Nationally Available Educational and Training Resources
Introduction to EPA, the Clean Water Act, and Water Quality Standards
US EPA
Selected Watershed Academy Trainings & Resources
Selected WQS Academy Trainings & Resources
Selected Watershed Management Trainings & Resources
ACWA
Introduction to the CWA 303(d) Program
US EPA
ELI
Other Resources
Assessment and Listing
Assessment
US EPA
Listing Impaired Waters and the CWA 303(d) Program
US EPA
Water Quality Standards and Criteria
US EPA
Other Tools and Resources
US EPA
Data Management and Reporting
Data Storage and Visuals
US EPA
National Water Quality Monitoring Council
Integrated Reports (IRs)
US EPA
(Fact Sheet: Integrated Reporting (IR) – Improved Reporting for CWA Sections 303(d), 305(b) and 314 (2009))
ATTAINS
US EPA
Other Resources
Geospatial Data Downloads
US EPA
TMDL Development and Implementation
General Information
US EPA
Planning
US EPA
(Developing Effective Nonpoint Source TMDLs: An Evaluation of the TMDL Process (2009))
Implementation
Brian Benham et al.
John Hoornbeek et al.
Monitoring
General Resources
US EPA
National Water Quality Monitoring Council
Monitoring and TMDLs
US EPA
(State Approaches and Needs for Measuring, Tracking and Reporting on Water Quality Improvements (2022))
ELI
Tools
US EPA
Quality Assurance, Field, and Lab Protocols
US EPA
Overview
Resources are organized by the following sections:
- Introduction to EPA, the Clean Water Act, and Water Quality Standards
- Introduction to the CWA 303(d) Program
- Assessment and Listing
- Data Management and Reporting
- TMDL Development and Implementation
- Monitoring