The Iowa Watersheds Project adopted a watershed systems approach, and the resulting synergy between engaged communities and technical professionals demonstrates avenues for implementing elements of an Integrated Water Resources Management framework in a highly decentralized setting.

Weber, L., Muste, M., Bradley, A., Amado, A., Demir, I., Drake, C., Krajewski, W., Loeser, T., Politano, M., Shea, B., Thomas, N., ‘The Iowa Watersheds Project: Iowa’s prototype for engaging communities and professionals in watershed hazard mitigation’, International Journal of River Basin Management, 16:3, 315-328, 2018.