Watershed Management and Restoration
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, watershed management is the continuous process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects with partners using a multi-disciplinary and adaptive approach to sustain and enhance natural watersheds. Resources available in this sub-theme include watershed management technical reports, tools to assess flows in ecosystems, and other resources that support sustainable watershed management and restoration.
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Watershed Management and Restoration Resources
Oro Valley Landscape Water Plan Code
The National Institutes for Water Resources
This landscape water plan ensures irrigation efficiency and water conservation goals are being accomplished and maximum amount of water applied on an annual basis shall be established for any irrigated landscape.Read more
Regional focus:
United StatesNorth AmericaPlatte Basin Timelapse Project
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
A multimedia and time lapse photography project of the Platte River Basin led by DWFI faculty fellows Michael Forsberg and Michael FarrellRead more
Webinar on "Living Shorelines - Types, Tools and Techniques"
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This webcast will introduce living shoreline projects and explain the values of such projects and their implementation methodologies. Important points to be covered include: site selection criteria, appropriate techniques for differing energy regimes, innovative practices, and implementation tools.Read more
AQUATOX 3.1 Plus Simulation Model for Aquatic Systems
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
AQUATOX is a simulation model for aquatic systems. AQUATOX predicts the flow of pollutants, such as nutrients and organic chemicals, and their effects on the ecosystem, including fish, invertebrates and aquatic plants. This model is a valuable tool for ecologists, biologists, water quality modelers...Read more
Webinar on "Wetlands Supplement: Integrating Wetlands Into Watershed Planning"
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wetlands are the crucial link between the land and water and play an integral role in the healthy functioning of watersheds. The Supplement promotes using a watershed approach that protects existing freshwater wetlands and maximizes opportunities to use restored, enhanced, and created freshwater...Read more
System for Urban Stormwater Treatment Analysis Integration Model (Sustain)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
SUSTAIN is a decision support system that will assist storm water management professionals in developing implementation plans for flow and pollution control to protect sources waters. It will also assist watershed and storm water practitioners to develop, evaluate and select optimal best management...Read more
Webinar on "How Can We Build the Capacity and Effectiveness of Watershed Groups"
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This webcast will feature an exchange of ideas on supporting local stakeholder efforts to protect and restore watersheds. Panelists will discuss how the U.S. EPA and other organizations are addressing the needs of watershed groups by providing technical tools and support to the local level and what...Read more
Water Quality Exchange
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Water Quality Exchange (WQX) provides a standard format for exchanging water quality monitoring data. Even though it's designed for data sharing within the U.S., the data exchange schema could be reused by any country to establish a data exchange.Read more
Webinar on "Tools for Protecting Coastal Wetlands"
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This webcast will provide information on several tools that can help address impacts on coastal wetland ecosystems from immediate impacts (development) to long-term (sea level rise) in order to help improve decision-making and provide readily accessible information to practitioners.Read more
Webinar on "Eight Tools for Watershed Protection in Developing Areas"
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This webcast will highlight effective tools communities can apply to minimize the impact of land development on their streams, lakes and estuaries. It will begin by showing how impervious cover (IC) is used as a key index of watershed development. Next, current research will be reviewed on the...Read more
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