Bottled Water:
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Bottled Water Basics (PDF
7pp, 1 M)
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www.ewg.org
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Environmental Working Group "Bottled Water Quality
Investigation: 10 Major Brands, 38 Pollutants" Report finds
Bottled water contains disinfection byproducts, fertilizer residue,
and pain medication. October 2008.
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Climate Change:
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pubs.usgs.gov
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"Climate Change and Water Resources Management:
A Federal Perspective" The purpose of this interagency report
prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is to explore strategies
to improve water management by tracking, anticipating, and
responding to climate change. Jan 2009.
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Conservation Organizations: see Conservation Tips as well...
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www.unesco.org
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United Nations. Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. Water Portal. Information on freshwater.
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www.wmo.int
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized
agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system's authoritative
voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its
interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the
resulting distribution of water resources.
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www.nal.usda.gov
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Water Quality Information Center of the National
Agricultural Library. Conservation Effects Assessment Project
(CEAP) provides electronic access to information on water quality
and agriculture. The center collects, organizes, and communicates
the scientific findings, educational methodologies, and public
policy issues related to water quality and agriculture.
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wmc.ar.nrcs.usda.gov
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Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Water
Management Center web site, serves as the production support
center for NRCS, providing leadership, direct assistance,
information, and technology on water-related issues for natural
resources conservation.'
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www.worldwater.org
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Worldwater.org is dedicated to providing information and
resources to help protect and preserve freshwater around the
globe. Yearly fresh water reports.
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www.amwater
hydroschool.org
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Hydro School, an Interactive Online Community that engages
students in understanding the important role water plays in their
everyday lives—and encourages mindful stewardship of the
planet’s most essential and precious resource.'
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www.wef.org
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Water Environment Federation is a not-for-profit technical and
educational organization formed 1928, with more than 34,000
individual members and 81 affiliated Member Associations
representing an additional 50,000 water quality professionals
throughout the world. WEF's mission is to preserve and enhance
the global water environment. News, articles, and educational
information on water quality.
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www.cleanwaternetwork.org
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Clean Water Network is a coalition of more than 1,200 public
interest organizations across the country, representing more than
5 million people, working together to strengthen and implement
federal clean water and wetlands policy. It is the largest national
coalition working to defend and strengthen the federal Clean
Water Act.
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www.cleanwateraction.org
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Clean Water Action's more than 1.2 million members,
volunteers and seasoned professional staff have been critical in
shaping and strengthening laws such as the Clean Water Act, the
Safe Drinking Water Act and the Superfund for toxics cleanup.'
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www.waterandclimate.org
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Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate aims to
stimulate activities in the water sector that contribute to
managing the effects of climate variability and change, in
particular for the most vulnerable communities by building
bridges between water managers and the climate community.
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www.awwa.org
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American Water Works Association’s Water Conservation
Division- Water Wiser Site- links users to; a WaterWiser
Discussion Forum, an Event Calendar, a searchable listing of
educational programs, conservation products in the AWWA
Bookstore and The Water Library, access to conservation
references, free Water Audit software.
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www.conservation.org
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Conservation International with their partners, are trying to
stop the devastation in critical freshwater habitats around the
world. In dozens of countries, they are working with various
sectors to ensure activities such as manufacturing, mining, and
tourism don’t interfere unnecessarily with freshwater resources.
Many local or indigenous communities have invited CI to support
their efforts to make sure their much-needed freshwater supplies
are used appropriately and sustainably.
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www.usawaterquality.org
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National Water Program- of the Land-Grant University
System. In partnership with CSREES, works to improve the
quality of our nation's water resources.
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www.worldwater
council.org
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World Water Council's mission is to promote awareness, build
political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues at
all levels, including the highest decision-making level, to facilitate
the efficient management and use of water in all its dimensions
and on an environmentally sustainable basis.
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www.groundwater.org
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The Groundwater Foundation. A non-profit organization
educating and motivating people to care for and about
groundwater.
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www.freshwater.org
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Freshwater Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
conserving, restoring, and protecting freshwater resources and
their surrounding watersheds.
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waterheritagetrust.org
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Water Heritage Trust uses a unique process of water rights
acquisition, WHT acquires by gift, purchase, lease, or trade, water
rights to be permanently managed for environmental protection
and for recreational opportunities.
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www.worldwildlife.org
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World Wildlife Fund’s Conservation Science Program draws on
powerful insights from biology, hydrology, oceanography and
the social sciences to create new and effective approaches for
protecting biodiversity. Numerous programs helping to protect
our water.
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www.nrcs.usda.gov
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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's Agricultural
Water Enhancement Program is a voluntary conservation
initiative that provides financial and technical assistance to
agricultural producers to implement agricultural water
enhancement activities on agricultural land for the purposes of
conserving surface and ground water and improving water
quality.
