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Recent Additions 
Recent Additions from throughout the Office of Water
January 06, 2009
Watershed News - January 2009
1) NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program
2) Lake Erie Coordinated Science and Monitoring
3) FY09 RFP for Development and Implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Program
4) West Coast Estuaries Initiative
5) Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program
6) Agencies Revise Guidance to Protect Wetlands and Streams
7) Sanitary Survey Guidance Manual for Ground Water Systems
8) Finalist for Targeted Watersheds Grants to Improve the Gulf of Mexico
9) Preserve America's Waterways (PAWs) Launches Youth Efforts to Protect Our Nations Waterways
10) American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2009 Summer Specialty Conference Call for Abstracts
11) Announcing California's Water Resource Control Boards - NPS Encyclopedia
12) EPA Publishes Draft Handbook for Developing Watershed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
13) WARSSS - Watershed Assessment of River Stability and Sediment Supply: A Methodology for Assessing Sediment Problems in Rivers and Streams
14) Nutrioso Creek, Arizona
15) 8th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
16) 5th National Conference for Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Outreach: "Achieving Results with Tight Budgets"
17) World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
18) Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference
19) River Network's National River Rally
20) StormCon '09
December 18, 2008
- Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program Request for Proposals - Due March 16, 2009
December 16, 2008
- Draft Handbook for Developing Watershed TMDLs (PDF) (168 pp, 4.2MB, About PDF)
December 12, 2008
- National Coastal Condition Report III - NCCR III (2008) - The new National Coastal Conditions Report has been posted, it reports on progress since the 2005 report.
December 12, 2008
December 10, 2008
Watershed News - December 2008
1) USEPA Request for Proposals for Reduction of Nutrient and Sediment Loads from three Headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
2) FY 2009 Request for Proposals from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 319
3) Region 1 - Request for Initial Proposals for EPA/Regional Dedicated Water Quality Program Funding
4) Trust for Public Land Seeks States to Participate in Source Water Protection Program
5) EPA Requests Comments on Proposed Construction and Development Effluent Limitations Guidelines
6) National Research Council Report on Urban Stormwater Released
7) EPA Publishes Draft TMDLs to Stormwater Permits Handbook
8) BMP CHALLENGE Program Expands
9) New Requirements for Controlling Manure, Wastewater from Large Animal Feeding Operations
10) WaterSense Releases Draft Landscape Water Budget Tool
11) Horsepen Creek, VA receives an Extreme Stream Makeover
12) 8th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
13) World Environmental & Water Resources Congress
14) Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference
15) StormCon '09
16) River Network's National River Rally
December 8, 2008
Call for Abstracts: National Aquatic Resource Survey Conference 2009 - EPA is seeking abstracts related to the development and use of probability based surveys of the nation's water resources.
5th National Conference for Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Outreach, May 11-14, 2009, Portland, OR
December 3, 2008
November 21, 2008
- New Watershed Academy Web "Stepping Stone" Modules Posted on:
November 19, 2008
- TMDLs to Stormwater Permits Draft Handbook (PDF) (200 pp, 5.7MB, About PDF)
November 17, 2008
November 14, 2008
Watershed News - November 2008
1) FY09 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants
2) ArcelorMittal Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Program
3) Region 10 - Request for Initial Proposals (RFIP) for EPA Dedicated Water Quality Program Funding
4) Over 2 million acres now enrolled in the USDA's Wetlands Reserve Program
5) Environment Matters - New Series of Podcasts from EPA Region 3
6) Green Scene: Tap Water vs. Bottled Water
7) Alliance for Water Efficiency and U.S. EPA Announce Water Efficiency Resource Library Launch
8) EPA Issues Guide to Help Reduce Wastewater Nutrients
9) New "Find Your Watershed" Widget Connects to EPA's Surf Your Watershed
10) Lake Como, Texas - Removing Legacy Pollutants Restores Fish Consumption Use
11) EPA's Watershed Academy to sponsor free December 3rd Webcast on Rain Gardens
12) 8th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth ConferenceMonitoring and Assessing the Health of Our Oceans and Coastal Waters: OSV Bold 2007 Annual Report
November 14, 2008
November 4, 2008
October 29 , 2008
Atmospheric Mercury Deposition Project for Watershed Planning
Incorporating Green Infrastructure into TMDLs (PDF) (11 pp, 358K)
October 25, 2008
October 20, 2008
October 17, 2008
October 15 , 2008
October 8, 2008
- Watershed News - October 2008
1) FY2009 Community-based Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Project Grants
