Water Management and watershed management is needed by municipal planners, city council members, volunteers and for career development in water and utility departments. The EPA provides extensive training and certificate programs to help improve local water supplies and land management for healthy communities.
These courses are sponsored by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, and are intended for watershed managers, staff, and program leaders from states, tribes, and territories; local governments; EPA regional and headquarters staff; watershed associations; and other interested watershed practitioners.
Key EPA Internet-Based Tools for Watershed Management
The Key EPA Internet-Based Tools for Watershed Management is a comprehensive, two-part course designed to familiarize users with powerful watershed management tools provided online by US EPA. These tools are a powerful resource for novice and master watershed planners alike. Presented in a readable, section-based format, the course tutorials are now available below for self-paced study.
Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management:
A Hands-On Computer Training Course
Discover more EPA Watershed Academy training courses.
These courses are sponsored by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, and are intended for watershed managers, staff, and program leaders from states, tribes, and territories; local governments; EPA regional and headquarters staff; watershed associations; and other interested watershed practitioners.
Key EPA Internet-Based Tools for Watershed Management
The Key EPA Internet-Based Tools for Watershed Management is a comprehensive, two-part course designed to familiarize users with powerful watershed management tools provided online by US EPA. These tools are a powerful resource for novice and master watershed planners alike. Presented in a readable, section-based format, the course tutorials are now available below for self-paced study.
Key EPA Internet Tools for Watershed Management:
A Hands-On Computer Training Course
In the Overview Course you will:
- Learn to use EPA's networking and information sharing tools on watershed topics
- Extract reports from EPA water program databases such as the ATTAINS database
- Take a spin on Enviromapper for Water, EPA's online mapping application based on the National Hydrography Dataset
- Query an interactive funding catalog
- Check out local ordinances from communities around the country that are protective of water resources
In the In-Depth Course you will:
- Get an overview of the NEW Watershed Plan Builder Tool
- Query water quality standards for a state
- Learn about EPA's technical tools for biological assessments and sediment assessments
- Query STORET to extract water quality monitoring information
- Delve into Envirofacts reports on permitted facilities
- Investigate waterbody information from Enviromapper for Water
- Generate watershed-wide data summary on impaired waters from WATERS
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