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The Land Use – Water Quality Link: Resources
compiled by Molly Beitzel, GMU student.
Websites
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LGEAN
(Local Government Environmental Assistance Network)
www.lgean.org
~ LGEAN enables local officials to interact with their peers
and others about different environmental activities and policies.
It is full of different resources for officials to learn about
the hot environmental topics and current legislative activities.
It is a good resource to use to learn about the government’s
concerns with the environment.
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Bay
LOGIN (Chesapeake Bay Local Government Environmental Information
Network) www.baylogin.org
~ This website is to keep local governments informed about Bay
Program activities that impact local governments. These local
governments can also provide feedback to the Bay Program. The
information found on the website is about restoring the Chesapeake
Bay and all of its watersheds.
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Land
Use and Water Resource Research www.luwrr.com
~ This website serves as a journal about land use issues. It
aims to connect science and policy to create management solutions,
keeping in mind people’s livelihoods and the environment
at the same time.
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USGS
Chesapeake Bay Activities – Land Use and Watersheds
http://chesapeake.usgs.gov/landcover.html
~ The USGS website provides current information about land use
and watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay area. This website also
gives a list of programs currently going on in this area, in
which research is being done. This site contains more biological
information about land use than anything else.
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Natural
Resource Conservation Service – State of the Land http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/techinical
~ Webpage for Land not found
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Maryland
Sea Grant – “Land Use in the Chesapeake Region”
http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/Policy/landuse.html
~ This site is about marine research done by the University
of Maryland. The information available on this website is the
research and educational tools produced by the university about
the Chesapeake Bay. This is a great resource for information
and research done on the Chesapeake Bay.
Organizations
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Center
for Watershed Protection www.cwp.org
~ The Center for Watershed Protection program is geared towards
protecting watersheds. This site provides information about
watersheds, current projects going on to restore watersheds,
and publications dealing with watersheds. This is a great resource
for research on watersheds.
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Stormwater
Manager’s Resource Center, Inc. www.stormwatercenter.net
~ This website provides assistance on stormwater management
issues. There is information available to help government officials
create ordinances dealing with stormwater issues, create stormwater
manuals for communities, create educational programs in communities,
as well as solutions for stormwater problems.
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Chesapeake
Bay Program (CBP) www.chesapeakebay.net
~ This website is all about the Chesapeake Bay; from the animals
and plants that live there, to the pollutants of the bay, to
the way the land is used around the bay. It provides profiles
of the watersheds leading into the bay. There is also a great
page about getting involved, for teachers and students, citizens,
or businesses.
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Nonpoint
Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) http://nemo.uconn.edu/index.htm
~ NEMO is a University of Connecticut educational program for
land use decision makers. It provides research on land use and
workshops for officials who make decisions about land use. They
also have information available about case studies that they
have done.
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Center
for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) http://clear.uconn.edu/default.htm
~ This University of Connecticut program provides education
and assistance to land use decision makers on how to protect
natural resources while accommodating economic growth. Research
is done by the university to develop tools and training.
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Michigan Land Use Institute www.mlui.org/index.asp
~ This institute is aimed at strengthening communities, as well
as protecting natural resources. Their mission is to help avoid
suburban sprawl and over – development in Michigan. The
site includes special reports and publications about the land
use in Michigan.
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Susquehanna
River Basin Commission www.srbc.net
~ Website will be described.
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Interstate
Commission Potomac River Basin www.potomacriver.org
~ Website will be described.
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National
Association of Counties (NACo) – Water Programs www.naco.org/programs/environ/water/watermgt.cfm
~This site has technical assistance projects that address water
management issues. It is a resource for those who want to expand
water management and protection efforts in their communities.
The site provides information about watersheds and different
projects and activities to restore them.
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Local
Government Commission (LGC) www.lgc.org
~ The Local Government Commission is an organization that provides
assistance to local governments to help sustain healthy environments
and healthy economies. Some of the solutions for local governments
that are available on the website deal with waste prevention,
transportation, economic development, community design, people
and community,
environment, and energy. Overall, this organization works to
make communities more livable for the people and healthier for
the environment.
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Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – (FAO
/ AGL Land and Water Development Division) www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/agricult/agl/default.stm
~ The Land and Water Development Division deals with different
services to ensure a more productive and efficient use land
and water resources in order to meet present and future food
and agriculture demands on a sustainable basis.
Available on this website are a lot of information resources
including projects that have been done, publications, databases,
and online conferences that have been done. Most of the projects
have been done in Africa and Latin America and the Carribean.
State & Federal Agencies / Departments
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Virginia
Department of Conservation and Recreation www.dcr.state.va.us
~ The Virginia Department’s mission is to conserve and
protect the state’s natural, historic, recreational, scenic,
and cultural resources. The programs include Virginia State
Parks, National Heritage Programs, Soil and Water Conservation,
Damn Safety Programs, and Recreation Planning. They work with
different programs around the state in these areas to conserve
and protect our resources.
