Heartland Regional Water Quality Coordination Initiative

The Heartland Regional Water Coordination Initiative is a partnership of Iowa State University, Kansas State University, the University of Missouri, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's National Water Program, and US EPA Region 7. The goal of the Heartland Initiative is to build institutional partnerships and increase the capacity of citizens, educators, agencies and community leaders to better address water quality concerns. Heartland programs make research, education and extension resources of the land grant universities more accessible to efforts on regional priority water issues. See also links to other National Program-sponsored projects in the Heartland.

NEW - UPCOMING EVENTS

April 15-17, 2013 - Heartland Regional Water Conference

The Heartland Regional Conference will focus on emerging regional water issues and the development of a framework to address such issues.  Current Heartland Project results and related activities of the Land Grant Universities and agency partners will be shared.  The conference will be held at the Sheraton in Overland Park, KS.

Heartland participation in national water conference

Members of the four-state Heartland Regional Water Coordination Initiative participated in the 2012 Land Grant/Sea Grant National Water conference held in Portland, Oregon, in May.  To view presentations visit the Events page.

Priority Issues and Regional Web sites for further information and resources:

• Heartland Initiative progress reports New Heartland Showcase 2002- 2010 Accomplishments
• Animal Manure Management issue team
• Bioenergy and Water Resources issue team
• Human Dimensions
• Watershed Modeling 
• Nutrient Management issue team
• Watershed Management issue team
• Other Water  Research and Extension projects in the Heartland States
• Vision Statement

Heartland Regional Publications:

• New Holmes Lake Watershed report
• Heartland Regional Publications
• Antibiotic Use in Animal Production: Environmental Concerns
• Targeting of Watershed Management Practices for Water Quality Protection
• Pesticide Management for Water Quality Protection in the Midwest 
• Heartland publications on Use of Distillers Grains in Animal Feed
• Regional Survey of Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water  (Link to Region and State Reports)