Following are brief descriptions of particular projects and programs. The reader is referred to the indicated person for details, results, or plans for the activities. Many programs are multidisciplinary and involve many personnel. Only one or two names are listed as a starting contact. As mentioned above, the activities are associated with current efforts. This listing is not alphabetical, and is not in any priority order.

A. Local

• Development of education programs for 4-H youth, farmers, and landowners on water quality topics including ground water protection, pesticide container recycling, off-stream watering, and pasture and waste management. Henning, F.
• Development of a ground water protection program for well-head protection, well safety assessments, and well water testing for the Georgia Band of the Eastern Cherokee Tribe (in cooperation with Georgia Farm*A*Syst and the USDA NRCS American Indian Program Manager). Sheppard, G. A., et al., Preliminary Results indicate good initial cooperation with the tribe and potential to curb several wells for demonstration purposes. This is a New Project.
• Economic factors associated with the management of public reservoirs for various benefits and activities. Bergstrom, J., et al.
• Service on the boards of the “adopt-a-stream” program and project “wet”. Henning, F.
• 2nd Annual GA Children's Water Festival. Macie, J. L., et al. Rockdale, Dekalb, Gwinnett Extension Agents were involved in this successful annual water festival for youth. Seven school systems participated in learning various aspects of water, including ground water, drinking water, water quality, wetlands, watersheds and pollution prevention.
• Watershed assessment program for Georgia. Smith, M. C, D. Gattie, et al. This New Program will provide cities and counties complete watershed assessment opportunities (public meetings, biological assessment of streams, and modeling current and projected land uses) for potential to handle NPDES discharge, as well as, the impact of growth and development on the quantity and quality of water in the streams in the developing areas.
• Formation of working group called Environmental Roundtable. Macie, J. L. Group is composed of private citizens and industry personnel who work together to develop environmental priorities in the Rockdale County community. Have targeted water quality, quantity, groundwater protection, stormwater diversion, etc.

B. Regional

• Soil and landscape characterization of nutrient cycling and pollutant removal functions of wetlands within the wetland function assessment guide for western Kentucky (with the CoE). West, L. T., et al. Preliminary Results indicate that this first regional wetland functional assessment guide will be used as the basis for other regional guides across the U.S..
  
• Development of the Animal Waste Awareness in Research and Education team. AWARE, et al. This team integrates research and extension scientists from the Crop & Soil Sciences, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Poultry Science, Animal & Dairy Science, and Applied & Agricultural Economics. Activities have included development of a newsletter, web page, organization of manure tours, conferences on waste management, providing advisory functions to the GA DNR and other groups about animal waste management issues.
  
• Use of BMPs for cattle producers to improve water quality, Red Bud Farm demonstration site. Segars, W.I., M.L. Risse, and J.W. Gaskin. Water Quality Coordinators, NRCS, producers, etc. from states in the Coosa River basin will participate in workshop and demonstrations on BMPs.
  
• Development of hydric soil indicators for stream floodplains in the Piedmont (in cooperation with the U.S. EPA). West, L. T., et al. New Project.
  
• Evaluation of the impact of pesticides on water quality (USDA, ARS). Wauchope, R. D., et al.
• Membership on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Water Wise Council and development of related education programs. Wade, G. L., W. I. Segars, J. L. Jordan, and J. Marsh. Selected Current Activities include the development of a training video on water issues relative to the landscape industry.
  
• Member of Water Stewards. Segars, W. I., J. E. Hook, K. A. Harrison, et al.
  
• Members of the Governor’s Water Planning Advisory Committee. Gattie, D., D. Stooksbury, J. Hook, A. Keeler, M. Black.
• Member of the Georgia Water Industry Coordinating Council, which has representatives from all the major water groups and organizations in the state. Jordan, J. L.
  
• Agricultural Irrigation influence on water use across the Flint river basin, as associated with the tri-state water “issue” (between Georgia, Alabama and Florida), and economic impacts (crop based) of potential reductions in water availability for Georgia agricultural irrigation. Hook, J. E., et al. Current Activities include extensive participation in the Water Summits in Southwest Georgia, and development of a better understanding of the tie between permitted users, actual irrigation systems and water use.
  
• Member of the Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) Southeast GA Salt Water Intrusion Technical Advisory Committee. Segars, W. I.
  
• Advisory Board Member, DNR’s Oconee River Basin Management Committee, ACT/ACF River Basin and Suwanee River Basins. Segars, W. I.
  
• Advisory Board for DNR’s ACT/ACF River Basin. Hook, J. E.
  
• Director of the USDA Southern Sustainable Ag. Research & Education Program (S-SARE). Jordan, J. L. This program provides funds for sustainable programs, including those aimed at improving water quality.
  
• Designated College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Liaison to the Georgia Rural Water Association. Jordan, J. L.
  
• Designated College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Liaison to the Georgia Irrigation Association. Hook, J. E.

C. National

• Service on the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Committee on Aquaculture and Sea Grant Programs. Walter, J.
• Economic modeling of water resource policy issues on the national and state levels. Houston, J. Jr., et al.
• Trustee of the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) Water Conservation Division. Chairperson of the AWWA’s Water Wiser Steering Committee, a national clearinghouse for water efficiency information. Chair of the Conservation Division’s Planning and Evaluation Committee. Jordan, J. L.
• Service on the American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental and Water Resources Institute, Committees on Irrigation and Drainage and Water Quality. Thomas, D. L.
  
• National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory. NESPAL. NESPAL is a multidisciplinary laboratory which emphasizes techniques to improve agricultural production systems with emphasis on maintaining environmentally friendly approaches. Programs within the NESPAL umbrella include water resources management in the ACT-ACF basins and agricultural water use in Georgia, using a landscape approach to protecting water quality (improved methods for animal facility siting), precision farming (and impacts/benefits for the environment).

D. International

• Evaluation of pond site selection via topographic and soil mapping techniques for erodibility, capacity of watershed to supply water, potential for multiple water use, etc., in the production of tilapia in Honduras. Tollner, E. W., et al. New Project