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WaterNews for May 27, 1999

WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water.

Inside this week's WaterNews:

1) Oil and Grease Rule Published
2) Document on Protecting Sources of Drinking Water
3) "Working at a Watershed Level" course planned for New England

1) Oil and Grease Rule Published

On May 14, 1999 EPA published a final rule that approves n-hexane as a solvent in laboratory methods that test for the presence of oil and grease and total petroleum hydrocarbons in wastewater discharges. This will reduce the amount of chlorofluorocarbon s (CFCs) that are released to the atmosphere. For more information please visit http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/Methods/oil.html on the Internet.

2) Document on Protecting Sources of Drinking Water

EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water released "Protecting Sources of Drinking Water: Selected Case Studies in Watershed Management." In this publication, 17 drinking water suppliers share their insights on watershed management. The case stud ies detail their experience with watershed assessment, public outreach, working with local and state governments, local partnering, and land acquisition. This document is available at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/swp/cstudy.html on the Internet.

3) "Working at a Watershed Level" course planned for New England

The Watershed Academy, EPA, New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services, UNH Extension Service, New England River Watch, Council of State Government, Green Mountain Institute and other sponsors are hosting a one-week session of "Working at a Watershed Level" on the UNH campus in Durham, NH August 16-20. The course addresses watershed ecology, system dynamics, assessment and analysis, planning/management approaches, remediation strategies, public involvement, and outreach/education. Also included are re views of regional case studies and field trips on assessment and best management practices.

The course was developed by the Interagency Watershed Training Cooperative, a multi-organizational consortium with representatives from EPA, NRCS, USACE, USFS, USBR, USFWS, BLM, the Ecological Society of America, and the Council of State Governments. In formation on the course is available at http://www.statesnews.org/ecos/working.htm Exit EPA Disclaimer on the Internet.

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