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Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality www.deq.state.va.us
~ This department is aimed at protecting the environment of
Virginia. On this webpage, you can access news releases, public
notices, missions, and publications about our environment in
Virginia. There is a lot of information available about everything
going on dealing with the environment.
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Chesapeake
Bay Local Assistance Department (CBLAD) www.cblad.state.va.us/
~ This department deals with the impact of land use on the Chesapeake
Bay. The current programs and projects, as well as Bay acts
and regulations are explained on this site. There is also information
about the latest news, events, and publications dealing with
the issue of land use.
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U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency – Wetlands, Oceans, and
Watersheds Division www.epa.gov/owow
~ This page of the EPA webpage deals with wetlands, oceans and
watersheds. It gives information about the waters as well as
information on how they can be protected.
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Surf
Your Watershed www.epa.gov/surf/
~ This site is a great resource for watershed research, you
can search your watershed in which you live. Here you will find
what pollutants are effecting your watershed and what is expected
to harm your watershed in the future. You can also adopt your
own watershed.
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Watershed
Information Network www.epa.gov/win/law.html
~ Basic laws related to water is explained on this website;
they are federal statutes governing water resources in the United
States. They include the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking
Water Act, among others.
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“Using
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) set –
aside funds for Source Water Protection (SWP)” and “Using
the DWSRF for SWP Loans” which are both located
at www.epa.gov/safewater/dwsrf.html
~ This part of the EPA site is called Ground Water and Drinking
Water. The drinking water state revolving fund is explained
here, including the fact sheets and reports, program data, related
reports, and work groups.
Publications
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Chesapeake
2000 Agreement www.chesapeakebay.net/agreement.htm
~ Chesapeake 2000 is an agreement made by the Chesapeake Bay
Watershed Partnership to restore and protect the Chesapeake
Bay so it will remain for future generations. Issues they have
committed to are living resource protection and restoration,
vital habitat protection and restoration, water quality protection
and restoration, sound land use, and stewardship and community
engagement. Summaries and goals of these issues are also available.
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Effects of Land Use on Water Quality (Michigan)
http://mi.water.usgs.gov/sieffectwq.php
~ Various issues are listed that have to do with land use and
water quality. These articles include information, maps and
pictures of the water and the latest land use issues.
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“Land
and the Chesapeake Bay” ~ Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)
www.cbf.org/resources/pubs/landsbook.PDF
~ Page not found on website.
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Codes
and Ordinances Worksheet http://www.cwp.org/pubs_download.htm
~ Download a publication on Codes and Ordinances.
Workshops
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U.S.
EPA – Local Government Workshops: Tools for Watershed
Protection www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/training/lousberg.html
~ These two day long workshops are for those who are local and
state government officials, planners, public works and health
officials, scientific and technical personnel, and others involved
in land and resource management and protection. There is an
average of six workshops a year around the nation. The information
provided are both regulatory and non – regulatory tools
available for resource protection, including innovative zoning
ordinances, land acquisition techniques, tax incentives, and
others.
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Emerging
Trends in Watershed Protection, October 9th , Brewer’s
Art, Baltimore, MD (More info TBA, go to www.cwp.org)
~ Page not found on website.
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Delaware
Sediment and Stormwater 2002 Conference: The Race for Clean
Water, October 21 – 23, Dover, DE www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000/Divisions/Soil/Stormwater/Conf/E
Reg Index.htm
~ Website not found.
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Urban
Stormwater: Enhancing Programs at the Local Level,
February 16 Pre – Conference Workshop, Chicago, IL www.cwp.org/Call
For Papers.htm
~ This conference is scheduled for February 17 – 20, and
intended to cover state – of – the – art technologies
and implementation programs that have proven success in local
communities. This conference is the fifth in a popular series
of water quality specialty conferences sponsored by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. Authors who would like to participate
in this conference program can apply. For more information,
visit the website.
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Oregon
State Seminars http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/news/conferences/waterquality.html
~ Website not found.
Other (Programs, Tools, etc.)
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Long – Term Hydrological Impact Assessment (L
– THIA) http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/runoff/
~ Website not found.
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NASA’s
Land Use / Land Cover Change Program http://lcluc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
~ LCLUC is an interdisciplinary scientific theme within NASA’s
Earth Science Enterprise. Listed on this website are the program’s
goals and questions; as well as publications, announcements,
and events.
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Builders
for the Bay http://www.cwp.org/buildersforbay.htm
~ Website not found.
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Businesses
for the Bay http://www.chesapeakebay.net/b4bay.htm
~ Businesses for the Bay is a voluntary team of forward –
looking businesses, industries, government facilities and other
organizations located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. As
members, businesses are committed to implementing pollution
prevention in daily operations and reducing the releases of
chemical contaminants and other wastes into the Chesapeake Bay.
There are membership responsibilities, and meetings and conferences.
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Land
Use and Water Summit http://www.valleywater.org/Newsandevents/Eventsandoutreachcalendar/
LandUse&WaterSummit.cfm
~ Website not found.
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