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Watershed News 2007 Index
Watershed News is a publication of EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. It is designed to provide timely information to groups working at the watershed level.
| Watershed News Index | |
| January 2007 |
1) Five-Star Restoration Matching Grants Program 2) Introducing NHDPlus - A National Geospatial Surfacewater Framework 3) Mosquito Creek Watershed, Colorado - London Extension Mine Drainage Treatment Project Removes Heavy Metals 4) EPA Expands Water Contaminant Information Tool 5) EPA to Examine Condition of Nation´s Lakes 6) Washington, D.C. Gets Greener 7) 2007 National Wetlands Awards Nomination Deadline Extended 8) EPA´s Watershed Academy to sponsor January 17th Webcast on Connecting with Local Land Use Decision-Makers on Water Resource Protection 9) Two New County Water Quality Issue Briefs Available 10) National Environmental Education Week is April 15-22, 2007 11)Upcoming Conferences and Workshops |
| February 2007 | 1) Five-Star Restoration Matching Grants Program 2) Targeted Watersheds Grant Program Now Accepting Proposals 3) 2007 Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program Request for Proposals and Grant Workshop 4) Community-Based Watershed Management: Lessons from the National Estuary Program 5) Manatawny Creek, Pennsylvania - Stream Restoration and Dam Removal Restore Creek 6) New Success Stories Posted on EPA´s Non Point Source Page 7) Center for Watershed Protection announces release of third report in the Wetlands and Watersheds Article Series 8) USDA Provides More Than $42.5 Million for Additional Natural Disaster Recovery 9) EPA´s Watershed Academy to sponsor February 21st Webcast on Implementing TMDLs and Trading through the National Estuary Program 10) ITRC to host free Feb 27th Webcast on Planning and Promoting of Ecological Land Reuse of Remediated Sites 11) National Environmental Education Week is April 15-22, 2007 12) Upcoming Conferences and Workshops |
| March 2007 | 1) Journal of the American Waters Resources Association – Special Issue on Connectivity of Headwater Streams to Downstream Waters 2) Emphasis on Conservation and Water Quality in Farm Bill Proposal 3) Smart Growth Implementation Assistance 4) Five-Star Restoration Matching Grants Program 5) Targeted Watersheds Grant Program Now Accepting Proposals 6) 2007 Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program Request for Proposals 7) $2.7 Million Available to Local Communities to Reduce Toxic Exposure 8) Growing Greener Grant Announcement 9) Watershed Tool of the Month: Enviromapper for Water 10) Five-Mile Creek Greenways Project is Turning Idle Brownfields into Recreational Resources 11) March 7th Webcast on Stormwater MS4 Permit Program 12) EPA's Watershed Academy to sponsor March 28th Webcast on Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management 13) March 21st NALGEP Webcast on Low Impact Development and Watershed Management 14) American Wetlands Month is Just Around the Corner —Start Now to Plan a Wetlands Event 15) Alien Invaders: Invasive Species and Wetlands 16) LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) Pilot Rating System Available 17) Utah Department of Agriculture and Food: Getting Your Feet Wet with Social Marketing 18) National Environmental Education Week is April 15-22, 2007 19) Upcoming Conferences and Workshops |
| April 2007 | 1) $2.7 Million Available to Local Communities to Reduce Toxic Exposure 2) Open Comment Period for the Draft National Coastal Condition Report III 3) New Developments in STORET -- Improving Data Use and Sharing 4) New EPA Web Module Offers Watershed Outreach Training 5) New DVD Highlights Local Governments and Sustainable Infrastructure 6) Fifteen Things You Can Do To Protect Your Watershed 7) Las Vegas Wash (NV): Best Management Practices Drastically Reduce Sediment and Restore Water Quality in Las Vegas Wash 8) Six Wetland Stewards Win 2007 National Wetlands Awards 9) Clean Water Mercury Listing Guidance Issued 10) EPA's Watershed Academy to sponsor April 18th Webcast on new Watershed Plan Builder Tool 11) Social Marketing Webcast Slated for May 9th, 2007 12) American Wetlands Month is Just Around the Corner - Start Now to Plan a Wetlands Event 13) Alien Invaders: Invasive Species and Wetlands 14) Light-hearted Chesapeake Club Brings Conservation Message to Virginia 15) Upcoming Conferences and Workshops |
| May 2007 |
1) May is American Wetlands Month |
| June 2007 | 1) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Announces Funding for Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Transportation Projects 2) Grant for Assisting Livestock Operations 3) Delaware Estuary Watershed Grants Program 4) STORET 5) Bass Lake (WI): Phosphorus Reductions in Lake Restore Fishery 6) Watershed Academy June 21st Webcast to feature STORET-EPA's repository of water quality monitoring data 7) Water Environment Federation to host Webcast on Innovative Approaches to Watershed Management on June 14, 2007 8) 2nd Annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit, June 14, 2007 9) Western State Workshop: Strengthening the Roles of Land Trusts and Local Governments in Protecting and Restoring Wetlands and Riparian Areas 10) 10th Annual Southeast Watershed Roundtable: Sustaining Our Water Infrastructure through Watershed-Based Approaches 11) Call for Abstracts: Watershed Science and Technical Conference 12) 10th Annual River Symposium and Environmental Flows Conference |
| July 2007 |
1) Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 National Wetland Program Development Grants 2) Estuary Habitat Restoration Cost Share Projects 3) Delaware Estuary Watershed Grants Program 4) New Funding Sources added to the Catalog of Federal Funding 5) Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox 6) Cobbossee Lake Restored: 35 Years of Sustained Work Succeeds 7) EPA's Watershed Academy to sponsor free July 23rd Webcast on Acid Mine Drainage and Art 8) ICMA to present July 25th Webcast: Protecting Water Quality While Meeting Smart Growth Goals 9) Annual Secchi Dip-In June 23rd to July 15th, 2007 10) Center for Watershed Protection's New Site Design Handbook Available as Free Download 11) Survey of the Nation's Lakes Commences 12) EPA Releases First National Coastal Condition Report 13) EPA Solicits Comments on National Dredging Policy 14) EPA Dedicates Headquarters Courtyard Showcasing Green Infrastructure Techniques 15) National Academy of Public Administration Urges EPA to Lead Clean Up of Polluted Water Runoff 16) Upcoming Conferences and Workshops |
| August 2007 |
1) Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 National Wetland Program Development Grants 2) Estuary Habitat Restoration Cost Share Projects 3) 13 Programs Newly Listed in the Catalog of Federal Funding 4) Plan2Fund Objective Prioritization Tool (OPT) 5) Free DC Training on new Plan2Fund Prioritization Tool - August 22nd and 23rd 6) Nutrioso Creek: A Nonpoint Source Success Story 7) EPA's Watershed Academy to sponsor free August 15th Webcast on Innovative Outreach Project with Broadcast Meteorologists 8) World Water Monitoring Day is September 18, 2007 9) Two New Publications from the National Association of Counties (NACo) Now Available 10) Lake Manassas Showcased as Part of National Lakes Survey 11) EPA Issues New Document Summarizing 17 Total Maximum Daily Loads with Stormwater Sources 12) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) "Water Infrastructure: Successful Strategies for Local Leadership" DVD wins a Telly Award 13) International Water Association Call for Papers 14) New Report Released on Critical Research Needs for the Development of New or Revised Recreational Water Quality Criteria 15) Stormwater and the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 16) Upcoming Conferences and Workshops |
| September 2007 |
1) EPA and Corps issue guidance on Clean Water Act Definition of "Waters of the United States" 2) FY08 Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants 3) Tribal Border Infrastructure Program 4) Community-based Habitat Restoration Project Grants 5) NOAA Open Rivers Initiative 6) Applications sought for new project - Enabling Source Water Protection: Aligning State Land Use and Water Protection Programs 7) Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management: A Hands-On Computer Training Course 8) Agricultural BMPs Reduce Herbicide Concentrations in Five Drinking Water Lakes: Cameron Lakes, Mark Twain Lake, and Smithville Lake, Missouri 9) EPA’s Watershed Academy to sponsor free September 26th Webcast on Wetlands: Condition, Loss and Restoration 10) September 5th Stormwater Webcast - Post-Construction Management, Building Green Programs 11) Get Involved September 15, 2007! Volunteer to Cleanup the World's Oceans, Coasts, and Watersheds! 12) World Water Monitoring Day is September 18, 2007 13) Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) Releases Latest Article in the Wetlands and Watersheds Article Series: "The Importance of Protecting Vulnerable Streams and Wetlands at the Local Level" 14) Center for Watershed Protection releases Manual 3 of the Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series: Urban Stormwater Retrofit Practices 15) Get Ready for the New School Year with DVD Copies of "After the Storm" Program 16) EPA Launches New Tribal Portal Web site 17) EPA Issues National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Hydromodification 18) New Guidance on Watershed Permitting 19) International Water Association Call for Papers 20) Upcoming Conferences and Workshops |
| October 2007 |
1) FY08 Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants 2) NOAA Open Rivers Initiative 3) Tribal Border Infrastructure Program 4) Watershed Tool of the Month: The Watershed and Wetland Protection Information Kit 5) Livestock Management Improves Dissolved Oxygen in Big Sandy River, Tennessee 6) EPA's Watershed Academy to sponsor free October 17th Webcast on Watershed Financing - Moving Beyond Grants 7) Cacapon Institute Announces 3rd Annual Oh Deer! Environmental Forum 8) Training Opportunity: The Mid-South Watershed Training Program Presents Elements for Successful Watershed Planning 9) New Fundamentals of Urban Runoff Management Document Now Available 10) World Water Monitoring Day Event Held in Virginia 11) EPA Launches New Wastewater Web site for Small Communities 12) EPA Awards Grants to Further Source Water Protection 13) Partnership Develops Digital Urban Forest Map for Trees in San Francisco 14) Upcoming Conferences and Workshops |
| November 2007 |
1) 2007 West Coast Estuaries Initiative for the California Coast 2) North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program 3) New Tools for Reducing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution 4) Virginia – Batie Creek Restoration Helps to Protect Unique Karst Habitats 5) EPA’s Watershed Academy to sponsor free November 28th Webcast on Smart Growth and Green Infrastructure 6) River Network – River Rally 2008 Call for Workshops 7) Restore America’s Estuaries – National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Call for Presentations 8) Bathroom Sink Faucets Now Carry WaterSense Label 9) New Water Quality Trading Program Maps on the Web 10) The Center for Watershed Protection Updates Analysis for National Pollutant Removal Performance Database 11) Upcoming Conferences and Workshops |