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Siberia's Lake Baikal has warmed 1.21 degrees Celsius (2.18 degrees Fahrenheit) since 1946. The lake holds
20 percent of the world's freshwater, large enough to contain all the waters in the Great Lakes....
www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111511
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Conservation Reports:
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www.nal.usda.gov
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Water Quality Information Center at the National
Agricultural Library. Conservation Effects Assessment
Project (CEAP). Publications.
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www.waterandclimate.org
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Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate. Papers on
Water and Climate; Water and Climate Risks - A plea for climate
proofing of water development strategies and measures- March
2006.
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www.siwi.org
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Stockholm International Water Institute "Saving Water:
From Field to Fork -- Curbing Losses and Wastage in the Food
Chain." PDF.
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Conservation Tips:
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www.epa.gov/watersense
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Environmental Protection Agency.
Water Sense labeled products, water-efficient practices.
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www.getwise.org
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National Energy Foundation's Water Wise & Energy Efficient
Program helps visitors learn ways to conserve water and energy
by providing helpful savings tips, links to local resources, and
well-designed products.
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It takes 16,000 liters of water to produce a kilogram of beef,
while just 1,000 is needed to produce a loaf of bread.
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Corporate Responsibility:
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bsr.org
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"At the Crest of a Wave: A Proactive Approach to Corporate
Water Strategy" Business for Social Responsibility and the
Pacific Institute have partnered to produce this Trends Report
for companies which details a proactive approach to corporate
water strategy. PDF.
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www.bsr.org
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Sustainable Water Group is dedicated to responsible practices
around water use and wastewater discharge in global textile and
apparel supply chains. Business for Social Responsibility.
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"Nearly one third (1,856 species) of the world’s amphibian species are threatened with extinction, a large
portion of which (964 species) are from fresh water, especially flowing freshwater habitats."
"Ecosystems & Human Well-being: Wetlands & Water" Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
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Databases:
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waterdata.usgs.gov
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USGS Water Data for the Nation, water-resources data collected
at approximately 1.5 million sites in U.S. Real-time Data. Ground
water, surface water, water quality data.
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water.usgs.gov
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USGS Water information- Publications, data, maps, and
applications software. USGS Water-Resources offices are located
in every State. Search by State.
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www.epa.gov
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EPA's Drinking Water Data & Databases. The EPA maintains
drinking water data in several databases, including the Safe
Drinking Water Information System - Federal Version and the
National Contaminant Occurrence Database.
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www.nal.usda.gov
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EPA's Databases relating to water and agriculture.
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www.epa.gov
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EPA Assessment and Monitoring of marine and coastal waters
nationwide to protect human health and the marine environment.
Our monitoring programs evaluate short and long-term impacts
and assess trends to the marine environment. Resulting
information and data provide a critical link to oceans and coastal
pollution control and management programs.
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earthtrends.wri.org
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World Resources Institute, non profit, center for policy
research and analysis of global resource and environmental
issues. Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems- Searchable
Database.
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www.wmo.int/pages
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized
agency of the United Nations. Hydrology and Water Resources
Programme. Data. Links to the Websites of National
Hydrological and Hydrometeorological Services or to other
national bodies in charge of operational hydrology and
water-resources assessment activities.
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www.ewg.org
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Environmental Working Group. National Tap Water Quality
Database. Contaminants Database, Search by Water Company,
National Survey.
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atlas.gwsp.org
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Global Water System Project Digital Water Atlas currently
contains 50 global maps and datasets on water-related topics and
more than 100 links to other data and information sources. The
project eventually will deliver a series of reports describing and
mapping key indicators of the state of the Global Water System
across paleo, historical, and contemporary time horizons as well
as possible future time horizons derived from scenario analysis.
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www.ams.usda.gov
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USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. Pesticide Data Program.
Drinking Water Project. Water samples are collected by water
treatment facilities in 14 States plus the District of Columbia and
are mailed to PDP laboratories for multiresidue pesticide analyses.
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www.nal.usda.gov/wqic
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Water Quality Information Center at the National
Agricultural Library. Conservation Effects Assessment Project
(CEAP) provides electronic access to information on water quality
and agriculture.
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gwi.memphis.edu
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Ground Water Institute Library Database Institute at the
University of Memphis- environmental data archives- lists
government publications, textbooks, videos and
thesis/dissertations.
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water.usgs.gov/nwc
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U.S. Geological Survey- National Water Conditions- Historical
Maps of Monthly and Annual Streamflow Conditions by Water
Year.
