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NPS Pollution Control Guidance
Buffers
Lakes
Watershed
Wetlands
Restoration
Streams
Funding
Stormwater Management
Economics
Resource Identification
Federal Government Agencies
State and Regional Agencies
Saratoga County Agencies
Nonprofit Organizations

NEW! The draft NYS Stormwater Management Design Manual is now online at http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/mainpage.htm developed by Center of Watershed Protection for NYSDEC. The purpose of the manual is to provide design guidance on the most effective stormwater management practices for new development sites. It will be a key component of the Phase II SPDES general permit for stormwater runoff from construction activities from all sizes of disturbance.

NPS Pollution Control Guidance

http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/mmsp/index.html National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Marinas and Recreational Boating is a draft technical guidance and reference document for use by State, local, and tribal managers in the implementation of nonpoint source pollution management programs. It contains information on the best available, economically achievable means of reducing pollution of surface water runoff from marinas and recreational boating.
Economic Benefits of Runoff Controls (EPA)
Erosion Control http://www.forester.net/ec.html
International Erosion Control Association http://www.ieca.org
USDA NRCS Planning and Design Manual for the Control of Erosion, Sediment, and Stormwater http://abe.msstate.edu/csd/p-dm/index.html
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials  http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/nemo a University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System project using innovative techniques to teach local officials about the sources and impacts of nonpoint source (NPS) pollution, how different land uses affect water quality, and what towns can do to protect water quality. The unique educational approach of the project is to use geographic information system (GIS) technology to simplify and explain the complex relationship between land use to water quality.
Ohio NEMO http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohionemo A Nonpoint Pollution Education Program of Ohio State University Extension
EPA’s Nonpoint Source News Notes http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/info/NewsNotes an occasional bulletin dealing with the condition of the water-related environment, the control of nonpoint sources of water pollution, and the ecosystem-driven management and restoration of watersheds.
National Small Flows Clearinghouse http://www.estd.wvu.edu/nsfc/nsfc_homepage.html provides information about innovative, low-cost wastewater treatments for small communities, those with populations less than 10,000.
American Oceans Campaign http://www.americanoceans.org/runoff/epa.htm A collection of stormwater resources for the state of California.

Buffers

Riparian Forest Buffers Function and Design for Protection and Enhancement of Water Resources http://willow.ncfes.umn.edu/buffer/cover.htm
Water Related BMPs http://abe.msstate.edu/csd/NRCS-BMPs/contents.html
Buffers Common-Sense Conservation http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/CCS/BufrsPub.html
National Conservation Buffer Council http://www.buffercouncil.org/
Buffer Notes http://www.nacdnet.org/buffers/index.html#SUB In addition to helping protect soil, air and water quality, buffers improve fish and wildlife habitat and demonstrate a commitment to land stewardship.

Lakes

NYS Federation of Lake Associations - Aquatic Ecology Links to Online Resources

Watershed

EPA’s "Watershed Academy" courses
NRCS National Water Management- Success Stories
Center for Watershed Protection
Know Your Watershed http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/KYW/
“Know Your Watershed” NYS NPS Contacts http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/WaterMap.exe?Map=USrepmap420.map&US+Map.x=354&US+Map.y=71
WATERSHEDSS (WATER, Soil, and Hydro- Environmental Decision Support System) http://h2osparc.wq.ncsu.edu  Designed to help watershed managers and land treatment personnel identify their water quality problems and select appropriate best management practices.
Water Quality and Land Treatment Education Component http://h2osparc.wq.ncsu.edu/info
Give Water A Hand http://www.uwex.edu/erc/ywc  A national watershed education program designed to involve young people in local environmental service projects. Educating Young People About Water guides in Adobe Acrobat format.
The Watershed Management Council http://watershed.org/wmc The Watershed Management Council is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of watershed management
OR State University Watershed Related Publications & Videos http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/html/eesc/eesc40.html

