Who are the Customers of the Water Resources Research Institutes?
Water Resources Research Institutes serve the citizens of the states and territories in which they are located. Direct consumers of Institute research and information transfer are:
- State water quantity and water quality management agencies, state environmental health agencies, state geological surveys, state forest surveys, state economic and community development agencies
- Local governments, councils of governments
- Municipal water, wastewater, and environmental health agencies, water conservancy/reclamation/ irrigation districts, farm organizations
- Private water and wastewater companies
- Businesses and industries that use and manage or otherwise affect natural resources
- Farmers and other agricultural enterprises
- Environmental organizations
- Schools
- Individuals
- Regional agencies, such as river authorities, regional planning commissions, Appalachian Regional Commission, river basin commissions, development councils, the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, and the Pacific Development Council.
- Federal agencies, such as U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Protection Agency, Corps of Engineers, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, NOAA, NRCS, Bureau of Reclamation, Indian Health Services, National Park Service, FEMA, and various national labs.
Source: 2010 Program Executive Summary