Watershed Management Council
Advancing the Art and Science of Watershed Management Since 1987

WASHINGTON, DC, July 9, 2010 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching a new on-line tool for scientific collaboration and knowledge sharing that was built by Purdue University with support from the agency...

PACIFIC GROVE, CA, July 8, 2010 -- California American Water announced its recent delivery of a $1.1-million payment to the California Department of Fish and Game to fund National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Fisheries that benefit habita.......

SUNNYVALE, CA, July 6, 2010 -- Trimble announced today it has partnered with Timmons Group to provide an integrated system for the field collection, management, and submittal of wetland delineation data...

WASHINGTON DC, July 1, 2010 -- Environmental organizations from across the country have voiced support for an effort by Representative Mike Arcuri (NY) to close one of the loopholes in environmental laws for oil and gas companies...

WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2010 -- The US EPA has released peer reviewed results from the first round of its own independent toxicity testing on eight oil dispersants...

WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2010 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has passed a suite of restoration bills that will authorize funding and bolster coordination and oversight to advance restoration plans for seven Great Waters ac.......

WORCESTER, MA, June 30, 2010 -- ThermoEnergy Corporation has entered into a $27.1 million contract with the City of New York, to deploy a state-of-the-art ammonia recovery system at the City's 26th Ward Wastewater Treatment Plant situated on Ja.......

WASHINGTON, DC, June 15, 2010 -- Based on updated information and scientific assessments, an improved estimate of how much oil is flowing from the leaking BP well has been released...

ATLANTA, GA, June 15, 2010 -- The U.S. EPA recently settled with E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) for the discharge of pollutants in violation of the Clean Water Act at its polymer fiber manufacturing facility in Kinston, N.C...

June 14, 2010 -- Today, NOAA launches a new federal website meant to answer those questions with clarity and transparency -- a one-stop shop for detailed near-real-time information about the response to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill...

BOSTON, MA, June 11, 2010 -- In Massachusetts, $1 million in grants has been awarded to four projects aimed at improving conditions in the lower Mystic River...

WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2010 -- Under the direction of National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, scientific teams are analyzing new data and bringing together several scientific methodologies to develop an updated estimate of how much oi.......

BONN, Germany, June 10, 2010 -- Today, 287 civil society organizations from over 50 countries released a letter to President Barack Obama calling for the US to stop supporting the World Bank in UN climate negotiations...

WASHINGTON, DC, June 7, 2010 -- The U.S. EPA has announced plans to send its underlying data and methodologies to support development of coastal water quality standards, also known as nutrients criteria, to the Science Advisory Board (SAB) for .......

HARRISBURG, PA, June 7, 2010 -- The Pennsylvania DEP has ordered EOG Resources Inc. to suspend its natural gas well drilling activities in Pennsylvania after a June 3 blowout at one of the company's Clearfield County wells...

BATON ROUGE, LA, June 4, 2010 -- The Shaw Group has been awarded a contract for overall project management and construction of barrier island temporary berms in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill...

RESTON, VA, June 4, 2010 -- Pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities can be a significant source of pharmaceuticals to surface waters, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey...

RESTON, VA, June 3, 2010 -- A new USGS study finds that the number of native fish and aquatic insects declines in urban and suburban streams at low levels of development -- levels often considered protective for stream communities...

BONN, Germany, June 3, 2010 -- A number of well known international organizations and research centers join forces to highlight the role of water in the context of climate change...

WASHINGTON, DC, June 2, 2010 -- The U.S. EPA is proposing a new permit requirement that would decrease the amount of pesticides discharged to our nation's waters and protect human health and the environment...