Best Management Practices

Metropolitan Washington (DC) Council of Government http://www.mwcog.org/publist.html#WATER%20RESOURCES.
The state of Maryland is a leader in stormwater management - get more info on their program at http://www.mde.state.md.us/environment/wma/stormwatermanual/.
USEPA - you can start at http://www.epa.gov/owm/sw/bmps/ to find EPA documents and links to other info sources, such as the National Stormwater BMP Database at http://www.bmpdatabase.org/.
New Toolbox On LGEAN Web site A new on-line toolbox has been launched on the LGEAN Web site. Tools will vary widely in function but all are designed to facilitate the environmental work of local government officials. The tools will allow local governments to quickly calculate the money saved by various solid waste reduction strategies, calculate the non-point source water pollution from various development scenarios, develop effective municipal tree ordinances, and perform other helpful functions. Tools will be organized in different toolbox drawers by environmental media, such as air, drinking water, solid waste, etc. The toolbox can be found on the LGEAN Web site at http://lgean.org/html/tools.cfm
New Report on Best Management Practices for Shorelines "Best Management Practices for Soft Engineering of Shorelines," a new report on best management practices for shorelines, is available on the Internet. Soft engineering is the use of ecological principles and practices to reduce erosion and achieve the stabilization and safety of shorelines while enhancing habitat, improving aesthetics, and saving money. The report, which includes case studies of projects that have utilized soft engineering, provides insights and technical advice to local governments and others on incorporating soft engineering of shorelines into shoreline redevelopment projects. To go to the report, click on the following URL: http://www.tellusnews.com/ahr/report_cover.html
Low Impact Development http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lidlit.html and http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/urban.html

Wetlands

Types of Wetlands and Their Roles in the Watershed http://h2osparc.wq.ncsu.edu/info/wetlands/types3.html focuses on wetlands as water resources within a watershed and, specifically, how they are both a product of and an influence on watershed hydrology and water quality.
New York State Wetlands Forum http://www.wetlandsforum.org A non-advocacy organization designed to improve communication among people interested in wetlands
Instructor's Guide - Eastern Forested Wetland and Streamside Forest
Management http://users.erols.com/wetlandg/forest.htm#sma
Environmental Concern, Inc. http://www.wetland.org/publctns.htm
Wetlands and Agriculture: Private Interests and Public Benefits. http://www.ers.usda.gov/epubs/pdf/aer765
Why Landowners Restore Wetlands: Summary of A National Survey  http://users.erols.com/wetlandg/why-rest.htm  Private landowners will restore and conserve wetlands if they believe that as good stewards of land it is the right thing to do, if they can afford it, and if they can get some technical help.
National Wildlife Federation Wetlands Page http://www.nwf.org/nwf/wetlands/index.html
Ducks Unlimited http://www.ducks.org The mission of Ducks Unlimited is to fulfill the annual life cycle needs of North American waterfowl by protecting, enhancing, restoring and managing important wetlands and associated uplands.
EPA’s “What are Wetlands?” http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/wetlands/vital/what.html
USFWS National Wetland Inventory Center http://www.nwi.fws.gov/ The National Wetlands Inventory project was established to generate informationabout the characteristics, extent and status of the Nation's wetlands and deepwater habitats.
New York State Wetland Reserve Program http://www.wl.fb-net.org/ny.htm
National Audubon Society Wetlands Campaign http://www.audubon.org/campaign/wetland/ The mission of the Audubon Wetlands Campaign is to preserve and restore the nation’s wetland ecosystems to protect birds, other wildlife and their habitats, as well as to protect human health and safety and to help sustain a healthy economy.
NYS DEC Freshwater Wetlands Program http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/habitat/fwwprog.htm

Restoration

Restoration Links http://www.usda.gov/stream_restoration/newlnk.htm
Restoration of Channelized Streams to Enhance Fish Habitat http://www.ies.wisc.edu/research/ies900/kimchannelization.htm
Riparian Ecosystem Creation and Restoration http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/literatr/ripareco/ripareco.htm
USFWS Partners for Fish & Wildlife http://partners.fws.gov/index.htm Voluntary Habitat Restoration in Cooperation with Private Landowners

