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Todd Gartner, James Mulligan, Rowan Schmidt, and John Gunn (editors) Cities and towns across the United States face a growing water crisis. Aging water infrastructure, increasing demand, continued land use change, and increasingly extreme weather events are driving the costs of water management higher in the United States.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Investing-in-Forested-Landscapes-for-Source-Water-Protection-in-the-United-States/1693/
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GRACE Communications Foundation The power industry uses more water than any other sector of the US economy. Nearly all of this water is used for once-through cooling, an outdated process that uses enormous volumes of water and discharges it back into the environment at elevated temperatures.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Treading-Water-How-States-Can-Minimize-the-Impact-of-Power-Plants-on-Aquatic-Life/1694/
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USDA Office of Tribal Relations and USDA Forest Service Report calls for USDA and the U.S. Forest Service to work more closely with tribal governments in the protection, respectful interpretation and appropriate access to Indian sacred sites.
https://www.landcan.org/article/REPORT-TO-THE-SECRETARY-OF-AGRICULTURE--USDA-Policy-and-Procedures-Review-and-Recommendations--Indian-Sacred-Sites/1713/
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USDA - Forest Service The Final Rule The Forest Service has supplemented its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations (36 CFR Part 220) with three new categorical exclusions for activities that restore lands negatively impacted by water control structures, natural and human caused events, and roads and trails.
https://www.landcan.org/article/National-Environmental-Policy-Act--Categorical-Exclusions-for-Soil-and-Water-Restoration-Activities---Final-Rule/1715/
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USDA - Forest Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2013 – The U.S. Forest Service today published in the Federal Register a final rule improving the agency’s ability to restore lands affected by roads, trails, structures such as levees, culverts and drainage tiles and disturbance events such as floods and hurricanes.
https://www.landcan.org/article/NEWS-RELEASE--US-Forest-Service-announces-final-rule-on-restoration-of-soil-and-water-resources/1716/
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USDA - Forest Service More information about the categorical exclusions for soil and water restoration can be found here.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Forest-Service-Handbook-190915-Chapter-30-/1717/
On October 2, 2013 Congress passed a one year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act as part of HR 527 Helium Stewardship Act.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Secure-Rural-Schools-and-Community-SelfDetermination-Act/1726/
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Amos Eno This is a copy of the presentation I gave at Tara Talks I - The Mississippi Delta: Land Worth Conserving.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Private-Lands-for-Endangered-Species-Recovery/1607/
An example of a farm facility and how the farmer determines he is covered by the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule and prepares an SPCC Plan.
https://www.landcan.org/article/EPA-SPCC-Sample-Plan/1743/
This template is intended to help the owner or operator of a Tier I qualified facility develop a self-certified Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan.
https://www.landcan.org/article/US-Environmental-Protection-Agency-tier-1-qualified-facility-SPCC-plan-template/1744/
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Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior https://www.landcan.org/article/Endangered-and-Threatened-Wildlife-and-Plants-Notice-of-Availability-for-Draft-Recovery-Crediting-Guidance-/1797/
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service The Candidate Notice of Review is a yearly appraisal of the current status of plants and animals considered candidates for protection under the Endangered Species Act.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Candidate-Notice-of-Review-November-2013/1786/
Gov. Brown directed the California Natural Resource Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture to put together a multi-agency working group and identify key actions for the next one to five years that addresses urgent needs and provides the foundation for sustainable management of California's water resources.
https://www.landcan.org/article/California-Water-Action-Plan--Actions-for-Reliability-Restoration-and-Resilience/1944/
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EPA This is an article from the EPA site about anaerobic/biomass recovery systems. Click here to read the information:
https://www.landcan.org/article/Anaerobic-Digestion-101/2134/
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USDA - NRCS https://www.landcan.org/article/ACEP-Fact-Sheet/2157/
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U.S. EPA Office of Water The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing revised guidelines to states, territories, and the District of Columbia (hereinafter referred to as “states”) for the award of § 319 grants under the Clean Water Act for the implementation of nonpoint source (NPS) management programs.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Nonpoint-Source-Program-and-Grants-Guidelines-for-States-and-Territories/2796/
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U.S. EPA State-EPA NPS Partnership Grants Management Work Group This manual provides an overview of federal grant requirements that will guide state and territory nonpoint source agency staff when applying for and administering grants awarded under the Clean Water Act Section 319.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Applying-for-and-Administering-CWA-Section-319-Grants--A-Guide-for-State-Nonpoint-Source-Agencies/2797/
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Denise Keehner, Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, U.S. EPA This May 9, 2013 memorandum issues guidance on grants streamlining specific to the national Clean Water Act section 319 Nonpoint Source program and provides national program expectations regarding the rate of expenditure of funds by the states.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Section-319-Grants-Streamlining-Policy-and-Program-Expectations-for-Expenditure-of-Funds/2799/
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by Carol A. Heiser, illustrations by Spike Knuth Wild in the Woods
https://www.landcan.org/article/Fire--A-Fair-Weather-Friend/2556/
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USDA - NRCS The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) is a competitive grants program that helps states and Indian tribes increase public access to private lands for wildlife-dependent recreation, such as hunting, fishing or hiking.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Voluntary-Public-Access-and-Habitat-Incentive-Program-VPAHIP-Fact-Sheet/2543/
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