Rick KoelschRick KoelschUniversity of Nebraska – LincolnUniversity of Nebraska – Lincoln

Bob BrozBob BrozUniversity of Missouri - ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri - Columbia

Multi-state, multi-Multi-state, multi-institutional partnership institutional partnership that works that works collaboratively to make collaboratively to make research, education and research, education and extension resources of extension resources of the land grant the land grant universities more universities more accessible to federal, accessible to federal, state and local water state and local water quality improvement quality improvement efforts. efforts.

Heartland InitiativeHeartland Initiative Funded by USDAFunded by USDA Land grant universities matched Land grant universities matched

with EPA regionswith EPA regions Iowa State UniversityIowa State University Kansas State UniversityKansas State University University of MissouriUniversity of Missouri University of Nebraska University of Nebraska EPA Region 7EPA Region 7

Three Priority IssuesThree Priority Issues

Animal Manure Management Animal Manure Management (AMM)(AMM)

Nutrient and Pesticide Nutrient and Pesticide Management (NPM)Management (NPM)

Citizen Involvement in Citizen Involvement in Watershed ManagementWatershed Management (CIWM)(CIWM)

Long-term GoalsLong-term Goals

Stronger interagency working Stronger interagency working relationships;relationships;

Realistic and effective water quality Realistic and effective water quality regulations;regulations;

An infrastructure of competent An infrastructure of competent service providers and community service providers and community development professionals who can development professionals who can assist producers and watershed assist producers and watershed communities to meet their communities to meet their environmental, regulatory and environmental, regulatory and economic objectives.economic objectives.

AMM Activities AMM Activities

CAFO Implementation WorkshopsCAFO Implementation Workshops Field Inspector & Permit Writer TrainingField Inspector & Permit Writer Training State Agency CAFO Implementation State Agency CAFO Implementation

ExchangeExchange State Agency Inservice on Priority CAFO State Agency Inservice on Priority CAFO

topicstopics TSP workshops resource sharing & joint TSP workshops resource sharing & joint

workshopsworkshops Working groupsWorking groups

Regional consistency in CNMP formatRegional consistency in CNMP format CNMP sample recordsCNMP sample records

www.heartlandwq.iastate.edu

Web Resources:Virtual Tours of

Alternative Technologies

Other AMM Web

Resources

USDA NRCS VTS Guide

AMM Future AMM Future Direction Direction Follow through on working groupsFollow through on working groups

Training for technical service Training for technical service providersproviders

Continue interagency workshopsContinue interagency workshops

NPM Activities – Step 1 NPM Activities – Step 1 Phosphorus Round Phosphorus Round TableTable February 2004February 2004

30 r30 regional technical egional technical specialistsspecialists

Discussion of research & Discussion of research & extension needs and extension needs and opportunities for opportunities for collaborationcollaboration

TopicsTopicsP BMPsP BMPsP-IndexP-Index

NPM Activities – Step 2 NPM Activities – Step 2 Phosphorus SymposiumPhosphorus Symposium

June 2004June 2004 Technical presentations on P Technical presentations on P

BMPs, P-Index, soil testing, P BMPs, P-Index, soil testing, P movement movement

60 participants from60 participants from Heartland Heartland Region universities, EPA Region 7, Region universities, EPA Region 7, USDA-ARS, NRCS, DNR, and Soil USDA-ARS, NRCS, DNR, and Soil Conservation DistrictsConservation Districts

NPM Activities – Step 3 NPM Activities – Step 3 Phosphorus Resources on Phosphorus Resources on WebWeb 4 State P Index Comparison White 4 State P Index Comparison White

PaperPaper Sharing of current state P resourcesSharing of current state P resources

NPM Activities – NPM Activities – Nitrogen Round TableNitrogen Round Table January 2005January 2005 30 regional N specialists 30 regional N specialists N management in groundwater, N management in groundwater,

surface water, irrigation, crop surface water, irrigation, crop productionproduction

N Workshop N Workshop planned forplanned for

June 7-9, 2005June 7-9, 2005

NPM Future DirectionNPM Future Direction

N Workshop June 7 – 9, 2005N Workshop June 7 – 9, 2005 Pesticide Roundtable and Pesticide Roundtable and

