Handbook for developing watershed plans to restore and protect our waters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Nonpoint Source Control Branch

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Watersheds--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Watersheds.

Water quality--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Water quality.

United States.

Genre:

handbooks.

Handbooks and manuals

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([400] pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Nonpoint Source Control Branch, [2008]

Summary:

... is intended to help communities, watershed organizations, and state, local, tribal and federal environmental agencies develop and implement watershed plans to meet water quality standards and protect water resources. It was designed to help any organization undertaking a watershed planning effort, and it should be particularly useful to persons working with impaired or threatened waters. EPA intends for this handbook to supplement existing watershed planning guides that have already been developed by agencies, universities, and other nonprofit organizations. The handbook is generally more specific than other guides with respect to guidance on quantifying existing pollutant loads, developing estimates of the load reductions required to meet water quality standards, developing effective management measures, and tracking progress once the plan is implemented.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 28, 2008).

"March 2008."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-399).

"EPA 841-B-08-002."

OCLC:

226390911