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Water-related Information
can be found in hundreds of sites on the Web. The following is a short list of those we find useful as we
put together our exhibitions and education programs, and as we strive to keep on top of the latest regulations, industry news, and state of research.
Many of these sites have their own lists of links; search engines turn up more sites nearly every day. Enjoy the surfing, and let us know about
exceptional water sites which we've missed.
General
• U.S. EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds: enough information on water resources, issues, and governmental and individual activities to keep you at the computer for several weeks.
• Greenworks TV: an award winning multimedia information
outlet dedicated to sharing stories about people helping the environment and
showing how you can too.
• Know Your Watershed: a coordinated national effort to encourage the formation of local, voluntary watershed partnerships.
• Center for Watershed Protection: providing objective and scientifically sound information on effective techniques to protect and restore urban watersheds.
• Watershed Information Network.
• The Groundwater Foundation.
• Ground Water Protection Council.
• Stroud Water Research Center.
Regional Watersheds
• Delaware Estuary Program.
• Delaware Riverkeeper Network: dedicated to protecting and restoring the Delaware River, its tributaries and habitats through advocacy, enforcement and citizen action.
• Delaware River Basin Commission.
• Partnership for the Delaware Estuary.
• Delaware Stream Watch: grassroots volunteer waterway protection program focusing on citizen involvement through monitoring, education, and advocacy.
• Philadelphia Water Department.
• The
Schuykill River: an educational resource that takes a holistic
look at the environmental and cultural history of the Schuylkill
River.
• Friends of the Wissahickon: working for the preservation and restoration of the Wissahickon portion of Fairmount Park.
• Green Valleys Association: the only watershed association in Eastern Pennsylvania's northern Chester County.
• Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy: working to protect and conserve the natural resources of the Perkiomen Creek Watershed.
• Watershed Weekly: a look at people who are making a
difference in watersheds all over PA. (Check under February 2001 in the archived show section for a story on the Manatawney Dam Removal).
• Chesapeake Bay
Program.
Educational
• U.S. EPA Explorers’ Club: exploring water ecosystems and the plants and animals that make them their homes.
• USGS Water Science for Schools: information on many aspects of water, including pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center.
• Lesson (grades 3 to 6) introducing groundwater, its relationship to surface water, and how it is extracted for use as water we drink (.pdf file).
• Lesson
(grades 6 to 12) from Project Aquatic WILD, about precipitation,
runoff, and aquatic habitats (.pdf file).
• Science Junction: Educational Resource for Teachers in the State of Delaware.
• Global Rivers Environmental Education Network.
• Water on the Web: Integrating real-time data into educational curricula over the web.
• The Watershed Game: developed by the Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota.
• Water Education Foundation.
Industry / Associations
• The American Water Works Association: a web resource for professionals dedicated to safe drinking water.
• U.S. Water News: Current news on the water industry.
• Water Tech Online: Web site and online trade publication for Water Industry Professionals.
• WaterWiser: a clearinghouse of water conservation and efficiency information for water professionals.
• The BottledWaterWeb: provides the consumer and researcher with the most current and accurate information about bottled water.
• Association of Water Technologies.
• American Institute of Hydrology.
• The Water Environment Federation.
• International Water Association.
• National Ground Water Association.
• National Water Resources Association.
• Water Quality Association.
• Institute of Water Research at Michigan State University.
• National Environmental Services Center: provides technical assistance and information about drinking water, wastewater, environmental training, and solid waste management to small communities.
• NC State University Water Quality Group: links to resources on nonpoint source pollution and water quality issues.
• Rutgers Cooperative Extension: helps the people of New Jersey adapt to a rapidly changing society and improve their lives through science-based education.
• Watersheds: Water, Soil, and Hydro-Environmental Decision Support System.
Government sites
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration: to describe and predict changes in the Earth's
environment, and conserve and wisely manage the Nation's coastal
and marine resources.
• Clean Water Action Plan: federal government initiative to build on the solid foundation of existing clean water programs and proposing new actions to strengthen efforts to restore and protect the nation's water resources.
• Stream Corridor Restoration: A publication--developed through interagency cooperation--to serve as a common technical reference for stream corridor restoration technology.
• USGS Water Resources of Pennsylvania.
• USGS Water Resources of New Jersey.
• USGS Water Resources in the Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. Area.
• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
• New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program.
Other Useful Sites
• Home*A*Syst: helping homeowners identify potential risks to their family's health and the environment and take action.
• The Terrene Institute: works to protect the environment and conserve natural resources, and operates on the premise that "that given accurate, unbiased information, most people will do the right thing."
• Trout Unlimited: Our mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America’s trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.
• Alliance for a Living Ocean: promoting and maintaining clean water and a healthy coastal environment.
• Sierra Club Clean Water Campaign: striving to educate and enlist the public in protecting and restoring the quality of our nation's waters.
• Center for Marine Conservation.
• National Wildlife Federation Living Waters.
• The Nature Conservancy.
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