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Water Resources Management
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Web Sites -- Table of Contents
News
- U.S. Water News
This service for the water and wastewater treatment
industries covers water supply, water quality, wastewaster treatment,
water policy and legislation, litigation and water rights, conservation,
climate, international water news, and more.
- Water Strategist Community
Experienced editors read and sort the news to give
you only water news for the Western states and Federal agencies
affecting water policy.
- WaterTech Online
Contains a large number of recent stories affecting the water industry.
Stories appearing since 1998 are archived.
- Western Water
Libraries
Interesting sources
- Climate Change and Water Bibliography
Produced by the Pacific Institute, this bibliography is a comprehensive database of scientific literature pertaining to
climate change and freshwater resources worldwide. It contains more than 4,300 entries and is updated periodically.
- Environmental
Federal Register Summaries
Produced by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- The Great Lakes: An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book
- Native
American Water Rights in Arizona
The University of Arizona Library is digitizing primary source documents relating to water rights for
the Navajo, Hopi, and Pima Indian tribes in Arizona.
- Stream Notes
Produced quarterly by the Stream Systems Technology Center, Fort Collins, Colorado.
- Surf Your Watershed
Makes information available by geographic unit, which includes state, watershed (Surf's primary focus),
county, metro area, and tribe. Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- ToxMap
"Environmental
health e-maps" presented by the National Library of Medicine.
Data sources include the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory and
the Superfund program.
- Utah
Water Atlas
Developed by the Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University
- Water
Resources Impact
Magazine sponsored by the American Water Resources Association
- The Watershed
Academy
Produced by the Environmental Protection Agency; Academy 2000 Distance Learning Modules highlight
key watershed management topics.
- WaterWiser
A water efficiency clearinghouse, provided by the American Water Works Association
- WaterWorld
"The resource for the municipal water/wastewater industries"
- Western Waters Digital Library
Contains government reports, classic water literature, legal transcripts, water project records, personal papers, photographic
collections, and video materials about the Columbia, Colorado, Platte, and Rio Grande river basins.
Wetland management and restoration
Water supply
- Central Arizona Project
Redirects water from the Colorado River to counties in Arizona
- Current Hydrologic Conditions
From the National Weather Service
- Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads
Produced by the Environmental Protection Agency. Total Maximum Daily Load is a calculation of the maximum amount of a
pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards.
- National Drinking Water Contaminant Occurence Database
- National Water Information System
The United States Geological Survey has collected water-resources data at approximately 1.5 million sites
across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Surface-water data, such as gage height (stage) and streamflow
(discharge), are collected at major rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Ground-water data, such as water level, are
collected at wells and springs.
Water-quality data are available for both surface water and ground water. Examples of water-quality data collected
are temperature, specific conductance, pH, nutrients, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds. This web site serves
current and historical data. Data are retrieved by category of data, such as surface water, ground water, or water quality,
and by geographic area.
- Projects and Facilities Database
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's portal for information on dams, powerplants and projects. Reclamation projects,
substantially complete and in operation, are reviewed in detail with considerable attention to history, costs,
beneficiaries, engineering, water data, and productivity.
- Real-Time Water Data
From the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Water Data Storage and Retrieval System
Provided by the U.S. Geological Survey
- Water Resources of the United States: Historical Maps of Monthly and
Annual Streamflow Conditions by Water Year
- Water Use in the United States
Contains statistics provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Federal and state government programs
- American Heritage Rivers
Fourteen rivers, with others under consideration, are designated for heritage restoration. The program is administered
by Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior and other agencies.
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water
- Geological Survey Water Resources
Division
- National Climatic Data Center
"World's largest archive of climate data."
- National Institutes
for Water Resources
Nationwide network of water research
institutes. Includes links to Water
Resources Research Institutes located in each state, the
District of Colombia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico,
and Guam. The Guam Institute also serves the Federated States
of Micronesia.
- National Water Quality
Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Natural Resources Conservation
Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Water Quality Information
Center of the National Agricultural Library. The center
collects, organizes, and communicates the scientific findings,
educational methodologies, and public policy issues related
to water quality and agriculture.
- Western
States Water Council
Water law
- The Law of the Colorado River
The Colorado River is managed and operated under numerous compacts, federal laws, court decisions and decrees, contracts,
and regulatory guidelines collectively known as the "Law of the River." Produced by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
- Transboundary
Freshwater Dispute Database
This site contains a searchable database of summaries and full text of water-related treaties and a database of interstate
compacts within the United States.
- Water Quality
A section of the USGS Guide to Federal Environmental Laws and Regulations.
- Water Resources Related Acts & Executive Orders
A section of the USGS Guide to Federal Environmental Laws and Regulations.
- Water
Supply Challenges Facing Tennessee: Case Study Analyses and the Need for Long-Term Planning
By David Lewis Feldman, Energy, Environment and Resources Center, and Julia O. Elmendorf, College of Law and Energy, Environment
and Resources Center, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. This report contains sections on riparian law principles, interstate
water allocation, and approaches to resolving conflicts.
- Waterlaws.com
"An interactive water resources journal of water law, policy, and commentary," emphasizing Minnesota
law. Also includes a section called WaterCourt, which is a summary of recent court decisions establishing
water law in Minnesota and across the country.
- Western Water Resource Issues
A CRS Issue Brief for Congress, by Betsy A. Cody, Resources, Science, and Industry Division, Congressional Research Service.
- The
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and Federal Water Rights
A report to Congress, by Cynthia Brougher, January 9, 2009.
Organizations
Local efforts
Directories of Internet sites on water resources management and law
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