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Department of Agriculture - EPA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - US Geological Survey - Other Federal Agencies
| Forest Service: Watershed, Fish, Air, Wildlife & Rare Plants | Watershed Restoration, Water Rights, Water Quality, Hydrology, Riparian, and Wetlands and the National Riparian Service Team |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service | portal of information for farmers and homeowners on water management, water conservation, soils, watersheds, and related topic |
| PLANTS Database | information about plant taxonomy, wetland and invasive status |
| Water Quality Information Center | electronic access to information about water and agriculture
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| Wetlands Reserve Program | voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property |
| Wetland Science Institute | research on delineation, assessment, restoration; wetland training, documents |
Environmental Protection Agency
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 | Region 2 - NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands |
| Aquatic Ecosystems Webpage | portal for information about a wide variety of stream, river, wetland, estuarine, coastal and oceanic ecosystems |
| Biological Assessment Webpage | information on biological assessment methods and the status of biological assessment programs in the U.S. |
| Clean Water Act Webpage | history, information, updates, downloadable pdfs |
| Drinking Water Webpage | state-specific information, ground and surface water sources, testing, etc. |
| Elements of a State Water Monitoring and Assessment Program | document describing state-based monitoring and assessment methodology |
| Grants Webpage | upcoming grant opportunities |
| Ground Water Webpage | citizens’ guide, related links |
| List of Drinking Water Contaminants and Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) | biological and chemical contaminants |
| National Coastal Conditions Report (January 2005) | ecological and environmental conditions in U.S. coastal waters |
| National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) | the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants |
| Nonpoint Source Pollution Homepage | information, educational resources, funding opportunities, publications, meetings |
| Office of Wastewater Management | regulations, state partnerships |
| Office of Water Webpage | portal for information on all water-related activites of EPA |
| Online Training in Watershed Management | modules on watershed management, analysis and planning, water law, community relations |
| Source Water Protection Efforts | protection methods for Source water (untreated water from streams, rivers, lakes, or underground aquifers which is used to supply private wells and public drinking water) |
| Stormwater | EPA controls storm water and sewer overflow discharges through its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. NPDES provides guidance to municipalities and state and federal permitting authorities on how to meet stormwater pollution control goals as flexibly and cost-effectively as possible |
| STORET | historical and contemporary water quality data. The Legacy Data Center (LDC) is a static, archived database and STORET is an operational system actively being populated with water quality data |
| Surface Water | Under the Clean Water Act, the EPA sets and enforces total maximum daily loads for pollutants in assessed water bodies. The Agency also regulates dredging activities and ocean dumping sites and issues permits for stormwater sources. |
| Surf Your Watershed Webpage | interactive mapping facility to explore many features of your watershed |
| Volunteer Monitoring Webpage | factsheets, methods, listserves, newsletter, conferences and events, links |
| Wadeable Streams Assessment | An ecological assessment of wadeable streams throughout the U.S. Using a stratified, statistically-valid sample survey design that will allow extrapolation of stream condition throughout each ecological region of the U.S, state participants employ a common biologically-based protocol and are following a comprehensive quality assurance program and standardized data management system. It will provide a status report on the condition and health of the wadeable streams of the U.S, help build State capacity for monitoring and assessment, and improve the comparability and integration of State monitoring and assessment methods. |
| Wastewater Webpage | regulation of spent or used water from homes, communities, farms and businesses that contains enough harmful material to damage the water's quality. |
| Water Efficiency Program | improving municipal water use efficiency, preventing waste |
| Water Pollutants Webpage | information on water pollutants, regulatory limits, regulations |
| Water Quality Monitoring | EPA works with state, local and tribal authorities to carry out nationwide water monitoring projects; links to pages on laboratories, standards, monitoring |
| Watershed Academy | Web-based training modules |
| Water Webpage | portal for all information about water |
| Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds | pages on watershed management, wetlands, coasts and ocean resources |
| Wetlands Division | information and fact sheets, functions and values, protection and permits |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| NOAA Climate home page | portal to data, climate documents, information on floods and droughts, climate change, climate monitoring |
| National Estuarine Research Reserve System | a network of protected estuarine reas established for long-term research, education and stewardship |
| National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) | timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources to promote, protect, & enhance the Nation's economy, security, environment, & quality of life. |
| Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management | OCRM is responsible for implementing the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (CZMA).Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management homepage |
| U.S. Geological Survey 810 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 206 West Trenton, NJ 08628 Phone: (609) 771-3900 FAX: (609) 771-3915 |
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| Delaware River Study Unit of the NAWQA Program | home page for information, data, publications |
| NWISWeb Data for the Nation | Access to data from approximately 1.5 million sites in 50 states; real-time and data archive data for water levels, stream flow, water quality. A tutorial for the National Water Information System Web site (NWISWeb), that includes step-by-step guides for the first-time user of NWISWeb |
| Toxic Substances Hydrology Program | provides objective scientific information to improve characterization and management of contaminated sites, to protect human and environmental health, and to reduce potential future contamination problems. |
| USGS Geological Survey Library | access to the catalog of the largest earth science library in the world; USGS documents, data, map and geological archives, and much more |
| Waterwatch | current water resources conditions |
| Water Resources - New Jersey | home page for the New Jersey District office, Water Science Center |
| Current Water Resources Projects in New Jersey | |
| Long Island-New Jersey Coastal Drainages Study Unit of the NAWQA | (National Water Quality Assessment) Program – home page for information, data, publications |
| home page for all water-related information at the US Geological Survey | |
| StreamStats | StreamStats is a Web-based tool that allows users to obtain streamflow statistics, drainage-basin characteristics, and other information for user-selected sites on streams. |
| National Academy of Sciences - National Academies' Water Information Center | This portal has more than 100 peer reviewed reports from the National Academies that offer independent, objective advice on many water-related issues in the United States and abroad. The reports represent the consensus of experts from academia, industry, and various levels of government. |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | |
| U.S. Coast Guard | |
| U.S. Federal Energy Management Program | FEMP helps Federal agencies identify cost-effective water conservation strategies. |
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