Streams

SOS Catalog http://www.iwla.org/SOS/catalog/books.html

Funding

Restoration funding programs (grants) http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/watershed/tools/fin.html#3
Funding Opportunities http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/fund/sources.html
Liquid Assets 2000 www.epa.gov/ow/liquidassets
National Audubon Society of NY State http://ny.audubon.org/wetlands.html
Conservation Technology Information Center http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/CTIC/CTIC.html
USDA and Other Federal Funding Opportunities http://www.reeusda.gov/1700/funding/funding.htm
A  Guide to Funding Sources http://www.tughill.org/funding.html
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation http://www.nfwf.org/

Stormwater Management

Stormwater Management Toolbox http://www.oracwa.org/Pages/toolbox.htm
City of Fort Worth – Provides links to local stormwater web sites across the nation http://ci.fort-worth.tx.us/dem/stormcontacts.htm
Stormwater News http://www.stormwater-resources.com Dedicated to providing a source of information regarding stormwater pollution, treatment methodologies, and related issues. With this on-line library you can download research papers, software, and information regarding Nonpoint Source Pollution, Best Management Practices, upcoming conferences, NPDES, TMDLs, and other Stormwater topics.
Center for Transportation & the Environment http://itre.ncsu.edu/cte/citestorm.html Lists papers on Management of Storm Water Runoff and Pollutants
American Stormwater Institute http://www.geocities.com/~stormwater/ offers guidance and assistance to local governments, communities and home owner associations to promote proper design, construction,maintenance and financing of storm water management systems.
Stormwater Manager's Resource Center (SMRC) is designed specifically for stormwater practitioners, local government officials and others that need technical assistance on stormwater management issues. www.stormwatercenter.net
The "Report to Congress on the Phase I Storm Water Regulations" is at the following location: http://www.epa.gov/owm/sw/about/exec2.htm
Phase II Final Rule", http://www.epa.gov/owm/sw/phase2/final.htm includes a cost-benefit analysis
Catch Basin Cleaning Program http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/catchbas.pdf
Maintaining Retention Basins http://www.co.ho.md.us/stormwatermanual.pdf

Economics

Economic Impacts of Protecting Rivers, Trails, and Greenway Corridors: A Resource Book. http://www.nps.gov/pwro/rtca/econ_index.htm Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance. National Park Service, 1995, Fourth Edition, Revised.  PDF Format
Ecosystem Valuation http://www.ecosystemvaluation.org Describes how economists value the beneficial ways that ecosystems affect people.

USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/

Resource Identification

MI Plant Web http://www.deq.state.mi.us/lwm/grt_lakes/plantinformati/plantindex.htm plant web can be used as a quick reference for plant identification information. The list below links to pages which include information such as field identification marks, the wetland indicator category, a photo, and World Wide Web links for each plant. VegSpec http://ironwood.itc.nrcs.usda.gov/Netdynamics/Vegspec/pages/HomeVegspec.htm   a web-based decision support system that assists land managers in the planning and design of vegetative establishment practices.
Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Data Base http://www.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/ssur_data.html This level of mapping is designed for use by landowners, townships, and county natural resource planning and management. The user should be knowledgeable of soils data and their characteristics.
Wetkit http://www.wetkit.net/index.cfm A Canadian search engine specifically for wetland related tools and information
NYS GIS Clearinghouse http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/index.html

Federal Government Agency Links

US Army Corps of Engineers Public Affairs Office http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/cepa/cepa.htm
Great Lakes Commission http://www.glc.org a binational agency that promotes the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence River.
US Geological Survey in New York State http://ny.water.usgs.gov/

USGS Reports from NYS http://ny.usgs.gov/htmls/pub/index.html

USFWS Region 5 http://northeast.fws.gov
USDA NRCS NY Office http://www.ny.nrcs.usda.gov/
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Lake Champlain Ecosystem Team  http://www.fws.gov/r5lcfwro protect, enhance and conserve fish and wildlife resources in the Lake Champlain watershed for public benefit
Army Corps of Engineers NY District http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/
Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District http://www.lrb.usace.army.mil/
National Park Service - Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance http://www.ncrc.nps.gov/rtca/ to help citizens and community leaders plan and advance locally-led conservation projects