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www.utsc.utoronto.ca
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Urban Groundwater Database. This database provides brief
descriptions of a wide variety of cities and their groundwater
issues, together with contacts and references. User contributed.
Less than 50 worldwide cities listed, but detailed, interesting info.
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www.interleaves.org
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Water Librarians' Home Page. Serving water scientists,
engineers, and librarians since 1996. Maintained by a librarian in
a California water agency. Lots of good resources.
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cedb.asce.org
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American Society of Civil Engineers. Civil Engineering
Database. Provides Access to over 100,000 Bibliographic and
Abstracted Records.
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www.agiweb.org
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GeoRef database, established by the American Geological
Institute contains over 3 million references to geoscience journal
articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.
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www.epa.gov/enviro
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EPA's Envirofacts- find your watershed, and pollution in your
area by zip code, maps.
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www.nal.usda.gov
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USDA National Agriculture Library. Long list of databases
that are related to water and agriculture. ***
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www.ndwc.wvu.edu
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National Environmental Services Center at West Virginia
University. Drinking water and Wastewater database.
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www.ndwc.wvu.edu
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Outreach Resource Guide: A Directory of Small Community
Drinking Water Information (pdf) -descriptions of more than 80
federal agencies and national organizations and programs that
have interests in drinking water issues. National Environmental
Services Center. PDF.
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www.worldwildlife.org
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Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (FEOW) project is a
collaborative effort between WWF and The Nature Conservancy,
FEOW creates the first-ever comprehensive map and database
describing the world’s freshwater biodiversity. Encompassing
virtually all of the Earth’s freshwater systems, the map and
associated species data are vital tools for conservationists working
to save the world’s freshwater ecosystems.
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www.nrcs.usda.gov
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Natural Resources Conservation Service's Snow Survey and
Water Supply Forecasting provides western states and Alaska
with information on future water supplies. NRCS field staff collect
and analyze data on depth and water equivalent of the snowpack
at more than 1,200 mountain sites and estimate annual water
availability, spring runoff, and summer streamflows.
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Desalination:
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www.gewater.com
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GE's Algerian Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant (SWDP) uses
GE’s ecomagination-certified reverse osmosis membranes to
purify up to 200,000 cubic meters (53 million gallons) of seawater
per day.
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www.fastcompany.com
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"Water Desalination: The Answer to the World's Thirst?"
Article-Fast Company Magazine. Jan 15, 2009.
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'China, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, some
47% of the world's population, are dependent on water arising from the Tibetan plateau.'
www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JL09Ad01.html
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Developing World:
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www.playpumps.org
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PlayPumps International is a 501(c) 3 organization in the U.S.
with a partner organization called Roundabout Water Solutions
in South Africa. Together, they provide schools and communities
throughout Africa with an innovative, uniquely sustainable, free
supply of clean drinking water. A mission of installing 4,000
PlayPump® water systems in 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
by 2010, bringing the benefits of clean water to up to 10 million
people. !!!
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www.tide-india.org
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Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE) is an
organization devoted to sustainable development through
technological interventions. It is a registered not-for-profit society
set up in 1993 and registered under the Societies Registration Act.
We envisage development as a process that meets the needs of the
neediest, is in harmony with the environment, permits grass root
participation, uses local resources and builds local capacity.
Water projects.
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In the U.S. bottled water has become a 22 Billion dollar a year business.
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Drinking Water Associations:
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www.awwa.org
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American Waterworks Association is an international
nonprofit and educational society and the largest and oldest
organization of water professionals in the world. Its more than
60,000 members represent the full spectrum of the water
community: treatment plant operators and managers, scientists,
environmentalists, manufacturers, academicians, regulators, and
others who hold genuine interest in water supply and public
health. News, research, and extensive resources for water system
managers.
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www.ngwa.org
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National Ground Water Association is an organization for
anyone affiliated with the ground water industry. A nonprofit
organization, NGWA is comprised of 14,000 U.S. and
international ground water professionals.
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www.wqa.org
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Water Quality Association, a not-for-profit international trade
association representing the residential, commercial, industrial,
and small community water treatment industry.
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www.nrwa.org
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National Rural Water Association. America's Largest Utility
Membership. Serving Over 26,696 Water & Wastewater Utilities.
A non-profit federation of State Rural Water Associations whose
mission is to provide support services to State Associations who
have more than 26, water and wastewater systems as members.
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www.awra.org
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American Water Resources Association is a non-profit
professional association dedicated to the advancement of men and
women in water resources management, research, and education.
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www.wef.org
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Water Environment Federation, est 1928, is a not-for-profit
technical and educational organization with 35,000 individual
members and 81 affiliated Member Associations representing an
additional 50,000 water quality professionals throughout the
world.
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Drinking Water Orgs: see conservation & research as well...
