Learn the Issues
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Coastal Stormwater Management Through Green Infrastructure: A Handbook for Municipalities
The handbook is designed to assist municipalities within the Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay areas to incorporate green infrastructure into their stormwater management planning. It can also be readily applied to other states.
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Habitat Protection and Restoration Book from EPA's National Estuary Program
This document provides detailed information about and photographs from each National Estuary Program. Available is an online, low-resolution version as well as a printable, high-resolution version.
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National Environmental Policy Act Review Process
Describes the National Environmental Policy (NEPA) review process and the different types of NEPA documents
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Protecting and Restoring Habitat, Living Resources
These documents are case studies of communities protecting and restoring habitat and living resources.
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National Estuary Program (NEP) Booklet
An overview to the EPA's National Estuary Program.
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Nuclear Gauges
Nuclear gauges measure three main things: thickness, density, and fill level. When properly used, nuclear gauges will not expose the public to radiation.
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Grand River 101
This page contains specific projects and organization overviews including: education efforts, connecting local governments, removing the dams and restoring the rapids.
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Passaic River 101
This page contains general information and also examples of programs and organizations working in the Passaic location including: cleaning up the Passaic, US Army Corps of Engineers, the Newark Riverfront Park
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Program Updates - Northwest Indiana
This page will house program updates for ongoing projects in this urban waters location by year.
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Slides about the New Orleans Lakefront from the Louisiana Smart Growth Summit
Slides for New Orleans Lakefront - Urban Water Means Urban Renewal: Reconnecting Urban Communities with our Waterways at the Louisiana Smart Growth Summit.
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Slides from the New Orleans / Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Partnership Meeting
Slides from the New Orleans / Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Partnership Meeting
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Photo Gallery for Northwest Indiana Area (Indiana)
Northwest Indiana Area (Indiana) of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership (UWFP) reconnects urban communities with their waterways by improving coordination among federal agencies and collaborating with community-led efforts.
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South Platte River Map with Legend
Displays a map of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado
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Urban Waters Federal Partnership Vision, Mission and Principles with Signature Page
A overview of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership
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Vision, Mission and Principles for the Los Angeles River Watershed
Information on the revitalization efforts of urban waters and the communities that surround
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Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
In 1986, Congress created the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund to address releases from federally regulated underground storage tanks (USTs) by amending Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
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Reclaiming the Mystic River Watershed
The Urban Waters Federal Partnership
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Frequent Questions: Radiation in Medicine
Radiation in Medicine
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Patapsco Watershed 101
This page contains Urban Waters examples. Featured projects and organizations in this Partnership include the Green Pattern Book Mapping Tool, Humanim, the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, and Blue Water Baltimore.
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South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership Summary Document
A document summarizing the focus, goals, and strategies of the Urban Waters Partnership.