Research, Education, and Extension efforts at Regional Land Grant Universities to improve and protect water quality have been facilitated through collaborations with numerous partners including:
Federal Agencies/National Organizations/Native American Communities
Caribbean Environmental Protection Division (CEPD)-Puerto Rico Virgin IslandsCaribbean Area Natural Resource Conservation Service
Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treament(CIDWT)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - New England
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Region 2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Septic Systems
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Sea Grant Office (NSGO)
National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC)
North American Lakes Management Society (NALMS)
New England Chapter NALMS
Sea Grant Program
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts - MIT
Massachusetts - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
Vermont
United States Geologic Survey (USGS)
USDA Farm Services Agency (FSA)
USDA Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Northeast
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) :
Connecticut NRCSMaine NRCSMassachusetts NRCSNew Hampshire NRCSNew Jersey NRCSNew York NRCS Rhode
Island NRCSVermont NRCSOneida Indian Nation
The Seneca Nation of Indians
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Environment Division
Rankokus Indian Reservation
Water Systems Council
State/Regional Agencies
Connecticut Dept of Agriculture (DOA)
Connecticut Dept of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Maine Dept of Environmental Protection
Maine Dept of Marine Resources
Maine State Planning Office
Massachusetts Dept of Environmental Protection
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
New England Regional Monitoring Collaborative (NERMC)
New Hampshire Dept of Environmental Services
New Hampshire Dept of Health and Human Services
New Hampshire Office of State Planning and Coastal Program
New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico
Rhode Island Dept of Environmental Management (DEM)
Rhode Island Dept of Health
Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture
USVI Department of Planning & Natural Resources
University Departments/Laboratories
UNH’s Jackson Esturarine Laboratory
UNH Water Resources Research Center
UNH Center for Freshwater Biology
URI Environmental Data Center
UVM Department of Plant and Soil Science
UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR)
UMass Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation Program
State University of New York - College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future
Water Quality Extension Program in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell
Soil and Water Lab, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell
Water Resources Research Institutes:
Connecticut Institute of Water Resources
Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research -ME
MA Water Resources Research Center
New Hampshire Water Resources Research Center
New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute
New York State Water Resources Institute
Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute
Rhode Island Water Resources Center
Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center
The Water Resources Research Institute at the University of the Virgin Islands
Other Organizations
Grow Smart Rhode Island
Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Master Gardener Programs:
Connecticut
Maine
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont
Home*A*Syst and Farm*A*Syst Programs
New York State Onsite Wastewater Treatment Training Network (OTN)
New England Onsite Wastewater Training Program
New York State Integrated Pest Management
Safe Home Program
The Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Program
Water Quality Information for Consumers
Partners also include many local towns, schools, watershed associations, lake/pond associations, regional planning commissions, conservation districts, environmental nonprofit organizations, and Native American communities.
Please accept our apologies for any oversights. Please email Kelly Addy to let us know of any other partners that should be listed.
