United States         Office of Water
         Environmental Protection   (4503F)
         Agency
EPA841-B-01-002
March 2001
v>EPA  EPA Watershed
         Training
         Opportunities
                TRAINING COURSES
                    TRAINING MATERIALS
                              The Watershed Academy
                                 Information Transfer Series

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                                 EPA 841-B-01-002
                                      March 2001
  The Watershed Academy
   /nformafion Transfer Series, No. 72 e
  EPA Watershed
        Training

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Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
 Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (4503F)
     1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
       Washington, DC 20460

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Acknowledgments
This booklet was prepared for the U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Wetlands,
Oceans and Watersheds under EPA Contract 68-C7-OOI8.
The project manager appreciates the many EPA staff, particularly those in the Office of Science
and Technology, the Office of Wastewater Management, the Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, and the Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, and others who contributed
information about their watershed-related training activities and participated in document
review.
This booklet should be cited as:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2001. EPA Watershed Training Opportunities
EPA 841-B-01-002. Office of Water (4503F), United States Environmental Protection Agency,
Washington, DC. 25 pp.
                           To obtain a copy of this and
           other Watershed Academy documents free of charge, contact:
             National Service Center for Environmental  Publications (NSCEP)
                       Phone:  (513) 489-8190, (800) 490-9198
                                I'ax:  (513) 489-8695
                     Internet: wmepa.gov/ncepihoni/ordering.htm
                       This booklet is available on the  Internet at
                www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacadeiiiy/its.Iitnil

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Introduction	j
What Is the Watershed Academy?	\
Training Courses
  Watershed Academy Training Courses
    Watersheds 101: The Clean Water Act: A Key Tool for Watershed Protection	2
    Watersheds 102: Statewide Approach to Watershed Management	2
    Watersheds 103: TMDL Training for Practitioners	,	3
    Watersheds 104: Executive Overview of the Watershed Approach	3
    Watersheds 105: Watershed Management Tools Primer	,	3
    Watersheds 106: Watershed Partnership Seminar	    .. 4
    Watersheds 107: Landscape Ecology and Smart Growth	4
    Watersheds 108: TMDL Training for Stakeholders	,	5
    A Framework for Stream Corridor Restoration (Interagency Course)	5
    Working at a Watershed Level (Interagency Course)	5
  Other EPA Office of Water Training Courses
    BASINS: A Powerful Tool for Managing Watersheds	6
    Channelization and Channel Modification Workshop	6
    Clean Water Act Section 404 Regulatory Issues Training Course	6
    Collaborative Resource Management (Interagency Course)	7
    Community Culture and the Environment:. A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place	7
    Drinking Water Academy Training Courses	7
    Getting in Step: A Pathway to Effective Outreach in Your Watershed	8
    Getting in Step: Engaging and Involving Stakeholders in Your Watershed	8
    Ground Water-Surface Water Interactions: Principles and Methods for Managers	8
    Local Government Workshops: Tools for Watershed Protection	9
    Monitoring Workshops for the National Estuary Program	..,,,.	9
    National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities	9
    National Estuary Program Finance Workshops	JQ
    Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials Training	IQ
    NPDES Permit Writers' Course	j 5
    NPDES Pretreatment Courses	      j j
    Participating in the NPDES Permitting Process: A Workshop	,      j i
    Smart Growth Leadership Training	,	J2
    SOS Wetland Conservation and Sustainability Workshop	12
    SRF 101: Using the SRF to Support Watershed Activities	13
    SRF Funding Framework Workshops:
      Integrating the SRF with Statewide or Watershed Goals.,	13

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     STORET	-.	14
     Stream Corridor and Ploodplain  Restoration	 \/t
     Stream Investigation and Stabilization Workshop	14
     Stream Processes, Assessment and Restoration Workshop	15
     Tribal Nonpoint Source Pollution Workshop	15
     Volunteer Monitoring for Estuaries	 15
     Water Quality Enhancement Techniques for Reservoirs and Tailwaters	16
     Water Quality Standards Academy	  K,
     Water Quality Standards Academy for Indian Tribes	K$
     WET  (Whole Effluent Toxicity)  Training	 17
Web-Based Training Opportunities
     Watershed Academy Web-Based Training and Certificate (Watershed Academy Web)	17
     Drinking Water Academy Electronic Workshop	 13
Training  Materials
     Information Transfer Series Publications	 19
     Software	                20
     Videos	           21
FaciSitatfon
     Technical Assistance for Watershed Approaches	22
EPA Watershed-Related  Web  Sites
     Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds	  23
     Watershed Information Network	           23
     Watershed Academy	          23
     Watershed Academy Web	         23
     Surf Your Watershed	          23
     Office of Water	                                            	„
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     Local  Drinking Water Information Web Site	       23

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 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Watershed Academy is a focal point in the Office of
 Water for providing training and information on implementing watershed approaches. This training
 is provided to federal, state, tribal, and local officials, as well as private practitioners of water-
 shed management. The Watershed Academy has a web-based training program, sponsors its own
 training courses and develops training materials; it also publicizes watershed-related training
 materials and web sites developed by others, including other  offices in EPA's Office of Water.

 This booklet  describes the watershed training opportunities sponsored by EPA's Office of Water
 and the Watershed Academy,
Academy?
EPA's Watershed Academy provides training and information on
how to implement watershed approaches' to local, state, tribal,
and federal officials and private practitioners of watershed
management. The Watershed Academy consists of four key components:
1.  Training Courses on topics  ranging from basic watershed manage-
    ment  principles to the application of more  complex technical tools.
    (A summary of these courses is provided in this booklet.)
2.  Training Materials, which include an information transfer series with
    numerous documents that highlight institutional/organizational/technical aspects of
    implementing watershed approaches. These documents, plus  videos, CD-ROMs, and software
    (see page 19), are listed in this booklet.

3.  Waterslied Management Facilitation,  in which the Academy assists states and tribes in
    reorienting their water resource management programs along watershed lines (see page 22).
4.  Web-Based Training,  at Watershed Academy Web (www. epa.gov/watertrain), through
    which EPA offers over 40 free, self-paced training modules and a watershed management
    training certificate (see page 17).

More detailed information on  each of these four components, including training schedules,
course summaries, and  downloadable publications, is available through the Watershed
Academy's web site at wvw.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy.htm.
'A watershed approach is a coordinating framework that focuses community efforts on priority problems within a watershed.

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 The Watershed Academy offers several training courses that support watershed approaches and also
 publicizes watershed courses sponsored by others, including EPA's Office of Water, other federal
 agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. The watershed-related training courses sponsored
 by EPA's Watershed Academy and Office of Water are summarized below. To obtain the latest
 schedule and training information, go to the Watershed Academy web  site at www.epa.gov/
 owowAvatershed/wacaclemy/corsched.btm.  The course schedule includes contact information
 for course registration. Many courses are free but in some instances  fees apply.
 Please note that many of the EPA phone numbers will be changing during 2001 and 2002,  If
 you have trouble phoning a course contact,  please look up the new  number at www.epa.gov/
 epahome/locator.htm or make contact via e-mail.
 O For information on watershed-related courses sponsored by other federal agencies and
    others, you might want to obtain a copy of the Watershed Academy Inventory of Watershed
    Training Courses, which includes descriptions of 180 EPA andnon-EPA courses (seep. 19
   for more information on  this Inventory).

 Watersheds 101: The Clean Water Act: A Key Tool for Watershed Protection
 This 2-day course provides a fundamental understanding of each of the key Clean Water Act
 (CWA) programs, an overview of the overall framework of the law,  and an explanation of the
 many links between GWA elements. The goal of the course is to provide trainees with broad
 knowledge that will enable them to answer most basic questions about regulatory tools, funding
 mechanisms, and other key elements of the CWA, as well as enhance their ability to help develop
 and implement holistic, integrated strategies for watershe'd protection and restoration.

