Watershed Management
Each one of us is an integral part of the watershed in which we live. Our human activities can have an impact on watershed functions, altering the quality and quantity of water that flows over and infiltrates into the ground. These changes can harm wildlife habitat, reduce groundwater and surface water storage, and increase pollutants.
Planning at the watershed level encourages development, implementation, and funding of coordinated habitat protection and improvement activities. Community-based watershed management is an approach to water resource protection that allows individuals, groups, and institutions to work with each other to identify and address local issues that affect their watershed.
Washington State University is active in research supporting watershed management, partnerships with federal and state agencies, involvement with planning councils, and developing educational materials. Research and science-based educational materials cover land-use management, conservation techniques, and water management model programs.
What is a Watershed?
An area of land that drains water, sediment and dissolved materials to a common, low-lying receiving body or outlet.
Watersheds come in all shapes and sizes. They cross county, state, and national boundaries. No matter where you are, you're in a watershed!
Soils & Building Site Risk-Self Assessment
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