The Water Resources Center (WRC) mission is:

To solve USACE’s water resources challenges by analyzing and developing innovative and implementable methods, tools, and strategies.

The WRC has established five strategic goals. These goals provide a clear roadmap for accomplishing our mission. They represent a proactive, results-driven approach that directly supports the national priorities of infrastructure modernization, regulatory efficiency, national resilience, and local empowerment:

1. Proactively Address Emerging Water Resource Challenges. Identify and propose actionable solutions to evolving risks, including aging infrastructure, extreme weather events, and shifting national priorities.
2. Develop and Deploy Practical Methods and Tools. Create and promote field-ready, implementable tools and methodologies that support efficient planning, risk management, and operational decision-making across diverse water resource contexts.
3. Strengthen Strategic Direction and Decision Support. Deliver timely analysis and well-developed alternatives that inform water resource strategies, enhance transparency, and support cost-effective, locally adaptable decision-making.
4. Deliver Technical Assistance and Capacity Building. Provide expert guidance, infrastructure insights, and workforce development to Districts and partners, enabling them to address complex water resource challenges with confidence and precision.
5. Accelerate Innovation and Transformative Solutions. Harness advances in data, science, technology, and interdisciplinary approaches to modernize USACE processes, improve outcomes, and drive innovation in water resource management.