 BMP Effectiveness Research
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Regional initiatives
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- Establish regional teams consisting of the Water Quality
Coordinators from the four Land Grant Institutions, the
NRCS Liaison to EPA Region 10, the Agriculture Sector Lead
from EPA Region 10, the Extension Liaison to EPA Region
10, the directors of the four State Water Research Institutes,
and a representative from EPA's Corvallis Research Lab.
See Contacts and
Resources
for a list of the Team members and contact information.
- This objective minimizes duplication of effort and
leverages multiple funding sources to effectively address
water quality issues.
- Develop and implement a watershed-based evaluation and
reporting system that will measure and report Extension
and partnership accomplishments each year in a consistent
manner.
- This objective standardizes information about accomplishments
and will make the information available in a user-friendly
format.
- Implement a coordinated extension and research programming
effort in animal waste management that will effectively
address animal and nutrient issues associated with water
quality.
- This objective will assist EPA by educating the agricultural
community about methods and practices that reduce the
need for regulatory enforcement.
- Implement a coordinated extension and research programming
effort that will address water resource issues directly
related to the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species
Act listing of trout and salmon in the Pacific Northwest.
- This objective will provide technical support and
education for community based programs in volunteer
monitoring, nonpoint source education, citizen involvement
in watershed planning, and habitat restoration activities.
- Implement a coordinated extension, education, and research
BMP effectiveness evaluation program in support of TMDL
implementation.
- This objective will assist land managers and watershed
planners to meet federal and state requirements for
watershed protection.
- Implement a coordinated extension and research water quality
progress and needs evaluation program.
- This objective will provide results of a survey in
order to plan for future water quality education, extension,
and research activities.
- Implement a coordinated extension and research water quality
programming effort based on national Water Quality Themes
established by the United States Department of Agriculture's
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services.
- This objective will address the need for consistent
and coordinated approaches to water quality education,
extension, and research across state and regional boundaries.
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