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www.epa.gov
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EPA's Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water protects
public health by ensuring safe drinking water and protecting
ground water. OGWDW, along with EPA's ten regional drinking
water programs, oversees implementation of the Safe Drinking
Water Act, which is the national law safeguarding tap water in
America.
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www.drinking-water.org
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U.S.National Academy of Sciences and the Global Health
and Education Foundation. Proposes what can be done to
supply the world with safe drinking water. Divided by sources,
treatment and distribution.
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www.cleanwaterfund.org
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Clean Water Fund has helped people campaign successfully for
cleaner and safer water, cleaner air, and protection from toxic
pollution in our homes, neighborhoods and workplaces. Since
1978, Clean Water Fund's mission has been to develop strong
grassroots environmental leadership and to bring together diverse
constituencies to work cooperatively to ensure healthier lives.
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www.foodandwaterwatch.org
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Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit consumer organization that
works to ensure clean water and safe food. We challenge the
corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by
empowering people to take action and by transforming the public
consciousness about what we eat and drink.
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water.usgs.gov/nawqa
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USGS National Water-Quality Assessment Program
(NAWQA) provides an understanding of water-quality conditions
and how those conditions may vary locally, regionally, and
nationally; whether conditions are getting better or worse over
time; and how natural features and human activities affect those
conditions.
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www.ipwr.org
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Institute for Public Health and Water Research, a
not-for-profit, independent science and education organization
aims to improve public health through the consumption of
quality drinking water. The IPWR provides scientific direction,
funds and other support to investigators to encourage research,
publications and meetings.
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www.nesc.wvu.edu
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National Drinking Water Clearinghouse is a public service
organization dedicated to helping small communities by
collecting, developing, and providing timely information relevant
to drinking water issues. Provides free and low-cost publications,
products, databases, referrals, and more.
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The average U.S. resident's daily consumption of water is 159 gallons,
while more than half the world's population lives on 25 gallons.
www.mindfully.org/Sustainability/Americans-Consume-24percent.htm
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Drinking Water Quality:
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www.epa.gov
/safewater
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EPA's Drinking Water Standards.
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www.epa.gov
/safewater/dwh
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EPA's Drinking Water and Health: What you need to know.
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www.ewg.org
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Environmental Working Group. A National Assessment of
Tap Water Quality.
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www.epa.gov
/safewater/lead
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EPA. Lead in Drinking Water Info.
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www.epa.gov
/safewater/pws
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EPA's Public Drinking Water Systems Programs. Regulations of
the public water supply.
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www.epa.gov
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EPA. National Contaminant Occurrence Database. Developed to
satisfy the statutory requirements set by Congress to maintain a
national drinking water contaminant occurrence database using
samples data for both regulated and unregulated contaminants in
public water systems.
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www.epa.gov
/waterscience
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EPA's National Nutrient Database stores and analyzes nutrient
water quality data and serves as an information resource for
establishing scientifically defensible numeric nutrient criteria.
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water.usgs.gov
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U.S. Geological Survey- Water-Quality Information Pages.
Lots here. ***
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water.usgs.gov
/nawqa/pnsp/
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USGS's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA)
Program- Pesticide National Synthesis Project is a national-scale
assessment of the occurrence and behavior of pesticides in streams
and ground water of the United States and the potential for
pesticides to adversely affect drinking-water supplies or aquatic
ecosystems.
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www.ces.purdue.edu
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Purdue Extension Water Quality Program- information you
need, whether you are a farmer, consumer, private well owner,
parent concerned about your family's drinking water, or someone
working to protect your community's environment.
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Drinking Water/Reports:
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www.ewg.org
/tapwater
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Environmental Working Group.
A National Assessment of Tap Water Quality.
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www.aspeninstitute.org
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Aspen Institute- Water, Development, and U.S. Policy-
"A Silent Tsunami: The Urgent Need for Clean Water and
Sanitation".
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www.siwi.org
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United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization,
International Water Management Institute, and Stockholm Water
Management Institute. "Saving Water: From Field to Fork --
Curbing Losses and Wastage in the Food Chain" May 2008. PDF.
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www.transparency.org
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Transparency International. Global Corruption Report 2008
Water and corruption: a destructive partnership.
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water.nationalacademies.org
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National Academy of Sciences Water Information Center.
Drinking Water Basics. "Drinking Water: Understanding the
Science and Policy behind a Critical Resource."
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cfpub.epa.gov
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US EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment.
Data; Publications. Numerous reports,papers, etc...
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www.sustainableproduction.org
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"Cancer, Air and Water Pollutants" Lowell Center for
Sustainable Production. Prepared by the Lowell Center for
testimony to the President's Cancer Panel about the state of the
evidence on chemicals linked to cancer. 2009. PDF.
