Recent Additions
Recent Additions from throughout the Office of Water
May 7, 2009
May 6, 2009
May 6, 2009
2010 Integrated Report Guidance Available (PDF) (11 pp, 122K, About PDF)
April 29, 2009
Watershed News - May 2009
1) Dissolved Oxygen Environmental Benefit Fund
2) Region 7 Wetlands Program Development Grants
3) Klamath River Watershed Restoration Program
4) Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act: National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program
5) Healthy Watersheds Initiative
6) Seven Wetland Stewards Win 2009 National Wetlands Awards
7) May is American Wetlands Month
8) Center for Watershed Protection Announced New Webcast Series Beginning on May 14th
9) Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder Contest 2009
10) The EPA's Gulf of Mexico Program (GMP) Announces the Gulf Guardian Awards
11) Year of Science Celebration
12) Healthy Watersheds Web site
13) Lake Como Texas
14) 5th National Conference for Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Outreach: "Achieving Results with Tight Budgets"
15) World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
16) Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference
17) River Network's National River Rally
18) StormCon '09
April 23, 2009
April 10, 2009
- Volunteer Monitor, Volume 20, Number 1, Spring 2009. (PDF) (24 pp, 1.2MB) | High-resolution Version (PDF) (24 pp, 4.3MB) (Aquatic Invasive Species)
April 7, 2009
March 30, 2009
Watershed News - April 2009
1) Upper Mississippi River Watershed Fund
2) Region 1 Wetland Program Development Grants
3) Region 10 Wetland Program Development Grants
4) Smart Growth Implementation Assistance 2009 Request for Applications
5) EPA seeks proposals to support state ground water programs
6) Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program
7) EPA Issues New Guidance on the Award of Water Quality Management Planning Grants Funded Under the Recovery Act
8) EPA OWOW Water Quality Video Contest
9) Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder Contest 2009
10) The EPA's Gulf of Mexico Program (GMP) Announces the Gulf Guardian Awards
12) Call for Entries - National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
12) Year of Science Celebration
13) EPA Releases "Watershed Central" Web Site and a "Watershed Wiki"
14) Watershed Central: A New Gateway to Watershed Information
15) Semiconon Run, Pennsylvania
16) 5th National Conference for Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Outreach: "Achieving Results with Tight Budgets"
17) World Environmental & Water Resources Congress
18) Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference
19) River Network's National River Rally
20) StormCon '09
March 13, 2009
March 9, 2009
New Watershed Central Web site posted
March 5, 2009
March 2, 2009
Watershed News - March 2009
1) Bronx River Watershed Initiative
2) Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program
3) Region 9 Wetlands Program Development Grants
4) Shell Marine Habitat Program
5) Upper Mississippi River Watershed Fund
6) Smart Growth Implementation Assistance 2009 Request for Applications
7) Economic Recovery Funding for Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
8) Green Jobs Training Opportunities Catalog
9) Call for Entries - National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
10) Vote in the River Network-MillerCoors Watershed Protection Grant Contest
11) USDA Establishes The People's Garden and Announces goal of creating community gardens at each USDA facility worldwide
12) 17th annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
13) Call for Abstracts - Watershed Science and Technical Conference
14) Green Infrastructure Webcast on March 3
15) MSGP (Multi-Sector General Permit) Monitoring Webcast scheduled for March 19
16) Green Infrastructure Webcast on March 24
17) Pond/Wetland Management Guidebook
18) Christina River, Pennsylvania and Delaware
19) 5th National Conference for Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Outreach: "Achieving Results with Tight Budgets"
20) World Environmental & Water Resources Congress
21) Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference
22) River Network's National River Rally
23) StormCon '09
February 3, 2009
Green Roofs Webcast registration now open for Webcast on Wed, Feb. 18, 2009
Watershed News - February 2009
1) West Coast Estuaries Initiative
2) NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program
3) Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program
4) USDA Announces Two New Funding Programs and Additional Funds to Conservation Innovation Grants
5) EPA releases new online video "Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In"
6) EPA Releases Report on Sea Level Rise
7) 4th Annual Stream Cleaner Forum
8) National Water Quality Inventory Report Now Available On-line
9) EPA and Florida DEP Work Together to Restore Florida's Surface Waters
10) EPA's Watershed Academy to sponsor free February 18th Webcast on Green Roofs: Beautiful and Innovative Solutions to Stormwater Pollution
11) Watershed Forestry Resource Guide
12) Dutchman Creek, Illinois
13) 5th National Conference for Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Outreach: "Achieving Results with Tight Budgets"
14) World Environmental & Water Resources Congress
15) Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference
16) River Network's National River Rally
17) StormCon '09
January 30, 2009
January 28, 2009
January 15, 2009
- New Video Shows Green Practices to Manage Stormwater Runoff EPA and the U.S. Botanic Garden produced this 9-minute on-line video, “Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In,” that highlights green techniques such as rain gardens, green roofs and rain barrels to help manage stormwater runoff.
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
National Aquatic Resource Survey Conference 2009 - has been postponed.
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