[SEMCO] New Draft Watershed Handbook Released

[Sheri DeRosa]

New Draft Watershed Handbook Released

A draft guide to watershed management to help various organizations
develop and implement watershed plans is now available.  The Draft
Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our
Waters is aimed toward communities, watershed groups, and local, state,
tribal, and federal environmental agencies.  This handbook contains
in-depth 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.  EPA will be accepting comments
and suggestions on the document in the coming year to incorporate in the
final version of the handbook.

The handbook is available at:
http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/watershed_handbook/
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