Nonpoint Source Resources

New additions to Section 319 Nonpoint Source Success Stories Web site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added eight new stories to the section 319 Nonpoint Source Success Stories Web site. The Web site features outstanding projects that have received grants from the section 319 Nonpoint Source Program. The new success stories are from Alabama, American Samoa, Connecticut, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas and Vermont. Logon www.epa.gov/nps/success to read these and other stories from 23 states, territories and tribes.

Gunnison Basin: A Selenium Success Story in the Making

This article in the January 2007 issue of the Nonpoint Source News-Notes newsletter highlights efforts to reduce selenium loading in the Gunnison, Uncompahgre and Colorado rivers. To read, logon www.epa.gov/owow/info/NewsNotes/.

Nonpoint Source Pollution Discovery Kit

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently launched a new Web-based educational resource, the Nonpoint Source Pollution Discovery Kit. The kit provides a comprehensive introduction to nonpoint source pollution and its impacts including the history of pollution, the differences between point and nonpoint source pollution, the types of pollutants, and how scientists monitor, assess, and control nonpoint source pollution. For more information, logon http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/pollution/welcome.html.

Source Water Collaborative Web site

The Source Water Collaborative, a recently formed group of 15 organizations interested in source water protection, launched a new Web site at www.protectdrinkingwater.org. The site provides comprehensive source water information for policymakers, developers, farmers and others with the goal of integrating drinking water protection into land stewardship and planning decisions.

"Using NEMO - Nonpoint Source Education for Municipal Officials - to Advance Watershed Management" Webcast audio recording

Chet Arnold from the University of Connecticut’s Center for Land Use Education and Research, John Rosum with the Connecticut NEMO Project and Dave Dickson with the National NEMO Network provide a thorough overview of the methods, impacts and educational offerings of the Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) Program. The instructors also discuss the National NEMO Network, an organization of 30 affiliated state and local educational programs.

An archived audio recording of the webcast can be accessed at www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/webcasts.

“After the Storm” now available as streaming video

This half-hour program, co-produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and The Weather Channel, features areas of the country where polluted runoff threatens critical watersheds. Experts and involved citizens discuss impacts to water resources and effective solutions. The video highlights activities people can do to around their homes to protect water quality. To access the free streaming video, logon www.clu-in.org/search/t.focus/id/602/.

Water Quality and Land Use: Analyzing relationships among multiple watersheds using contingency analysis

This article in the journal Stormwater discusses how contingency analyses can be used to explain the complex relationships between water quality and land use patterns in easily understood terms.

Logon www.gradingandexcavation.com/sw_0701_water.html.


Winter 2007
Nonpoint Source Resources New additions to Section 319 Nonpoint Source Success Stories Web site The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added eight new stories to the section 319 Nonpoint Source Success Stories Web site. The Web site features outstanding projects that have received grants from the section 319 Nonpoint Source Program. The new success stories are from Alabama, American Samoa, Connecticut, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas and Vermont. Logon www.epa.gov/nps/success to read these and other stories from 23 states, territories and tribes. Gunnison Basin: A Selenium Success Story in the Making This article in the January 2007 issue of the Nonpoint Source News-Notes newsletter highlights efforts to reduce selenium loading in the Gunnison, Uncompahgre and Colorado rivers. To read, logon www.epa.gov/owow/info/NewsNotes/. Nonpoint Source Pollution Discovery Kit The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently launched a new Web-based educational resource, the Nonpoint Source Pollution Discovery Kit. The kit provides a comprehensive introduction to nonpoint source pollution and its impacts including the history of pollution, the differences between point and nonpoint source pollution, the types of pollutants, and how scientists monitor, assess, and control nonpoint source pollution. For more information, logon http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/pollution/welcome.html. Source Water Collaborative Web site The Source Water Collaborative, a recently formed group of 15 organizations interested in source water protection, launched a new Web site at www.protectdrinkingwater.org. The site provides comprehensive source water information for policymakers, developers, farmers and others with the goal of integrating drinking water protection into land stewardship and planning decisions. "Using NEMO - Nonpoint Source Education for Municipal Officials - to Advance Watershed Management" Webcast audio recording Chet Arnold from the University of Connecticut’s Center for Land Use Education and Research, John Rosum with the Connecticut NEMO Project and Dave Dickson with the National NEMO Network provide a thorough overview of the methods, impacts and educational offerings of the Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) Program. The instructors also discuss the National NEMO Network, an organization of 30 affiliated state and local educational programs. An archived audio recording of the webcast can be accessed at www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/webcasts. “After the Storm” now available as streaming video This half-hour program, co-produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and The Weather Channel, features areas of the country where polluted runoff threatens critical watersheds. Experts and involved citizens discuss impacts to water resources and effective solutions. The video highlights activities people can do to around their homes to protect water quality. To access the free streaming video, logon www.clu-in.org/search/t.focus/id/602/. Water Quality and Land Use: Analyzing relationships among multiple watersheds using contingency analysis This article in the journal Stormwater discusses how contingency analyses can be used to explain the complex relationships between water quality and land use patterns in easily understood terms. Logon www.gradingandexcavation.com/sw_0701_water.html.	Past Issues Newsletter Index Do you have a story idea? Click Here Front Page

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