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The GWW-GOMA Project, Gulf of Mexico Stewardship by

The GWW-GOMA Project, Gulf of Mexico Stewardship by Animal Producers, Classrooms and Community Volunteers William Deutsch and Miriam Ramos-Escobedo U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program April 14, 2010 Veracruz, Mexico. Rock. Crooked.

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  1. The GWW-GOMA Project, Gulf of Mexico Stewardship by Animal Producers, Classrooms and Community Volunteers William Deutsch and Miriam Ramos-Escobedo U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program April 14, 2010Veracruz, Mexico

  2. Rock Crooked

  3. NUTRIENTS AND DEAD ZONES IN THE GULF

  4. Fostering Environmental Stewardship of the Gulf of Mexico:A Trans-Boundary Network of Water Education and Monitoring for Animal Producers, Classrooms and Community Volunteers The GWW-GOMA Project This Project (MX-95413709-0) is funded in part by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Auburn University Fisheries Department Global Water Watch Program.

  5. ALABAMA VERACRUZ

  6. The Mobile River Basin drains about 70% of Alabama, and portions of Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi. Though Alabama has a relatively small coastal area, the Mobile Basin is the fourth largest basin by flow in the U.S., contributing an average of about 1 million gallons per day to the Gulf. In 2007, Alabama with a population of 4.3 million people has 1.3 million head of cattle with a value in excess of $1 billion. PROJECT WORK AREA:

  7. PROJECT WORK AREA: Veracruz, Mexico has a population of 6 million people, is primarily an agricultural state, and it has almost 500 miles of Gulf coast (25% of Mexico’s total Gulf coast). Veracruz has the largest inventory of cattle (5 million head), swine (1.2 million) and goats (600,000) in Mexico. Animal waste management in both Alabama and Veracruz is, therefore, important for protecting the Gulf coastal environment.

  8. The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

  9. This is not what we had in mind when we said “clean rivers”

  10. PROJECT OBJECTIVE 1. Conduct environmental education activities for cattle, poultry and fish producers.

  11. PROJECT OBJECTIVE 1. Conduct environmental education activities for cattle, poultry and fish producers.

  12. PROJECT OBJECTIVE 2. Merge formal and non-formal educational activities that teach water science, environmental monitoring and protection.

  13. http://www.usawaterquality.org/themes/npm/success/TWP.html

  14. ENGLISH AND SPANISH AQUATIC SCIENCE CURRICULUM

  15. ENGLISH AND SPANISH AQUATIC SCIENCE CURRICULA

  16. PROJECT OBJECTIVE 3. Develop an Environmental Education Centers Directory for six Mexican and five U.S. States to promote information exchange.

  17. PROJECT OBJECTIVE 4. Train middle school and high school students to monitor water quality.

  18. PROJECT PARTNERS • Alabama Water Watch • Alabama Cattlemen’s Association • Auburn University • Dauphin Island Sea Lab • Global Water Watch • Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Desarrollo Rural, • Pesca y Alimentación de México • Secretaría de Educación Pública (México) • Secretaría de Educación de Veracruz (México) • Senderos y Encuentros para un Desarrollo • Sustentable, A.C. (SENDAS)- Veracruz • Veracruz Aquarium • Veracruz Cattle Producers Associations • Veracruz Trout Farmers Associations

  19. Outreach activities Informing the public about water testing results

  20. Outreach Activities • Radio y Televisión of Veracruz • Radio Universidad Veracruzana • National forum: Community-Based Water Management

  21. Study tours

  22. Watershed Management Planning

  23. Results of a Bacterial “Blitz” around Smith Lake • 24 monitors • 43 sampling sites • 35 sites in the GREEN • 4 sites in the YELLOW • 4 sites in the RED

  24. Contact us at: Global Water Watch 250 Upchurch HallAuburn University, Alabama, USA  36849 www.globalwaterwatch.org Toll Free in U.S.: 1-888-844-4785 Fax: 334-844-3666 email: gww@auburn.edu

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