Technical Resources on Watershed Management

WEF Resources

• Don't Debate; Adapt (PDF)
  Article printed August 2008 in WE&T.  Describes how adaptive implementation can help water quality professionals achieve TMDL goals.
• Water-Quality Trading: A Guide for the Wastewater Community
  WEFPress Book.  2005.  A practical guide for evaluating the potential for water-quality trading.
• Conference Proceedings from National TMDL Science and Policy 2005
• Third-Party TMDL Development Tool Kit
  WEF Brochure. 2007. Developed to educate stakeholders and encourage greater third-party participation in TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) development.
• WEFTEC 2007 proceedings
  Proceedings from WEF's 80th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) in San Diego, California, October 13-17, 2007.
• Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Development
  Presentation materials from the 4-5 September 2007 Workshop held in Alexandria, Virginia.
• Watershed-Based Trading Resources & Links

U.S. EPA Resources

(all are PDF documents)

• New! EPA Water Quality Trading Evaluation (PDF)
  October 2008
  EPA's Office of Water evaluation of its water quality trading program.
• A Watershed Approach to Utility Management
• A Watershed Approach to Utility Management - Case Studies
• Community-Based Watershed Management Handbook
• Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters
• Introduction to the Watershed Planning Process
• Introduction to Watershed Ecology
• Principles of Watershed Management
• Water Quality Trading Assessment Handbook
• Watershed Ecological Risk Assessment
• Watershed Modeling
• Watershed-Based National Pollutant Discharge Eliminiation System (NPDES) Permitting Technical Guidance
• Just added! Water Quality Trading Toolkit for Permit Writers

Other Resources

• Creating Successful Total Maximum Daily Loads 
  National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Book. 2004. Provides timely information on regulatory, legal, and policy developments in the TMDL arena.
• Technical Approaches for Setting Site Specific Nutrient Criteria 
  Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF). 2005.  Methodology for deriving site-specific nutrient criteria (SSNC) for surface waters, including streams and rivers, lakes and reservoirs, and coastal estuaries.