Knowledge: office of water
See Also:
- regional → north america → united states → science and environment → water resources
- science → environment → water resources
Links
- EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/ - Works to ensure safe drinking water and to protect the quality of our Nation's Drinking Water Supply.
- Office of Water, U.S. EPA
http://www.epa.gov/OW/ - Directory and searching of U.S. EPA water-related web resources, imagery, animations, kid's pages, publications, and links about U.S. water resources.
- U.S. EPA Wetlands Homepage
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/ - Works to encourage and enable others to act effectively in protecting and restoring the nation's wetlands and associated ecosystems.
- U.S. EPA Office of Wastewater Management
http://www.epa.gov/owm/ - Information on wastewater treatment technologies, NPDES permitting requirements, biosolids management, EPA water quality initiatives, and other water quality topics.
- Oceans and Coastal Protection
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/ - Overview of Ocean and Coastal Protection activities and programs, including coral reefs, marine debris, dredge material management, atmospheric deposition program, and the National Estuary Program.
- Total Maximum Daily Load Program
http://www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl/ - TMDL is a calculation of maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant's sources.
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
http://www.epa.gov/owm/npdes.htm - Information on the NPDES permit program which requires all point sources discharging pollutants into waters of the United States to obtain a permit.
- EPA Fish and Wildlife Consumption Advisories
http://www.epa.gov/OST/fish/ - These advisories inform the public that high concentrations of chemical contaminants have been found in local fish and wildlife and include recommendations to limit or avoid consumption of certain fish and wildlife species from specific U.S. waterbodies or waterbody types.
- American Heritage Rivers initiative
http://www.epa.gov/rivers/ - Program to protect and restore America's rivers and their watersheds. Includes information to help local communities become involved in river projects.
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