[Note: WQIC no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.]
The USDA Working Group on Water Resources is composed of representatives from USDA agencies involved with various water issues. The group fosters communication and collaboration among USDA agencies and other organizations on water-related topics.
Water Quality: A Report of Progress Describes the department's efforts and accomplishments since 1990 in reducing agricultural nonpoint-source pollution; published Sep 1997.
Communication and Adoption Evaluation of USDA Water Quality Demonstration Projects An executive summary of a report that evaluates eight USDA Water Quality Demonstration Projects initiated in 1990. The evaluation rates the projects' early performance in accelerating producer adoption of designated best management practices. Recommendations are given to improve workings at both the state project level and the USDA national program level. [Published Oct 1997]
Management Systems Evaluation Areas Brief MSEA project reports from the USDA Working Group on Water Quality's Waterfax series. [Note: for historical purposes only; information is not current.]