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Drought:
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ndmc.unl.edu
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National Drought Mitigation Center helps people and
institutions develop and implement measures to reduce societal
vulnerability to drought, stressing preparedness and risk
management rather than crisis management. Most of the NDMC’
s services are directed to state, federal, regional, and tribal
governments that are involved in drought and water supply
planning. University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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'Coal currently accounts for 52% of U.S. electricity generation, and each kWh generated from coal,
requires a withdrawal of 25 gallons of water.'
www.sandia.gov/energy-water/nexus_overview.htm
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Education:
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www.nal.usda.gov
/wqic/edu
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USDA. National Agriculture Library. Educational Resources on
the Environment. Water Quality Information Center.
Describes educational publications and programs on water
quality, natural resources, and the environment. ***
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www.epa.gov
/OW/kids
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EPA, Office of Water. Projects, art and experiments to
involve kids and students with environmental protection.
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www.epa.gov
/safewater/kids
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EPA, Drinking Water & Ground Water Kids' Stuff. Education
materials available. Experiments for grades K - 12.
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ga.water.usgs.gov
/edu
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US Geological Survey: Water Science for Schools. Information
on many aspects of water, including an interactive center where
you can give opinions and test your water knowledge. High
School and up. Some lessons in Spanish as well.
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www.watereducation.org
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Water Education Foundation, is an impartial non-profit
organization creating a better understanding of water issues and
helping resolve water resource problems through educational
programs.
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www.waterontheweb.org
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Water on the Web (WOW) helps college and high school
students understand and solve real-world environmental
problems using advanced technology. WOW, Basic Science and
Water Resource Science Programs.
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www.amnh.org
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Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American
Museum of NH. Water: H2O = Life exhibition guide divides the
exhibition into eight numbered areas. Each area is supported by
an overview, highlights to explore, and guiding questions.
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Events:
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www.conferencealerts.com
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Water Conferences Worldwide. Upcoming events in water
management and related fields. Wow ! Lots here.
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A gallon of water weighs 8 and 1/3 lbs.
A liter of water weighs one kilogram (2.2lbs).
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Footprints:
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www.waterfootprint.org
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Water Footprint Network- the ‘water footprint’, a spatially and
temporally explicit indicator of direct and indirect water use of
consumers and producers was originally set up at UNESCO-
IHE. National water footprints, corporate 7 personal water
footprints, product footprints, case studies of coffee and tea, and
cotton, international flows of virtual water, savings or excess use
of water due to trade, water footprint per unit of energy, etc. ***
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97.9% of Earth's water is in a liquid state, 2.1% in a solid state and .001% as water vapor.
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Hydrography: see Oceans as well...
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nhd.usgs.gov
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USGS. National Hydrography Dataset is a comprehensive set of
digital spatial data that contains information about surface water
features such as lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, springs and wells.
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disc.gsfc.nasa.gov
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NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data. Hydrology Portal.
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www.clivar.org
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International CLIVAR Project Office- CLIVAR/Carbon
Hydrographic Sections. The basis for determining oceanic heat
and freshwater transports.
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www.epa.gov
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EPA's EnviroMapper for Water is a web-based Geographic
Information System (GIS) application that dynamically displays
information about bodies of water in the United States.
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www.whycos.org
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World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHYCOS) is
a WMO (see below) programme aiming at improving the basic
observation activities, strengthening the international cooperation
and promoting free exchange of data in the field of hydrology.
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www.wmo.int
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized
agency of the United Nations. Hydrology and Water Resources
Programme. Links to the Websites of National Hydrological and
Hydrometeorological Services or to other national bodies in
charge of operational hydrology and water-resources assessment
activities
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Eight out of 10 plastic water bottles end up as landfill waste.
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Ice: see Polar Page...
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Infrastructure:
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www.wef.org
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Water Is Life, and Infrastructure Makes It Happen™
is a program designed to assist water and wastewater service
providers in communicating the value of our nation’s water and
wastewater infrastructure. The initiative is an on-going public
education program of the Water Environment Federation with
support from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies.
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Investment in Water:
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www.epa.gov
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Gap Report- “Gap
Analysis” a study to identify whether there is a quantifiable gap
between projected clean water and drinking water investment
needs over the twenty-year period from 2000 to 2019 and current
levels of spending. The analysis found that a significant funding
gap could develop if the nation’s clean water and drinking water
systems maintain current spending and operations practices.
2002. PDF.
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4.8 billion gallons of water is flushed down U.S. toilets every day.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water
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News: see also Industry news below
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www.epa.gov
/water
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Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water.
Portal Page. Lists EPA and Regional news as well.
