Maine Water Institute - Water Links
Amendments to this listing are encouraged and welcomed. Please submit your suggested water resources links to: UMGMC@maine.edu.
- US Federal and Canadian Agencies
- International Resources
- National & Regional Resources
- Maine State Resources
- Watershed Associations
- Lakes
- Streams & Rivers
- Groundwater
- Drought & Other Natural Hazards
- Climate
- Forests
- Pollution
- Planning & Development
- Stormwater Management
- Coasts & Oceans
- Wetlands
- Drinking Water
U.S. Federal Agencies
US Environmental Protection Agency
- New England Office
- List of Impaired Waters in Maine
- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program - Maine Lakes data
US Army Corps of Engineers-New England Division
- Water Resources
- Maine District Office (207) 622-8201
- Water use data
- Real-time water data
US Department of Transportation
Centers for Disease Control – Information on waterborne diseases
Canadian Government and Organizations
Government of New Brunswick, Watershed Protection Program
St. Croix International Water Commission
Canadian Water and Wastewater Association
International Resources
United Nations Environment Program Freshwater Portal
National and Regional Resources
National Institutes for Water Resources
Universities Council on Water Resources
American Water Resources Association
National Extension Water Quality database
State and Local Governments on the Web
State and Local Government Database
Long Term Ecological Research Network including Hubbard Brook, NH, Plum Island, MA, and Harvard Forest, MA
Cooperative Extension Water Quality activities throughout New England
Maine Wastewater Control Association
Maine State Resources
Maine Department of Agriculture
- Board of Pesticides Control
- Nutrient Management
- Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- Maine Nutrient Management Act and 1999 Amendments
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Bureau of Land & Water Quality
- Maine Beaches public health and beach management
- Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
ME Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maine Department of Transportation
Maine Department of Conservation
Maine Wastewater & Plumbing Control – septic issues
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Maine State Testing Laboratory – water testing
Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC)
Other Maine Resources
Natural Resources Council of Maine
UM Cooperative Extension Water Quality Office
Maine Environmental Policy Institute
Watershed Groups
Androscoggin River Watershed Council
Downeast Salmon Rivers
Dennys, Machias, East Machias, Pleasant, Narraguagus, Sheepscot, Ducktrap, Cove Brook
My Watershed – maps and watershed links
Lakes
Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute
Maine Congress of Lake Associations
North American Lake Management Society
Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program
Lakes Environmental Association
UM Cooperative Extension Watershed Stewards Program
American Society of Limnology & Oceanography
International Society of Theoretical and Applied Limnology
Streams and Rivers
Saco River Corridor Commission
River Network Resource library, links
Maine DEP’s Stream Team Program
Riverkeeper (Hudson River)
Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission
Northeast River Forecast Center – precipitation totals, river flows, floods, etc.
North American Benthological Society
Groundwater
Groundwater Protection Council
National Groundwater Association
Drought & Other Natural Hazards
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Maine Emergency Management Agency
USGS Maine drought information
National Drought Mitigation Center
NOAA’s Drought Information Center
Links to national and state drought websites
Natural Hazards Center – University of Colorado
Coastal Hazards Mapping from USGS
Natural Hazards – U.S. Department of the Interior
Where’s the Water? The Devastation of Drought – WaterFiltersFast.com
Climate
Climate Prediction Center (NOAA)
Maine Climate Data from the National Climatic Data Center
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
U.S. Global Change Research Program
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Forests
USDA Forest Service Cooperative Forestry
Forest Service Wildland Waters, a quarterly publication on forest and water issues
National Association of State Foresters
North East Foresters Association
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Maine Society of American Foresters
Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting in Shoreland Areas
Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine
Pollution
- Emergency Response – Where to call to report a spill
- Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
- Water pollution identification guide
- Underground Storage Tanks
- List of current and former Department of Defense sites
- List of Uncontrolled Hazardous Substances Sites
National Atmospheric Deposition Program
- USGS – Mercury in Aquatic Ecosystems Fact Sheet
- EPA’s mercury website and Mercury study report to congress
- NOAA – Mercury in Aquatic Habitats
- Steve Lindberg research group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Robert Mason research group, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
- University of Wisconsin Mercury Research Group
- Gary Gill research group, Texas A & M University
- University of Connecticut Mercury Research
- Mercury Deposition Network, National Atmospheric Deposition Program
- Mercury info from FDA
- Toxicological effects of methylmercury, National Academy Press
- Mercury Policy Project
- Northeastern Ecosystem Research Cooperative (NERC) Mercury Research Group
- Kejimkujik Researchers Website
National Status and Trends Program
Persistent Organic Pollutants from the United Nations Environment Program
Residential & Urban Development, Planning, Land Acquisition & Conservation
Maine Office of Community Development
Regional Planning Councils provide technical assistance to municipal governments and businesses.
Project NEMO an educational program for local land use officials that addresses the relationship of land use to natural resource protection.
Center for Watershed Protection
National Center for Smart Growth
Sprawl Resource Guide from Planning Commissioners Journal
SprawlWatch – State and local news on development issues
The Nature Conservancy in Maine
RCAP Solutions – Rural Community Assistance Partnership
Stormwater Management
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
National Stormwater BMP Database
Coasts & Oceans
Maine Department of Marine Resources
U.S. Coast Guard, First District (Northeast)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
University of Maine School of Marine Sciences
San Francisco Estuary Institute
EPA Oceans, Coasts, and Estuaries
Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
American Society of Limnology & Oceanography
Wetlands
Society of Wetland Scientists – most comprehensive wetland links page
Maine Association of Wetland Scientists
Wetlands Ecology at the University of Maine
Association of State Wetlands Managers
Environmental Law Institute – publishes National Wetlands Newsletter
Drinking Water
American Water Works Association
New England Water Works Association
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
USDA Rural Development – Maine
National Rural Water Association
Maine Water Utilities Association
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Northeast Rural Water Association
Biddeford & Saco Water Company
Boothbay Region Water District
Source Water Protection guide for surface water systems
NH Division of Water Supply Engineering (Department of Environmental Services)
NYC Watershed Protection Program
MA Drinking Water Program (good fact sheets, etc.)
CT Department of Public Health, Water Supplies Section