Long Island Sound
Nonpoint Source Education
Currently under development with support from a NPS educational grant from the Office of Long Island Sound Programs

Download NPS publications: useful information
for homeowners and others concerned about their impacts on Long Island Sound and
its watersheds. Quantities of print publications are available through the
Southwest Conservation District.
Long Island Sound NPS information
available online:
Phase II Required Control Measures
2004 List of CT
Waterbodies Not Meeting Water Quality Standards
Federal Clean Water Act Section 303(d) requires the maintenance
of this impaired waters list. See also CT Watershed Maps
to view the major drainage basins of CT.
http://nemo.uconn.edu/publications/index.htm#factsheets
NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials) offers extensive nonpoint
resources. These fact sheets are targeted at local land use commission members,
and the public at large. All are 2-6 pages in length.
http://dep.state.ct.us/olisp/index.htm
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Long Island Sound
Programs.
http://www.longislandsoundstudy.net
Long Island Sound Study.
http://www.savethesound.org Save the
Sound is dedicated to the restoration, protection, and appreciation of Long
Island Sound and its watershed through advocacy, education and research.
http://www.soundkeeper.org/ Soundkeeper, preserving Long Island Sound.
http://www.soundwaters.org/
SoundWaters, protecting Long Island Sound through education.
http://www.norwalkriver.org/ Norwalk River Watershed information: Working
and partnering to improve the water quality and quality of life in the Norwalk, Silvermine, and Comstock watersheds.
http://www.earthplace.org/environment/water_quality.html Harbor Watch /
River Watch is a water quality monitoring effort that is actively engaged in
the scientific monitoring of local estuaries and watersheds in lower Fairfield
County. Earthplace lies geographically within the ecologically important Long
Island Sound (LIS) watershed. |