To protect the environment and human health. Question: What is the purpose of the Exchange Network? Why keep investing in it? Answer: The Exchange Network is essential in order to accelerate the progress toward fulfilling EPA’s mission: Let us show you why and how it is so.

What is a Watershed? A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place. Watershed Management is an iterative process of integrated decision-making regarding uses and modifications of lands and waters within a watershed Protection of Natural Resources Framework: EPA is committed to implement Office of Water programs throughEPA is committed to implement Office of Water programs through watershed management The Watershed Approach This process provides a chance for stakeholders to balance diverse goals and uses for environmental resources, and to consider how their cumulative actions may affect long-term sustainability of these resources. The Guiding Principles of the process are Partnerships, Geographic Focus, and Sound Management (strong Science & Data ). Why Watersheds?Why Watersheds? Because watersheds are defined by natural hydrology, they represent the most logical basis for managing water resources. A holistic watershed management approach provides a framework for addressing all stressors within a hydrologically defined drainage basin instead of viewing individual sources in isolation. EPA is committed to implement Office of Water programs through watershed management Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems Midwest Partnership for Watershed Management Decision Support Systems strives to develop, promote, and disseminate web-based spatial decision support systems to help manage watersheds in the Midwest. In particular, our aim is to make these systems freely available via the Internet to local officials, natural resource managers, and the general public.

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What will allow USEPA and its Partners to fulfill their objectives and produce positive, measurable environmental results? The National Environmental Computing Infrastructure providing effective environmental decision support tools complemented by The National Environmental Information Exchange Network (NEIEN), a.k.a. the Exchange Network!

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