Clean Water Act Links

EPA Region 6 Water Enforcement Branch regularly interacts with many other agencies, companies, organizations and institutions. Below is a list of some of these organizations with links to their home pages. Some of these pages are non-EPA web pages and are not maintained by EPA and EPA is in no way responsible for their content. Being included in the list does not constitute EPA approval or endorsement of the site and only acknowledges their common interest in water related issues. If you wish your organization/agency/company to be considered for adding to the following list, please send an E-mail to Mr. Taylor Sharpe.

  Enforcement Economic Models (used to determine the economic benefit of CWA penalties)
  Water Enforcement Policies and Guidances

EPA Water Related Pages:
  Laws and Regulations
  Office of Water's Marina Web Page
  Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
  NPDES Storm Water Program
  National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse
  Compliance Assistance Centers
  Small Business Gateway
  Storm Water Resource Locator
  EPA Enforcement Alert
  Office of Water:
      Non Point Source Pollution Control Program
      Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program
      NPDES Delegated States
  Region 6 Water Quality Protection Division
      NPDES Permits and Public Notices
  Region 6 Water Enforcement Branch
      Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
      Storm Water

Regulatory/Governmental Agencies:
  Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
  Ft. Worth, City of - Environment Deparment
  Louisiana Dept. of Environmental Quality
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  National Response Center (to Report Chemical Spills)
  National Weather Service (e.g., for rainfall data)
  Natural Resources Conservation Service
  New Mexico Environment Department
  North Central Texas Council of Governments
  Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality
  San Antonio Water Supply (Storm Water MS4 Permittee for San Antonio)
  Texas Department of State Health Services
  Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
  Texas Parks and Wildlife Service
  Texas Water Resources Institute (Texas A&M)
  US Dept. of Agriculture
  US Air Force Environmental Exchange
  US Army Corps of Engineers
  US Court of Appeals - 5th Circuit Court (TX, LA, MS)
  US Dept. of Justice
  US Dept. of Justice - Environment and Natural Resources Division
  US Dept. of Transportation
  US Federal Bureau of Investigation
  US Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Law and Regulations:
  Laws and Regulations
  Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, with amendments in 1977
     and 1987, commonly referred to as the "Clean Water Act"
  Code of Federal Regulations
  Federal Register
  Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes - 1987 OMB
  North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)

Non-Profit Organizations:
  Center for Watershed Protection
  EnviroLink
  Environmental Defense Fund
  Erosion Control Technology Council
  Friends of the Earth
  League of Conservation Voters
  The National Audubon Society
  National Small Flows Clearinghouse
  National Storm Water Center
  National Wildlife Federation
  Natural Resources Defense Council
  Sierra Club
  Storm Water Manager's Resource Center
  Water Environment Federation

Storm Water Links:
  EPA Office of Water Construction Storm Water Resource List (PDF, 6 pages, 97K)
  Does your Stormwater Construction Site Need a Stormwater Permit? (PDF, 4 pages, 298K)

  ASCE/EPA/UWRRC Storm Water Best Management Practices Database
  Center for Watershed Protection
  Compliance Resources, Inc.
  Erosivity Calculator (Texas A&M - Universal Soil Loss Equation)
  Forrestor Communciations Stormwater Journal
  G. Fred Lee & Associates
  Harris County Joint Task Force
  International Erosion Control Association
     International Erosion Control Association Training Classes
  National Association of Home Builders
  National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
  National Storm Water Center
  National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse
    Compliance Assistance Centers 
    Storm Water Construction Compliance Assistance
  National Weather Service (e.g., for rainfall data)
  North Central Texas Council of Governments
  NCTCOG's Storm Water Page (www.dfwstormwater.com)
  San Antonio Water Supply (Storm Water MS4 Permittee for San Antonio)
  Sedimentor (erosion control software)
  Storm Water Manager's Resource Center
  Historic Preservation Act assistance:
    Texas Historical Commission
    National Register Information
  Endangered Species Act assistance:
    EPA Office of Wastewater Management Endangered Species Web Page
    US Fish and Wildlife Service
          Fish & Wildlife Endangered Species List
    Plants
      Texas A&M Bioinformatics Working Group
    Animals
      University of Michican's Endangered Species list for all States
      Texas Parks and Wildlife
      United States Fish & Wildlife
    Field Guides
      Plants
        Endangered, Threatened, or Protected Native Plants of Texas, Texas Parks
                & Wildlife updated 1991, cost $8.50, source Texas F&W

      Animals
        Endangered and Threatened Animals of Texas, Linda Campbell, Texas Parks &
                Wildlife, 1995, Cost $20, source - Barnes and Nobles

Other Environmental Web-link pages:
  Bickerstaff (law firm) links page

Environmental Consultants/Company Pages/Associations:
  AARC Environmental, Inc.
  Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
  American Public Works Association
  BOSS International
  Carter Burgess
  Chemical & Manufacturer Association's CHEMTREC Emergency Response
  Compliance Resources, Inc.
  Dodson & Associates, Inc. (based in Houston, Texas)
  DBSP, Inc. Phase II NPDES Compliance Systems
  Enercon
  Freese and Nichols'
  G. Fred Lee & Associates
  James Environmental
  Kleinfelder, Inc.
  Larkin Environmental
  Montgomery Watson
  Paradigm
  Pressure Power Wash Web Site / Delco Cleaning
  Project Compliance, LLC
  SoilVision - soil monitoring software
  Stormwater Resources
  Texas Water Resources Institute
  Water Wiser