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Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management:
A Hands-On Computer Training Course
Course Description
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The Key EPA Internet-Based Tools for Watershed Management is a comprehensive, two-part course designed to familiarize users with powerful watershed management tools provided online by US EPA. These tools are a powerful resource for novice and master watershed planners alike. Presented in a readable, section-based format, the course tutorials are now available below for self-paced study.
In the Overview Course you will:
- Learn to use EPA's networking and information sharing tools on watershed topics
- Extract reports from EPA water program databases such as the ATTAINS database
- Take a spin on Enviromapper for Water, EPA's online mapping application based on the National Hydrography Dataset
- Query an interactive funding catalog
- Check out local ordinances from communities around the country that are protective of water resources
In the In-Depth Course you will:
- Get an overview of the NEW Watershed Plan Builder Tool
- Query water quality standards for a state
- Learn about EPA's technical tools for biological assessments and sediment assessments
- Query STORET to extract water quality monitoring information
- Delve into Envirofacts reports on permitted facilities
- Investigate waterbody information from Enviromapper for Water
- Generate watershed-wide data summary on impaired waters from WATERS
Course Materials
Listed below are the tutorials used in the training course. Download and use them for self-paced, computer-based training. The Advanced Course is broken into individual sections, so you may choose to do one or several sections. The only requirement is a computer with Internet access.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s PDF page to learn more.
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Overview Course
- Overview Tutorial (PDF) (37 pp, 3MB)
- Overview Quicklinks
View a PowerPoint slideshow from the Watershed Academy Webcast of the Overview Course. Visit our Watershed Academy Webcast Archives and look for the March 28, 2007 presentation, "Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management."
In-Depth Course
- In-Depth Tutorial (full PDF) (51 pp, 2.6MB)
- In-Depth Quicklinks
- Table of Contents (PDF) (2 pp, 167K)
- Section One: Introduction to the Watershed Plan Builder Tool (PDF) (3 pp, 163K)
- Section Two: Water Quality Standards (PDF) (8 pp, 321K)
- Section Three: STORET Water Quality Monitoring Data (PDF) (9 pp, 637K)
- Section Four: WATERS Expert Query Tool and Link to Enviromapper (PDF) (11 pp, 870K)
- Section Five: ECHO (PDF) (7 pp, 532K)
- Section Six: Volunteer Monitoring Resources (PDF) (3 pp, 207K)
- Section Seven: Biological Resources (PDF) (6 pp, 496K)
- Section Eight: Technical Tools for Hydrology and Sediment Assessment (WARSSS) (PDF) (3 pp, 263K)
- Section Nine: Water Quality Models and Tools: TMDL Allocation (PDF) (5 pp, 241K)
- Section Ten: Management Tools: National Menu of BMPs for Stormwater Management (PDF) (4 pp, 373K)
Bibliography
- Resource Listing (bibliography PDF) (14 pp, 151K)
*The Quicklinks pages provide a list of all Universal Resource Locaters (URLs) for quick reference during the courses.