Water Links of Interest
- Clean Water Act Information Center
2/2006 (replaces Environet)
The Center conveys information about the quality
of Montana's rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands in relation to
Montana's Water Quality Standards. Specifically, it displays the results
of water quality assessments made on the basis of available water
monitoring data. This site is not intended as a means of accessing water
quality monitoring field data.
- Montana DEQ Nonpoint Source Program: The
Montana Nonpoint Source Program protects and restores water
quality through the management of nonpoint sources of pollution
such as grazing, farming, mining, construction, logging, and many
other activities.
- Natural
Resource Information System (NRIS) Water Information: The
Water Information System is the starting point for locating water
resources information in Montana, such as data on surface water,
groundwater, water quality, riparian areas, water rights, climate
data and more.
- The Montana Water Center: The Montana Water Center
at Montana State University advances water research, information,
education, and problem-solving partnerships throughout the state
and more widely. For more about what they do, visit their website.
- The
Montana Volunteer Water Monitoring Project: This organizations
aim is to promote knowledge and stewardship of aquatic resources by teaching local citizen
volunteers the skills needed to gather accurate, non-biased water
quality information.
US - EPA Web Sites:
- EPA National TMDL home page:
This site provides an overview of
the national TMDL program with links to pertinent
information on state programs. It includes information on TMDL
laws and regulations, policies, documents, examples of TMDLs, and
more.
- EPA Region 8 TMDL program: This site provides
specific information on TMDL programs in EPA Region 8 (Montana,
Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, and Utah).
- Adopt Your Watershed: Learn about organizations active in your watershed! Over 4,000 watershed groups are listed. Also includes tools and resources to help new groups get
started.
- Surf Your Watershed: This site provides multi-level water resource information. Enter your zip code and learn the facts about your watershed and ways you can get involved.
- Volunteer
Monitoring Homepage: This site provides electronic
versions of many of EPA's volunteer methods manuals and
brochures, as well as The Volunteer Monitor newsletter, the
national newsletter of the volunteer monitoring community.
- Wetlands Restoration: Visit the River Corridor and Wetlands Restoration
page to find out about wetland restoration activities in your watershed.
- Nonpoint Source Pollution: Find answers to your questions about nonpoint source pollution. Learn about "Splash", an interactive site that teaches kids and adults how to reduce runoff pollution.
- Watershed Academy: Find information on training opportunities, watershed documents, and internet training modules.
- Fish Consumption Advisories and Beach Conditions: These two pages contain current information on the location of fish consumption advisories nationwide.
Selected Additional Web Sites:
-
Best
of the Web: Water Resources
- Volunteer Monitoring Groups On-Line: This site is maintained by Kentucky Water Watch and lists many web pages for volunteer monitoring organizations around the country.
- Great American Secchi Dip-In: This is the homesite for the yearly national water clarity testing event that engages thousands of lake and estuary volunteer monitors. Maintained by Kent State University.
- Missouri Stream teams: This homepage supports Missouri Stream Teams, a large and energetic state-supported volunteer monitoring program.
- Merrimack River Initiative: Flowing through New Hampshire and Massachusetts, the Merrimack River Initiative coordinates a variety of activities including a robust volunteer monitoring network. Monitoring
protocols and other useful documents are available on this site.
- Ohio State University Extension: This site provides
information about how to get involved in volunteer monitoring,
not only in Ohio but through other Cooperative Extension
programs.
- River Watch Network: Vermont's River Watch Network trains volunteers around the country in intensive macroinvertebrate and chemical monitoring protocols.
- Texas Watch: The Texas Watch volunteer monitoring program maintains this site, which includes discussion of quality assurance protocols and use of volunteer data by the state.
- University of Rhode Island Watershed Watch: This state wide volunteer monitoring program site is currently in the process of being updated. However in addition to general program information it also
includes interesting pictures and discussion about the freshwater jellyfish that are occasionally reported in local lakes and ponds by volunteers.
Electronic List Servers:
- Volmonitor: an electronic forum for volunteer monitoring program coordinators. List owner: Alice Mayio - (202) 260-7018
- Lakes-L: international computer discussion forum for professionals and those who care about lakes and their watersheds. List owner: Jim Vennie -
(608) 266-2212
