Water Issues Links
- Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies — http://www.amsa-cleanwater.org/index.htm — Site includes reports, papers, and Clean Water News featuring articles on water quality and treatment.
- The Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators — http://www.ASIWPCA.org/ — Site contains research and papers on the Clean Water Act Amendments.
- Earth Island: Bluewater Network — http://www.earthisland.org/ei/bw/ — Site gives information on the Bluewater Network, a coalition of boaters, scientists, marine industry experts, and clean water advocates working to reduce the environmental impacts of recreational boating. Bluewater acts as an information clearinghouse and support mechanism for local communities and activists working to regulate and ban personal watercraft (PWC) on specific waterways.
- Center for Marine Conservation: Marine Debris — http://www.cmc-ocean.org/mdio/MDIO.html — Site is designed to increase public awareness of the marine debris problem and encourage efforts that minimize and/or control marine debris.
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation — http://www.savethebay.cbf.org/ — Site gives information on the state of the Bay, including pollution, harvest, habitat and resilience, and pfisteria. It also gives information educational programs and teacher training.
- Chesapeake Bay Program — http://www.chesapeakebay.net — Site gives information on three areas requiring immediate attention: nutrient over-enrichment, dwindling underwater Bay grasses, and toxic pollution.
- Department of the Interior: U.S. Geological Survey — http://water.usgs.gov/ — Site contains information on the water resources of the United States including water quality, ground water, surface water, the National Water Quality Assessment Program, and the Toxic Substances Hydrology Program.
- Department of Transportation: U.S. Coast Guards: Marine Safety and Environmental Protection — http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/gmhome.htm — Site contains information on National Pollution Funds Center, oil spill removal, the Sea Partners Campaign, waterways management, and hazardous substance response plans.
- Electric Power Research Institute: Water — http://www.epri.com/eg/emfba.html — Site contains information on research into water toxics assessment and management, assessment tools for Clean Water Act and impoundment issues, watershed risk management and ecosystem protection, and power plant water management.
- Environmental Defense Fund — http://www.edf.org/pubs/Reports/ — Site contains various reports on water issues.
- Environmental Law Institute: National Wetlands Newsletter — http://www.eli.org/bookstore/nawene.htm — Site contains the National Wetlands Newsletter, a source for in-depth coverage of wetlands regulation, policy, and science.
- Friends of the Earth — http://www.foe.org — Site deals with issues affecting air and water quality on a global basis.
- Greenpeace: Oceans on the Edge — http://www.greenpeace.org/~oceans/index.aspx — Site present information on various issues effecting the ocean and its resources.
- League of Women Voters: Water Resources — http://www.lwv.org/drinkingwater/default.htm — Site contains information on drinking water and wetland programs.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Sea GrantCollege Program — http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/org/s/seagrant/www/mitsg.htm — Site covers various areas of marine research.
- The Michigan Sea Grant CoastWatch — http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/index.aspx — Site gives information on promoting long-term economic development, stewardship, and responsible use of our nation's marine, coastal, and Great Lakes resources through research, extension, communications, and education. It shows temperatures on easy-to-understand graphic images of the Great Lakes, captures daily National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite transmissions, and presents the most current information in the form of contour lines on five lakewide, 16 regional, and 42 port maps.
- National Academy of Science: Ocean Study Board — http://www2.nas.edu/osb/20fe.html — Site includes information on Marine Mammal Research Program; Ecosystem Management for Sustainable Marine Fisheries; Fish Stock Assessment Methods; U.S./Mexico Collaboration for Ocean Science Research; Major U.S. Oceanographic Research Programs; Symposium on Tactical Oceanography for Special Warfare; Individual Fishing Quotas; Community Development Quotas; Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments; Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research; Fifty Years of Ocean Discovery at the National Science Foundation; Eutrophication, Coastal Processes, and Watershed Management; and The Ocean's Role in Human Health.
- National Association of Counties: Environmental Programs — http://www.naco.org/programs/environ/index.cfm — Site contains information and resources on nonpoint source water pollution, source water protection, watershed management, and wetlands protection.
- National Audubon Society — http://www.audubon.org — Site contains information on wetlands, Everglades restoration, endangered species, Upper Mississippi River, and Platte River restoration.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Water — http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/ese/science/water.html — Site contains information on hydrospheric processes, global hydrology, ocean color information, ocean topography, El Niño, and hydrologic cycle and climate processes in arid and semiarid lands.
- The National Institute for the Environment: Oceans and Coastal Resources Briefing Book — http://www.cnie.org/nle/clim-7/ebgcctop.html — Site contains reports on the coastal environment, ocean science, living marine resources, mineral and energy resources, the Antarctic, the Law of the Sea, selected U.S. laws, and United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.
- National Geographic Society — http://www.nationalgeographic.com/2000/population/planet/index.aspx — Site contains information on the status of drinking water globally and its role in the world.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Oceans — http://www.nos.noaa.gov/ — Site contains information on the use and preservation of coastal and ocean resources, coastal zone management, National Marine Sanctuaries, Estuarine Research Reserves, nautical charting, aeronautical charting, and tide predictions.
- National Wildlife Federation: Water Quality — http://www.nwf.org/water/ — Site contains information on the Clean Water Act, water quality threats, and Great Lakes projects.
- National Wildlife Federation: Wetlands — http://www.nwf.org/wetlands/ — Site contains information on wetland types and benefits, threats to wetlands, and wetland protections and legislative actions.
- Natural Resources Defense Council — http://www.nrdc.org/nrdcpro/fpprog.html — Site contains reports and research on a diverse range of environmental topics including air quality, water quality, land issues, health issues, and energy.
- Oceanic Research Group, Incorporated — http://www.oceanicresearch.org/lesson.html — Site contains fact sheets on sponges, cnidarians, mollusks, and echinoderms.
- Salt Lake Organizing Committee — http://www.saltlake2002.com — Site has information on Bill Nye, Science Guy, video called "Salt Lake Valley Watershed and You" which is available free of charge to teachers.
- Scripps Institute of Oceanography — http://sio.ucsd.edu/ — Site contains information on areas of research including marine biotechnology and biomedicine, marine life and ecosystems, coastal management, and technology and support of ocean and atmospheric research.
- Sierra Club: Wetlands — http://www.sierraclub.org/wetlands/ — Site contains fact sheets on wetlands and the Clean Water Act.
- National Small Flows Clearinghouse — http://www.nsfc.wvu.edu — A nonprofit funded by EPA, the National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) helps small communities find affordable wastewater treatment alternatives to protect public health and the environment.
- University of Maryland: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources — http://www.agnr.umd.edu/ — Site includes information on pfiesteria and agriculture, nutrient management, Pocomoke River nutrient management, and the Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998.
- World Resources Institute: Coastal and Marine Resources — http://www.wri.org/biodiv/marihome.html — Site gives information on biodiversity in marine ecosystems, species conservation, coral reef species, and threats to coastal ecosystems.
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