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U of M Water Resources Center:Research, education and outreach
Faye Sleeper, Co-Director Water Resources Center
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Briefly…
• Who we are• Current Partners • Collaboration• Challenges
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Who We Are…• 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
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A bit of background• Three Centers– 1994 study of all water initiatives– Three combined - 1996• Water Resources Research Institute• Center for Agricultural Impacts on Water• Minnesota Extension Water Quality Initiative
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Our Approach• 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
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Some current partners• State agencies• Other land grant
universities• Federal agencies• Other University
departments, centers• Local governments
Photo by Dave Hansen
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Current CollaborationA Sampling
• 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
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Current CollaborationA sampling
• 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
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Challenges
• 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