Research - Education - Extension


Water Policy and Economics
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Social Indicators for Nonpoint Source Programs (Section 319) Professional Development for Manure Haulers Training for Conservation and Environmental Professionals Agricultural Drainage Management Regional Theme Overview Watershed Management Water Policy and Economics Nutrients and Water Quality Environmental Restoration Drinking Water and Human Health Animal Waste Management
Contacts

Jim Anderson
University of Minnesota
Water Resources Center
( 612) 625-0279
ander045@umn.edu
 
Links


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

Featured Initiatives

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.

Learning from TMDL Approaches Across the Great Lakes Region
All states in the Region face difficulty establishing total maximum daily loads for surface waters. To address this problem, the University of Minnesota is developing a model curriculum for a comprehensive training program on evaluating effectiveness of TMDLs. 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).

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.

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