Water Resources and Water Issues Information

Contents

• Water Resource Planning
• Water Resource Information - Federal
• Water Resource Information - State
• MRSC Related Pages
  • Puget Sound Resources - Water quality
  • Storm and Surface Water Management 
  • Watershed Planning 
  • Water Rights
  • Water Conservation 
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources & Salmon Habitat Preservation

Water Resource Planning

• Chehalis River Basin - Chehalis River Council
• Clark County Water Resources and Clean Water
• Island County Water Resource  Management Plan
• King and Pierce County Regional Water Supply Planning 
• King County Hydrologic Information Center
• Whatcom County Water Resources
  • Whatcom County Comprehensive Water Resource Plan - Covers water supply, fish/shellfish, surface water management, and coordinated planning & management. Element Two addresses Salmon Recovery/Endangered Species, February 1999, plus updates
• Yakima Basin Water Resources Authority (Formerly Tri-County Water Resource Agency) 
• Watershed Planning - Department of Ecology
  • Watershed Planning Act

Water Resource Information - Federal

• Pacific Northwest Regional Water Program - Provide leadership for water resources research, education, and outreach to help communities, industry, and governments prevent and solve current and emerging water quality and quantity problems.  Partners with the Extension Water Quality Programs at the four Land Grant Universities in  EPA Region 10.
• Environmental Protection Agency  
  • Water
  • Region 10 - Water Issues
  • Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
  • Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program
• Interior
  • Bureau of Reclamation
  • National Irrigation Water Quality Program
  • National Water Quality Assessment Data Warehouse (NAWQA) - U.S. Geological Survey
  • Water Resources of Washington State - U.S. Geological Survey
• NOAA
  • National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC)

Water Resource Information - Washington State

• Washington State Department of Ecology
  • Water Quality Program
  • Water Resources
    • Rules, Laws, Policy and Procedures, and Case Law
  • Columbia River Basin Water Management Program
• State of Washington Water Research Center (WSU)
• University of Washington Center for Water and Watershed Management
• Washington State Ground Water Association
• Washington State Water Resources Association (Irrigation)
• Washington's Water - WSU Extension Water Resources Team and the WSU Extension Water Resources Leadership Team
• Central Puget Sound Water Supplier's Forum