Water Resources

The NOAA Sea Grant Water Resources Visioning Team was formed in 2017 as part of a national effort to develop vision documents for ten key topic areas within Sea Grant’s scope of work. The National Sea Grant Office awarded Sea Grant programs federal funds to hold meetings and facilitate conversations to identify strategic priorities in these priority areas. After meeting, the Water Resources Visioning Team produced a detailed vision document that identified four themes and six strategic priorities in order to proactively address water quality and quantity challenges. The National Sea Grant Law Center (NSGLC) participated in the development of the vision document and continues to work collaboratively with the Water Resources Visioning Team to meet and work collaboratively to produce education and outreach opportunities.

Quarterly Calls

If you are staff of a Sea Grant program and would like to join the Water Resources Visioning Team, please send an email to Stephanie Otts (sshowalt@olemiss.edu) requesting membership.

Sea Grant Water Resources Network “All Hands” Call — April 19, 2023

Webinar Series

The Sea Grant Water Resources Network organizes a webinar series to highlight innovative research, outreach, and education activities of the National Sea Grant Network. Logistical support for the webinar series is provided by the National Sea Grant Law Center and Karen Bareford, Sea Grant Water Resources Lead, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant.

Sea Grant's Response to Harmful Algal Blooms

Drought Information and Resources to Support Sea Grant Programs: Collaboration with NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program

View Drought Information and Resources to Support Sea Grant Programs Webinar

Sea Grant Water Resources Network Webinar: Awardees of Recent Sea Grant Competitions Related to Water Resources

View SGWRN: Awardees of Recent Sea Grant Competitions Related to Water Resources Webinar

COVID-19 in the Water Environment

View COVID-19 in the Water Environment Webinar

Setting the Stage: A Broad Overview of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs)

View CECs Webinar  |  Download CECs Q&A Responses

Green Infrastructure

View Green Infrastructure Webinar  |  Download Green Infrastructure Webinar Summary

Water Law Fact Sheet Series

As part of the ongoing outreach and education goals of the Water Resources Visioning Team, NSGLC is developing a set of fact sheets to provide outreach information on legal water related topics that may be of interest to Sea Grant and other stakeholders. The fact sheets will cover a range of regulatory topics such as the prior appropriation system, the Public Trust Doctrine, regulation of groundwater, and regulation of the Great Lakes.

Download the Overview of Groundwater Regulation Fact Sheet

Download the Overview of Riparian Water Rights Fact Sheet

Download the Overview of Prior Appropriation Water Rights Fact Sheet

Download the Overview of the Public Trust Doctrine Fact Sheet

Download the Federal Reserved Water Rights Fact Sheet