Watersheds & Water Quality

The NREC program addresses watershed and water quality issues and needs by providing information, technical assistance and training programs on:

• the relationship between watershed health and quality of life
• impacts of land use practices on watershed resources community-based watershed protection
• watershed assessment, modeling and monitoring technical issues related to watershed and water resource protection
• best management practices for watershed protection
• household hazardous waste
• protecting watershed resources via land use planning
• involving schools in watershed-based community projects