Water: Research Sources; Water Agencies

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Indexes to Journal Articles, Technical Literature | Directories of People and Groups | Water Data, Pollutants, Chemical Substances | Reference Sources | Water Agencies

Water: Indexes to Journal Articles and Technical Literature

• Water Information Center - Portal leading to research reports done by the National Academies (U.S.)
• Water Research Network - A database of international water research; some citations have links to full text
• Climate Change Portal - Latest reports on climate change for water managers, sorted by date and topic; separate page on sea level rise with projections
• Civil Engineering Database (CEDB) (American Society of Civil Engineers)
• Aquatic Commons - "A thematic digital repository covering the natural marine, estuarine, brackish and fresh water environments"
• GeoRef - Earth sciences database produced by the American Geological Institute
• Ground Water Online (National Ground Water Association)
• Hydrology Infobase - A subset of the GeoArchive database
• National Extension Water Quality Database (Purdue University and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
• APIRS: The database of aquatic, invasive, and wetland plants (University of Florida)

More:

• Databases: Water Quality Information Center - Includes indexes of technical literature (U.S. National Agricultural Library)

Directories of People and Groups

• American Ground Water Trust: Organizations
• ASTM Consultants Directory
• Environmental Web Directory: Water Resources
• National Environmental Directory - Includes groups interested in water management, water quality, and watersheds [EnvironmentalDirectory.net]
• Organizations of Interest (American Water Resources Association)
• Professional Water Organizations (University of Wisconsin Water Resources Library)
• U.S. Non-Profit Water Directory - Directory of environmental organizations interested in water (Public Citizen) (PDF)

• Water Genius - Directory of suppliers
• Water in the West (Stanford University)
• Water Professional Organizations (Environmental Expert.com)
• Water Strategist Community (waterchat.com):
• Engineers
• Non-Profit Associations and Organizations
• Researchers

Conferences:

• Water Conferences Worldwide (Conference Alerts)

California:

• Directory of Water Resources Expertise in California
• Watershed Groups in California (UC Davis)

More:

• Databases: Water Quality Information Center - Includes directories (U.S. National Agricultural Library)

Water Data, Water Pollutants, Chemical Substances

• Ecotox - Databases on chemical toxicology (U.S. EPA)
• Environmental Test Methods and Guidelines (U.S. EPA)
• EPA REACHIT - Remediation technologies
• Right-to-Know Network - Brings together several government databases on toxic substances (Houston Chronicle)
• ToxNet - Databases for toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic release (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
• U.S. Water Monitor - Streamflow, reservoirs, groundwater, forecasts, snow [watermonitor.gov]
• Water Quality Portal - Get data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

California:

• California Data Exchange Center (Dept. of Water Resources)
• Rainfall Maps
• Reservoir Conditions
• River Stage Maps
• California Nevada River Forecast Center (NOAA)
• California Water Library - Signifcant reports, compiled by Chris "Maven" Austin of Maven's Notebook
• CalEPA Regulated Site Portal - Sites with "hazardous materials and waste, state and federal cleanups, impacted ground and surface waters, and toxic materials"

More:

• Databases: Water Quality Information Center - Includes databases of water contaminants (U.S. National Agricultural Library)

Reference Sources

Terminology:

• Encyclopedia of Water Terms, from Texas Environmental Center
• Glossary of Terms (Water Quality Association)
• International Glossary of Hydrology - Multilingual dictionary
• Water Resources Glossaries (U.S. Geological Survey)
• Water Words (Nevada Division of Water Resources)

Quotations:

• Water Quote Search (Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas [SAHRA])