2) FY2009 Open Rivers Initiative
3) NOAA General Coral Reef Conservation Grants Program
4) FY09 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants
5) Final Determination - Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project
6) EPA Releases Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges
7) Center for Watershed Protection releases its Municipal Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Manual
8) Federal Agencies Map Plans to Address Marine Debris
9) River Network's River Rally - Call for Workshop Proposals
10) Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup on September 20th a Success
11) EPA's Watershed Academy to sponsor free December 3rd Webcast on Implementing a Rain Garden Program to Improve Stormwater Management
12) Green Infrastructure Models and Calculators
13) Lake Icaria, Iowa - Restoration Efforts Repair a Drinking Water Source and Recreational Area
14) Southeast Stormwater Institute
15) WEFTEC.08 Conference
16) EPA's "Getting in Step with Phase II: A Workshop for Stormwater Program Managers"
17) Legal Tools for Pennsylvania Advocates to Clean up the Chesapeake Bay
September 30, 2008
- Cover Memo: Elements of Mercury TMDLs Where Mercury Loadings are Predominantly from Air Deposition (PDF) (2 pp, 13K) - Craig Hooks - Sept. 29, 2008
- TMDLs Where Mercury Loadings are Predominantly from Air Deposition (PDF) (22 pp, 410K), Sept. 29, 2008
September 18, 2008
September 4, 2008
Watershed News - September 2008
1) Water Quality Trading Funding: Proposals due September 9, 2008
2) California and Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program Funding Available
3) Climate Ready Estuaries Coastal Toolkit
4) Gilbert Stuart Stream, Rhode Island: Outhouse Removal Eliminates Source of Bacteria
5) New "One-Stop Shopping" Web Site for Tribes in Search of Clean Water Act Training
6) EPA Launches new Climate Ready Estuaries website
7) Center for Watershed Protection Releases Stormwater Monitoring Guidance
8) New Find Your Watershed" Widget Connects to EPA's Surf Your Watershed
9) 3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration--Call for Special Sessions
10) World Water Monitoring Day Starts September 18th
11) Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup - September 20, 2008
12) Wetlands 2008: Wetlands and Global Climate Change
13) Getting in Step with Phase II: A Workshop for Stormwater Program Managers and Regulators
14) 2008 Chesapeake Watershed Forum
15) FLOW 2008: Interdisciplinary Solutions to Instream Flow Problems
16) Southeast Stormwater Institute
17) WEFTEC.08 Conference
18) 2008 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference
19) 2009 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference
August 31, 2008
August 26, 2008
August 18, 2008
- The Volunteer Monitor, Summer 2008 (PDF) (24 pp, 473K)
Volunteer Monitoring and the Democratization of Science
Volunteer Research Symposium
Getting Volunteer Data into Science Journals
Recipe for Sucess: Free Technical Assistance
Integrating Science into Monitoring—Without Burdening Volunteers
The Long Winding Road to "Outstanding Alabama Water" Status
The Power of One: The Clear Creek Story
Verifying the Validity of Volunteer Monitoring
Report from National Monitoring Conference
August 14, 2008
- New online Watershed Academy Web "Stepping Stone" training module on Key Concepts of Water Quality Standards posted on EPA's Watershed Academy Web.
July 30, 2008
Watershed News - August 2008
1) Water Quality Trading Funding: Proposals due September 9, 2008
2) $5 Million Available for West Coast Estuaries Initiative for the California Coast
3) $5 Million Available for San Francisco Bay Area Water Quality Improvement Fund
4) EPA's Watershed Academy to sponsor free July 16th Webcast on the Clean Water Act State Revolving Fund: What’s in it for Watersheds?
5) EPA’s Watershed Academy to sponsor free July 23rd Webcast on Green Streets: Stormwater Runoff through Low Impact Development
6) Action Plan to Reduce Nutrients to Mississippi River from 31 States Released
7) New "Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads" Web Site
8) Final Rule on Water Transfers
9) Estuaries Preparing to be Climate Ready
10) Announcing the 15th Annual Secchi Dip-In – June 28th - July 20th
11) EPA Issues Training Materials on Financing for Watersheds
12) Draft WaterSense New Homes Specification Released
13) “Conserving America’s Wetlands” 2008 Report Available
14) Proposed Vessel Discharge Permits
15) Water Quality Standards Academy: Basic Course in DC area
16) Southeast Watershed Forum /Regional Dialogue
17) Wetlands 2008: Wetlands and Global Climate Change
18) FLOW 2008: Interdisciplinary Solutions to Instream Flow Problems
19) SAVE THE DATE: Southeast Stormwater Institute
20) WEFTEC.08 Conference-
Audio Version of Clean Water State Revolving Fund: What's in it for Watersheds? is Now Available.
July 21, 2008
July 10, 2008
- Announcing the availability of EPA's 2004-2006 National Estuary Program (NEP) Implementation Report (EPA's 2004-2006)(PDF) (14 pp, 1MB, About PDF).
June 26, 2008
June 19, 2008
June 9, 2008
June 6, 2008
