EPA Research Impact Case Study: WaterMARKE
Summary: EPA Research 2030 is designed to be agile, responsive, and flexible, and aims to deliver timely and impactful research to support policy and decision making, and to address knowledge gaps in existing and emerging environmental pressures. The EPA Research Impact Case Studies provide examples and insights from EPA-funded projects and the impact they have achieved.
Impact Summary
• Developed a multi-actor, interdisciplinary framework to address agricultural impacts on water quality.
• Informed national policy and advisory strategies by identifying behavioural, institutional, and knowledge barriers to uptake of mitigation measures.
• Strengthened collaboration between researchers, advisors, farmers and policymakers to co-design localised water quality solutions.