Publications

EPA publishes a variety of information for use by the public. This information may include guidance documents, rules and regulations, fact sheets about rules, regulations and programs, videotapes, newsletters, posters, brochures, and pamphlets. Information published by the Office of Water can be ordered using the Water Publications Database and other methods below.

The Office of Water distributes documents (at no charge to you) through two different Centers: the Water Resource Center (WRC) and the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP). Orders for items which the WRC may not have available in stock may be forwarded to NSCEP if copies for distribution are available there.

Water Resource Center

Search for Water Publications by office, audience, title, document type, or keyword. Some documents are available in both electronic format and hardcopy. Other documents are only available in hard copy.

US Environmental Protection Agency
Water Resource Center (RC-4100)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20460
Telephone: (202) 566-1729 (24-hour voicemail)
FAX: (202) 566-1736
E-Mail: center.water-resource@epa.gov

National Service Center for Environmental Publications

The National Environmental Publications Information System offers one-stop shopping for over 31,000 full text, on line EPA documents.

National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
U.S. EPA/NSCEP
P.O. Box 42419
Cincinnati, OH 45242-0419
Phone: 1-800-490-9198
Fax: 301-604-3408
E-Mail: nscep@bps-lmit.com

Other Materials

Newsletters

Fish Consumption Newsletter

The Contaminated Sediment Newsletter and the WaterQuality Criteria and Standards Newsletter are also available on-line, but are provided as reference only.

Listservers

Biocriteria
Water Quality Standards News
WaterNews Listserver (an Office of Water listserver)
BASINS

Reference Library

These are older publications that may

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