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Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management

Learn about EPA-approved methods for managing impaired waters, setting standards, and planning watershed restoration. Use online resources to monitor, assess, and address sources of pollution effectively.

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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. March 28, 2007 Webcast 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. Where to Start? Surf Your Watershedwww.epa.gov/surf

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

  7. Watershed Profile

  8. Links to Watershed Information

  9. Environmental Web sites

  10. Citizens Groups

  11. USGS Stream Gage Stations

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

  13. Partners/Resources: Online Communities

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

  15. EPA Public Listservers

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

  17. 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

  18. 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

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

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

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

  22. Find Designated Uses

  23. Zoom Into Waterbody by State

  24. Pick the Waterbody

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

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

  27. State Documents: WQS Codes

  28. QUESTIONS? Online Participants: Submit questions online anytime. Phone Participants: Please state your name and where you are calling from before your question.

  29. 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:”

  30. Clickable Map: Zoom Into Statewide Assessment Reports

  31. State Report Sections:Type of Waterbody, Watersheds

  32. Overall Report Card

  33. Watershed-based Report: Selected Individual Watershed

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

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

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

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

  38. Drill Down: All Waterbodies Listed for Pathogen Impairments

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

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

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

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

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

  44. www.epa.gov/waters/tools-Generate Reports from Multiple Databases-Visualize Waterbody Information On a Map

  45. Ask WATERS:www.epa.gov/waters/tools/ask_waters Ask WATERS answers multi-program questions that draw on information from the databases linked through WATERS. Please ma’am….

  46. Web Page Has Many More Questions Example Simple Query

  47. Specify Region/State and Date Range

  48. Result: Waters De-listed in Michigan

  49. www.epa.gov/waters/enviromapper-Integrate Waterbody Information Visually-Perform Queries Visually

  50. Map View Map Features or “Data Layers” Map Tools Message Area Default National Scale Interface

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