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... , 157 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) , 140 hydrological model developed by, 157 Airshed-scale problems, 29 Allocation, defined, 225 Alternative costs, calculating, 226-227 American Heritage Initiative, 188- 189 Anacostia River Watershed, 209 Animas River Stakeholder Group, 210 Aquatic biota, 25-27 Aquifers, 41 mapped, 73 mining, 72 Areal, Nonpoint Source Watershed Environment Response Simulation (ANSWERS)
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... , 26, 128, 174175, 179, 184, 210, 243, 256, 285-286 of 1977, 286-287 reauthorizing, 4-5, 213, 271-273 Clean Water Initiative, 44, 187 Climate change, 67 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act, 176 Coastal Zone Management program, 173 funding through, 219 Collaborative planning, 241-247 Colleges and universities, role in educating citizens, 119 Colorado River Basin, new commission for, 221-222 Colorado River Compact, 195 financing under, 228-229 Colorado Water Conservation Board, 133 INDEX Columbia River Basin, 21, 133, 222-223 Committee on Watershed Management, 2, 4, 13-14, 269 conclusions and recommendations of, 203204, 229, 264-265, 273-280 Conflict resolution, 244 new approaches, 33 Connections between ground and surface waters, 270 Contaminant profiles, 94. See also Water quality Cost allocation, 224-229 Croplands, 92-94 D Dams, 24, 99, 195, 271 Data,112-119 aggregated by county, 40-41 agricultural, 41 collecting, 9 gaps in, 128-131 on the Internet, 289-292 socioeconomic, 121-124 sources of, 113-116 types of, 112- 113 Data clearinghouses, 122- 123 Decisionmakers connecting with science, 140-164, 233-240 implementing simulation models, 161 Decisionmaking boundaries for, 204 democratic, 241-247 environmental, 141 and planning, 233-268 Decision support systems (DSSs)
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... See Forest fires Fish, 25-27 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1934, 172, 176 Flathead Basin Commission (FBC) , 22-23 Flathead Lake Biological Station, 23 Flood control, 20, 174 funding from, 4 Flood Control Act of 1944, 171 Flooding insurance against, 181 magnitude and frequency relationships, 49 mean annual potential, 71 Floodplains, 76, 270-271 Florida Water Resources Management Act of 1972, 190 Forest Ecosystem Management and Assessment Team (FEMAT)
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... , 193 International watershed management, 192-201 Internet sites basic references, 291 economic and social data, 290-291 federal agencies, 289-290 geographical information system data, 290 physical environmental data, 291 remote sensing imagery, 291 state-based, 291-292 useful, 292 watershed-based, 292 watershed data and information, 32, 289-292 K Karst areas, and groundwater regions, 74 Keystone National Policy Dialogue on Ecosystem Management, 33 Kinematic Runoff and Erosion Model (KINEROS) , 159-160 L Lake evaporation, mean annual, 64 "Land and Resources Management Plans (LRMPs)
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... See also Watershed monitoring Multiple Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960, 169 Municipal Wastewater Treatment Construction Grant Amendment of 1981, 287 Murray-Darling Basin, 198-199 N National Conservation Program, 171 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 145, 175 National Estuarine Research Reserve System, 173 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) , 181 National Forest Management Act of 1964, 169 170, 256-257 National Forest System, 169 National Marine Fisheries Service, 172 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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... , 158 Pricing structures, 4 Problem identification, 30 Public involvement, 31-32 in watershed monitoring, 116- 119 in watershed planning, 232 Public outreach, 118-119 Purdue University Agricultural Engineering Department, hydrological model developed by, 157 Q QUAL2E, 158 Quinnipiac River watershed, 92-93 Resources Conservation Act of 1997 (RCA) , 159 Responsibility fragmentation of, 10, 30 and power, 236 Restoration, 148-155 paying for, 227-228 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 244 Rio de Flag at Hidden Hollow Road, 49 Rio Puerco Management Committee, 211 Riparian forest surveys, 118, 149-150 protecting and enhancing, 270 River Action Teams (RATs)
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... , 159 Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act, 169-171 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, 169-170 Soil Conservation Service. See National Resource Conservation Service Soil water budgets, 63, 65 Southern Piedmont watersheds, 90 South Platte River Forum, 211 Spatial scales, 13-36, 38 geographic, 42-43 Stakeholders, involving, 5, 18-19, 240-247 State-based Internet sites, 291-292 State government, 187 devolution of authority to, 1-2, 166-167 STATSCO program, 121 STORET data base, 45, 179 Stormwater quality, 91 Strahler method, 45 309 Streamflows, 63, 65-71 changes of, 95-101 problems with data on, 129 Stream gaging, 9 Streams changes of, 95-101 human effects, 88-105 morphology of, 98 Stressor-response profiles, 144- 145 Superfund Program, 92, 179 Surface waters, dissolved minerals in, 78 Surface Water Treatment Rule, 245 Suspended particulate matter (SPM)
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... Water Resources Council, 51, 53, 183 University of Minnesota Department of Landscape Architecture, 18 University of Montana Flathead Lake Biological Station, 23 Uplands, linked with downstream areas, 1 Upper Carson River Watershed Management Plan, 211 USEPA. See Environmental Protection Agency V Verde Watershed Association, 210 W Washington Department of Natural Resources, 153 Washington Forest Practices Board, 152-153 Waste load allocations (WLAs)
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... See Scientific research 311 Watersheds analyzing, 152-155 basis for planning and management of, 2-5, 34 characterization/analysis of, 121 defined, 14, 37-41 experimental, 115, 126 human effects, 88-105 managing to benefit people, 17-28 quantifying variables of, 142 rationale for, 1-12 restoration strategies for, 148-155 spatial scales for, 5, 13-36, 38 temporal scales for, 5, 13-36 Water supplies, 17-20 Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission (WWPRAC) , 6, 212-213, 275 funding through, 221-224 Wetlands, 94-95 White Clay Lake watershed, 114 White House Office on Environmental Policy, 82 Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS)
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... See Scientific research 311 Watersheds analyzing, 152-155 basis for planning and management of, 2-5, 34 characterization/analysis of, 121 defined, 14, 37-41 experimental, 115, 126 human effects, 88-105 managing to benefit people, 17-28 quantifying variables of, 142 rationale for, 1-12 restoration strategies for, 148-155 spatial scales for, 5, 13-36, 38 temporal scales for, 5, 13-36 Water supplies, 17-20 Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission (WWPRAC) , 6, 212-213, 275 funding through, 221-224 Wetlands, 94-95 White Clay Lake watershed, 114 White House Office on Environmental Policy, 82 Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS)
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