The Pacific Northwest Region Water Quality Program builds
on the strengths of the Extension Water Quality Programs at
the four Land Grant Universities throughout the Northwest.
These states -- Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington -- correspond
to EPA Region 10.
The goal of the Pacific Northwest Program is to provide leadership
for water resources research, education, and outreach to help
communities, industry, and governments prevent and solve current
and emerging water quality and quantity problems. To achieve
this goal the Partners have developed a coordinated regional
water quality effort based on promoting
and strengthening
individual state programs.
The Pacific Northwest Program promotes regional collaboration
by acknowledging existing programs and successful efforts;
assessing program gaps; identifying potential issues for cross-agency
and private sector collaboration; and developing a clearinghouse
of expertise and programs. In addition, the program establishes
or enhances partnerships with federal, state, and local environmental
and water resource management agecies, such as by placing
a University Liaison within the offices of EPA Region 10.
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This material
is based upon work supported in part by the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No.
00-51130-9775. Any opinions, findings, conclusions,
or recommendations expressed in this publication
are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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