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Tool Kit
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Better Management
EPA Resources
- Managing for Excellence: Profiles of Water and Wastewater Utility Management Systems. (August 2005) PDF (92 pp, 615 K)
- Asset Management: A Handbook for Small Water Systems (September 2003) PDF (50 pp, 975 K)
- Taking Stock of Your Water System: A Simple Asset Inventory Guide for Very Small Drinking Water Systems (October 2004) PDF (45 pp, 940 K)
- Total Coliform Rule STEP Guide for Non-Community Water Systems (July 2006) PDF (52 pp, 642 K)
- Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts (DBP) STEP Guide (March 2006)
- Basic Step Guide PDF (77 pp, 6 M)
- Supplement A PDF (74 pp, 2 M)
- Supplement B PDF (52 pp, 2 M)
- Water Security Guide for Small Systems Serving 3300 or Fewer Persons (September 2005) PDF (47 pp, 4 M)
- Small Systems Guide to Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Regulations (September 2003) PDF (35 pp, 3 M)
- Strategic Planning: A Handbook for Small Water Systems (September 2003) PDF (30 pp, 1 M)
- Complying With the Revised Drinking Water Standard for Arsenic: Small Entity Compliance Guide (One of the Simple Tools for Effective Performance (STEP) Guide Series) (December 2002) PDF (58 pp, 290 K)
- Sources of Financial and Technical Assistance for Small Systems (July 2002) PDF (23 pp, 1 M)
A Small System Guide to the Total Coliform Rule: Monitoring Drinking Water Systems to Protect Public Health (June 2001) PDF (64 pp, 5 M) - Handbook for Managing Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems (December 2005) PDF (66 pp, 1 M)
Arsenic Treatment Technology Evaluation Handbook for Small Systems (July 2003) PDF (150 pp, 2 M) - Point-of-Use or Point-of-Entry Treatment Options for Small Drinking Water Systems. (April 2006) PDF (132 pp, 791 K)
Interactive Sampling CD for Small Systems (April 2006) - Preventive Maintenance Tool for Small Ground Water Systems (Card File) (December 2005)
- Log Cards PDF (142 pp, 260 K)
- Guide Booklet PDF (37 pp, 74 K)
- Small System Partnership Solutions (September 2002) PDF (12 pp, 783 K)
- Emerging Technologies for Conveyance Systems: New Installations and Rehabilitation Methods (July 2006) PDF (96 pp, 538 K)
- Technology fact sheet series
Partner Resources 
- TEAMS (Total Electronic Asset Management System) Asset Management Software for Small Utilities (June 2006)
- An Environmental Management System (EMS) Compendium for Wastewater Utility Managers (August 2006) PDF (12 pp, 450 K)
- EMS Financial Case Study for Charleston Water Utility (June 2006) PDF (21 pp, 170 K)
- EMS Aspects Identification and Prioritization Workbook (May 2006) PDF (52 pp, 985 K)
- EMS Case Studies in the Public Water Sector (November 2005) PDF (74 pp, 1 M)
An Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Handbook for Wastewater Utilities (August 2004) PDF (171 pp, 2 M) - WERF's Sustainable Infrastructure Management Program Learning Environment (SIMPLE)
- NACWA's Managing Public Infrastructure Assets to Minimize Cost and Maximize Performance
- IPWEA's International Infrastructure Management Manual (2006 edition)
- Benchmarking Performance Indicators for Water and Wastewater Utilities
- Water Treatment Plant Infrastructure Assessment Manager, Second Edition
Full Cost Pricing
EPA Resources
- Setting Small Drinking Water System Rates for a Sustainable Future (December 2005) PDF (62 pp, 340 K)
- Case Studies of Sustainable Water and Wastewater Pricing (December 2005) PDF (25 pp, 1 M)
- Consolidated Water Rates: Issues and Practices in Single-Tariff Pricing (1999) PDF (122 pp, 387 K)
Partner Resources
- Principles of Water Rates, Fees, and Charges (2000)
- Water Conservation-Oriented Rates
- The 2006 Water and Wastewater Rate
- Rate Checkup™
- Water Utility Capital Financing (1998)
Water Efficiency
EPA Resources
- Growing Trend Toward More Efficient Water Use: Linking Development, Infrastructure, and Drinking Water Policies PDF (39 pp, 419 K) (January 2006)
- Guidelines for Water Reuse (September 2004)
- Cases in Water Conservation: How efficiency programs help water utilities save water and avoid costs PDF (54 pp, 554 K) (July 2002)
- Water Conservation Plan Guidelines (August 1998)
Partner Resources
- American Water Works Association's (AWWA) WaterWiser interactive Web site
- California Urban Water Conservation Council's (CUWCC) H2OUSE Water Saver Home Web site
Watershed Approaches
EPA Resources
- Using Smart Growth Techniques as Stormwater Best Management Practices (December 2005) PDF (112 pp, 1 M)
- Protecting Water Resources with Higher-Density Development (January 2006)
- Water Quality Trading Assessment Handbook (November 2004) PDF (120 pp, 1 M)
- EPA Water Quality Trading Policy (January 2003) PDF (11 pp, 110 K)
- Watershed-based NPDES Permitting Implementation and Technical Guidance (December 2003) PDF (93 pp, 1 M)
- State and Federal Source Water Assessment and Protection Program Measures – Final Reporting Guidance (March 2005) (8 pp, 406 K)
- Annotated Bibliography of Source Water Protection Materials (June 2003)
Partner Resources
- Smart Growth Shareware CD (2006)
- Watershed Impact Assessment Guidance for Public Lands and Facilities: An Approach for Municipal Managers to Integrate Watershed Management and Asset Management Strategies (April 2005)
- The Source Protection Handbook (2004)
- ICMA Source Water Awareness Media Tool Kit PDF (16 pp, 193 K)