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			Arizona Water: limited perennial stream reaches and vulnerability to baseflow loss due to increased reliance on ground water requires careful management to assure the sustainability of water resources, community character, and long-term economic health of Arizona.

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Links and Other Online Resources

University of Arizona Water Information and Resources

State of Arizona Water Information and Resources

Federal Water Information and Resources

Funding Sources

Ordinances, Policy & Government

Water Quality, Stormwater Management and BMPs

Water Information - Ground Water

Riparian Area Information

Watershed and Natural Resource Planning

Smart Growth, Sustainability, Rainwater Harvesting

Newsletters, Manuals, Guidebooks, etc.

NEMO Documents from Other States

Climate and Rainfall Information

University of Arizona Water Information and Resources

Cooperative Extension Home Page
Water Resources Research Center (Water quality and other information on water)
Watershed Information Page
Arizona Extension Water Quality Home Page
Riparian ET Brochure - Double sided brochure produced by Arizona NEMO.
Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District
Cochise County Cooperative Extension - Water Wise Website
The Master Watershed Steward program, Cooperative Extension
SAHRA (Sustainability of Semi-arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas)
Outreach Connection - SAHRA & Pima Association of Governments site for water educators
Water Conservation Study, Water Conservation Alliance of Southern Arizona.
The study is available in its entirety on the Water CASA website www.watercasa.org

State of Arizona Water Information and Resources

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
ADEQ TMDL and Water Quality Reports
ADWR (Arizona Department of Water Resources)
Arizona Active Managment Areas - AMA's on the ADWR website
Southwest Strategy
Arizona Surf Your Watershed

Federal Water Information and Resources

USDA - NRCS Arizona - Programs and Information on Water, Soils, Plants and Animals, for communities, ranchers, farmers and homeowners
USDA - NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
USDA - NRCS Conservation Security Program
USDA Water Quality Information Center

EPA Water Quality Database
EPA "EnviroMapper" (Interactive map)
EPA Office of Water
EPA Survey of the Nation's Rivers and Streams
EPA Window to My Environment - web based tool that provides a wide range of federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features in an area of your choice.
EPA Section 319 Success Stories
EPA On-line Watershed Discussion Board
EPA Water Efficiency Web page -Website providing information on the EPA Water Efficiency Program, including downloadable documents.

USGS Water for America - a new appraisal for water availability that tracks changing flow, use, and storage of water, as well as developing models and predictive tools to guide its decisions.
USGS Water bugets publication, Nov. 2007
USGS NWIS Web Data for Arizona (surface water, ground water, and water quality data)
USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program
USGS Briefing series on Natural Hazards Science and Science, Society, Solutions
USGS National Flood Summary website
USGS Real-time streamflow data

Funding Sources (see also our page on Funding Sources)

Charity Advantage, technology assistance

Ordinances, Policy & Government

EPA website Laws, Regulations, Guidance and Dockets
"Riparian Setbacks: Technical Information for Decision Makers", prepard for the Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Ohio.
"Riparian Buffer Width, Vegetation Cover, and Nitrogen Removal Effectiveness: A Review of Current Science and Regulations"
Guidebook "Filing the Gaps: Environmental Protection Options for Local Governments" (Michigan DEQ)

Water Quality, Stormwater Management and BMPs
(see also our page on BMPs for Stormwater Management)

BMP's
Center for TMDL and Watershed Studies
EPA Water Quality Standards
EPA Water Quality Monitoring Manual, for Estuaries, for Lakes
EPA Nonpoint Source Toolbox
Western Water Assessment website
Center for Watershed Protection - Urban Stormwater Retrofit Practices

City of Surprise Water Services Department - Storm water website
The National Academies' Water Information Center
American Geophysical Institute's "Water and the Environment
Selenium Task Force
US EPA Multimedia Portal, a one-stop location for environmental video, audio/podcasts, and photography. Check out the videos on WaterSense, and Water Infrastructure.
Water Use It Wisely Website
Colorado Water Protection Project
California Water Resources Control Board - Water Quality Website
World Water Center
The University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center 2007 Annual Report
US EPA Small Public Water Systems and Water Quality website

Water Information - Ground Water

Riparian Area Information (see also our page on BMPs for Riparian Areas)

Arizona Riparian Council
NRCS Stream Restoration Handbook, CD is available from http://landcare.nrcs.usda.gov/ (Enter NEH-654 in search box.)
"Riparian Setbacks: Technical Information for Decision Makers", prepard for the Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Ohio.
"Riparian Buffer Width, Vegetation Cover, and Nitrogen Removal Effectiveness: A Review of Current Science and Regulations"
Center for Watershed Protection . Wetlands and Watershed Article Series, Article 2: Using Local Watershed Plans to Protect Wetlands. Free download!
Environmental Law Institute: Planners Guide to Wetland Buffers

Watershed and Natural Resource Planning

Center for Watershed Protection Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series. Get practical, comprehensive information on watershed restoration techniques with the Center's Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual series. Together, the USRM manuals introduce an integrated framework for urban watershed restoration, outline effective techniques for assessing urban watersheds, and provide a comprehensive review of watershed restoration techniques.
The Nature Conservancy Ecoregional Assessments
Minnesota DNR brochure and CD set on the importance of natural resource inventories in local decision making

Smart Growth, Sustainability, Rainwater Harvesting
(see also our page on Rainwater Harvesting)

Consequences of Ecosystem Change for Human Well-being , discussion paper
EPA Smart Growth
EPA Smart Growth Publications
Active Farming.com - Collaborative, sustainable, organic farming
Smart Growth: Protecting Water Resources with Higher Density Development , EPA report.
The Economics of Low Impact Development: A Literature Review
Water Harvesting

Newsletters, Manuals, Guidebooks, etc.

Water Online Free Newsletter
Sign up for free Arizona Water News
Water Reuse Association Newsletter
Arizona Water Institute Newsletter
EPA Water News
EPA Non-point source news
Colorado NPS Connection online Newsletter
Quarterly Newsletter - USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center (SWRC)

Center for Watershed Protection, "Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series"
Guide to Using Natural Resource Information
Earth Portal - The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) announces the formal launch of the Earth Portal.

A comprehensive, free and dynamic resource for timely, objective, sciend-based information about the environment.
Arizona Native Plant Society Grow Native: Don't Plant a Pest project
Montana State University, Natural Resources Extension Program, Website on Small Acreage Landowner Teaching Materials: http://www.animarangeextension.montana.edu/LoL/home.html

NEMO Documents from Other States

The National NEMO Network
Maine NEMO Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination / Standard Operating Procedures (IDDE/SOP) manual "Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series"
Texas NEMO Urban Growth Primer "Choices for Growth" (2MB pdf)
University of Rhode Island NEMO. This site has a good set of Publications and Presentations that can be downloaded.
UCONN NEMO, Connecticut Low Impact Development (LID) Inventory and Database

Climate and Rainfall Information

CLIMAS Southwest Climate Outlook
CLIMAS Southwest Drought Conditions
CLIMAS Latest Seasonal Forecasts
NOAA National Weather Service - Precipitation Analysis Website - Interactive Website for Precipitation data. Click on the Images tab to look at Arizona precip data, derivation from normal, etc.

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