Web Links
Organizations
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
- Habitattitude
- Protect Your Waters
- Invasive Plant Council of New York State
Workgroups
- Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel
- Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
State Invasive Species Programs
- Connecticut Non-Native Invasive Plant Species Program
- Maine Invasive Aquatic Plants Program
- Massachusetts Lakes and Ponds Program Invasive Aquatic Species Program
- New Hampshire Watershed Management Bureau Exotic Species Program
- Vermont Aquatic Nuisance Species Program
Associations
- American Water Works Association — (AWWA) National association of water suppliers focusing on training and technical assistance.
- Association of State Drinking Water Administrators — (ASDWA) Professional association of state drinking water programs.
- New England Water Works Association — (NEWWA) Regional association of water suppliers focusing on training and technical assistance.
- National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
State Drinking Water Programs
- Connecticut Department of Public Health – Drinking Water Division
- Maine Department of Human Services – Drinking Water Program
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection – Drinking Water Program
- New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services – Water Supply Engineering Bureau
- Rhode Island Department of Health – Office of Drinking Water Quality
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation – Water Supply Division
- EJobs — Environmental Jobs and Careers
- Find out how to contact your Member of Congress
- Atlas of America's Polluted Waters — Based on the 1998 303(d) reports. EPA 840-B-00-002.
- Environmental Protection Agency
- National Small Flows Clearinghouse — An information source for small community and on-site wastewater treatment systems.
- Nonpoint Source (NPS) Home Page
- Office of Underground Storage Tanks
- On-site/Decentralized Wastewater Systems
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator On-site Technical Assistance Training Program/104(g)(1)
- Watershed Assessment, Tracking, and Environmental Results (WATERS)
- EPA Region 1 —(CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, & VT)
- Region 1 Center for Environmental Industry & Technology presents Virtual Trade Shows
- Region 2 — (NY,NJ, Puerto Rico, & US Virgin Islands)
- "Surf Your Watershed"
- Federal Register
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration — (OSHA)
Geographic Information Systems
- Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
- Historic USGS Maps of New England
- Map & Geographic Information Center (MAGIC)
- MassGIS - MA Geographic Information Council (MGIC)
- ME Office of GIS (OGIS)
- National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)
- NH Granit-UNH & NH OSP
- NYS Spatial Data
- VT GIS (VGIS)-VT Center for Geographic Information (VCGI)
- The Groundwater Foundation — An international non-profit organization that educates the public on the nature and value of groundwater.
- Ground Water Protection Council — (GWPC) National non-profit organization whose members are interested in the protection of the nation's ground water supplies.
- EPA's Nonpoint Source (NPS) Home Page
- EPA New England NPS Information
- EPA's Nonpoint Source News Notes
- Farm*A*Syst / Home*A*Syst — Partnership between government agencies and private business that enables individuals to prevent pollution on farms, ranches, and homes using confidential environmental assessments.
- Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials — (NEMO) University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
- Connecticut DEP NPS Management Program
- Maine DEP - Bureau of Land and Water Quality-Watershed Planning and Management
- Massachusetts DEP - Watersheds: NPS Pollution
- New Hampshire DES - Water Division NPS Program
- New Jersey DEP - Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control
- New York State DEC - Bureau of Water Permits
- Rhode Island DEM - Office of Water Resources NPS Pollution
- Vermont DEC - Water Quality Division
- EPA Region 1 Center for Environmental Industry & Technology presents Virtual Trade Shows
- MA DEP Bureau of Resource Protection - Wastewater Management & Title 5 Publications
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- EPA's National Small Flows Clearinghouse — An information source for small community and on-site wastewater treatment systems.
- ETV Source Water Protection Technologies Pilot
- National Decentralized Water Resources Capacity Development Project
- Maine Wastewater and Plumbing Control
- Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center at Buzzard's Bay
- National On-site Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA)
- New Hampshire DES - Subsurface Systems Bureau
- New York DEC
- Regulatory Cooperation Project for the Evaluation of Innovative/Alternative On-site Wastewater Technologies
- RI DEM Office of Water Resources-Individual Sewage Disposal Systems
- University of Rhode Island On-site Wastewater Training Center
- VT DEC Wastewater Management Division
- SUNY Delhi Corporate Services; Onsite Wastewater Treatment Training Network
- Yankee On-site Wastewater Association
- The Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
- Information regarding Consortium Member Institutions and the Memorandum of Understanding with the EPA entered into in January 2005.