 The Watershed  Academy also offers an expanded version of this course entitled '"Hie Clean Water Act
 and Other Tools for Watershed Protection." This 3-day course includes the information ment-
 ioned above, along with information about other key federal statutes (Safe Drinking Water Act, Farm
 Bill, etc.) and selected innovative  state and local tools (land acquisition, economic incentives, etc.).
 These courses  are sponsored by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, and are
 intended for watershed managers, staff, and program leaders from  states,  tribes, and territories;
 local governments;  EPA regional and headquarters staff; watershed associations; and other
 interested watershed practitioners.
 O For more information, contact the Watershed Academy, USEPA (4503P),  1200 Pennsylvania
   Avenue, NW, Washington,  DC 20460. Phone: (202) 260-5368; E-mail; iuacademy@epa.gov

Watersheds 102: Statewide Approach  to Watershed Management
This 2-day course provides in-depth, comprehensive training in statewide approaches  to water-
shed management. Drawing on experiences from more than 20 states, the course reviews key
elements of statewide management frameworks, including considerations for designing stakeholder
forums, strategic monitoring and assessment, priority setting, and development and implementation
of integrated strategies. Practical tools for implementing watershed approaches are introduced.

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 EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds sponsors this course, which is intended for
 state water resource managers and their potential watershed management partners, including
 local governments, tribes, watershed groups, and others. The course may be sponsored for a
 single-state workgroup wanting to learn more about other states' watershed frameworks as it
 begins  to design or refine its own approach or for a region with multiple states that are ready to
 develop or enhance their watershed approaches.
 O For more information, contact the Watershed Academy, USEPA (4503F), 1200 Pennsylvania
    Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. Phone: (202) 260-5368; E-mail: wacademy@epa.gov

 Watersheds  103: TMDL Training for Practitioners
 This 1-day course reviews the programmatic and technical components of developing Total Maximum
 Daily Loads (TMDLs) under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (cm). Section 303(d) requires
 that states, territories, and authorized tribes (hereafter referred  to as "states") develop lists of waters
 that do not meet state water quality standards, even after the application of technology-based and
 other required controls. States must establish priority rankings for the waters on the list and develop
 TMDLs  for the waters. A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a
 waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards and an allocation of that amount to the
 pollutant's sources. This training provides critical information on how the technical basis for a TMDL
 can be  developed. The TMDL information is presented through lectures and relevant case study
 examples tailored to regional needs.

 This course is sponsored by EPA's Office of Wetlands,  Oceans and Watersheds and Office of
 Science and Technology. The course is  intended for people that will actually develop TMDLs,
 including technical water resources staff and watershed managers from states, tribes,  and territo-
 ries; local governments; EPA regional and headquarters staff; and other watershed  practitioners.
 O For more information,  contact the Watershed Academy, USEPA (4503F),  1200 Pennsylvania
    Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. Phone: (202) 260-5368; E-mail: ivacademy@epa,gov

 Watersheds 104: Executive Overview of the Watershed Approach
 This half-day course is intended to help senior managers explore the rationale for implementing
 statewide watershed management. It provides a conceptual framework for carrying out the process
 of integrating natural resource management programs on a watershed basis, Participants examine
 the elements of watershed-based organizational management and discuss how the approach can
 address any difficult challenges facing managers.

 This course is sponsored by EPA's Office  of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, and is intended for
 watershed managers, staff, and program  leaders from states, tribes, and territories; local govern-
 ments; EPA regional and headquarters staff; and other watershed practitioners.
 ^> For more information, contact the  Watershed Academy,  USEPA (4503F), 1200 Pennsylvania
   Avenue, NW,  Washington, DC 20460. Phone: (202) 260-5368; E-mail: jvacademy@epa.gov

 Watersheds 105: Watershed  Management Tools Primer
 Tills 2-day course introduces a number of tools that can help practitioners cany out die watershed
 management process. The tools explained include watershed assessment methods, modeling, risk
 assessment, issue prioritization, methods for targeting actions, strategic monitoring, evaluation
 techniques, and information  management. Each session covers two or  three tools selected from this list.

This course is  sponsored  by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, and is intended
for watershed managers, staff, and program leaders from states, tribes, and territories; local

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 governments; EPA regional  and headquarters staff; and other watershed practitioners.
 o For more information,  contact the Watershed Academy, USEPA  (4503F), 1200 Pennsylvania
    Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. Phone: (202) 260-5368; E-mail: wacadeny@epa.goi>

 Watersheds 106: Watershed Partnership  Seminar
 Also known AS Healthy Watersheds: Community-based Partnerships for Environmental
 Decision Making, this course emphasizes die establishment and maintenance of watershed-based
 partnerships among water resource professionals, local governments, and citizens representing the
 diversity of interests necessaiy to build healthy and sustainable  watersheds. It provides an overview of
 basic ecological principles related to watershed planning and describes  the benefits  of watershed
 management. The course, taught by people involved  in cooperative watershed projects,  focuses
 on personal and group skills useful to all participants  in successful locally led, community-
 based environmental projects. The techniques learned In this course will help participants develop
 plans and strategies to meet the goals and priorities of several state, tribal, and federal watershed
 efforts, including Clean Water Act Programs (Sections 303(d) and 319).

 This 2-week residential course is cosponsored by EPA's  Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
 and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Management Development Centers. It is intended for
 community representatives and environmental staff that are  or will be using watershed- or community-
 based approaches for environmental protection. The course is  recommended for EPA staff; staff from
 other federal agencies; state, tribal, and local agencies;  environmental organizations; corporations;
 and other parties interested in building or participating in community-based environmental planning
 and decision making. The course is limited to 40 people and costs $3,300 for tuition, lodging, and meals.
 O For more information,  contact either the Watershed Academy, USEPA (4503F),
    1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; Phone: (202) 260-5368;
    E-mail: tvacafamy@epa.gov,  or Great Leaders for Great  Government Program, U.S. Office of
    Personnel Management, Western Management Development Center, 3151  South Vaughn
    Way, Suite 300, Aurora, CO 80014; Phone: (303)  671-1026; E-mail: sjodonne@opm.gov

 Watersheds 107: Landscape Ecology and  Smart Growth
 This course presents an introduction to landscape ecology and its relevance to the watershed manage-
 ment mission, the emerging interest In smart growth, and day-to-day activities in environmental
 management. Landscape ecology draws upon many of die  concepts, theories, and tools of ecology but
 applies them to the dynamics of larger (e.g., miles-wide) areas in die environment that have a consistent
 pattern of interacting  human and natural components. Examples of landscapes include a forested
 landscape with occasional patches of agriculture, a heavily agricultural landscape with patchy wetlands
 and forests throughout, and an urban/suburban landscape  with few patches of natural cover.
 Consistent landscape patterns often suggests consistency  in the types of environmental problems found
 and management solutions. Clearly, measuring and analyzing landscape  patterns is relevant to
 smart growdi initiatives. Landscape ecology also makes extensive use of technologies such as remote
 sensing and geographic information systems (CIS). This course  discusses'these tools only as
 necessary to address  concepts and their applications to  landscape ecology.

 This course is sponsored by  EPA's Office of Wetlands,  Oceans and Watersheds, and is  intended
for watershed managers, staff, and program leaders from states, tribes, and territories; local
governments;  EPA regional and headquarters staff;  and -other watershed' practitioners.'
O For more information, contact the  Watershed Academy,  USEPA (4503P),  1200 Pennsylvania
   Avenue, NW,  Washington,  DC20460.  Phone:  (202) 260,53681 E-maikwqcademy@epa.gov .„

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  Watersheds 108: TMDL Training for Stakeholders
  This one-day course, still under development, is designed for people who wish to participate in
  the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) listing, development, and scheduling process but are not
  directly responsible for developing TMDLs. The course materials will review the Clean Water Act,
  TMDL provisions, the TMDL listing process, TMDL development, and will discuss how interested
  individuals can become involved in the TMDL process. A pilot course is  expected to be  offered
  in the future, after which the course materials will be available for other trainers, such as state
  and EPA regional TMDL coordinators, to present to stakeholders in their jurisdictions.