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www.epa.gov
/water/waternews
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Environmental Protection Agency's Water Headlines is a
weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies,
and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
Office of Water.
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www.ewg.org
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Environmental Working Group. Health/Toxics: Drinking
Water News.
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www.medicalnewstoday.com
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Medical News Today. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News.
RSS Feeds.
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water.usgs.gov
/nawqa
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National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Featured
Headlines, Activities, and Publications.
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www.nal.usda.gov
/wqic
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Water Quality Information Center at the National
Agricultural Library. News.
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www.eurekalert.org
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EurekAlert! is an online, global news service operated by AAAS,
the science society. EurekAlert! provides a central place through
which universities, medical centers, journals, government
agencies, corporations and other organizations engaged in
research can bring their news to the media.
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News/ Industry News:
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www.watertechonline.com
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WaterTech Online, Drinking Water News Page. Technology
and product news, sales and marketing info, business
management tips, and interviews with industry leaders.
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ww.pennnet.com
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WaterWorld Magazine, Industrial WaterWorld and Water &
Wastewater International - an online news and technology source
serving engineers, managers, and consultants in the
Water/Wastewater Industry Worldwide.
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www.waterwebster.org
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WaterWebster provides safe drinking water and wastewater
news, research and information free of charge.
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www.uswaternews.com
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U.S. Water News. Industry News. Sign up for weekly mail.
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www.water-technology.net
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Water Technology provides the latest in news, views and project
information from the water industry internationally, covering
industrial and municipal wastewater treatment and water supply
and transmission.
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www.ndwc.wvu.edu
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On Tap Magazine. The National Drinking Water
Clearinghouse. Magazine of small community drinking water
treatment issues; technical, financial, operations and
maintenance, management, source water protection, and health
issues relevant to small drinking water systems.
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Giant squids have been known to descend to 6,500 feet.
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Pollution Reports/News:
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www.whoi.edu
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Pollution reports,
papers, info. ***
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www.ncseonline.org
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National Council for Science and the Environment. CRS
Report for Congress. "Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law"
17-Mar-2008. PDF.
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www.ncseonline.org
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National Council for Science and the Environment. CRS
Report for Congress. "Perchlorate Contamination of Drinking
Water: Regulatory Issues and Legislative Actions" 22-May-2008.
PDF.
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www.ncseonline.org
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National Council for Science and the Environment, CRS
Report- "Animal Waste and Water Quality: EPA Regulation of
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)"
28-Nov-2007. PDF.
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www.ncseonline.org
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National Council for Science and the Environment, CRS
Report- "Pesticide Use and Water Quality: Are the Laws
Complementary or in Conflict?" 14-Jun-07 This report provides
background on the emerging conflict over interpretation and
implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act and the Clean Water Act. PDF.
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www.publicintegrity.org
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Center for Public Integrity review of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's Report; "Public Health Implications of
Hazardous Substances in the Twenty-Six U.S. Great Lakes Areas
of Concern".
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www.slate.com
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Slate. Scrubbing Out Sea Life, exfoliating plastic beads feel
good—unless you live in the ocean. By Hillary Rosner "The
amount of "microplastic"—fragments smaller than 1 millimeter—
in the oceans has "increased significantly" over the last few
decades, according to Browne, who found that 85 percent of the
plastic debris in one British estuary was micro."
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www.sustainableproduction.org
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"Cancer, Air and Water Pollutants" Lowell Center for
Sustainable Production. Prepared by the Lowell Center for
testimony to the President's Cancer Panel about the state of the
evidence on chemicals linked to cancer. 2009. PDF.
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www.epa.gov/ppcp
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Environmental Protection Agency. Pharmaceuticals and
Personal Care Products as Pollutants (PPCPs); studies have
shown that pharmaceuticals are present in our nation's
waterbodies.
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www.epa.gov/ppcp
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Environmental Protection Agency. Origins and Fate of
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment.
An illustrated poster produced by the National Exposure
Research Lab. PDF.
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www.nanotechproject.org
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"Where Does the Nano Go? End-of-Life Regulation of
Nanotechnologies" Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, July
2007.
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hosted.ap.org
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"AP IMPACT: Manufacturers release tons of
pharmaceuticals into US water supplies" Associated Press
Writers April 20, 2009.
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Quality: also see pollution above
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www.epa.gov/enviro
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EPA's Envirofacts- find your watershed, and pollution in your
area by zip code, maps. ***
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water.usgs.gov/nawqa/pnsp
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USGS's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA)
Program- Pesticide National Synthesis Project is a national-scale
assessment of the occurrence and behavior of pesticides in streams
and ground water of the United States and the potential for
pesticides to adversely affect drinking-water supplies or aquatic
ecosystems.
