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2009 Watershed Institute Resources

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Session B: Why Watersheds?	Schueler Presentation - PDF; PPT Holland Presentation - PDF; PPT Schueler Resources

Session C: What is Watershed Management?	EPA Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters Supplemental Guidelines for the Award of Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grants to States and Territories in FY 2003 A Users' Guide to Watershed Planning in Maryland Manual 2: Methods to Develop Restoration Plans for Small Urban Watersheds EPA Webcasts Planning Process Flowchart Presentation - What is Watershed Planning? - PDF; PPT

Session D: Getting Started on Your Watershed Plan	Presentation - Getting Started - PDF; PPT A User’s Guide to Watershed Planning in Maryland Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series. Manual 2. Methods to develop restoration plans for small urban watersheds. Version 2.See Chapter 1 on methods to develop watershed goals (pp 15-31) Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series. Manual 9. Municipal Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Practices

Session E: Watershed Assessment Tools	Presentation - Watershed Assessment Tools - PDF; PPT A Review of Subwatershed Metrics Comparative Subwatershed Analysis Methods for Buildout and Impervious Cover Analysis Stormwater Program Self-Assessment Code and Ordiance Worksheet Eight Tools Audit Needs and Capabilities Assessment Watershed Vulnerability Analysis

Session F: Field Station 1, Unified Stream Assessment (USA)	USA Field Sheets Stream Assessment Resources

Session G: Field Station 2, Neighborhood Source Assessment (NSA)	Manual 11: Unified Subwatershed and Site Reconnaissance: A User's Manual Manual 8: Pollution Source Control Practices NSA Field Form NSA Rules of Thumb NSA Resources

Session H1: Field Station 3, Retrofit Reconnaissance Inventory (RRI)	Manual 3: Urban Stormwater Retrofit Practices Manual Manual 3 Appendices RRI Field Form

Session H2: Field Station 4, Hotspot Site Inventory (HSI) and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)	Manual 8: Pollution Source Control Practices Manual 11: Unified Subwatershed and Site Reconnaissance: A User's Manual Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination: A Guidance Manual for Program Development and Technical Assessments IDDE Appendices HSI and IDDE Resources HSI Field Form HSI Rules of Thumb

Session I1: Stormwater Best Management Practices	Chapter 7 of the Georgia Coastal Stormwater Supplement Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse BMPs Presentation - PDF; PPT Rainwater Harvesting Presentation - PDF; PPT

Session I2: Better Site Design	Better Site Design: A Handbook for Changing Development Rules in Your Community - Part 1, Part 2 Introduction to BSD Presentation - PDF; PPT BSD Principles Summary

Session I3: Erosion and Sedimentation Control	ESC Resources SC Regulations ESC Presentation - PDF; PPT

Session I4: Watershed Treatment Model	The Watershed Treatment Model - Complete Documentation Simple User's Guide Watershed Treatment Model Spreadsheet WTM Presentation - PDF; PPT WTM User Guide WTM Data Needs Estimating Costs Pollution Reduction Efficiencies

Session J: Implementation Part 1, Developing an Implementation Plan	Implementation Presentation - PDF; PPT

Session K: Implementation Part 2, Measuring Improvements and Funding	Performance Management at the Local Level: The Case of the Charles River Tax Increment Financing in North Carolina: Great Expectations, Limited Use Elements of an Effective Tax Increment Financing Policy for North Carolina Local Governments Environmental Finance Center at University of North Carolina Other Environmental Finance Centers EPA watershed funding website Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection Environmental Finance Advisory Board: Sustainable Watershed Financing Report Southeast Watershed Assistance Network Funding List South Carolina State Revolving Fund Clean Water State Revolving Fund Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series. Manual 2. Methods to develop restoration plans for small urban watersheds. Version 2. See Chapter 8 on methods to measure progress towards goals (pp 157-176) Monitoring to Demonstrate Environmental Results: Guidance to Develop Local Stormwater Monitoring Studies Using Six Example Study Designs. Provides detailed information to set-up local monitoring programs

Session L: Agricultural Practices	Glasgow Presentation - PDF; PPT Ag and Urban BMP Efficiencies Ag Practices Presentation - PDF; PPT

Session M: Field Station 1, Wetlands	Wetlands and Watersheds Article Series Article 1: Direct and Indirect Impacts of Urbanization on Wetland Quality Article 2: Using Local Watershed Plans to Protect WetlandsAttachment A: Needs and Capabilities Assessment Attachment B: The Eight Tools Audit Attachment C: Additional Information on Wetland Assessment Protocols Attachment D: Wetland Impact (WI) Assessment Protocol Article 3: Adapting Watershed Tools to Protect Wetlands Article 4: A Local Ordinance to Protect Wetland Functions Article 5: The Next Generation of Stormwater Wetlands Article 6: The Importance of Protecting Vulnerable Streams and Wetlands at the Local Level Wetlands Presentation - PDF; PPT Wetland Resources Water Quality and Wildlife Data Sheets

Session N: Field Station 2, Forestry	Watershed Forestry Resource Guide - This website is a central clearinghouse for all things related to forests and watersheds. There have been many recent efforts towards managing urban forests for watershed health that have resulted in a variety of highly useful tools and training materials. This site compiles these resources into a format that can be easily accessed and downloaded. Urban Forestry Manual Series - The Center for Watershed Protection, in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, has produced a three-part manual series on using trees to protect and restore urban watersheds. Urban Watershed Forestry Assessment Methods - Cappiella, K., Schueler, T., and T. Wright. 2005a. Urban Watershed Forestry Manual. Part 1: Methods for Increasing Forest Cover in a Watershed. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry. Newtown Square, PA. NA-TP-04-05. Pervious Area Assessment found in Appendix A of Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series. Manual 11: Unified Subwatershed and Site Reconnaissance: A User's Manual Appendix A Field Sheets Appendix C Hotspot Field ID Sheet Leafout Analysis - Urban Reforestation Site Assessment (URSA) found in Chapter 2 in Cappiella, K., Schueler, T., J. Tomlinson and T. Wright. 2006. Urban Watershed Forestry Manual. Part 3: Urban Tree Planting Guide. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry. Newtown Square, PA.

Session O: Involving Key Stakeholders	Getting in Step: A Guide for Conducting Watershed Outreach Campaigns Presentation - Involving Key Stakeholders in the Plan - PDF; PPT Resources for Stakeholder Outreach and Management

Session Q: SC Watershed Plan in Action: Community-based Watershed Plan for the Waccamaw Basin	Kingston Lake Watershed Case Study Presentation - Community-based Watershed Planning in the Kingston Lake Watershed of Northeastern SC - PDF; PPT

	For questions about the Institute resources, contact: Lisa Fraley-McNeal, lfm@cwp.org. Thank you!

2009 Watershed Institute Resources