  EPA's  Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds sponsors this course, which is intended for
  stakeholder groups such as agricultural and environmental communities, local government
  officials, and others from the public and private sectors.
  O For more information, contact the Watershed Academy,  USEPA (4503F), 1200 Pennsylvania
    Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. Phone: (202) 260-5368; E-mail: wacademy@4a.gov

 A Framework for Stream Corridor Restoration (interagency Course)
 This weeklong training course was designed and developed by a multiagency working group with
 input  from  state, local, and academic institutions. It provides a framework  for supporting an
 interdisciplinary approach to stream corridor restoration initiatives.  Lessons follow sequentially
 through seven main themes: an introduction to the ecological processes, structure, and
 functions in a stream corridor and watershed; characterization and condition analysis;
 developing  a restoration plan; conceptual design; implementation; monitoring; and applying the
 lessons of the course. The course  combines oral presentations with discussions, exercises,
 examples, and case studies.

 EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds sponsors this course in  partnership with several
 other agencies and organizations; sponsors vaiy with each event. The broad target audience
 includes people without a watershed science background, technical specialists that seek a broader
 perspective, managers or decision makers, and informed citizens. The course  is taught by a variety
 of public agencies and Tetra Tech, Inc., and can be adapted to the specific audience at each session,
 O For more information, contact the Watershed Academy, USEPA (4503F), 1200 Pennsylvania
   Avenue,  NW, Washington, DC 20460, Phone: (202) 260-5368, E-mail: wacademyQeba vov
    or  Tetra Tech, Inc. at (703) 385-6000; or visit iuiviv.ivatershedtraining.net          '

 Working at a Watershed Level {Interagency Course)
 This weeklong training course was  designed and developed by a multiagency working group with
 input from state, local, and academic institutions. It provides  a basic but  veiy broad foundation
 of ecological, scientific, social, and management principles useful in guiding watershed
 assessment, planning, and management activities. The 6 training units move logically through a
 discussion of how watersheds work, how change occurs in watersheds, methods  to assess watershed
 conditions and plan for management, watershed management practices, and the all-encompassing
 socio-cultural context .for watershed.outreach,  stakeholder involvement, and management The
 course combines oral presentations with discussions, exercises, examples, and case studies.

 This course  is sponsored by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, in partnership
 with other agencies and organizations;  sponsors vary with each event and include federal agency
 training centers and universities. The broad  target audience includes people  without a watershed
science background, technical specialists that seek a broader perspective,  managers or decision
makers, and informed citizens. The  course is taught by various public agencies, universities, and

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      Tech, Inc., and can be adapted to the specific audience at each session.
    For mow information, contact (1) the Watershed Academy, USEPA (4503F), 1200 Pennsylvania
    Avenue,  NW, Washington, DC 20460. Phone: (202) 260-5368; E-mail: wacademy@epa.gov;
    (2) 1'etra Tech, Inc., Phone: (703) 385-6000; Internet: www.iuatershedtraming.net; or
    (3) the Council of State Governments, Phone: (859) 244-8107

 BASIMS: A Powerful Tool for Managing Watersheds
 This weeklong course is designed to provide technical training and guidance to states, territories,
 and tribes using Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS) to
 perform integrated water quality and watershed analyses. The course covers an introduction to
 basic geographic information system (CIS) operations, BASINS environmental  data layers, nonpoint
 source modeling, and in-stream water quality assessments, The course includes extensive hands-on
 training in computer applications.

 EPA's Office of Science and Technology sponsors this course. Persons interested in watershed
 management, development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), coastal zone management,
 nonpoint source programs, water quality modeling, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
 (NPDES) permitting, and other related programs are urged to attend. Participants should have a
 background in water quality modeling, a basic understanding of CIS applications, and familiarity
 with the Windows environment. Familiarity with ArcView (ver. 3)  basic operations is helpful.
 O  For more information, contact Hira Biswas,  USEPA (4305), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
    Washington, DC20460. Phone:  (202) 260-7012; E-mail: bisivas.hira@epa.gov

 Channelization and Channel Modification Workshop
 This 2- to 3-day workshop provides general guidance for system-wide channel  rehabilitation. The
 workshop teaches the basic fundamentals of geomorphology and channel processes along with
 fundamentals of engineering design methods for performing geomorphic evaluations, conducting
 field investigations,  evaluating channel stability, and producing stable channel designs. Participants
 will participate in both lectures and field work.

 This course  is taught by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development
 Center; EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds provides funding support, The broad
 target audience for this course includes people without science background, technical
 specialists that seek a broader perspective, managers or  decision makers,  and informed citizens.
 The course can be  adapted to the specific audience at each session.
 O  For more information,  contact David Biedenharn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
    Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg,  MS 39180-6199. Phone: (601) 634-4653;
    E-mail: biedendl ©mail. wes.army, mil

 Clean Water Act Section 404 Regulatory Issues Training Course
 This 2- to 3-day course provides an introduction to issues associated with the implementation of the
 Clean  Water Act Section 404 regulatory program: the" requirements of the Section 404(b)(l)
 Guidelines, the scope of regulated activities, Section 404(0 exemptions, mitigation requirements,
and procedures for elevating cases under Sections 404 (q) and  (c).
This course is sponsored by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans mid Watersheds, Wetlands Division, and
is intended for staff of EPA regions and headquarters, and other federal, state, and tribal

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 agencies seeking greater familiarity with the Section 404 program requirements. Although there is no
 tuition for the course, course enrollment is limited, with priority given to EPA wetlands staff.
 O For more information, contact Ann Roche, USEPA  (4502F),  1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
    NW, Washington, DC 20460, Phone: (202) 260-5950; E-mail: roche.ann@epa.gov

 Collaborative Resource Management (Interagency Course)
 This 41/2-day course is designed to give federal employees that are involved in natural resource
 management the skills and tools needed for dealing with problems requiring collaborative
 processes. The course was developed because federal agencies are increasingly challenged to
 abandon traditional single-agency methods of doing business for new methods  based on interagency
 partnerships and collaboration. This course provides some of the requisite skills needed to
 implement and participate effectively in partnership processes. It includes case studies, class
 exercises, and discussions about the stages of a collaborative process, the obstacles that must be
 overcome, and the special problems federal employees often encounter.

 Developed by 13 federal agency sponsors, including the Bureau of Land Management, Forest
 Service, EPA, Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service, the course is designed to
 be taught in an interagency context so that trainees can learn side-by-side, in a nonthreatening
 environment, with personnel from other agencies. The course content is aimed primarily at federal
 agency employees that are involved in resource management and are at grades GS 12 to 15,
 O For more information, contact Elena Gonzalez, U.S. Department of the Interior, 4015
    Wilson Boulevard, 11th floor, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 235-3810;
   E-mail: elena_gonzalez@ios,doi.gov

 Community Culture and the Environment: A Guide to Understanding a
 Sense of Place
 Tills 1- to 2-day course teaches the concepts of community and culture and offers tools for assessing
 and understanding the social dynamics and  local values involved in watershed protection. Using a
 dynamic, hands-on approach, the course provides a suggested assessment process and shows
 participants how they can use the results of the assessment for defining their community, building
 consensus/coalitions, communicating across cultures, visioning, planning, and developing indicators,
 among other uses. The guide includes sixteen community characteristics and related questions to help
 focus die assessment process. These characteristics range from community capacity, information flow,
 and local identity to demographics, property ownership, and governance.  Seventeen tools and
 methods guide the collection of information. These tools include census and economic data, maps
 and geographic research, social mapping, interviewing, surveys, and visual methods. The course
 features easy-to-use worksheets, case studies from around  the country, presentations, and highly
 interactive exercises that incorporate a mix of the characteristics and methods.

