Goal:  

By 2021, Cooperative Extension will have expanded the capacity of Rhode Islanders to assess water resources and apply management practices to restore and protect water resources.  

Sub-goals: 

• Increased the capacity of citizen groups, the public and private sectors to use and contribute to the assessment of the status and trends of watersheds, streams, rivers, ponds, and estuaries
• Increased the capacity of the public and private sector to implement storm water controls and green infrastructure practices to reduce risk of flooding and improve water quality
• Increased the capacity of local officials, public water suppliers, future leaders and households with private wells to protect drinking water
• Worked with state and Federal partners to increase targeted implementation of best management practices for agricultural and plant-based industries to enhance water resources while sustaining economic vitality, and
• Enhanced the capacity of the private sector to upgrade onsite wastewater treatment for water quality improvement.