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WaterNews for June 29, 2005Benjamin Grumbles WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water. In This Week’s WaterNews:
Watershed Academy's First Webcast Features Watershed Protection in Developing AreasOn June 22, EPA’s Watershed Academy sponsored its first-ever Webcast featuring Tom Scheuler with the Center for Watershed Protection. The seminar, entitled The Eight Tools of Watershed Protection in Developing Areas, attracted more than 550 participants from 40 States, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, with people participating via streaming audio or phone lines, and viewing the PowerPoint presentation on the Internet. Mr. Scheuler explained the effects of impervious cover and offered tools that communities and others can use to minimize its effects on water resources, such as buffers and conservation design strategies. The entire presentation, complete with audio, can be viewed along with other archived seminars at the Clu-In Web site at http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/watershedtools_062205/. For more information, including other training opportunities on watershed management topics, please visit the Watershed Academy Web page at http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/. EPA plans to host additional Webcasts in the coming months, so stay tuned. This Webcast filled to capacity in just two days! Future offerings will be posted on the Watershed Academy Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/webcasts/. NPDES Permits Course Scheduled for August 10-11 in Providence, RIThe NPDES Permits Program Overview Course for Permitees – Including New and Emerging Issues will be held in Providence, Rhode Island on August 10 – 11. Co-sponsored by EPA’s Office of Wastewater Management, the New England Water Environment Association, and the Water Environment Federation, the program is designed to provide attendees with a strong understanding of the purpose of the NPDES program as well as the mechanics for developing, issuing, and implementing an NPDES permit. You can find more information at the following websites: www.epa.gov/npdes/training and http://www.wef.org/conferences/workshop_semin/ Getting in Step with Stormwater Phase IIAn additional two-day workshop has been announced to help local government officials develop and implement effective stormwater management programs. The latest addition to this series of courses will be held in Boise, Idaho on September 14-15, 2005. Please visit www.epa.gov/npdes/training for more information. Watershed Funding WorkshopEPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds Sustainable Finance Team is sponsoring a half-day Watershed Funding Workshop on August 3, 2005 12:30 to 4:30 pm for Washington, D.C. area watershed organizations. There will be a demonstration of three watershed funding tools, including Plan2Fund, the Directory of Watershed Resources, and the Catalog of Federal Funding Sources. Plan2Fund is a watershed planning tool that aids organizations in identifying necessary funding for their watershed program plan. The Directory of Watershed Resources and the Catalog of Federal Funding for Watershed Protection are searchable online databases designed to help organizations learn about funding opportunities available for watershed projects. There will also be a panel of funding professionals speaking about corporate, private, federal, and foundation funding options. Please view http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/funding_workshop.pdf (PDF, 1 page, 77 KB, about PDF) for further details and registration information. You can also visit EPA’s Web site at http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/funding.html for additional information about watershed funding. Subscribe to WaterNewsPlease forward this message to your friends and colleagues who share an interest in water-related issues and would like to hear from EPA's Office of Water. To subscribe to the WaterNews listserve: Send an email message, leave the subject line blank, and address it to: In the body of the message write: Subscribe WaterNews firstname lastname (Please leave one blank space between each word, do not include any other message, and use your actual name- i.e. Subscribe WaterNews Robert Jones) A welcome message will appear in your email box once you are officially subscribed.
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