In the 1990s, a renewed interest in watershed planning and management has raised the concept to such a level that it is being considered a key element in future national water policy formulation. No single organization can take the credit for this happening. It seems as if suddenly everyone became aware of the methodology for planning and managing water quality and quantity that the United States Geological Survey (USGS) had been using for years. Each organization and person now promoting the watershed concept came from a different starting point. The organization Water Quality 2000 had its starting point at a Wingspread Conference in 1988 and one year later adopted its VISION STATEMENT: “Society living in harmony with healthy natural systems.” and GOAL: “To develop and implement an integrated policy for the nation to protect and enhance water quality that supports society living in harmony with healthy natural systems.”