LibGuides: Water Resources: Organizations

MSU Campus Water Organizations

Institute of Water Research
The IWR produces practicably applicable and multidisciplinary tools for assessing water resource issues.
Infrastructure Planning and Facilities: Water
IPF oversees maintaining water for drinking, washing, irrigation, energy, and other uses on MSU's campus.
Water Science Network
The Water Science Network's goal is to build rapid synergies and working relationships among faculty, facilitate joint research grants, and promote MSU as a center of excellence in water.

Great Lakes Information Network Library
Online library of documents from the Great Lakes Commission.
Ingham County Department of Environmental Health
Ingham County government website on Environmental Health including issues related to water and water quality.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Water Program
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality website dedicated to water issues in the state.
Michigan Office of the Great Lakes
The Office of the Great Lakes leads efforts to protect and restore state waters.
Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Task Force Report 2015
Report produced by the Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Task Force with recommendations on protecting the Great Lakes from oil and gas pipeline leaks.
Michigan Sea Grant
An educational, outreach, and research oriented organization through a collaboration of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Michigan Water Strategy
Draft for public review and comment of the 30 year strategy to manage Michigan's fresh water resources.
State of the Great Lakes Reports
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's archive of reports on the Great Lakes going back to 1985.
USGS Michigan Water Science Center
The United States Geological Survey's website for water resources in the state of Michigan.

USGS Water
The United States Geological Survey's website dedicated to water resources in the US.
EPA Water
The Environmental Protection Agency's website on water issues.
NOAA Water
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's website on water.
National Water Information System
The homepage for the collaborative effort between the USGS and the EPA to offer data on water quality in the U.S.
Water Quality Information Center
Part of the USDA's National Agriculture Library, the WQIC provides information on water quality and agriculture.