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Technical
Support
Clean
Water Network, an alliance of more than 1,000 organizations
that endorse its platform paper, the National Agenda for Clean
Water. Excellent advocates' guide on Total Daily Maximum Loads
(TMDLs).
Center
for Watershed Protection online stormwater resource center
at www.stormwater.net. The site has a manual and other great resources
for figuring out what to do.
Massachusetts Water
Watch Partnership The Massachusetts Water
Watch Partnership (MassWWP) provides training and other
technical assistance to citizen organizations who conduct
water quality monitoring programs on the lakes, rivers, and
estuaries of Massachusetts.
Nonpoint
Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)
NEMO is a University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
System project using innovative techniques to teach local officials
about the sources and impacts of nonpoint source (NPS) pollution,
how different land uses affect water quality, and what
towns can do to protect water quality. The unique educational
approach of the project is to use geographic information system
(GIS) technology to simplify and explain the complex relationship
between land use to water quality.
Research
& Conservation
Massachusetts
Watershed Coalition The Massachusetts Watershed
Coalition is a network of organizations committed to the
protection, management and enhancement of Massachusetts'
rivers and watershed ecosystems.
The Medford Environmental Alliance MEA seeks to increase awareness and understanding of environmental issues, and participation in the community. By providing a network, it improves communication and coordination among groups and individuals working on environmental issues.
Hazardous
Waste Sites
EPA's
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
The Toxics Release Inventory contains information about releases
and transfers of more than 650 toxic chemicals and compounds
to the environment.
DEP
Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup's Lists This
BWSC site provides downloadable information on Superfund sites,
Tier I sites, and reportable releases across the state.
Scorecard
This Environmental Defense Fund sponsored site has an
Internet search tool which lists local sources of pollution
based on zip code, state, and country.
The
National Library for the Environment The
"Your Neighborhood" page provides informational
resources about the environmental status of your region,
including toxic release information, color maps, and a link
to the Environmental Defense Fund's "Scorecard" website.
Miscellaneous
Northeast
Business Environmental Network (NBEN) NBEN's
mission is to support environmental excellence as a competitive
advantage. The strategy for carrying out this mission is to share
practical information about compliance, pollution prevention and
environmental management system.
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