 The course is sponsored and taught by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. It is
 intended for leaders of and academicians in watershed protection, as well as federal, tribal, state, and
 local agencies.seeking technical skills for improving stakeholder involvement processes.'
 ^ For more information, contact  Theresa Trainoi; USEPA (4504F),  1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
   NW, Washington, DC20460. Phone: (202) 260-3009; E-mail:  trainor.theresa@epa.gov '

Drinking Water Academy Training Courses -
Established by EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, the Drinking Water Academy
 (DWA) is a long-term training initiative whose primary goal is to expand EPA, state, and tribal

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  capabilities to implement the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. To help address
  drinking water at the watershed level, the DWA offers four source water protection courses:
  (1) Introduction to EPA's Source Water Protection Programs, (2) Introduction to the Under-
  ground Injection Control Program, (3) Source Water Protection Area Delineation and Suscepti-
  bility Assessment: Technical Training, and (4) Underground Injection Control Inspector Certification
  Course. A fifth  course, Source Water Contamination Prevention Measures, will be final in spring 2001.
  The DWA also offers a series of other drinking water-related courses in the following topic areas:
     •'  Drinking Water Program Implementation (6 courses)
     •   Laboratory Certification  (2 courses)
     •   Public Water System Supervision and Operation (3 courses)
     •   Sanitary Survey Training  (4 courses)
     •   Safe Drinking Water Information Systems/Federal  (SDWIS/FED) (6 courses)

  To  view course schedules, see  the DWA webite at wwepa.gov/safewater/dwa.html
  O  For more information, contact James Bourne, USEPA (4606), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
     NW, Washington, DC 20460, Phone: (202) 260-5557; E-mail:  bourne.james@epa.gov

  Getting in Step: A Pathway to Effective Outreach In Your Watershed
  This course provides participants with-a framework for developing and implementing successful outreach
  programs in their watersheds. Through a combination of presentations, group exercises, and panel
  discussions, participants learn the process for developing an outreach strategy, discover tools to
  produce eye-catching materials, and learn ways to effectively distribute their  message,

  This course is  tstught by Tetra Tech, Inc., with funding support from EPA's Office of Wetlands,
  Oceans and Watersheds and other organizations. The course is intended for audiences responsible
  for  implementing watershed protection efforts at the federal, state, tribal, or local level.
  O  For more information, contact Barry Tanning at  Tetra Tech, Inc., 10306 Eaton Place, Suite
     340, Fairfax, VA 22030.  Phone: (703)  385-6000 ext.  160}
     E-mail: tonniba@tetratech-ffx.com; Internet: www.watershedtraining.net

  Getting In Step: Engaging and  Involving Stakeholders in Your Watershed
 This course provides participants with a framework for developing and implementing successful
 stakeholder involvement strategies  for watershed management programs.  Through a combination
 of presentations, group exercises, and panel discussions, participants learn how to identify driving
 forces, identify appropriate stakeholder involvement levels,  manage cooperative group processes,
 and move from awareness to action.

 This course is  taught by Tetra Tech, Inc., with funding support from EPA's Office of Wetlands,
 Oceans and Watersheds and other organizations. The course is intended for audiences responsible
 for  implementing watershed protection efforts at the federal, state, tribal, or local level.
 O For more information contact Barry Tonning at Tetra Tech, Inc.,  10306 Eaton Place
    Suite 340,  Fairfax, VA 22030.  Phone: (703) 385-6000 ext. 160;
    E-mail:  tonniba@tetratech-ffx.com; Internet: wwiv.watershedtraintng.net

•Ground Water-Surface Water Interactions: Prlnclpies'and  Methods for
 Managers
 This 3-day field workshop is intended to train water resource managers on the principles and
 practices needed to manage surface and ground water in  a watershed contexrtTesenters use  "

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 easy, practical methods to teach identification and mapping of Intel-action zones and related
 landscape features. The workshop combines classroom training with field work to ensure a solid
 understanding of both theory and application.

 Sponsored by EPA and The University of Montana, this course is intended for state, tribal, and
 local water resource managers that have responsibility for watershed planning and protection of
 drinking water, wetlands, and related ecosystems. Participants should have some technical  or
 scientific background.
 O For more information, contact the Flathead Lake Biological Station,  The University  of
    Montana, 311 Bio Station Lane, Poison, MT 59860-9659. Phone:  (406)  982-3301;
     E-mail: flbs@selwayMnt.edu; Internet: wwiv.umt.edu/biology/flbs

 Local Government Workshops: Tools for Watershed Protection
 This 2-day course helps local officials to protect aquatic resources by providing information on
 regulatory and nonregulatory tools available to them for resource protection, including innovative
 zoning ordinances, land acquisition techniques, tax incentives, and others. A watershed framework
 is emphasized in presenting these techniques, and some course time is devoted to explaining the
 basic hydrology of, and potential impacts on, a watershed. Specific areas of focus are identification
 and evaluation of impacts on coastal and fresh waters; regulatory techniques for restoring and
 managing aquatic resources, including transfer of development rights, overlays and watershed zoning,
 health regulations, storm water management, and riparian corridor zoning; nonregulatory techniques, •
 including land acquisition, public education, conservation easements, and constructed wetlands;
 financing methods for protection programs;  and  relevant case studies.

 This course is sponsored by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Oceans and
 Coastal  Protection Division. The intended audience includes local and state government officials,
 planners, public works and health officials, scientific and technical personnel, and others
 involved in 'land and water resource management and protection.
 O For  more information, contact Macara Lousberg,  USEPA (4504F),  1200 Pennsylvania
   Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. Phone:  (202) 260-9109;
    E-mail: lousberg.macara@epa.gov

 Monitoring Workshops for the National  Estuary Program
 These 2-day workshops help participants in the National Estuary Program  (NEP)  prepare or
 revise their existing Regional Integrated Monitoring  Plan, a  requirement of each NEP's Comprehensive
 Conservation and Management Plan.  Specific topics include environmental and programmatic
 indicators, funding issues, quality assurance, key management issues,  and data management.

 These workshops are sponsored by  EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds,  Oceans
 and Coastal Protection Division. The workshops are offered in NEP study areas for local, state,
 and federal monitoring management and staff.
 O For more information, contact Joe Hall, USEPA (4504P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
   NW,  Washington, DC 20460. Phone: (202) 260-9082,  E-mail: hall.joe@epa.gov

 National Environmental Training Center for SmaSS Communities
The National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities (NETCSC) is a nonprofit organization
that helps environmental trainers, assistance providers, and local officials improve  the quality of
drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste services  for small communities. NETCSC offers environ-
mental training curricula for small communities, as  well as  extensive information on  environmental

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  courses,  resources, trainers, training organizations, and training activities across the United States.
  For example, NETCSC offers curricula on Managing a Small Drinking Water System A Short
  Course for Local Officials, Assessing Wastewater Options for Small Communities, and Solid
  Waste Management Options.

  NliTCSC  training experts provide information through a  telephone hotline, publications and
  other products, the Internet, and presentations around the  country. NETCSC's commitment to serve
  small community environmental needs is accomplished through cooperative partnerships with
  technical experts, environmental trainers, and other assistance providers accessed through established
  national,  regional, state, and local networks. NETCSC is funded in part by the EPA Office of Water.
  O For more information, contact Susan Maczko, NETCSC, P.O. Box  6064,  West  Virginia
     University, Morgantown, WV'26506-6064. Toll-free Hotline: (800) 624-8301;
     Phone: (304) 293-4191; E-mail: smaczho@wvu.edu; internet: ivwio.netc.iovu.edu

  National Estuary Program Finance Workshops
  This 2-day workshop provides diverse, comprehensive, and practical funding solutions for both
  National Estuary Program (NEP) operating expenses and NEP Comprehensive Conservation Manage-
  ment Plan (CCMP) implementation. The goal is to build the capacity of the NEPs to address long-term
  funding challenges, such as staff expertise to develop and implement finance plans. The workshops
  usually include (I) an overview of finance tools and administrative mechanisms, such as grants
  (public and foundation), debt financing, fines, public-private partnerships, utilities and districts,
  cost reduction, and tax incentives; (2) case studies that describe funding levels achieved by specific
  tools, obstacles faced,  and how they were overcome, the role of the NEP in developing the
  finance tool or strategy, and the time and effort required  to develop specific finance tools; and
  (3) breakout sessions  or facilitated discussions for participants to share their funding successes
  and challenges and begin discussing how to apply promising finance options in their  programs.
 This course is presented by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Oceans  and
 Coastal Protection Division. The intended  audience is NEP Directors and  staff, NEP committee
 members, and NEP stakeholders. Also encouraged to attend are EPA Headquarters  and Regional
 Coordinators  and others at the  state or local level (e.g., SRF contacts,  NPS Coordinators,  local
 governments, NGOs) that are or will be involved in financing CCMPs.
 O For more information, contact Tim Jones, USEPA  (4504F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
    NW, Washington, DC 20460. Phone:  (202) 260-6059; E-mail: jones.tim@epa.gov

 Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials Training
 The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System offers training through its Nonpoint
 Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)  Project. NEMO is an educational program that addresses
 the relationship between land use and natural resource protection, with a focus on water resources.
 To help create effective presentations,  NEMO  relies on advanced technologies like geographic information
 systems, remote sensing, and the Internet. In Connecticut, NEMO offers many  different workshops
 under four main topics: (1) Jinking land use to water quality,  (2)  natural  resource-based
 planning,  (3) preservation, and.(4) development. Most workshops  are approximately  S  hour in
 length and are often followed up by individual consultation and  materials  to help communities
 get started on natural resource-based planning. Member projects of the National NEMO Network-
 conduct similar workshops in 19 states and can be contacted through the Connecticut project.

 NEMO is funded in part by  the EPA Office of Water. The workshops  are intended for local land
use decision makers such as planning commissions and local  government  staff.

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           O For more information, contact John Rozum, NEMO, University of Connecticut Cooperative
              Extension, 1066 Saybrook Road, Box 70, Haddam,  CT 06438-0070; Phone: (860) 345-4511;
              E-mail: nemo@canr.iiconn.edu; Internet; http://nemo.ticonn.edu or http://resac.uconn.ee/ii

           NPDES  Permit Writers' Course
           This 5-day training course provideslhe basic regulatory framework and technical considerations
           that support the development of wastewater discharge permits required under the National Pollutant
           Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). A multidisciplinary faculty presents the course using a
           combination of lectures, case examples, and practical exercises. The course begins with an
1;          introduction to the history of the NPDES program and its relationship to other Clean Water Act
           programs. Attention is given to the role of NPDES permitting within a watershed management
if          approach. Participants then become acquainted with the tools and resources available to assist
*          them in writing NPDES permits.

           The course, presented by EPA's Office of Wastewater Management, is designed for new permit
           writers with little or.no experience in the NPDES program. Veteran permit writers, permit holders,
           and staff from other environmental programs also find the course useful and. enjoyable and make
           up a growing percentage of course participants.
           O For more information, contact Robin Willison (4203M), USEPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
              NW, Washington, DC 20460. Phone: (202) 564-5047; E-mail; iuillison.robin@epa.gov

           NPDES Pretreatment Courses
           EPA and the Water Environment Federation offer three pretreatment training courses to  ensure
           that the individuals responsible for  implementing the pretreatment program on all levels have
           the information they need, whether it is just the basics or technical details on  specific elements of the
           program. Hie 3-day "Comprehensive Pretreatment Course including Industrial User Classification  and
           Permitting" course covers the fundamentals of the National Pretreatment Program and provides basic
           regulatory framework and technical considerations that support the development and implementation
           of pretreatment programs under the National Pollutant Discharge  Elimination System (NPDES) permit
           program and the Clean Water Act. It also provides detailed  information on how to identify, classify,
           and permit industrial users. A separate 2-day "Industrial User Classification and Permitting" course is
           available for people that already have  a background in the pretreatment program. A 1-day course,
           "POTW Control of Oil  and Grease,"  presents an approach that can be used by publicly owned
           treatment  works  (POTWs)  and sewer utilities to develop and implement their own  site-specific
           programs  for preventing or eliminating the entry of oil and grease into sewer systems.

           These courses are sponsored by EPA's Water Permits Division and the Water Environment
           Federation. The comprehensive pretreatment course  is intended for environmental professionals
           responsible for implementing the Pretreatment Program  at the  local level  and for industrial
           dischargers, consultants, and especially individuals that are new to the program. The other
           courses are  intended for those with pretreatment experience and/or those that have taken the
           comprehensive pretreatment course.
          O For more information contact Patrick Bradley, USEPA (4203M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avemw,
             NW,  Washington, DC 20460.  Phone: (202) 564-0729;  E-mail: bradley.patrich@epa.gou;
             Internet: iviuiv.iuef.org/conferences/iuorkshop_semin/

          Participating In the NPDES Permitting Process:  A Workshop
          This 2-day workshop presents an .overview of the National Pollutant Discharge  Elimination
          System (NPDES) program, along with exercises to help applicants complete a thorough NPDES
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 application. The course consists of both lectures and exercises analyzing a sample application
 with supplemental  information, Specific information provided by the course includes (I) an
 overview of the scope and regulatory framework of the NPDES program; (2) the components of
 a permit and  an overview of the permitting process; (3) types of effluent limits and the legal and
 technical considerations involved in limit development; (4) permit conditions,  including special
 conditions, standard conditions, and monitoring and reporting requirements; (5) permitting
 considerations, including variances,  and other applicable statutes; and  (6) the administrative
 process for issuing and modifying NPDES  permits.

 The workshop, sponsored by liPA's Office  of Wastewater Management and the Water Environ-
 ment Federation, is intended for permit applicants and permit holders.  Public interest groups,
 environmental consultants and engineers,  environmental and municipal attorneys, and
 regulators not involved in writing permits  would also benefit from this course.
 O For more information, contact Water Environment Federation, 601 Wythe Street, Alexan-
    dria, VA 22314-1994. Phone: (800) 666-0206or (703) 684-2452; E-mail: dtobin@wef.org   ,
    (Dan Tobin) or nbauer@ivef.org (Nancy Batter); Internet: wwiv.ivef.org/Conferences/
    Worksho(}_Semin/nf>des_course. html

 Smart Growth Leadership Training
 The University of Maryland's National Center for Smart Growth Education and Research focuses
 on how governments can coordinate to build sustainable communities by managing develop-
 ment in a more environmentally-conscious, cost-effective manner. The Center offers National
 and Maryland-specific courses on Smart Growth leadership. Both total about two weeks in  '
 length,  spread  over several months. Course sessions address the forces and unintended
 consequences  of government and private sector actions  that contribute to sprawl; the core
 principles of smart  growth and their implications for the development, revitalization, and
 maintenance of vibrant communities; how to identify policy conflicts and find common ground
 in government  programs  that affect smart growth; and how to take a leadership rale  to
 incorporate smart growth principles in  policy and action. In addition to classroom instruction
 and seminar sessions, an on-line discussion format is available for research and discussion,  and
 for projects dealing with actual development issues  under a smart growth framework.
 The Center also offers an Applied Pilot Course to help local governments in Maryland and
 surrounding states work with relevant local, state and federal agencies to develop locally-
 tailored, collaborative, intergovernmental smart  growth action strategies.
 These courses,  supported by EPA, the State of Maryland, and others, are  intended for staff and
 lead officials of federal, state  and local governments and development and special interest
 organizations,  to enable them to lead Smart Growth efforts,
 O  For more information, contact Kay Bokowy,  University of Maryland, School of Public
   Affairs, 1193 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 20742-1821. Phone: (301)
    405-6201;  E-mail: kbokoivy@wam.umd.edu;  Internet:  ivivw.jniaf.umd.edu/OEP/
   SmartGrowth/default.htm

 SOS Wetland Conservation  and Sustainabillty Workshop
This 1- to 2-day  workshop teaches participants how to take a proactive role in conserving and restoring
our nation's wetlands, The workshop includes presentations by local experts'  and an Introduction to
the basic wetland components: vegetation, hydrologyfand soils. Participants  are exposed to various
wetland types, their functions and values, wetland regulations, and stewardship project ideas. The
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workshop explains potential human impacts on wetlands and introduces hands-on monitoiing techniques
such as setting transects,  determining plant communities, and sampling wetland soils. All participants
receive the newly revised  288-page Handbook for Wetlands Conservation and Sttstainabilty, which
includes instructions on various wetland monitoring techniques, innovative wetland project ideas,
explanation of wetland regulations, information about other wetland conservation programs, and more,

