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Midwest Watershed Partnerships: Successes, Challenges, and Immediate Opportunities
Sand County Foundation and the Environmental Policy Innovation Center evaluate the successes, challenges, and immediate opportunities for watershed partnerships in the Midwest.

Progress of Iowa Watershed Partnerships
A report on the progress of nine Iowa cities that have signed memoranda of understanding with the state Department of Natural Resources to establish watershed partnerships.

Establishing a Watershed Partnership
This report describes how to proliferate connections between point and nonpoint sources of nutrients to meet permit requirements and improve water quality.

Mapping Water Quality Improvement Opportunities in Iowa
A project to illustrate which watersheds and cities in Iowa are closest to meeting their nutrient reduction goals from municipal point sources

Water Quality Partnership in the Skaneateles Lake Watershed
In New York state, a clever partnership between the city of Syracuse and upstream farmers has managed to significantly clean up the Skaneateles Lake

An EPIC Response to EPA’s Nutrient Pollution Memo
Watershed Partnerships Memoranda of Understanding
Recommendations to Strengthen EPA’s Watershed Approach To Water Quality Under the Biden Administration
Strengthening Urban-Rural Connections
We have identified 20 ways that cites and water utilities can pay for water quality improvements on farms.
Municipal-Agricultural Watershed Partnerships Project Guide
Develop a partnership in your watershed with this step-by-step guide: Municipal-Agricultural Watershed Partnerships Project Guide.
Watershed Approaches to Meet Permit Compliance
This guide breaks down the process into five clear steps, with examples to follow for each step: Watershed Approaches to Meet Permit Compliance: A Primer in Municipal Agriculture Partnerships.