investigator(s): T. Harter, University of California, Davis, email: thharter@ucdavis.edu Abstract: PDF