Watershed Guidebook Links
Website Links for the Draft Watershed Planning Guidebook for Kentucky Communities
The following links correspond with the numbered icons in the guidebook. If you find that a link no longer works, please email info@KWAlliance.org
1. EPA Watershed Academy www.epa.gov/watershedacademy/
2. EPA Watershed Website www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/
3. Watershed Watch http://kywater.org/watch/workshops/
4. EPA Watershed Plan Builder http://iaspub.epa.gov/watershedplan/watershedPlanning.do?pageId=48&navId=35
5. EPA Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans www.epa.gov/owow/nps/watershed_handbook/#contents
6. Kentucky Watershed Viewer http://eppcmaps.ky.gov/website/watershed/viewer.htm
7. Commonwealth Water Education Project http://www.inyourwater.org/
8. Kentucky Division of Water Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/nps/
9. Kentucky Watershed Management Framework www.watersheds.ky.gov/framework/
10. Kentucky Division of Water Basin Coordinators www.watersheds.ky.gov/people/bc_contacts/default.htm
11. 2006 Integrated Report http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/swmonitor/305b/
12. TMDLs in Kentucky www.water.ky.gov/sw/tmdl
13. EPA Getting in Step Outreach Guide http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/outreach/documents/
14. Kentucky Waterways Alliance www.kwalliance.org
15. Sierra Club Cumberland Chapter http://kentucky.sierraclub.org/
16. Kentuckians for the Commonwealth http://www.kftc.org/
17. Kentucky Resources Council http://www.kyrc.org/
18. Northern Kentucky Water Sentinels http://www.sierraclub.org/watersentinels/no_kentucky/
19. Western Kentucky Water Sentinels http://www.sierraclub.org/watersentinels/w_kentucky/
20. Kentucky Water Watch http://water.ky.gov/ww/
21. Watershed Watch http://kywater.org/watch/
22. Kentucky Division of Water Integrated Report Volume II (303 (d) report) http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/swmonitor/305b/
23. EPA Surf Your Watershed http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm
24. EPA EnviroMapper http://www.epa.gov/waters/enviromapper/index.html
25. USGS Introduction to GIS http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/gis_poster/
26. ESRI Conservation Program www.conservationgis.org/index.html
27. Geospatial Data Library http://www.uky.edu/KGS/gis/kgs_gis.html
28. Kentucky Geography Network http://kygeonet.ky.gov/
29. Kentucky Watershed Viewer http://eppcmaps.ky.gov/website/watershed/viewer.htm
30. USGS Hydrology Unit Maps http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/huc.html
31. USGS Real-Time Water Flow Data http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ky/nwis/rt
32. Climate Data http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu/cgi-bin/ky_clim_data_www.pl
33. Southeast Regional Climate Center http://www.sercc.com
34. National Climatic Data Center http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
35. Kentucky Groundwater Data Repository http://www.uky.edu/KGS/water/research/bwreposit.htm
36. FEMA Map Service Center www.store.msc.fema.gov
37. Kentucky Division of Water Floodplain Management Links http://www.water.ky.gov/floodplainmanagement/
38. Kentucky Division of Water, Water Withdrawal Permitting http://www.water.ky.gov/permitting/withdrawal/
39. Kentucky Division of Water Drinking Water Source Assessment and Protection http://www.water.ky.gov/dw/swap
40. Kentucky Title 401 http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/TITLE401.HTM
41. Kentucky Division of Water Integrated Report Volume II http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/tmdl/303d.htm
42. Kentucky Geography Network http://kygeonet.ky.gov/
43. Kentucky Division of Water Integrated Report Volume I http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/swmonitor/305b/
44. Kentucky Use Support Maps http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/swmonitor/305b/Use+Support+Maps.htm
45. Kentucky Special Use Waters http://nrepcapps.ky.gov/special_waters/specialwaters.htm
46. Kentucky Approved TMDLs http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/tmdl/Approved+TMDLs.htm
47. Kentucky Division of Water TMDL Program http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/tmdl
48. Watershed Watch http://kywater.org/watch/
49. Kentucky Water Watch http://water.ky.gov/ww/
50. Kentucky Invertebrate Bioassessment Index http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/swmonitor/sop/
51. University of Louisville Stream Institute http://speed.louisville.edu/civil/research/si/
52. Microsoft Terra-Server http://terraserver.microsoft.com/
53. Kentucky NRCS http://www.ky.nrcs.usda.gov/
54. Kentucky Earth Science Information Sources http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/information.htm
55. EPA Stream Walk http://www.epa.gov/volunteer/stream/vms41.html
56. EPA Stream Assessment http://www.epa.gov/volunteer/stream/vms32.html
57. Google Maps http://maps.google.com/maps
58. Microsoft Virtual Earth http://maps.live.com/
59. Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission http://www.naturepreserves.ky.gov/
60. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife http://fw.ky.gov/
61. Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission http://www.naturepreserves.ky.gov/
62. EPA Envirofacts Data Warehouse http://www.epa.gov/enviro/
63. Kentucky Department for Natural Resources Surface Mining Data http://www.dnr.ky.gov/surfacemining/
64. Division of Water KPDES Permits http://www.water.ky.gov/permitting/wastewaterpermitting/KPDES/
