Faye Sleeper, Co-Director Water Resources Center

Who we are Current Partners Collaboration Challenges

Education – Water Resources Science Graduate Program – Citizens Research – Water quality – urban and agriculture – Social components Outreach/public engagement – Extension – on the ground – Policy – Training programs Staffing

Three Centers – 1994 study of all water initiatives – Three combined Water Resources Research Institute Center for Agricultural Impacts on Water Minnesota Extension Water Quality Initiative

Bring people together – facilitate work Some direct outreach and research Respond to requests to collaborate Seek out collaborators when we identify issues Photo by Dave Hansen

State agencies Other land grant universities Federal agencies Other University departments, centers Local governments Photo by Dave Hansen

Water Resources Science Graduate Program Small research grants for faculty Onsite Sewage Treatment Program Wetland Delineation Program Web-based watershed training Photo by Dave Hansen

Human Dimensions of water management Economics of Manure Management MN Water Sustainability Framework Water Resources Conference SUSTAINABLE WATER USE DOES NOT HARM ECOSYSTEMS, DEGRADE WATER QUALITY, OR COMPROMISE THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. Minnesota Laws 2009, Chapter 172

Staff with various viewpoints and approaches University wide vs. college Small staff, many issues Funding Water is finally a huge issue, thus controversial Photo by Dave Hansen

Faye Sleeper