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Amendments to this listing are encouraged and welcomed. Please submit your suggested water resources links to: UMGMC@maine.edu.
Federal Agencies Maine State Resources International Resources
National & Regional Resources Wetlands Drinking Water
Lakes Watershed Associations Rivers
Groundwater Planning & Development Stormwater Management
Climate Drought & Other Natural Hazards Coasts & Oceans
Pollution Forests  

U.S. and Canadian Federal Agencies

US Environmental Protection Agency
US Army Corps of Engineers-New England Division
US Department of Agriculture

US Geological Survey

US Department of Transportation
National Park Service
Centers for Disease Control - Information on waterborne diseases
 

Canadian Government and Organizations

Environment Canada

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
United Nations Water Portal
World Water Council
Worldwatch Institute
Pacific Institute 
 

National and Regional Resources

National Institutes for Water Resources
Universities Council on Water Resources
American Water Resources Association
National Extension Water Quality database
US Water News
State and Local Governments on the Web
Long Term Ecological Research Network including Hubbard Brook, NH, Plum Island, MA, and Harvard Forest, MA
Cooperative Extension Water Quality activities throughout New England
American Geophysical Union
American Chemical Society
Maine Wastewater Control Association
Maine Lagoon Systems
 
Maine State Resources

Maine Department of Agriculture 

Maine Department of Environmental Protection 
ME Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Maine Geological Survey
Maine Department of Transportation
Maine Department of Conservation
Maine Wastewater & Plumbing Control  - septic issues
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Maine State Testing Laboratory - water testing
Maine Office of GIS
Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC)
Maine Bureau of Health
 
Other Maine Resources
Maine Counties
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Maine schools on the web
UM Cooperative Extension Water Quality Office
Maine Environmental Policy Institute
Maine Snowmobile Association
Geological Society of Maine
 
Watershed Groups
Androscoggin River Watershed Council
China Region Lakes Alliance
Downeast Salmon Rivers
Dennys, Machias, East Machias, Pleasant, Narraguagus, Sheepscot, Ducktrap, Cove Brook
Ducktrap River Coalition
Cobbossee Watershed District
Friends of Casco Bay
Friends of Acadia
Friends of Taunton Bay
East Penobscot Bay
Presumscot River
My Watershed – maps and watershed links
EPA's Surf Your Watershed
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay
 
Lakes
Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute
Maine Congress of Lake Associations
DEP lakes program
North American Lake Management Society
Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program
Maine Lakes Database (PEARL)
Lakes Environmental Association
UM Cooperative Extension Watershed Stewards Program
American Society of Limnology & Oceanography
International Society of Theoretical and Applied Limnology
 
Streams and Rivers
American Rivers
Maine Rivers
New Hampshire Rivers Council
Saco River Corridor Commission
River Network Resource library, links
Maine Salmon Rivers
Maine DEP's Stream Team Program
Riverkeeper (Hudson River)
Atlantic Salmon Federation
Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission
Northeast River Forecast Center - precipitation totals, river flows, floods, etc.
North American Benthological Society
 
Groundwater
Groundwater Foundation
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
Drought Outlook
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
 
Climate
Maine State Climate Office
National Weather Service
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
EPA's Global Warming site
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
Maine Forest Service
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
UMaine Cooperative Extension Forestry
Maine Society of American Foresters
Statewide Standards for Timber Harvesting in Shoreland Areas
Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine
 
Pollution
EPA 
Maine DEP
National Atmospheric Deposition Program
Military Toxics Project
Toxics Action Center
Mercury 
National Status and Trends Program
Persistent Organic Pollutants from the United Nations Environment Program
 
Residential & Urban Development, Planning, Land Acquisition & Conservation
Maine State Planning Office
Maine Land Trust Network
Maine Office of Community Development
Regional Planning Councils provide technical assistance to municipal governments and businesses.
Maine Municipal Association
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
 
Stormwater Management
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Stormwater Management Center
National Stormwater BMP Database
Maine DEP Stormwater Program
 
Coasts & Oceans
Maine Department of Marine Resources
U.S. Coast Guard, First District (Northeast)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Maritime Administration
Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association
Pew Oceans Commission 
SeaWeb
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
Island Institute
University of Maine School of Marine Sciences
Maine Sea Grant
NOAA Tide Charts
Interactive Tide Charts
Chesapeake Bay Program
Long Island Sound Study
Puget Sound
San Francisco Estuary Institute
The Ocean Conservancy
EPA Oceans, Coasts, and Estuaries
Marine Affairs WWW links
National Estuary Program
Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Estuarine Research Federation
American Society of Limnology & Oceanography
Casco Bay Estuary Project
 
Wetlands
Society of Wetland Scientists - most comprehensive wetland links page
National Wetlands Inventory
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
EPA Safe Water Home
Safe Drinking Water Act
American Water Works Association
New England Water Works Association
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
Maine Drinking Water Program
USDA Rural Development - Maine
National Rural Water Association
Maine Water Utilities Association
Maine Rural Water Association
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Northeast Rural Water Association 
Augusta Water District
Bangor Water District
Bath Water District 
Berwick Water Department
Biddeford & Saco Water Company
Boothbay Region Water District
AquaMaine
Kennebec Water District
Portland Water District
Winterport 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
RI Office of Drinking Water Quality
VT Water Supply Division

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