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EPA TMDL Program
www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl/
EPA National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
A "first stop" for information about environmental requirements that affect the agricultural community.
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/ag/index.html
Kansas TMDL Program
www.kdhe.state.ks.us/tmdl/
National Association of Counties –
Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Prevention Project
Provides county officials with information about the problem of nonpoint source pollution and potential solutions.
www.naco.org/programs/environ/nonpoint.cfm
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials
Teaches local officials about the sources and impacts of nonpoint source pollution, how different land uses affect water quality, and what towns can do to protect water quality.
www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/nemo/
Texas Nonpoint SourceBook
An excellent collection of resources. Modules/topics include: Urban Nonpoint Source Management 101, Urban Runoff Management Programs, Characterizing Urban Waterways, and Runoff Quality Best Management Practices.
www.txnpsbook.org/
Water Quality Information Center
Provides electronic access to a broad range of information on water quality and agriculture.
www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/
Publications |
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Best Nonpoint Source Documents
Highlights some of the best nonpoint source materials for both professionals and the public. Includes resources from government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and others.
www.epa.gov/owow/nps/bestnpsdocs.html
Low Impact Development Literature Review and Fact Sheets
A summary of the information available regarding the pollutant removal effectiveness of the most common Low Impact Development (LID) practices. Also includes four fact sheets that describing local projects where LID practices were used.
www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lidlit.html
National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source
Pollution from Agriculture
Contains information on the best available, economically achievable means of reducing pollution of surface and ground water from agriculture.
www.epa.gov/owow/nps/agmm/index.html
National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source
Pollution from Marinas and Recreational Boating
Provides information on the best available, economically achievable means of reducing pollution of surface water runoff from marinas and recreational boating.
www.epa.gov/owow/nps/mmsp/index.html
Nonpoint Pointers – Understanding and Managing
Nonpoint Source Pollution in Your Community
A series of fact sheets on controlling nonpoint source pollution.
www.epa.gov/ncepihom
Nonpoint Source News Notes
A periodic newsletter focusing on the condition of the water-related environment, the control of nonpoint sources of water pollution, and the ecological management and restoration of watersheds.
www.epa.gov/owow/info/NewsNotes/
Nonpoint Source Pollution:
A Guide for Local Governments
Intended to help local governments understand nonpoint source pollution and assist in the development of strategies to prevent or minimize its effects.
www.planning.org/bookstore
Pollution Begins – and Ends – With You
This full-color poster illustrates nine common sources of waste, from lawn fertilizers to zinc from aging pipes.
www.terrene.org/catalog.htm
Recommended Practices Manual:
A Guideline for Maintenance and Service of Unpaved Roads
Describes and illustrates cost effective techniques and practices that can be used to enhance stability and maintenance of unpaved roadways while reducing sedimentation and improving the quality of surface waters.
www.epa.gov/owow/nps/unpavedroads.html
Rural Clean Water Program
Aids state and local managers in developing management plans for controlling agricultural NPS pollution.
www.epa.gov/ncepihom
Rural Water Quality: Sound Management Makes It Happen
This full-color friendly poster illustrates some of the many ways such water pollution can be prevented in rural America.
www.terrene.org/catalog.htm
Techniques for Tracking, Evaluating, and Reporting the Implementation
of Nonpoint Source Control Measures – Agriculture
www.epa.gov/owow/nps/agfinal.html
Techniques for Tracking, Evaluating, and Reporting the
Implementation of Nonpoint Source Control Measures - Forestry
www.epa.gov/owow/nps/forestry/index.html
Techniques for Tracking, Evaluating, and Reporting the Implementation
of Nonpoint Source Control Measures – Urban
www.epa.gov/owow/nps/urban2.html
Urban Water Quality: Sound Management Makes It Happen
This poster illustrates some of the many ways water pollution can be prevented in your community.
www.terrene.org/catalog.htm
Urbanization and Water Quality:
A Guide to Protecting the Urban Environment
Decision-makers in small to medium-sized communities will find this an invaluable step-by-step guide for planning, organizing, financing and publicizing a nonpoint source management program.
www.terrene.org
A Watershed Approach to Urban Runoff:
Handbook for Decision-makers
A handbook for local officials and citizens that outlines the process for understanding your watershed; the watershed management approach to assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating; an overview of assessment and management tools; and provides detailed insights into best management practices and sample site plans.
www.terrene.org
Watershed Management: Stop Pollution at its Source
This poster illustrates some of the many sources of nonpoint source pollution and ways that it can be prevented.
www.terrene.org
Funding Resources |
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State and Local Funding of
Nonpoint Source Control Programs
Describes particularly effective state and local nonpoint source programs and methods used to fund them. (publication # EPA 841-R-92-003)
www.epa.gov/ncepihom
Training Opportunities and Resources |
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Introduction to Water Quality –
A Self-Paced Training Course
This course is designed to teach the fundamentals for reducing pollution from agricultural nonpoint sources.
www.ctic.purdue.edu/KYW/Training/NRCSIntro.html
Misc. Tools and Resources |
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Agricultural Management Practices for Water Quality Protection
This web-based training module introduces eight basic types of agricultural practices that are suitable for reducing or minimizing water quality impacts, as part of an overall watershed approach.
www.epa.gov/watertrain/agmodule/
BASINS – Better Assessment Science
Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources
A software package that provides an integrated watershed modeling framework and supports analysis of point and nonpoint source management alternatives.
www.epa.gov/OST/BASINS
Compendium of Tools for Watershed Assessment and TMDL Development
Discusses three major categories of models: watershed loading, receiving water, and ecological. Watershed loading models simulate the generation and movement of pollutants from the source to discharge into receiving waters. Receiving water models simulate the movement and transformation of pollutants through lakes, streams, and rivers. Ecological models simulate plant and animal communities and their response to pollutants and habitat modification.
www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/tools/choice.htm
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