This workshop is  taught by the Izaak Walton League of America with funding from  EPA's Office
of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Wetlands Division.  The workshop is designed for  persons
from volunteer groups, nonprofit groups, government agencies, and private organizations.
O For more information, contact Casey Williams, Projects Coordinator, Save Our Streams,
   Izaak  Walton League of America, 707 Conservation Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
   Phone: (301) 548-0150 ext. 220 or (800) BUG-IWLA; E-mail: ciuilliams@iivla.org

SRF 101: Using the  SRF to Support Watershed Activities
This course provides a basic understanding of how the SRF program works  and how it can
provide funding for an extensive array of water quality related activities to support watershed
protection. With assets exceeding $34 billion, the SRF has become the primary affordable
source for communities  to finance wastewater treatment projects as  well as  critical watershed
activities, including wetlands protection, agricultural and animal best management practices,
estuaries,  brownfields  remediation, groundwater protection, septic and decentralized systems,  and
other nonpolnt source activities. Participants will learn about the assistance application process,
setting state funding priorities,  developing creative funding mechanisms to address critical needs,
designing innovative ways  to solve water  quality problems, using the SRF to supplement other
available funding sources, and case studies of successful  approaches to watershed protection.

This course is  sponsored by EPA's Office of Wastewater Management. It is intended for watershed
and SRF managers and staff, state and local program managers, EPA regional and headquarters
staff, and other interested watershed practitioners,

O For more information, contact USBPA, Office of Wastewater Management, State Revolving
   Fund Branch  (4204M), 1200  Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,  Washington, DC 20460
   Phone: (202)  564-0752

SRF Funding Framework Workshops:
Integrating  the SRF with Statewide or Watershed Goals
The 10 regional EPA offices periodically provide training on the use of the Glean Water State
Revolving Fund (CWSRF) for point and nonpoint watershed protection projects. State  and local
program managers in the SRF,  nonpoint source, estuary, wetlands, ground water, and watershed
communities that are interested in  participating in these training sessions should contact their
EPA regional CWSRF representative:
        Region 1  (CT,  ME, MA, Nil, RI, VT), Ralph Caruso (617) 918-1612
        Region 2  (NJ,  NY, PR, VI), Bob Gill  (212) 637-3884
        Region 3  (DE, DC, MD,  PA, VA, WV), Maggie Cunningham (215)  814-2883
        Region 4  (AL,  PL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN),  Connie Chandler (404) 562-9336
        Region 5   (IL, IN, MI, MM, OH, Wl),  Gene WojciK (312) 886-0174
        Region 6  (AR,  LA, NM, OK, TX), Velraa Smith (214)  665-7153
        Region 7   (IA.KS, MO, NE),  Nancy Healy (913) 551-7713
        Regions   (CO,  MT, ND, SD, UT, WY),  Brian'Friel (303) 312-6277

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           Region 9  (AZ, CA, III, NV, AS, GU), Juanita Licata  (415)  744-1948
          Region 10  (AK, ID, OR,  WA), Dan Steinborn (206)  553-2728
   STORET
            Tn       I                         ' °Perate' !liul matattta EPA'S modernized
         !  (SlOrage and  RETrieval)  environmental data system. STORET is a repository for water
   quahty biological, habitat, and physical data and is used by state environmental agencies EPA
   and other federal agencies, universities, private citizens,  and many others, This course also
   covers accessing STORET data from the STORET Warehouse using a web browser and incorpo-
   rating the data into commonly used software applications such as spreadsheets. This course is
   intended  for S10RET clients and can be customized to meet specific interests and needs.    '
     For more information, contact STORET User Assistance. Phone: (800) 424-9067-
                                                                         -
     frn^Sr°^T@fPa'S°V' M(Htt0ml inf°matim> *«*«% a list of EPA regional office
     STORET coordinators,  is available through the STORET web page: www.epa.gov/storet

  Stream Corridor and Floodplaln Restoration               "                " -
  This 2-day workshop emphasizes the practical  aspects of stream and floodplain restoration and
  is designed for professionals concerned about flooding, habitat, water quality, and erosion associated
  w,tl  riv rs and streams. The workshop focuses on m-the-field application of restoration concepts
  and includes classroom instruction covering the principles and concepts of river restoration
  projects, planning and  funding, project design, project construction, and monitoring.

  n't n°rr »PPo« from
  HAS Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Wetlands Division. It is designed specifically
  or practicing  professionals looking for a forum to learn about current restoration practices and
  o discuss their application to specific landscapes, and conditions.  The course is adapted to the
  landscape of each host  location, but the topics offered are relevant for anyone.
  0 2LT! ^formation, contact Diane Watson, Association  of Floodplain Managers,
    2809 Pish  Hatchery Road, Suite 204, Madison,  Wl 53713. Phone: (608) 274-0123-
    E-mail: asfpm@floods,org;  Internet: www.floods.org

 Stream Investigation  and Stabilization Workshop   "                        "
 Through lectures, case histories, and field site reconnaissance, this 2- to 5-day workshop
 provides a comprehensive,  overall systems approach to stream stabilization. The course covers a
 wide range of techniques ranging from traditional approaches such as bank paving and stone
 dikes to low-cost, innovative techniques such as beudway weirs, longitudinal peaked toe, and
  he bmengmeering willow pole curtain  and post methods.  In  addition, lectures address stream
   dra ics and  sediment trans-port,  stream stability, field investigation equipment and safety, and
 pioject  monitoring and  maintenance. Course participants receive a comprehensive manual
 containing design criteria and photographs of alternative approaches.

 This course is taught by  the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,  Engineer Research and Development
 Cemei will, fundmg support from EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Assessment and
 Watershed Protection Division, ihe broad target audience.for the course includes p rsons withou
science background, technical specialists seeking a broader perspective, managers or decision
makers, and informed ciUzens. The course can be adapted to the specific audience at each
O for more information, contact David Derrick, U.S.. Army Corps of Engineers  Waterways
   Experiment Station, Vicksburg,  MS 39180-6199. Phone: (601)  634-2651-         ™}*
   E-mail: derricd@mail.iues.army.mil
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   Stream Processes, Assessment and Restoration Workshop
   Ecosystem Recovery Institute developed this 3-day technology transfer workshop to introduce the
   Emdamental concepts of stream processes, restoration, design, and construction in an ecosystem
   context. The workshop focuses on the basis of stream processes, inventory techniques, assessment
   of stream condition, restoration strategies and applications, and design and construction issues
   Emphasis is placed on incorporating stream mechanics, natural channel geometry, stability
   concepts, and an ecosystem approach into projects or management programs involving streams,

   This workshop is offered in a classroom  and field review format.  It is designed and taught by
   instructors with expertise in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, stream ecology, forestry, riparian
   management, watershed planning, and restoration construction and management. The workshop is
   taught by Ecosystem Recoveiy Institute with funding support from EPA's Office of Wetlands Oceans
   and Watersheds, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division, and others. The workshop is
   designed for conservation districts, state and local resource agencies, tribes, watershed civic
  groups, and others that are interested in watershed management and need technical and field
  exposure to stream management and restoration principles.

  O For more information,  contact Mike Hollins, Ecosystem Recovery Institute
     P.O. BOX249,  Freeland, MD 21053. Phone: (717) 235-8426; E-mail: recins@aol.com

  Tribal Nonpoirtt Source Pollution Workshop                     "         "
  This 2-day course provides  information  to tribes about the procedures of the Clean Water Act

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fo, ZL  <^n ( Tf1' SOU1'CC Pr°gfain)' CXplainS What is "Wte* to bec°™ eligible
 01 Section 3    funds
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                    s and demonstrates how to prepare Section 319 proposals. Other topics
 addtessed include applying for Treatment as a State status, preparing Nonpoinf Source (NPS)

 S'r • *T!S' f610?1 ? ^ managemem P1'0gramS' and P«^8 watershed plans
 Tubes ate invited to share their experiences so others might learn from them.