State, Regional, and Saratoga County Government Agency Links

NYS Assembly http://assembly.state.ny.us/
NY State and Local Government http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/ny-gov.html
NYS DEC Region 5 http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/reg5/index.html
NYS Office of the Attorney General http://www.oag.state.ny.us/
Rural Development in New York State http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ny/index.html
NYS Museum http://www.nysm.nysed.gov
Invasive Plant Council of New York State http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/ipcnys/index.html A partnership dedicated to solving invasive plant species problems in New York State.
NYS Biodiversity Research Institute http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/bri.html Current projects focus on biodiversity stewardship, biodiversity education and biodiversity research to assess environmental quality and change.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service http://www.reeusda.gov/statepartners/ny.htm Lists the land-grant universities in New York, which are state partners of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
Capital District Regional Planning Commission http://www.cdrpc.org/index.html

NYS DEC Comparitive Risk Project http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/ppu/p2crp.html

NYS DOS, Division of Coastal Resources http://www.dos.state.ny.us/cstl/cstlwww.html

NYS Soil and Water Conservation Committee http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/soilwater/home.html

Hudson River, A Heritage River - http://www.epa.gov/rivers and http://www.dec.state.ny.us/hudson/index.html

New York Environmental Affairs Documentation Project, the State Archives has produced and made available on the web: A historical overview of environmental history in New York (60 pgs, 180k in PDF format) A preliminary guide to archival collections that document environmental affairs in New York (in three parts, PDF format) An environmental topics matrix, parameters statement, and other materials about the documentation project itself Links to other sites, guides to records, on-line exhibits, and projects related to the historical record of environmental affairs To access the website, log on to the State Archives web site at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/services/programs/rediscovering/documentation.htm#Environmental

Saratoga County Agencies

County of Saratoga, NY http://www.co.saratoga.ny.us/index.htm

Nonprofit Organization Links

New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, Inc.  http://www.nytts.org
Terrene Institute http://www.terrene.org works with business, government, academia and citizens to protect our environment and conserve our natural resources.
Land Trust Alliance Links to Land Trusts and Links for Land Trusts http://www.lta.org/listing.html
Environmental Advocates http://www.envadvocates.org/public_html/index.html serves the people of New York as an effective and aggressive watchdog and advocate on virtually every important state environmental issue.
Soil & Water Conservation Society - Empire State Chapter http://www.virtualforum.com/esc
National Association of Conservation Districts http://www.nacdnet.org/about/ Now expanded to serve all the conservation needs of our nation, districts educate and help local citizens conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and other natural resources. Scenic Hudson  http://www.scenichudson.org  “Protecting the Hudson Valley's Environment Town by Town."
Society of Wetland Scientists Mid-Atlantic Chapter http://www.sws.org/regional/midatlantic/
Local Government Environmental Action Network http://www.lgean.org/html/hottopics.cfm  Listing of Hot Topics with information on topical issues, funding and grant opportunities, related news, publications, legislative and regulatory information, and links to relevant Websites.
Great Lakes United http://www.glu.org/ an international coalition dedicated to preserving and protecting the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River ecosystem
New York Conservation Education Fund of the New York League of Conservation Voters http://www.nylcv.org/nycef.htm), Educates citizens on how they can participate in environmental protection efforts and fosters open, non-partisan discussion among public officials and the environmental community.
Trust for Public Land http://www.tpl.org Only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. TPL helps conserve land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities.
Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit http://www.esdtoolkit.org/
Database of Online Documents Covering Water and Agriculture http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/wqdb/esearch.html
American Farmland Trust Northeast Region http://www.farmland.org/regions/ne/index.htm
American Water Resources Association http://www.awra.org/
NY Metro Chapter -  American Planning Association http://www.nymetroapa.org/
Upstate NY Chapter – American Planning Association http://www.arch.buffalo.edu/planning/apa/
Association of Towns of the State of NY http://www.nytowns.org/
National Association of Home Builders – New York Chapters http://nahb.know-where.com/nahb/region/NY.html
National Association of Counties Environment Programs http://www.naco.org/programs/environ/
The Wildlife Society – NY Chapter http://www.cobleskill.edu/nychaptws  Scientific and educational organization serving and representing wildlife professionals in NY
Pesticide Decision Tool as it relates to groundwater http://www.iatp.org/pesticide