General Program Activities
 Since 1988, NYSARC members have worked closely with local governments and taken on water-related initiatives that include:
- watershed planning
- source water protection (both ground and surface water)
- nonpoint source (NPS) pollution control
- stormwater and floodplain management
- streambank and soil erosion
- coordination of water quality/quantity monitoring
- outreach, training, and educational programs
- fostering multi-county, intermunicipal, and governmental collaboration and cooperation to identify, develop and implement necessary water resources programs
- providing technical assistance to communities and counties
- GIS mapping and data development
- inventorying and data collection
- state public participation assistance, and
- assisting in the development of Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS), called for under New York State’s Unified Watershed Assessment.
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