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www.cleanwaternetwork.org
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Clean Water Network (CWN) is a coalition of more than 1,200
public interest organizations across the country, representing
more than 5 million people, working together to strengthen and
implement federal clean water and wetlands policy. It is the
largest national coalition working to defend and strengthen the
federal Clean Water Act.
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www.heartlandwq.iastate.edu
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Heartland Regional Water Coordination Initiative is a
partnership of Iowa State University, Kansas State University, the
Univ of Missouri, and the Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, the USDA
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service and
U S EPA Region 7. The goal of the Heartland Initiative is to build
institutional partnerships and increase the capacity of citizens,
educators, agencies and community leaders to better address
water quality concerns.
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www.usawaterquality.org
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National Water Program- of the Land-Grant University
System. In partnership with CSREES, works to improve the
quality of our nation's water resources.
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www.ces.purdue.edu
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Purdue Extension Water Quality Program- information you
need, whether you are a farmer, consumer, private well owner,
parent concerned about your family's drinking water, or someone
working to protect your community's environment.
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www.ces.ncsu.edu
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NC State University, Consumer Horticulturist. Numerous water
quality links.
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RainWater:
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www.twdb.state.tx.us
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Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting. Good information,
plus, pictures of projects. PDF.
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Reports:
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riley.nal.usda.gov/wqic
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Water Quality Information Center at the National
Agricultural Library. Alphabetical Listing of 1,800 documents. ***
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water.usgs.gov/nawqa
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USGS's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Long
list of publications and research studies. ***
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water.usgs.gov
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U.S. Geological Survey- National Research Program.
Publications List, by year.
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www.nap.edu
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U.S. Geological Survey "Toward a Sustainable and Secure
Water Future: A Leadership Role for the U.S. Geological
Survey" calls on the organization to refocus its vision on critical
national water priorities, and to redefine its role and integrate its
programs and projects to meet the nation's needs. May 2009.
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www.sandia.gov
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U.S. Department of Energy. "Energy Demands on Water
Resources, Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy
and Water" December 2006. These two critical natural resources
are closely linked - the production of energy requires large
volumes of water while the treatment and distribution of water is
equally dependent upon readily available, low-cost energy.
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water.nationalacademies.org
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National Academy of Sciences Water Information Center. Over
100 reports offering advice on water-related issues in the United
States and abroad. These reports are peer reviewed and represent
the consensus of experts from academia, industry, and
government.
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www.unep.org
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Global International Waters Assessment Report. United
Nations Environment Programme. "Freshwater Shortages,
Engineering of River Flows, Pollution and Overfishing
Highlighted in Final Global International Waters Assessment"
2006.
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www.sandia.gov
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Sandia National Laboratory. Energy-Water Nexus Overview.
U.S. Energy Sustainability,The Missing Piece. The Energy-Water
Connection.
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www.usda.gov
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"The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land
Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United
States" U.S. Climate Change Science Program. May 2008. PDF.
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www.waterfootprint.org
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Water Footprint Network. Long list of resources, journal
articles, papers, reports as to water use/water footprints.
UNESCO. ***
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www.grida.no
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Vital Water Graphics - 2nd Edition (2008) - A UNEP Overview
of the State of the World’s Fresh and Marine Waters- graphics,
maps and other illustrations, of the current state of the world’s
fresh, coastal and marine waters.
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www.wbcsd.org
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"Water, Energy and Climate Change: A contribution from
the business community" says water, energy and climate
change are inextricably linked. World Business Council for
Sustainable Development. Mar 2009.
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An ice layer floating on a large body of water will never exceed 2 meters.
But, in the Arctic thicker ice can accumulate due to ice colliding.
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Research- Government:
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www.noaa.gov
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "From
daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate
monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and
supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services
support economic vitality and affect more than one-third of
America’s gross domestic product. NOAA’s dedicated scientists
use cutting-edge research and high-tech instrumentation to
provide citizens, planners, emergency managers and other
decision makers with reliable information they need when they
need it."
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www.usgs.gov
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U.S.Geological Survey focuses on biology, geography, geology,
geospatial information, and water, dedicated to the timely,
relevant, and impartial study of the landscape, our natural
resources, and the natural hazards that threaten us.''
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www-esd.lbl.gov
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The Environmental
Remediation Program conducts research focused on
characterization, monitoring, and modeling of subsurface
environments, with a particular emphasis on contaminant
remediation and water resources.
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hydrology.pnl.gov
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Hydrology Technical Group is part of the Energy and
Environment Directorate of the Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory. PNNL is operated for the U.S. Department of
Energy by Battelle. Research Areas: Groundwater Modeling,
Multiphase Flow, Performance and Risk Assessment, Recharge,
Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Waters, Vadose Zone, Water
Resource Management and Watersheds.
