Disclaimers

Accessible Web Pages for all Users

EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) constantly monitors the layout and content of its Web pages to ensure that they comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C § 794d). This is being done so that our information will be accessible to all members of the community.

Copyright Status

The U.S. Government retains a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce these documents, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes. These documents may be freely distributed and used for non-commercial, scientific and educational purposes. Commercial use of this document may be protected under the U.S. and Foreign Copyright Laws. Individual documents on this server may have different copyright conditions, and that will be noted in those documents.

Assistance

In some limited instances, pages may not be understandable with certain screen reader software. An example of this might be scanned scientific publications with complicated charts and images.

If you need assistance accessing any of our materials, please call the EPA's Urban Watershed Management Branch in Edison, NJ at 732-321-6635 or the EPA's Technical Assistance Center in Washington, DC at 202-564-6490. You may also e-mail the Urban Watershed Management Branch (urban.watershed@epa.gov). We welcome and encourage any suggestions that will enable us to better meet your information requirements. Find additional information on Section 508.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

Links to other web sites

Links to web sites outside the U.S. EPA web site are for the convenience of the user. Such use does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the U.S. EPA of any private sector web site, product, or service. The U.S. EPA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are being provided consistent with the stated purpose of the EPA web site.

Disclaimer of Liability

With respect to this web site and multimedia documents, neither the United States Government nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.