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Databases, Information and Technical Resources on Water and Environmental Pollution
Organization Description
Safe Drinking Water - Consumer Information

 

Consumer database for nationwide drinking water quality news.

 

Groundwater Resources Association of California

Research organization that disseminates technical and educational material on groundwater issues for policy-makers and the public.

www.grac.org

 

Water Education Foundation

 

Research group that provides information on California water issues.

www.watereducation.org

 

Water Research Network - Freshwater Sources Worldwide

 

This is a multidisciplinary database of research, researchers and institutions dealing with fresh water issues all over the world. The network includes natural and social sciences as well as the humanities.

http://water.nml.uib.no/

 

Environmental Research Foundation - News and Resources for Environmental Justice

 

Interactive library that provides numerous articles and research documents on any environmental topic of interest such as cumulative exposure to chemicals

http://www.rachel.org/home_eng.htm
Native Americans and the Environment

This site contains thousands of internet and published resources that aim to educate the public on environmental problems in Native American communities, topics include: Water Rights and Dams, Environmentalists and Social Justice, Land and Treaty Rights, Toxic and Nuclear Waste-Mining.

www.cnie.org/NAE/

 

Environmental Justice Assessment Tool

Mapping tool that links contamination to a designated demographic area

http://www.epa.gov/enviro/ej/

 

Environmental Protection Agency - Envirofacts Warehouse for Water

Federal government's database of companies that discharge waste into waterways and any reported violations.

http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/ef_home2.water  

 

Environmental Protection Agency - Locate Your Watershed

Provides a watershed database with information on toxic releases and contact information for organizations and agencies working locally.

http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=18050002  

 

EPA Environmental Map Resource

A wide variety of environmental mapping tools designed to locate water pollution, brownfields, superfund sites, etc., by region.

http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/em/index.html  

 

Pollution Information Site - Map Pollution in your Community

 

Environmental Defense's Scorecard. Database that provides searchable, location-specific reports and maps on land, water, and air contaminants and dischargers.

http://scorecard.org  

 

U.S. and Worldwide Database of Maps

 

Includes GIS Maps linking geographic areas with pollution, environmental justice, water resources, etc.

http://www.mass.gov/mgis/giswww.htm  

 

The Inland Water Resources

 

Includes data on rivers, lakes, wetlands, canals, glaciers, dams, wells, floods and flood hazards, stream flow, water use, and similar themes

http://www.geodata.gov/gos  

 

The National Streamflow Information Program - US Geological Survey

 

The National Stream Flow Information Program collects and analyzes the availability of water through-out the country. The website includes maps, historical and current stream flow data plus analytical reports.

http://water.usgs.gov/nsip/index.html  

 

Water Resources of the United States - US Geological Survey

 

Provides extensive information on water resources throughout the country, provides watershed focus. The site provides data, maps, reports, glossaries, and resource links by region or water topic.

http://water.usgs.gov/  

 

Water Resources on the web

 

Open Directory of World-wide Water Site

http://dmoz.org/Science/Environment/Water_Resources/  

 

The Environmental Justice Resource Center

 

This Center at Clark Atlanta University hosts the People of Color Environmental Directory.

http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/programs.htm