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Successful watershed management can be enhanced by effective stakeholder involvement. Community DECISIONS (Community Decision Support for Integrated, On-the-ground Nutrient Reduction Strategies) was designed to assist watershed stakeholders in evaluating and selecting strategies to reduce watershed nutrient imbalances. The decision process begins with stakeholders formulating objectives for the watershed. Through the Vector Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), stakeholders rank the objectives. Alternative nutrient management strategies are simulated using a nutrient accounting algorithm and nutrient treatment database. Based on nutrient loadings and implementation costs estimated for each strategy, stakeholders determine which strategies best achieve their objectives.