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water.usgs.gov/nawqa
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National Water-Quality Assessment Program provides an
understanding of water-quality conditions and how those
conditions may vary locally, regionally, and nationally; whether
conditions are getting better or worse over time; and how natural
features and human activities affect those conditions. ***
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www.ars.usda.gov
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USDA Agricultural Research Service. Water Resource
Management. Reports, project information, etc.
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Research- School & Non-Gov't Orgs:
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water.nationalacademies.org
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National Academy of Sciences Water Information Center.
Basic information about drinking water, as well as resources for
providing safe drinking water in developing nations. Over 100
reports offering advice on water-related issues in the United States
and abroad. These reports are peer reviewed and represent the
consensus of experts from academia, industry, and government.
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www.ucowr.siu.edu
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Universities Council on Water Resources organization
consists of over 90 member universities and organizations
throughout the world. Each member university appoints up to
eight faculty or staff as UCOWR delegates. UCOWR's main
objectives include to: Facilitate water-related education at all
levels, Promote meaningful research and technology transfer on
contemporary and emerging water resources issues, Compile and
disseminate information on water problems and solutions,
Inform the public about water issues with the objective of
promoting informed decisions at all levels of society.
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www.werf.org
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Water Environment Research Foundation is a nonprofit
organization that manages independent research on water
quality for utilities and municipalities, environmental engineering
and consulting firms, government agencies, equipment
manufacturers, and industrial organizations. Fees for Reports.
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www.water-research.net
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Center for Environmental Quality at Wilkes University.
Water Research. Areas: acid mine drainage, mine drainage, lake
and stream monitoring programs, wetland creation and
monitoring, filtration plant performance evaluations, testing new
point of use water treatment devices and systems,
hydrogeological evaluations, geological investigations, soils
testing, soil morphological evaluations, water well drilling and
construction, drinking water testing,land reclamation, mail order
water testing.
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www.interleaves.org
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Water Librarians' Home Page. Serving water scientists,
engineers, and librarians since 1996. Maintained by a librarian in
a California water agency. Lots of good resources.
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www.ipwr.org
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Institute for Public Health and Water Research distributes
information and organizes discussions with appropriate groups
for public education and outreach about water and health. The
goals are to identify and promote opportunities to construct an
integrated research agenda; directly fund research to expand
knowledge on water and health; and produce technical and
non-technical information on water consumption and health.
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www2.heidelberg.edu
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National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg
College supports the sustainable use of our nation's water
resources and the protection of human health and ecological
integrity. Long list of Research Activities but a leader in surface
and groundwater research.
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www.iah.org
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WorldWide Groundwater Organisation, an international
forum on the management of groundwater for the benefit of
mankind and the environment. IAH is a scientific and educational
organisation whose aims are to promote research into and
understanding of the proper management and protection of
groundwater for the common good throughout the world.
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www.water.columbia.edu
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Columbia Water Center is leading intellectual inquiry into the
assessment, prediction and solution of the growing scarcity of
fresh water. The Water Center conducts research on water
shortages in some of the most challenging settings in the world,
and also acts as the focal point for water-related research at
Columbia."
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www.iwmi.cgiar.org
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International Water Management Institute is one of 15
international research centers supported by the network of 60
governments, private foundations and international and regional
organizations collectively known as the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). IWMI's Mission is
to improve the management of land and water resources for food,
livelihoods and nature.
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www.ipl.org
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Internet Public Library. Science & Technology Search Page.
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Rivers:
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www.waterkeeper.org
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Waterkeeper Alliance is a voice for waterways and their
communities worldwide. Champions clean water and strong
communities.
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www.americanrivers.org
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American Rivers a national organization that stands up for
healthy rivers through national advocacy, innovative solutions
and a network of strategic partners.
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internationalrivers.org
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International Rivers' mission is to protect rivers and defend the
rights of communities that depend on them. They oppose
destructive dams and encourage better ways of meeting people's
needs for water and energy.
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riverkeeper.org
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Riverkeeper's mission is to safeguard the ecological integrity of
the Hudson River, its tributaries and the watershed of New York
City (protecting the city's drinking water supply) by tracking
down and stopping polluters.
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4.8 billion gallons of water is flushed down U.S. toilets every day.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water
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Wastewater Page...
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Watersheds Page...
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Wetlands Page...
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"True goodness is like water, in that it benefits everything and harms nothing. Like water it ever seeks the
lowest place, the place that all others avoid. It is closely kin to the Dao."
Goddard translation of Chapter 8 in the Tao te Ching.
www.yellowbridge.com/onlinelit/daodejing08.php
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