Kitt Farrell-Poe State Water Quality Coordinator Arizona Cooperative Extension Tucson, Arizona The National Water Quality Program A Regionally-Based National.

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Kitt Farrell-Poe State Water Quality Coordinator Arizona Cooperative Extension Tucson, Arizona The National Water Quality Program A Regionally-Based National Network

 Working group composed of reps from each of the 10 regional projects, CSREES, and important internal partners.  Primary Goal: To foster a national water quality program through the network of regionally-based projects (406) and professionals. Committee for Shared Leadership for Water Quality (CSL-WQ)

History of Water Quality Program Management Presidential Water Quality Initiative (HUA’s, Demo’s). State/Federal linkage loosely coordinated through state water quality contacts. 1998National WQ Planning Meeting – Kansas City, Mo. Developed strategy; defined program goals. Created a leadership structure - National Advisory Leadership Team (NALT) Elimination of Smith-Lever 3(d) funding (base). Implement 406 Integrated WQ Grants Program. 2002Form the Committee for Shared Leadership for Water Quality (CSL-WQ).

AREERA Sec. 406 Integrated Water Quality Grants Program  Established a competitive grants process for USDA-CSREES water quality funding. 4 major funding categories: Extension Education projects Integrated Research, Extension, & Education projects National Facilitation projects Regional Coordination projects

Regional Coordination Projects  10 Regions consistent with the EPA regional structure.

Regional Coordination Projects  Primary goals: Promote regional information sharing and resource exchange. -Facilitate delivery of LGU resources (research, extension, education) to clientele. Establish/maintain important partnerships. -State and regional levels. -State and Federal agencies. Contribute to a National Program.

Regional Coordination  Information sharing and resource exchange. Contact lists, list-serves, teleconf., etc. Multi-state and regional training events (stormwater, stream restoration) Multi-state projects (406, EPA, etc.) Regional WQ databases Regional conferences

Regional Coordination  Partnership Efforts Internal: Integration – extension, research, and education Water Resources Institutes Sea Grant Programs – joint positions, collaborative research/education projects External: EPA – Regional Liaisons (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10) NRCS, USGS, NASA, NOAA, BLM, COE, DOD, etc.

Regional Projects National Program  Washington, DC (May & Nov.), Denver (Aug. 2002), Tucson (Jan. 2003), Washington, DC (April 2003) Developed the framework for “Shared Leadership” model: National program coordination through the regions in concert with CSREES. Formed the Committee for Shared Leadership for Water Quality (CSL-WQ) Expands/replaces NALT.

 Goals Foster a national program. Elevate the visibility of the regional network. Pursue new opportunities cooperatively. Practice effective communication (internal and external). Aggressively market effective programs. Establish/cultivate valuable partnerships. Committee for Shared Leadership for Water Quality (CSL-WQ)

 Membership (14) 1 representative from each of the 10 Regional Projects (initially the PIs) 1890 and 1994 Institution reps. (1 each) 2 CSREES reps. (NPL-WQ and WR)  Input and support solicited from all partners.  Buy-in critical for program success.

Committee for Shared Leadership for Water Quality (CSL-WQ)  Current Members Regional Reps (PIs) 1 - Art Gold, RI2 - Jeff Potent, NY 3 - Tom Simpson, MD4 - Greg Jennings, NC 5 - Robin Shepard, WI6 - Mark McFarland, TX 7 - Jerry Miller, IA8 - Lloyd Walker, CO 9 - Kitt Farrell-Poe, AZ 10 - Bob Mahler, ID Joe Emily, SC Jim Hafer, MT CSREES Rep – Mike O’Neill

CSL-WQ Organization & Management  Standing Leadership Teams (SLTs) Regional Agency Liaisons (EPA/others) National Facilitation Projects (PIs) Regional Projects (PIs)  Subcommittees - Communication- Marketing - Partnership- Policy - Reporting/Evaluation

State Water Quality Coordinators Regional Project PIs Regional Agency Liaisons National Facilitation Project PIs 1890 Water Quality Contacts 1994 Water Quality Contacts

Motivation?  Money!! (406 funds)  Strength in Numbers National network/regional links. More powerful lobby for programs and $.  Opportunity for regional/ national impact Affect direction and character of the program. Sustain our programs and momentum, provide continuity.

The National Water Quality Program