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Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management

Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management. Ansu John Tetra Tech, Inc. September 6, 2007. Sponsored by EPA’s Watershed Academy. Impaired Waters (on 303(d) List) and TMDLs. WLAs to individual point sources. LAs to nonpoint sources. EPA approval. Clean Water Framework Context.

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Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management

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  1. Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management Ansu John Tetra Tech, Inc. September 6, 2007 Sponsored by EPA’s Watershed Academy

  2. Impaired Waters (on 303(d) List) and TMDLs WLAs to individual point sources LAs to nonpoint sources EPA approval Clean Water Framework Context Water Quality Standards Monitor/Assess Attainment of Standards Assessment methodology – 305(b) Report 303(d) List of Impaired Waters EPA approves 303(d) list Watershed Plan Continual Planning Process Point Sources: Discharges to Water NPDES Permits for Point Sources Manage Nonpoint Sources to Address/Reduce Sources of Pollution With Federal/State/Other $ Training on CWA: www.epa.gov/watertrain/cwa

  3. Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters(Draft) Consistent, Comprehensive Watershed Planning: www.epa.gov/owow/nps/watershed_handbook/

  4. Six Steps in the Planning Process EPA Internet Tools to Address Each Step

  5. Watershed Plan Builder www.epa.gov/owow/watershedplanning

  6. Online Mirror to the Handbook

  7. Example Module with Inset Links

  8. Watershed Plan Builder Tool www.epa.gov/owow/watershedplanning

  9. Step Through Screens

  10. Create/Print Out a Watershed Plan Outline

  11. Example of Other Watershed Plan Sections

  12. Archived Webcast for Further TrainingNow Available for iPods/MP3 Players May 2, 2007 Webcast Seminar on: "The Watershed Plan Builder: EPA's New Interactive Web-based Tool Designed to Promote the Development of Comprehensive Watershed Plans"Stuart Lehman, Environmental Scientist, EPA's Nonpoint Source Control Branch, Charlie MacPherson, Public Outreach Specialist, Tetra Tech, Inc. and Vladi Royzman, Water Resources Scientist, Tetra Tech, Inc. www.epa.gov/watershedwebcasts

  13. Where to Start? Surf Your Watershedwww.epa.gov/surf

  14. Find 8-digit HUC through a “Place”

  15. Watershed Profile

  16. Links to Watershed Information

  17. Environmental Web sites

  18. Citizens Groups

  19. USGS Stream Gage Stations

  20. Watershed Hub: www.epa.gov/owow/watershed

  21. Partners/Resources: Online Communities

  22. Watershed Online Information Sharing: www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/information.html

  23. EPA Public Listservers

  24. Quarterly Newsletter on Watershed Topicswww.epa.gov/owow/info/NewsNotes

  25. Watershed Planning Steps • Build Partnerships • Characterize the Watershed • Set Goals and Identify Solutions • Design an Implementation Program • Implement the Program • Measure Progress, Make Necessary Adjustments

  26. Impaired Waters (on 303(d) List) and TMDLs WLAs to individual point sources LAs to nonpoint sources EPA approval Clean Water Framework Context Water Quality Standards Monitor/Assess Attainment of Standards Assessment methodology – 305(b) Report 303(d) List of Impaired Waters EPA approves 303(d) list Watershed Plan Continual Planning Process Point Sources: Discharges to Water NPDES Permits for Point Sources Manage Nonpoint Sources to Address/Reduce Sources of Pollution With Federal/State/Other $ Training on CWA: www.epa.gov/watertrain/cwa

  27. National Sources: EPA Water Program Databases • Water Quality Standards • Assessment • Impairments and TMDL

  28. A. Water Quality Standards: www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards

  29. WQS Database: www.epa.gov/wqsdatabase/

  30. Find Designated Uses

  31. Zoom Into Waterbody by State

  32. Pick the Waterbody

  33. Database Report Result = Designated Uses of Selected Waterbody Bonus: Selected Waterbody can be mapped in “Enviromapper For Water”

  34. State, Tribal, & Territorial Standards: www.epa.gov/waterscience/wqs/ Click on a State to View its WQS Documents/Codes

  35. State Documents: WQS Codes

  36. B. Assessment www.epa.gov/waters/305b About this Database: Explains terms like: “Impaired”, “Threatened” Explains Report headings like: “Assessed Waters, Individual Use Support for Bays and Estuaries:”

  37. Clickable Map: Zoom Into Statewide Assessment Reports

  38. State Report Sections:Type of Waterbody, Watersheds

  39. Overall Report Card

  40. Watershed-based Report: Selected Individual Watershed

  41. Selected Individual Waterbody: Blackstone River, 3.7-mile Section Bonus: Map this section in “Enviromapper for Water”

  42. Complement with In-Depth State Information MA: DEP Water Quality Assessment Reports

  43. Click on a state (VA) C. Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads: www.epa.gov/waters/tmdl

  44. Example (1 of 2) Summary of Impairments for State of Virginia

  45. Drill Down: All Waterbodies Listed for Pathogen Impairments

  46. Example (2 of 2) Summary of Impairments for State of Virginia

  47. Click to launch Enviromapper For Water Drill down: Waterbodies in Selected Watershed (Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan) Click for individual waterbody segments

  48. Individual Segment Selected from Virginia Watershed: (Lower Anacostia River)

  49. Additional Information: TMDL Studies on Selected Segment (Lower Anacostia River )

  50. Use Tools to Query WATERS WATERS integrates water program databases: www.epa.gov/waters

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