The Watershed and Wetland Protection Information Kit for County Officials is a collection of resources that can assist county and local officials with efforts to protect and restore the multiple benefits of their community’s water resources.

• Watershed Planning Tools
• Watershed Restoration and Assessment Methods
• Wetland Protection
• Urban Forestry

Most of these resources are in PDF. You must have Acrobat Reader to access these files. You may download a free version here.

1. Watershed Planning Tools

County Water Quality Issue Brief: Total Maximum Daily Loads - NACo site (PDF)

County Water Quality Issue Brief: Using GIS Tools to Link Land Use Decisions to Water Resource Protection - NACo site (PDF)

Smart Watershed Benchmarking Tool - go to Center online form to access

Codes and Ordinance Worksheet

2. Watershed Restoration and Assessment Methods*
This material is only available on the CD. To access them via the website, you may purchase the files or the hard copies from the Center e-store.

Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series:

Manual 1: An Integrated Framework to Restore Small Watersheds

Manual 2: Methods to Develop Restoration Plans for Small Urban Watersheds

Manual 10: The Unified Stream Assessment: A User's Guide

Manual 11: The Unified Subwatershed and Site Reconnaissance: A User's Guide

 

3. Wetland Protection

Benefits of Wetlands Brochure - NACo site (PDF)

County Wetlands Data Guidebook - NACo site (PDF)

Five Star Restoration Program Brochure- NACo site (PDF)

Wetlands Fact Sheet: Protecting Wetlands and Fostering Economic Growth - NACo site

Wetlands and Watersheds Article Series:

Article 1:Direct and Indirect Impacts of Land Development on Wetland Quality

Article 2: Using Local Watershed Plans to Protect Wetlands

Article 3: Adapting Watershed Tools to Protect Wetlands

Protecting and Restoring Wetlands: Strengthening the Role of Land Trusts - ASWM site (PDF)

Protecting and Restoring Wetlands: Strengthening the Role of Local Governments- ASWM site (PDF)

4. Urban Forestry

Urban Watershed Forestry Manual Series:

Part 1: Methods for Increasing Forest Cover in a Watershed

Part 2: Conserving and Planting Trees at Development Sites

Part 3: Urban Tree Planting Guide

Funding for this CD and website was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Special thanks to the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) for providing the document "Protecting and Restoring Wetlands: Strengthening the Role of Local Governments." The views expressed herein are solely those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the U.S. EPA, ASWM, NACo or CWP.