EPA 319 Program
We are proud to announce that Downstream Strategies has been contracted to create a Tug Fork River Watershed Based Plan for MCDowell and Mingo Counties in West Virginia.
We are proud to announce that Downstream Strategies has been contracted to create a Tug Fork River Watershed Based Plan for MCDowell and Mingo Counties in West Virginia.
A Watershed Based Plan is the required first step so that funding can be made available to begin to remediate water quality issues in the Tug Fork's tributaries.
A Watershed Based Plan is the required first step so that funding can be made available to begin to remediate water quality issues in the Tug Fork's tributaries.
Watershed Based Plan Requirements
Watershed Based Plan Requirements
Nonpoint Source Program Approaches to Reducing Fecal Coliform Pollution | Webinar Series
Nonpoint Source Program Approaches to Reducing Fecal Coliform Pollution | Webinar Series
Did you know that fecal coliform is a leading cause of impairment in West Virginia streams? Over 11,000 miles of stream are affected by fecal coliform contamination.
Did you know that fecal coliform is a leading cause of impairment in West Virginia streams? Over 11,000 miles of stream are affected by fecal coliform contamination.
Combat water contamination with knowledge! Watch this 5-part webinar series on fecal coliform reduction in WV rivers and streams. Presentations from: WV Rivers Coalition, WV Department of Environmental Protection, WV Bureau for Public Health, West Virginia Conservation Agency, Trout Unlimited, & Crab Orchard Public Service District. Topics include: septic pumping, septic system replacements, BMPs for pastures, source tracking and load calculations for TMDLs, cluster systems, solutions where septic systems are no good, the perspective from a public service district, what the Nonpoint Source Program can do, and how the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and its partners work.
Combat water contamination with knowledge! Watch this 5-part webinar series on fecal coliform reduction in WV rivers and streams. Presentations from: WV Rivers Coalition, WV Department of Environmental Protection, WV Bureau for Public Health, West Virginia Conservation Agency, Trout Unlimited, & Crab Orchard Public Service District. Topics include: septic pumping, septic system replacements, BMPs for pastures, source tracking and load calculations for TMDLs, cluster systems, solutions where septic systems are no good, the perspective from a public service district, what the Nonpoint Source Program can do, and how the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and its partners work.
The webinar recording links can be found below. These recordings, as well as select presentation slides and resources from the presenters can be found on the WV Watershed Network webpage under 'Nonpoint Source Program Approaches to Reducing Fecal Coliform Pollution | Webinar Series.'
The webinar recording links can be found below. These recordings, as well as select presentation slides and resources from the presenters can be found on the WV Watershed Network webpage under 'Nonpoint Source Program Approaches to Reducing Fecal Coliform Pollution | Webinar Series.'
- Septic Pumping and Repair Projects Funded by the Nonpoint Source Program by Kristen Bisom and Kara Grosso
- An Introduction to Underground Injection Control permits by Dennis Burns
- The Case of Bull Run (in the Buckhannon River Watershed) by Martin Christ
- Tracking Fecal Coliform Bacteria to the Source and Calculating Loads by James Summers
- The Science of Preventing Fecal Coliform Pollution by Dennis Burns
- Pasture BMPs and Restoring Brook Trout to Streams by Sam Urban
- Perspectives of a PSD operator by Barry Milam
- Alternatives to Single-House Leach fields and Other Innovations by Rick Hertges
- Planning and Citizen Involvement in the Ashland Project by Jennifer Liddle
- An Introduction to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund by Kathy Emery