 Tins course is sponsored by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds,  Assessment and
 Watershed Protection Division,  and is open to all tribes (including those  without federally
 recognized  designation).                                                          J
 O For more information, contact Ed Dmbkoivski, USEPA (4503F)
    NW,  Washington,  DC 20460. Phone: (202) 260-7009; E-mail:

 Volunteer Monitoring for Estuaries        ~
 EPA sponsors volunteer estuary monitoring workshops nationwide to encourage volunteer monitoring
 SST?    IT f f °rking m°ng Pr°gramS' ^ t0 ^P™ *« I"""* of vol"»*er data, in
 addmon, the workshops help encourage and assist volunteer  monitoring  coordinators to be more
 effective in all aspects of planning and implementation of volunteer monitoring. Specific topics
 include methods, quality  assurance, working with the news media, networking, creative funding
 data management, and use of the Internet. With the completion of the new Volunteer 2^±
Momtoring Manval, EPA has added a field validation module to the  agenda for the workshops.

EPA's'ot1' fTwf 1G, C™Se™toY°nduCtS *« w°^»°Ps, «nd funding support is provided by
EPA  Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Oceans and Coastal  Protection Division  The
workshops are  conducted in coastal areas nationwide, particularly in areas where National Estuary
I rograms are located. The  intended audience includes volunteer monitoring coordinators that
manage a group of volunteers in monitoring estuarine areas mid is limited to 50 participants.
O For more information, contact either Joe Hall,  USEPA (4504F), 1200 Pennsylvania
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  <-;> tor more information, contact Micki Treacy, USEPA (4305), 1200 Pennsylvania
     Avenue, NW,  Washington, DC 20460. Phone: (202) 260-7301; E-mail:
     treacy.micki@epa.gov

  WET (Whole Effluent Toxicity) Training                                        ~
  The Society of Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) offers 4 courses on Whole Effluent Toxicity
  (WET), WET is defined as the aggregate toxic effect of an effluent measured directly by an
  aquatic toxiciry test, These courses cover water quality topics such as water quality criteria and
  standards, NPDES permitting and enforcement,  WET testing, and quality assurance/quality
  control (QA/QC),  as they apply to  the WET program. The courses include (1) WET (Whole
  Effluent Toxicity) Tale: Toxicity of Complex Effluents, a 2-day course addressing standards
  regulations, policy, guidance,  and  technical aspects of implementing the whole effluent toxicitv
  program;  (2)  Wild, Wild WET, 1-day course addressing common questions related to the'
  interpretation  of toxicity tests; (3) WET Toxicity Identification Evaluations/Toxicity Reduction
  Evaluations (TI/RE), a !4- to 1-day course discussing concepts of TI/RE for effluents- and (4)
  Hands-on  Course, a 2-day course specifically designed to offer a "hands-on" laboratory
  experience with freshwater organisms:  Ceriodaphnia dttbia, Pimepbales promelas  and
  Selenastrum capricornutum. Participants of this course will be exposed to test initiation
  monitoring, test termination, and how to analyze data for each of the species mentioned above.

  Developed under a cooperative agreement with EPA's Office of Wastewater Management SETAC's
  courses are intended for members  of any state, tribe, or group seeking a basic understanding of
 WET or needing to learn more about interpreting WET toxicity tests or  conducting TI/RE.    '
 *> For more information,  contact Greg Schiefer, SETAC Foundation, 1010 North  12th
    Avenue, Pemacola,  PL 32501-3367. Phone:  (850) 469-1500; E-mail: schiefer@setac.ore-
    Internet: ivitnv.setac.org/ivettrain.htm
 Watershed Academy Web-Based Training  and Certificate
 (Watershed Academy Web)
 The Watershed Academy's web-based distance learning program, "Watershed Academy Web"
 (www.epa.gov/watertrain), is an educational resource for people that cannot attend live training
 courses. Watershed Academy Web is a set of self-paced (raining modules to provide a basic but broad
 introduction to die many facets of watershed management, organized under the following themes:
 •  Introduction/Overview. These modules introduce the principles of watershed management
   and the values of working at a watershed level.

 •  Wttenbed Ecology. These modules describe watersheds as natural systems whose many
   functions provide substantial  benefits to people and the environment.

 •  Watershed Change. These modules describe  both  natural and human-induced changes in
   watersheds, contrasting normal variability with changes of concern.

*  Analysis and Planning. These modules address watershed planning, monitoring and
   assessment as important steps toward .finding solutions to problems.
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  •  Management Practices. These modules show how watershed management challenges such
    as urban, runoff, farmland management, forestry and other issues are addressed by tech-
    niques that prevent or reduce environmental impacts,

  •  Commitnity/Organizational/Social Context. These modules cover social issues, commu-
    nications, relevant laws and regulations.  They concentrate on the human elements' of
    watershed management.

 The goal of Watershed Academy Web is to provide a broad-based introduction to the  watershed
 approach in a format available to anyone who has Internet access. The  time and complexity of
 the modules vary, but most are at the college freshman level of Instruction and take 1/2 to 2
 hours each to complete. Watershed Academy Web uses a variety  of web-based formats, including
 slide show presentations, interactive exercises, on-line downloadable documents, hot  links to
 related sites, and interactive self-tests.

 More than 40 modules are now on-line and more are under development. Students that
 complete a series of 15 modules and pass their self-tests earn the Watershed Academy Web
 Watershed Training Certificate. For more information, see the flyer  Watershed Academy Web-
 Based Training (EPA 841-F-OO-010) available at www.epa.gov/watertrain.
Drinking Water Academy Electronic Workshop
EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water offers the "Drinking Water Academy's
Electronic Workshop," designed to provide self-paced training modules that give a broad introduc-
tion to the many facets of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The training modules in the Electronic
Workshop are organized in 4 sections: introductory modules, regulatory modules, technical modules,
and other modules. The training materials are  currently available in a slide  show format as
PowerPoint or Adobe Portable Document  Format files.  Eventually, the  Electronic. Workshop. AY!II
include modules with interactive exercises and self-tests. For more information, visit
www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/electronic.html.
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Information Transfer Series Publications
The Watershed Academy has published the following documents on
different aspects of implementing watershed approaches through its
Information Transfer Series. All of these publications are available at no charge
from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP). Phone: (800) 490-9198
or (513) 489-8190; Fax: (513)  489-8695; Internet: wvw.epa.gov/ncepiliom/. Please include the
document name and number when requesting publications. You may also download these publica-
tions from the Watershed Academy web site at wvw.epa.gov/owow/watershedAvacademy.htm.

1.  Watershed Protection: A Project Focus (EPA 841-R-95-003) provides a blueprint for
    designing and implementing local watershed protection programs.

2.  Watershed Protection; A Statewide Approach (EPA 841-R-95-004) provides
    guidance for reorienting statewide water programs to a watershed approach.

3-  Monitoring Consortiums: A Cost-Effective Means to Enhancing Watershed
    Data Collection anil Analysis (EPA 841-R-97-005) contains case studies on effective
    ways to share monitoring costs and data.

4.  Land Cover Digital Data Directory for the  U.S. (EPA 841-B-97-005)  helps
    watershed managers find geographic information system data on land use/land cover.

5.  Designing an Information Management System for Watersheds (EPA
    841-R-97-005) provides an introduction  to information management for local watershed
    managers.

6.  Information Management for the Watershed Approach in the Pacific North-
    west (EPA 841-R-97-004) describes the State of Washington's experiences and recommen-
    dations for data clearinghouses to help watershed  information exchange.

7.  Inventory of Watershed Training Courses  (EPA 841-D-98-001) includes descrip-
    tions of EPA and non-EPA courses and dates for the courses.

8.  Statewide Watershed Management Facilitation (EPA 841-R-97-011) describes how
    a number of states have created new statewide frameworks to reorient existing water
    programs along watershed  lines.      	

9.  Watershed Approach  Framework (EPA 840-S-96-001)  explains EPA's vision for
    watershed approaches.

10. Top 10 Watershed lessons Learned (EPA 840-F-97-001)  highlights  lessons learned
    by watershed practitioners  implementing the watershed approach.