- University of Arizona
- Texas A&M University
- University of Tennessee
- University of Rhode Island
- North Carolina State University
- University of Minnesota
- Washington State Department of Health
Organizations, Associations and Workgroups
- National Biosolids Partnership
- New England Biosolids & Residuals Association
- Northwest Biosolids Management Association
- Pennsylvania DEP Biosolids page
- Virginia DOH Biosolids page
Other Interstate Water Commissions
- Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA)
- Delaware River Basin Commission
- The Great Lakes Commission
- Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
- Interstate Environmental Commission—A Tri-State Water and Air Pollution Control Agency
- Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
- Susquehanna River Basin Commission
- Legal Information Institute
- Legislative Information on the Internet
- Map & Geographic Information Center (MAGIC)
- National Environmental Health Association
- Envirosense — A pollution prevention forum for all levels of government, researchers, industry, and public interest groups.
Security for Water Infrastructures
- Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) — View AMWA's plans to develop a Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC).
- Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA) - View their information on security issues.
- EPA's Water Infrastructure Security site
- EPA's Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO) site
State Agencies
- Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- CT DEP - Bureau of Water Management
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Bureau of Land and Water Quality — Watershed Planning and Management
- Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Maine Department of Human Services/Division of Health Engineering — Drinking Water Program
- Maine Wastewater and Plumbing Control
- Maine Well Water Safety
- Bureau of Resource Protection - Wastewater Management & Title 5 Publications
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Northeast Rural Water Association (NeRWA)
- Outfall Monitoring Science Advisory Panel — The Outfall Monitoring Science Advisory Panel (OMSAP) is an independent group of scientists that advises EPA and MA DEP on scientific issues related to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's outfall.
- New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
- New Hampshire Resource Net
- GRANIT GIS Resources for NH
- New Hampshire DES - Subsurface Systems Bureau
- New Hampshire DES Wetlands Bureau
- New Hampshire DES Watershed Management Bureau
- New Hampshire Rivers Management & Protection
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Division of Water Quality
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- NYS DEC Division of Water
- New York State Department of Health
- Lake Champlain Basin Program
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources — Department of Environmental Conservation
- VT DEC - Rule Summary
- VT DEC - Water Quality Division
- ME DHHS Water Resources Page
- MA DEP Source Water Protection
- NH DES Drinking Water Source Protection Page
- NYS DOH SWAP Page
- RI DEM Office of Water Resources – Groundwater Protection
- RI DOH Source Protection Page
- VT DEC Source Water Protection Program
- WERF Stormwater Research
- UNH Environmental Research Group - Stormwater Center
- MASTEP Stormwater Technologies Clearinghouse
- International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database
- EPA Stormwater Program
- EPA New England Stormwater Information
- Center for Watershed Protection
- Low Impact Development (LID) Center
- Connecticut DEP Stormwater Management
- Maine DEP Bureau of Land & Water Quality Stormwater Program
- Massachusetts DEP Stormwater Program
- New Hampshire DES Stormwater Program
- New York State DEC Stormwater Information
- Rhode Island DEM Office of Water Resources Stormwater Program
- Vermont DEC Water Quality Division Stormwater Section
- U.S. EPA TMDL Program
- U.S. EPA New England TMDL Program
- Connecticut DEP TMDL Program
- Maine DEP TMDL Program
- Massachusetts DEP TMDL Program
- New Hampshire DES TMDL Program
- New York State DEC TMDL Program
- Rhode Island DEM TMDL Program
- Vermont DEC TMDL Information
- US EPA Region 1 - Energy & New England’s Environment
- Northeast Waste Management Officials Association (NEWMOA)
- EPA Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator On-Site Assistance Training Program / 104(g)(1)
- Connecticut Water Pollution Abatement Association
- Maine Lagoon Systems
- Maine Wastewater Control Association
- Massachusetts Water Pollution Control Association
- MWPCA Newsgroup — an on-line center for wastewater news and discussion.
- New Hampshire Water Pollution Control Association
- Green Mountain Water Environment Association
- New England Water Environment Association — (NEWEA) Regional WEF chapter for public and private sector environmental professionals focusing on training and public education.
- U.S. EPA Water Quality Standards Program
- U.S. EPA Water Quality Criteria for Pathogens
- U.S. EPA Water Quality Criteria for Nutrients
- Connecticut Water Quality Standards and Classification
- Classification of Maine Waters
- Massachusetts Water Quality Standards
- New Hampshire Water Quality Standards
- New York State Water Quality Standards and Classification
- Rhode Island Water Quality Regulations
- Vermont Water Quality Standards
- U.S. EPA’s Water Quality Standards Program
- Biological Indicators of Watershed Health
- Buzzards Bay Project
- Clean Charles 2005
- Ecosystem Valuation An informative site on ecosystem valuation created by economists at the University of Rhode Island.
- EPA's "Surf Your Watershed"
- Hudson River Estuary Program
- Lake Champlain Basin Program
- Long Island Sound Study (LISS)
- Merrimack River Watershed Council — Source of information for the Merrimack River Watershed in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
- My Watershed.com — provides maps of New England watersheds for free!
- RI DEM Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
- River Watch Network