 Karen Nichols/Daily Inter Lake - Responsible for nonpoint source(NPS) pollution control at the local level. Conservation districts work with federal and state agencies to identify and prioritize areas affected by NPS pollution. They also work to conduct projects that demonstrate NPS pollution control practices.
- Coordinate and/or participate in local efforts to increase the effectiveness of resource management and watershed planning activities on private, county, state and federal land.
- Sponsor and conduct landowner workshops, produce and distribute informational materials, and conduct demonstration projects and tours of riparian management techniques.
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This EPA web portal contains a wealth of frequently requested information about drinking water such as facts, floods, bottled water, health advisories, laws, contaminants, conservation and a whole lot more. Go to http://www.epa.gov/safewater/consumerinformation/index.html .
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The purpose of this project is to assist contractors in the
installation, evaluation and enhancement of stormwater BMPs in the
Northern Rocky Mountains. A graphic guide and resource library can be found at http://stormwater.montana.edu/
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EPA has issued new rules for construction sites larger than 1 acre, beginning in February 2010. The rules are designed to reduce sediment and pollutants entering waterways from disturbed areas. Construction activities like clearing, excavating and
grading significantly disturb soil and sediment. If that soil is not managed
properly it can easily be washed off of the construction site during storms and
pollute nearby water bodies.
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Don't know where to start to find water information? A good place to try is the Montana Water website, produced by the Montana Water Center, part of MSU in Bozeman. Click on this link to go there: http://water.montana.edu/default.asp |
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Information and tools on identifying and protecting healthy watersheds and their components is now available on a new EPA website. Follow the link below to healthywatersheds. |
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Until recently it was believed that the best way to dispose of unwanted pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) was to flush them. Now, water resource managers are beginning to find traces of some of these chemicals in surface waters below treatment plants, and even in groundwater.
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EPA is rolling out an important management tool for small drinking water and wastewater systems called Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS). This user-friendly computer-based program assists owners and operators in developing and using plans for maintaining their systems and providing service to their customers.
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A watershed is the area of land that drains to a river, lake or ocean. Find out about them at Watersheds
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Water Resources 