This component of the National Integrated Water Quality Program seeks to provide a common base of knowledge in support of individuals and communities grappling to formulate public policy and management strategies that will allow growth and increased profitability while protecting water resources.

National Water Resources Projects develop and initiate nationally coordinated programs that increase public understanding and involvement in community decision-making and facilitate the development of public policy on water resources issues (e.g., decisions about land use, land management practices, waste water management alternatives for areas without sewers, storm water controls, and the protection and restoration of riparian zones). These projects result in more citizen involvement, wider dispersal of information, and more rational analysis of environmental decisions in the community and the nation.

National Water Resources Projects:

Project Title	PIs	Institution(s)	Year Funded	Other Links
Addressing the impacts of land use on water quality: Continued and enhanced coordination of the National NEMO Network	D. Dickson and C. Arnold and	University of Connecticut	2003 & 2007	CRIS03 CRIS07
Moving the Extension Volunteer Monitoring Network to the Next Level: A National Water Resource Project	L. Green, E. Herron, K. Stepenuk, F. Finley, K. Genskow and A. Gold	University of Rhode Island	2008	CRIS CRIS08
National Facilitation for Pollution Assessment and Prevention Theme Team	E. Andrews	University of Wisconsin	2001	CRIS
Water Outreach Education-Facilitating Access to Resources and Best Practices	E. Andrews	University of Wisconsin	2000	CRIS
The Environmental Pathogens Information Network (EPINET )	R. Turco	Purdue University	2004	CRIS
Tribal Colleges and Universities National Facilitation Project for Increasing Tribal Involvement in the Water Quality Network	V. Dupuis and D. Young	Salish Kootenai College	2004	CRIS
Facilitation of 1890 Institutions' Water Resource Education, Extension and Research Efforts	S. Dennis	Tennessee State University	2005	CRIS
Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center	R. Koelsch, J. Harrison, M. Risse, and F.Hummenik	University of Nebraska	2005	CRIS
Agriculture, Land Use and Water Quality Reporting and Evaluation by Great Lakes Radio Consortium	M. Brush	University of Michigan	2005	CRIS
Changing Public Behavior - Increasing Citizen Involvement through Use of Target Audience Information	E.L. Andrews	University of Wisconsin	2006	CRIS
Facilitating the Development of Stakeholder-Driven, Performance-Based Policies for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Control	F. Schmidt and J. Winsten.	University of Vermont	2006	CRIS
Energy independence, bioenergy generation and environmental sustainability: The role of a 21st Century engaged university	R. Shepard and J. Erickson	University of Wisconsin	2007	CRIS
Public values and attitudes toward agricultural water use in the West	A. Bright, J. Prichett, R. Waskom, T. Bauder, and M. Neibauer	Colorado State University	2007	CRIS
Water requirements and economics for growing perennial warm-season grasses for ethanol under irrigation in the arid-West	S.C. Fransen, M.J. Ottman, and R.T. Peters	Washington State University	2007	CRIS
Assessing and Managing the Health Risks of Irrigation Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin	Jorge M. Fonesca, C.A. Sanchez, and S. Ravishankar	University of Arizona	2008	CRIS