Community Action:
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cfpub.epa.gov
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EPA. Surf Your Watershed Page. Find your watershed and once
you have found your watershed, you will be able to find citizen
based groups that are active in your watershed.
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cfpub.epa.gov
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EPA. Source Water Protection Info. Citizen Involvement, Source
Water Assessments, Protection Planning, Protection Practice
Bulletins, Land Use Planning and Stewardship, Funding and
Partnerships for Protection.
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www.cwp.org
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Center for Watershed Protection. Research, Community
Partnerships, Regulatory Updates & Program Reviews,
Watershed Assessment and Planning and Training.
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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.interactivewatersheds.net
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Interactive Watersheds. Using interactive 360 degree panorama
Virtual Tours and on-line Community Centers- they provide
organizations and individuals a place to share restoration
techniques and contributions to ecosystem recovery. Also serves
as an open communication process where citizens can become
engaged in real time interaction with the restoration work.
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Data:
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www.epa.gov
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EPA's Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results
unites water quality information that was previously available
only from several independent and unconnected databases.
Includes EnviroMapper for Water, Waters services database,
etc. ***
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waterdata.usgs.gov
/nwis/gw
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U.S. Geological Survey. Ground-Water Data for the Nation.
The Ground-Water database consists of more than 850,000
records of wells, springs, test holes, tunnels,drains, and
excavations in the United States.
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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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cfpub.epa.gov
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US EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment.
Data, Publications. Numerous reports, papers on water quality.
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www.epa.gov
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EPA's Office of Wastewater Management, in partnership with
states, territories and the District of Columbia, conducts the
Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) every four years.
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Education:
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www.riverofwords.org
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River of Words, non-profit organization offers training
workshops for teachers, park naturalists, grassroots groups,
state resource agencies, librarians and others, helping them to
incorporate observation-based watershed nature exploration and
the arts into their work with young people. Connects Kids to their
Watersheds and Imaginations through Poetry & Art. Competitions.
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www.bay.org
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STRAW Project coordinates and sustains a network of teachers,
students, restoration specialists, and other community members
as they plan and implement watershed studies and restoration
projects in Marin and Sonoma counties.
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Find your Watershed:
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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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cfpub.epa.gov
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EPA. Surf Your Watershed Page. Find your watershed and once
you have found your watershed, you will be able to find citizen
based groups that are active in your watershed.
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Health:
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www.epa.gov
/bioindicators
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EPA. Biological Indicators of Watershed Health.
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water.usgs.gov/wsc
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U.S. Geological Survey's "Science in Your Watershed" The
purpose of this site is to help you find scientific information
organized on a watershed basis. The information, coupled with
observations and measurements made by the watershed groups,
provides a foundation for characterizing, assessing, analyzing,
and maintaining the status and health of a watershed.
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toxics.usgs.gov
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U.S. Geological Survey's Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
provides objective scientific information on environmental
contamination to improve characterization and management of
contaminated sites, to protect human and environmental health,
and to reduce potential future contamination problems. ***
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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.cwp.org
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Center for Watershed Protection. Research, Community
Partnerships, Regulatory Updates & Program Reviews,
Watershed Assessment and Planning and Training.
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Information:
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cfpub.epa.gov
/safewater/sourcewater
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EPA. Source Water Protection Info. Basic Information,
Frequent Questions, Source Water Pocket Guide, Private Wells,
Tools and Training, EPA Publications, Case Studies, Local
Ordinances, Non-EPA Websites and Publications,Source Water
Bibliography.
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water.usgs.gov
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U.S. Geological Survey- Water Resources of the United States.
Lots of info here. ***
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water.usgs.gov
/ogw/gwrp
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U.S. Geological Survey- Ground-Water Resources Program
provides the objective scientific information and develops the
interdisciplinary understanding necessary to assess and quantify
the availability of the Nation's ground-water resources.
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www.wef.org
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Water Environment Federation. Watershed Management
Knowledge Center.
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Management:
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www.epa.gov
/owow/watershed
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Watershed Academy is a focal point in EPA's Office of Water
for providing training and information on implementing watershed
approaches. Offers a variety of self-paced training modules that
represent a basic and broad introduction to the watershed
management field.
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www.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency. Wetlands and Watersheds.
Wetlands protection programs are most effective when
coordinated with other surface and ground-water protection
programs and with other resource management programs, such as
flood control, water supply, protection of fish and wildlife,
recreation, control of stormwater, and nonpoint source pollution.
This fact sheet discusses the "why" and "how" of integrating
these programs.
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Organizations-Gov't:
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www.nrcs.usda.gov
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USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service- Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act authorized NRCS to
cooperate with States and local agencies to carry out works of
improvement for soil conservation and for other purposes
including flood prevention; conservation, development, utilization
and disposal of water; and conservation and proper utilization of
land.
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www.nrcs.usda.gov
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USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service- Emergency
Watershed Protection program's purpose is to undertake
emergency measures, including the purchase of flood plain
easements, for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention to
safeguard lives and property from floods, drought, and the
products of erosion on any watershed whenever fire, flood or
any other natural occurrence is causing or has caused a sudden
impairment of the watershed.
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Organizations- Non-Gov't: See Water-Fresh for many more...
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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.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.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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www.groundwater.org
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Groundwater Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to educating and motivating people to care for and about
groundwater.
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www.watersheds.com
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Watershed Initiatives, LLC (for Profit) provides procedural,
organization and editorial support for local governments,
agencies, non- profit organizations, community-based and
stakeholder groups working on complex public policy and natural
resource issues.
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adopt-a-watershed.org
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Adopt-A-Watershed is a non-profit organization that promotes
educational enhancement, environmental stewardship, and
community development through Place-Based Learning. AAW
works with schools, youth education programs, community groups,
and environmental organizations guiding them through
The 5-Steps to Leadership in Place-Based Learning.
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Reports:
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cfpub.epa.gov
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EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment. Watershed
Data & Publications.
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www.efc.umd.edu
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Growing Successful Watershed Organizations: Six case studies.
This paper contains the stories of six watershed organizations
considered successful. Success was gauged by their
demonstrated accomplishments and by their growth in members
and annual budgets. The stories share approaches used by
organizational leaders to grow outstanding watershed
organizations." University of Maryland. PDF.
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www.ianrpubs.unl.edu
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"Targeting of Watershed Management Practices for Water
Quality Protection" Heartland Regional Water Coordination
Initiative. University of Nebraska. 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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Research: See Water-Fresh page...
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Wetlands- see Oceans/Waterways page...
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www.fws.gov
/wetlands
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service- National Wetlands Inventory.
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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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