GLRWP - Water Policy and Economics

The University of Minnesota coordinates the Water Policy and Economics
Theme for the Great Lakes Regional Water Program.

This project piloted the first in a series of workshops to bring together professionals with various backgrounds from federal, state and local agencies, academia, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the consulting sector. Evaluations of the first workshop clearly reflected the ongoing need for regular, basic TMDL process training. Read more about this project...

midwest cover crops council
Members of the Council’s network have developed five-year action plans to increase funding for research and development, enhance public awareness and support for cover crops, develop policy incentives and programs to increase farmer adoption of cover crops in the region, and provide education and training necessary to farmers and agencies to make the appropriate shifts to facilitate this adoption. Read more...

new multi-state training opportunities for water resource professionals
This first in a series of workshops was held in October 2007 at the Annual Minnesota Waters Conference. It brought together professionals with various backgrounds from federal, state and local agencies, academia, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the consulting sector. Read more about these workshops...

serving the wastewater treatment needs of small communities
The Great Lakes Regional Water Program has formed a multi-state team consisting of the primary educators from across the region to identify collaboration opportunities that address small community wastewater treatment needs.
Read more about this project.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION
Water research and outreach that begin in a single state are often the foundation for collaborative, multi-state programs and projects. The following are just a few single-state initiatives that contribute to the Water Policy and Economics Theme. If you are interested in collaborating on a related program, please contact Jim Anderson (see contact info at left).

minnesota terrestrial carbon sequestration program
This project seeks to increase sustainability of diverse ecosystems and – by adding a potentially valuable commercial product (sequestered carbon credits) – promote new economic opportunities by increasing carbon sequestration in Minnesota’s landscape. Read more...

water withdrawal assessment web tool
The Institute of Water Research at Michigan State University has developed a new web tool to to help determine whether the proposed large-quantity water withdrawals could cause adverse impacts to the waters of the state or to water-dependent natural resources. Read more...

EZregs website
EZregs is a new website hosted by University of Illinois Extension, that helps farm producers, green industry professionals, land use planners and others make sense of environmental regulations in Illinois. Read more about this and other Illinois programs in Water Policy and Economics.

high impact targeting
This Michigan project is creating sediment loading models to help groups and organizations target priority areas within their watersheds. Read more about this and other Michigan programs in Water Policy and Economics.

drainage workshops
The University of Minnesota Extension Service and Water Resources Center conducted the Minnesota Drainage Management Conference in early 2004. The conference was held in Crookston and Willmar in January 2004, and was developed by a multi-agency planning team targeting the education needs of local water managers and planners, drainage and watershed authorities, conservation planners and their staffs and private engineers and consultants.