Workshop 2006Workshop 2006 Collaboration with AMM and CIWM Collaboration with AMM and CIWM

teamsteams WorkshopsWorkshops Training eventsTraining events

CIWM Objectives CIWM Objectives Improve regional communication and Improve regional communication and

coordination among land grant coordination among land grant university extension educators and university extension educators and researchers working on community researchers working on community development to address water quality development to address water quality and other environmental issues; and other environmental issues;

Facilitate a regional network of Facilitate a regional network of extension and agency personnel with extension and agency personnel with knowledge and skills to manage knowledge and skills to manage conflict and conduct public deliberation conflict and conduct public deliberation when dealing with watersheds;when dealing with watersheds;

CIWM Objectives CIWM Objectives

Increase the knowledge base about Increase the knowledge base about community involvement in order to community involvement in order to develop better practices; develop better practices;

Build capacity among institutions Build capacity among institutions in the four states and at the in the four states and at the regional level; regional level;

Build capacity in local communitiesBuild capacity in local communities

CIWM Activities – CIWM Activities – Extension Education Extension Education Round Table Round Table March 2004 in Nebraska City, NEMarch 2004 in Nebraska City, NE 60 Extension leaders from Region 760 Extension leaders from Region 7 Topics:Topics:

Focus on community development Focus on community development processesprocesses

Networking and sharing of resources Networking and sharing of resources and expertise and expertise

Identifying knowledge and resource Identifying knowledge and resource gapsgaps

Identifying ways to increase regional Identifying ways to increase regional watershed management collaborationwatershed management collaboration

CIWM Activities – CIWM Activities – Case StudiesCase Studies

Round Table outcome identified Round Table outcome identified the need for increased capacity to the need for increased capacity to manage conflict and promote manage conflict and promote public deliberation public deliberation

Committee formed fall 2004 from Committee formed fall 2004 from four statesfour states

CIWM Activities – CIWM Activities – Case StudiesCase Studies

Round Table outcome identified need Round Table outcome identified need for more regional watershed group for more regional watershed group case studiescase studies

Two or more case studies in each Two or more case studies in each statestate

Framework for social indicators Framework for social indicators leading to sustainable water outcomes leading to sustainable water outcomes by Dr. Lois Wright-Morton, Iowa State by Dr. Lois Wright-Morton, Iowa State UniversityUniversity

White papers expected October 2005White papers expected October 2005

CIWM Future Activities CIWM Future Activities – – Conflict DeliberationConflict Deliberation June 2005 Workshop June 2005 Workshop ~70 invited extension agents, agency ~70 invited extension agents, agency

personnel and local watershed personnel and local watershed leadersleaders

TopicsTopics The context of conflictThe context of conflict Types and sources of conflictTypes and sources of conflict Public participatory processes for Public participatory processes for

mitigationmitigation Roles of resource professionalsRoles of resource professionals Community assessment tools for conflict Community assessment tools for conflict

management in watershed planningmanagement in watershed planning

CIWM Future CIWM Future ActivitiesActivities 2006 Follow-up workshop for 2006 Follow-up workshop for

Conflict and Public DeliberationConflict and Public Deliberation Round Table on the role of Round Table on the role of

interagency partnerships in interagency partnerships in watershed community involvement watershed community involvement

Regional workshop on the Regional workshop on the processes for involving citizens in processes for involving citizens in groups initiated by regulation or groups initiated by regulation or TMDLs (Total maximum daily load)TMDLs (Total maximum daily load)

Heartland Initiative - Heartland Initiative - WebsiteWebsite

www.heartlandwq.iastate.ewww.heartlandwq.iastate.edudu

How Can I Get How Can I Get Involved?Involved? Participate in issue teams Participate in issue teams

technical working groupstechnical working groups Contribute resources for web Contribute resources for web

sitesite Offer workshop at Regional Offer workshop at Regional

Extension Educator WQ Extension Educator WQ Inservice (October 26 – 28, Inservice (October 26 – 28, 2005)2005)

Heartland InitiativeHeartland Initiative

Thank you!!!!Thank you!!!!

Questions?Questions?