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Regional Water Quality Program

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Northern Plains and Mountains
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Southwest States and Pacific Islands

National Themes

Animal Waste Management

Research

• Land application of manure
• Treatment, storage, and collection of manure
• Alternative uses of manure
• Phosphorus Index
• Pathogens in Animal Waste
• Economics of Animal Waste Management
• Hormonal and Growth Promoter Pollution
• Mortality Management
• Manipulation of Animal Diets to Affect Manure Production

Education
Extension

• Animal Waste Management Educational Programs
• Assessment and Protection Efforts
• Animal Waste Resource Trading Opportunities

Online Resources
Success Stories

Drinking Water and Human Health

Research

• Source Water Assessment
• Source Water Protection
• Drinking Water Treatment
• Drinking Water Policy and Economics

Education
Extension
Source Water Assessment and Protection
Drinking Water Testing and Treatment
Online Resources
Success Stories

Environmental Restoration

Nutrient and Pesticide Management

Pollution Assessment and Prevention
Success Story: Colville Reservation Gets W.E.T.!

Watershed Management

Research

• Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment
• Watershed Assessment and Modeling
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Watershed Scale Planning and Implementation
  Education
  Extension
  Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment
  Watershed Assessment and Planning
  Stakeholder Engagement
  Watershed Scale Implementation
  Online Resources
  Success Stories

Water Conservation and Agricultural Water Management

Water Policy and Economics

National Facilitation Projects

• Coordination of a Network of Projects Addressing the Impacts of Land Use on Water Quality
• National Facilitation of CSREES Volunteer Monitoring Efforts
• National Facilitation for Pollution Assessment and Prevention Theme Team
• Water Outreach Education-Facilitating Access to Resources and Best Practices
• The Environmental Pathogens Information Network (EPINET)
  
  Extension Education Projects

Integrated Research, Education and Extension Projects

• Experimental Manipulation of Entire Watersheds through Best Management Practices (BMPs): Nutrient Fluxes, Fate, Transport and Biotic Responses (SUNY at Brockport)
• Enhancing Phosphorus Strategies in the Kalamazoo River Basin
• Paired Watershed Studies for Nutrient Reductions in the Minnesota River Basin

National Research Initiative

Funded Projects

Success Stories

National Water Conference Proceedings

Online Resources