The Regional Water Quality Public Education Program is a comprehensive approach to raising public awareness about watershed issues and water quality in the Kansas City region. The long-term water quality public education strategy capitalizes on momentum created by past water quality awareness topics and community initiatives such as the Kansas Healthy Yards and Communities program. The committee’s education and outreach activities vary each year but typically consist of a media campaign, a mini-grant program, training, and education and outreach materials.

Every two years MARC conducts a Water Quality Community Planning Survey of residents in the metropolitan Kansas City area. It provides a benchmark for objectively evaluating water quality education initiatives over time.