This component of the CSREES National Integrated Water Quality Program seeks to ensure the integration of water efforts within the jurisdiction of each of the ten regions established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Regional Coordination Programs are designed to make research, education, and extension resources of the university system more accessible to Federal, State, and local water quality improvement efforts, thus enhancing opportunities for agricultural producers and agriculturally impacted communities to adopt voluntary approaches for the improvement of water quality.

The CSREES Regional Water Quality Programs:

Great Lakes external link (EPA Region 5 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin):
Regional activities focus on animal waste management, drinking water and human health, environmental restoration, nutrients & water quality, water policy & economics, watershed management, and various flagship projects.

Heartland external link (EPA Region 7 - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska):
Regional activities focus on animal manure management, nutrient and pesticide management, and community involvement in watershed management.

Mid-Atlantic external link (EPA Region 3 - Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia)
Regional activities focus on nutrient management, watershed management (public policy & economics), small and underserved audiences, and residential environment & landscape management.

New England external link (EPA Region 1 - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Regional activities focus on agricultural nutrient & pest management, animal waste management, Non-point Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO), Private Well Initiative, river & stream restoration, sustainable landscaping, and volunteer water quality monitoring.

New York - New Jersey - Puerto Rico - Virgin Islands external link (EPA Region 2)
Regional activities focus on animal waste management, drinking water and human health, nutrient management, and watershed management.

Northern Plains and Mountains external link (EPA Region 8 - Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming)
Regional activities focus on water management & conservation, watershed/rangeland management, education, participatory research, manure/nutrient management, and precision agriculture/geospatial tools.

Pacific Northwest external link (EPA Region 10 - Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington)
Regional activities focus on animal waste management, drinking water and human health, pollution assessment and prevention, and watershed management.

Southern external link (EPA Regions 4 & 6 - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and South Carolina)
Regional activities focus on waste management, drinking water & human health, environmental restoration, nutrient and pesticide management, pollution assessment & prevention, watershed management, and water quantity & policy.

Southwest States and Pacific Islands external link (EPA Region 9 - Arizona, California, Nevada, and Hawaii & Pacific Islands)
Regional activities focus on animal manure & waste management, drinking water & human health, water conservation & agricultural water management, and watershed management.