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Water is Life - American Museum of
National History
Water Words That Work
re-orients nature protection and
pollution control experts to the vocabulary and perspective
of nonprofessionals, and helps you translate your shoptalk
into messages that are clear and compelling to everyday
citizens.
ProtectDrinkingWater.org - web
forum about where America's safe drinking water begins - the lakes,
streams, rivers and aquifers we tap
for public water systems.
See
brochure. Strong overlap with NPS
NPS in Hawaii -
Cool
animated site
New educational tool from NIH
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Introduction to toxic
chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life,
in everyday places.
Utah Forest Water Quality Guidelines and
Utah Forest Water Quality Guidelines Technical Manual
Nonpoint Source News-Notes -
an occasional bulletin
dealing with the condition of the water-related
environment, the control of nonpoint sources of water pollution (NPS), and the
ecosystem-driven
management and restoration of watersheds.
Water
On Tap
PDF book. What you need to know information on water usage and quality for the US and
around the world.
stormwaterauthority.org
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site devoted
to all types of storm water news and
events
Making the Connection:
Smart Growth and Water Resource Protection - EPA's Watershed Academy Web
explains how changes in land use affect water resources, and presents national
data on trends in development
patterns and activities on land that have become increasingly significant
challenges for achieving water
quality standards.
NRDC Green Business Advisor
- guide that can help any commercial
business or organization to reduce its environmental
impacts.
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NEMO -
An educational program for
local land use officials that addresses the relationship of land
use to natural resource protection. Links to all active state NEMO
programs.
A
Farmer's Guide To Agriculture and Water Quality Issues
WaterWiser
- water efficiency information
Water Education Web
Sites - a list of sites that have water education activities
Low-Volume Roads Engineering Best Management Practices Field Guide.
This guide is intended to
provide an overview of the key planning, location, design, construction, and
maintenance aspects of roads
that can cause adverse environmental impacts and to list key ways to prevent
those impacts.
Getting In Step: A Guide for Conducting Watershed Outreach Campaigns
A guide and video
designed to assist local governments, watershed groups, watershed management
agencies, and others
to plan and conduct effective watershed outreach campaigns.
Mining resource information is available at
Acid Drainage Technology
Initiative,
American Society of
Mining and Reclamation,
Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Sustainability issues
The Water
Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library
Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture
has bibliographies on Conservation Buffers, Conservation Effects Assessment
and Wetlands
All About Groundwater
animated video
NRCS Backyard Conservation
information and fact sheets
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