65. Kentucky Watershed Viewer http://eppcmaps.ky.gov/website/watershed/viewer.htm
66. EPA Surf Your Watershed http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm
67. Kentucky Division of Water Combined Sewer Overflows http://www.water.ky.gov/permitting/wastewaterpermitting/KPDES/seweroverflows/
68. Kentucky Division of Water MS4 Program http://www.water.ky.gov/permitting/wastewaterpermitting/KPDES/storm/ms4.htm
69. Kentucky Water Quality Certification Program http://www.water.ky.gov/permitting/wqcert/
70. EPA Nonpoint Source Pollution http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/categories.html
71. Kentucky Division of Water Nonpoint Source Pollution http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/nps/
72. Kentucky State Data Center http://ksdc.louisville.edu/
73. Commonwealth Water Education Project http://www.inyourwater.org/
74. Kentucky Surface Water Standards http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/401/005/031.htm
75. Procedures for Monitoring Water http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/swmonitor/sop/
76. NRCS Stream Visual Assessment Protocol http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ECS/aquatic/svapfnl.pdf
77. Center for Watershed Protection Stream Assessments http://www.cwp.org/Resource_Library/Watershed_Management/field.htm
78. Storm Water Center Simple Method http://www.cwp.org/PublicationStore/USRM.htm
79. Maryland Modeling Spreadsheet http://www.dnr.state.md.us/watersheds/pubs/userguide.html
80. Watershed Treatment Model http://www.stormwatercenter.net/monitoring%20and%20assessment/watershed_treatment_model.htm
81. Predict Model http://www.predict.psu.edu/
82. Kentucky Watershed Modeling Information Portal http://kwmip.ky.gov/
83. EPA Water Quality Models and Tools http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/models/
84. EPA BASINS Tool http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/basins/
85. Watershed Watch Workshops http://kywater.org/watch/workshops/
86. EPA Rapid Bioassessment Protocols http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/rbp/index.html
87. River Network www.rivernetwork.org
88. United Nations: Making Data Meaningful http://www.unece.org/stats/documents/writing/how.htm
89. Stormwater Center Model Ordinances http://www.stormwatercenter.net/intro_ordinances.htm
90. Center for Watershed Protection Model Ordinances Worksheet http://www.cwp.org/COW_worksheet.htm
91. EPA Publications on Management Measures http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/pubs.html
92. Kentucky Management Practices http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/nps/Publications.htm
93. International Stormwater Best Management Practice Database http://www.bmpdatabase.org/
94. California Stormwater Quality Task Force http://www.cabmphandbooks.com/
95. EPA National Menu of Stormwater Best Management Practices http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm
96. EPA Green Infrastructure http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=298
97. NRCS National Conservation Practices Standards http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical/Standards/nhcp.html
98.Kentucky BMPs for farm pesticide application http://www.kyagr.com/consumer/envsvs/technical/BMP.htm
99. Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality Act http://www.conservation.ky.gov/programs/kawqa/
100. Kentucky Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Field Guide” http://www.tetratech-ffx.com/wstraining/pdf/esc_guide.pdf
101. “The Kentucky Forest Landowner’s Handbook” http://www.maced.org/forestry/Handbook/landowners-handbook.pdf
102. EPA Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual http://www.epa.gov/owm/septic/pubs/septic_2002_osdm_prelim.pdf
103. Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Association Homeowner’s Guide http://www.kentuckyonsite.org/homeowner's_brochure.htm
104. National Onsite Demonstration Program http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/nodp/nodp_index.htm
105. EPA Handbook for Managing Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems http://www.epa.gov/owm/septic/pubs/onsite_handbook.pdf
106. EPA Section 319 Success Stories http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/Section319III/
107. EPA Environmental Finance Program www.epa.gov/efinpage/guidbkpdf.htm
108. River Network Funding Sources http://www2.rivernetwork.org/library/index.cfm?doc_id=114
109. NRCS Conservation Programs http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/
110. Kentucky Division of Water Nonpoint Source Pollution http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/nps
111. Kentucky EXCEL Program www.dca.ky.gov/kyexcel/
112. Kentucky Division of Water Watersheds Funding Ideas http://www.watersheds.ky.gov/funding/
113. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Environmental Analysis http://transportation.ky.gov/EnvAnalysis/
114. EPA Getting in Step Outreach Guide http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/outreach/documents/
115. EPA Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox www.epa.gov/owow/nps/toolbox
116. Center for Technology Information Center http://www2.ctic.purdue.edu/kyw/kyw.html
117. 113. EPA Getting in Step Outreach Guide http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/outreach/documents/
118. River Network www.rivernetwork.org
119. EPA Nonpoint Source Pollution Capacity Building Resources http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/capacity/index.htm
120. The Social Sciences Team of the NRCS Factsheets http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/publications/