Watersheds are the primary planning unit being used for resource management, as well as the natural unit for research studies on surface water hydrology and water quality.

The Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds (ICRW) brings together watershed scientists, stakeholders, and managers to share scientific advances and management strategies to sustain the country’s water resources.

The goals are to better understand the factors driving change and associated impacts, and to incorporate societal needs and scientific uncertainties in the sustainable management of water resources.