Information About Water

NRCS works with private landowners and organizations to make sure that water stays clean and plentiful. Actions keep pollutants out of waterways, protect wetlands and encourage the conservation of water.

For more information visit the Web links below.

Emergency Watershed Program

NRCS National Web Site
NRCS Indiana Web Site

Hypoxia

Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan 2008 (EPA)
Hypoxia 101 (EPA)
Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico Studies (USGS)
Hypoxia NAWQA SPARROW Model Nutrient Yields (USGS)
Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force (EPA)

Impaired Waters and TMDL

303(d) List of Impaired Waters (IDEM)
Impaired Waters and TMDLs (EPA)
TMDL Program (IDEM)

Nutrient and Pest Management

Nutrient and Pest Management (NRCS)
Nutrient & Pesticide Management (Purdue)
Phosphorus - SERA 17 (Organization to Minimize Phosphorus Losses from Agriculture)

Water Monitoring

Catalog of Monitoring Protocols Used by Indiana Agencies
Indiana Water Monitoring Council
Indiana Water Monitoring Inventory

Water Quality

Agronomy Water Quality Research Facilities (Purdue)
Animal Waste Management (Purdue)
Drinking Water & Human Health (Purdue)
National Water Quality Assessment Program (USGS)
Office of the Indiana State Chemist
Water Policy & Economics (Purdue)
Water Quality 401 Permitting (IDEM)
Water Quality Monitoring (IDEM)
Water Quality Program (Purdue Extension homepage)

Watersheds

Gaging Stations - Interactive Location Map (USGS)
Rapid Watershed Assessments (Site includes Indiana's Map of 8-Digit Watersheds and links to other watershed tools.)
StreamStats - Web based tool for developing Drainage Areas (USGS)
Surf Your Watershed (EPA)
Watershed Management (Purdue)
Watershed Planning (IDEM)
Watersheds (IDEM)
Watersheds (EPA)

Other Resources

Indiana Department of Natural Resources - Division of Water
Indiana Water Science Center (USGS)
Nationwide Permits (US Army Corps of Engineers)
State Climate Office
Water Resources of the U.S. (USGS)
Water Science (EPA)