Roads Riparian Restoration: Protecting and Restoring our Nations Waters: The clean water act

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Presenter: Wendy Melgin
Length: 3 Parts, 27 min 11 s

View: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

       Topics:

       Part 1

• Protecting Our Waters
• What We Will Cover
• Why Do We Care About the CWA
• Permits
• Funding
• Key Milestones
• Goals of the CWA
• Top 15 Impairments
• Sources of Impairment
• Progress in Meeting CWA Goals
• Administration of CWA Programs
• Key Elements of Water Quality Standards
• Water Quality Criteria
• Assessment of Water Quality

       Part 2

• NPDES Permitting
• Who Needs an NPDES Permit
• What is an NPDES Permit
• Sources Not Requiring NPDES Permits
• Nonpoint Source Program
• NPS Best Management Practices
• What We Have Learned
• Restoring Polluted Waters - TMDLs
• Developing TMDLs
• CWA Funding for State and Tribal WQ Programs
• Wetlands Program
• Losing About 60K Acres Per Year
• CWA 404 Permits

       Part 3

• What Does Section 404 Require
• Section 404 Exempt Activities
• Forest Road Exemption
• Section 404 Forest Road Exemptions
• Best Management Practices
• State and Tribal Wetland Protection Roles
• Websites for Wetlands Information
• Other Laws and Regulations
• Federal Laws
• In Conclusion

These presentations were produced by Michael J. Furniss and Jeff Guntle, of the US Forest Service, PNW and PSW Research Stations.
US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Stream Systems Technology Center