11. Catalog of Federal Funding Sources far Watershed Protection (Second Edition)
    (EPA 841-B-99-003) provides a guide for watershed practitioners on the federal monies that
    might be available to fund a variety of watershed protection projects. This version of the catalog
    updates EPA's Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection published in

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  from EPA's National Enforcement Training Institute (www.epa.gov/oeca/neti.htmT) for federal,
  suite, local, and tribal environmental enforcement personnel, including attorneys, inspectors,'
  technical staff, and investigators. For more information, contact Ellen Epstein at (202) 564-6042 'or
  e-mail  epstein.ellen@epa.gov. The CD-ROM (NT1S Order Number; PB2001-500036)  is also
  available for $69 from the National Technical Information Service,  5285 Port Royal Road
  Springfield, VA 22161. Phone: (800) 553-NTIS (6847) or (703) 605-6000; Fax: (703) 605-6900;
  E-mail: orders@ntis.fedworld.gov; Internet:  www.ntis.gov/.

  Videos
  EPA has developed a series of videos on various subjects related to water quality standards and
  criteria and watershed protection. The video titles and a short description of each appear below
  followed by ordering information.

  Antidegradation Policy: A Means to Maintain  and Protect Existing Uses and  Water Quality
  (EPA 823-V-90-003) discusses the three  tiers in EPA's antidegradation policy.

  Development of Biological Criteria for Use in Water Quality Standards (EPA  823-V-92-003)
  discusses biological criteria as  they relate to  the water quality standards and criteria programs '
  Biological criteria are based on direct measures of the biological integrity of surface waters and
  thus provide a valuable assessment tool for evaluating the quality of our nation's waters.

 Development of Water Quality Criteria and Its Relationship to  Water Quality Standards
  (EPA 823-V-90-002) provides an overview of water qualify criteria, including how they are developed.

 Developing Site-Specific Criteria  (EPA 823-V-95-001) discusses the development of
 site-specific numeric criteria for aquatic life and the role they play in the water quality standards
 and criteria process. It focuses on the use  of indicator species criteria to develop numeric
 site-specific criteria.

 Economic  Considerations in Water Quality Standanls (EPA 823-V-90-OOI) discusses why economics
 may be considered, describes where in the water quality standards process economics are considered
 and discusses how economic considerations are used in the water quality standards process.

 Enumeration Methods for Escheria coli and Enterococci (EPA 823-V-86-OOI) explains how
 to sample for bacteria.

 Introduction to Water Quality Standards (EPA 823-V-92-001) provides an overview of the
 water quality standards and criteria programs. It discusses  the three component parts of state
 and tribal water quality standards: uses, criteria, and the antidegradation policy.

Managing River 'Flows for Biodiversity: Balancing Human Demands and Ecosystem Needs (PPA
 841-V-00-001), developed by the Nature Conservancy, teaches water managers and conservation practitioners
 how to meet the ecological health needs of rivers. (This video is available from the National Service Center for
tnvlronmental Publications at (800) 490-9198  or on-line at wwwepa.gov/ncepihom/.)

The Problem with Shallow Disposal Systems (EPA 816-V-97-00!) explains how chemical waste  "
discharged to ground water through shallow disposal systems (Class V injection wells) can contami-
nate water resources. It offers simple, preventive steps that a community can take to reduce this
threat to  its water supply.
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 Sampling Ambient and Effluent  Waters for  Trace Metals  (EPA 821-V-97-001) explains how
 to sample for trace metals.

 TMDLs and Water Quality Standards (EPA-823-V-99-001)  presents information about Total
 Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and the role TMDLs play in  implementing a state's water quality
 standards. The video also discusses the roles played by states and tribes, EPA,  and the public in
 TMDL development.

 Water Quality-Based Approach to Pollution  Control (EPA 823-V-91-002)  provides an
 overview of the 8 interrelated stages in the water quality-based approach to pollution control.

 Water Quality Standards and 401 Certification  (EPA 823-V-91-001) discusses water quality
 standards and the  401 certification  process.

 Wafer Quality Standards on Indian Lands (EPA 823-V-92-002)  discusses the role that water
 quality standards play in efforts to clean up and protect the quality of die nation's waters. It discusses
 the criteria that must be met for a tribe to conduct die water quality standards program on reservation
 lands, and discusses the conflicts dial might arise when an Indian tribe and a state adopt  differing
 water quality standards on a common body  of water.

 Wetlands Water Quality Standards'®^ 840-V-96-001) provides an overview on how states
 and Indian  tribes can develop water quality standards for wetlands.

 Cost: These videos are available free for loan for a period of 30 days. When ordering, use the
 EPA order numbers referenced above. Unless otherwise noted, tapes can be ordered'on-line at
-www.epa.gov/ogwchv/rescnter.html. For more information, contact the Office of Water Resource
 Center (RC-4100), USEPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. For more
 information call (202) 260-7786 or e-mail  center.water-resource@epa.gov.
Technical Assistance for Watershed Approaches
The Watershed Academy  offers short-term technical assistance to states,
territories, and tribes wishing to move forward with implementation of
watershed approaches. Persons with expertise  in assisting states and tribes in adopting watershed
approaches are available to  provide information and advice through face-to-face meetings,
e-mail, and other means,

More  than 20 states have so far adopted the statewide watershed approach, usually involving
implementation of water programs on a  rotating basin basis. The exact approach used by states varies
significantly from state to state. The experiences of these states offer useful lessons to other  states
contemplating adoption of the watershed approach. The lessons that states learned when they
approached individual programs from a watershed/rotating "basin perspective and integrated various
water  programs can also be useful to states that have already moved some, but not all,  of their
water  programs to this approach, or have already fully integrated those programs on a
rotating-basin schedule.
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Office of Wetlands, Oceans  and Watersheds
This site (wvw.epa.gov/owow) is the heart of EPA's watershed program
and a hub for links to EPA programs such as oceans and coastal protection, wetlands, estuaries,
monitoring, nonpoint pollution control, and many others.

Watershed Information Network
The Watershed Information Network (WIN)  (www.epa.gov/win/) is a road map  to information
and seitices for protecting and restoring watersheds. WIN provides data on water quality and
specific watersheds, as well as information on how to network with others, what  resources are
available, how to start a watershed group, the condition of watersheds, and who  is at work there.

Watershed Academy
The Watershed Academy's site (www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy.htm) parallels the
Academy's four key activities—live training courses, web-based miming, publications, and watershed
management facilitation—and contains frequently updated program and schedule information,

Watershed Academy Web
This distance learning site  (formerly Academy 2000} at www.epa.gov/watertrain  enables any PC
with Internet access to become a watershed training  classroom—on any schedule, at no cost.
This multi-disciplinary training and certificate program was designed to cover the most
important watershed management topics—those subjects about which watershed managers,
local officials, involved citizens, decision makers and others should have some basic knowledge.

Surf Your Watershed
This multifaceted EPA web site (wvw.epa.gov/siui) offers  environmental and watershed information.
The site's resources include lists of environmental web sites; the Enviromapper for Watersheds, an
interactive mapping tool for environmental data; the Index of Watershed Indicators, a compilation of
information on the health of aquatic resources; a watershed atlas of important watershed protection
and restoration data; information on  river and wetlands restoration projects; and information on
state and tribal watershed assessments. Users can click on maps to find information about local
protection and volunteer opportunities; request a map  of their watershed; and locate, use, and
share information about their watershed or community.

Office of Water
This site (www.epa.gov/ow) is a gateway to all of EPA Office of Water programs including the
Office of Science and Technology, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Office  of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, and the American Indian Office.

Local Drinking Water Information Web Site
This EPA web site (wmepa.gov/safewater/dwinfo.htm) offers information about  drinking water
across the country. Web site users can locate information such as state drinking water and
source water home pages, Drinking  Water State Revolving Loan  Fund Intended Use Plans, local
drinking water quality reports (Consumer Confidence Reports),  water system violations data,
and information about ways to protect drinking water sources.

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