Links 

State and Federal Agencies:

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• EPA's EMPACT program
• Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
• Massachusetts Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement
• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (water pages)
  
• Mass DEP Watershed Assessment Reports (including SuAsCo 2001 Report)
• Mass DEP TMDL Reports (including Final Nutrient TMDL for the Assabet)
  
• USGS Water Resources Division
• USGS Real-time streamflow in Massachusetts
• USGS Water Resources Education

Non-point Source Pollution and Stormwater:

• Stormwater Innovative Design and the role of the landscape architect
• NEMO Non-point source Education for Municipal Officials Project

Fish:

• Americanfishes gallery of fish paintings
• Anadromous Fish Restoration Program
• Division of Fisheries and Wildlife fish stocking information
• North American Native Fish Association with fish pictures at www.nanfa.org/aki/aki.htm
• The Native Fish Conservancy
• Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology list of Massachusetts fish

Groundwater and Water Education:

• The Groundwater Foundation
• Conservation Technology Information Center, Purdue University
• USGS real-time groundwater monitoring well in Acton, MA
• EPA Explorer's Club water theme
• EPA Groundwater Education

Lakes and River Groups in the SuAsCo (news from around the watershed)

• Acton Stream Team
• Ashland Stream Team
• Cedar Swamp Conservation Trust
• Friends of White Pond
• Fort Meadow Watershed Neighborhood Association (inactive)
• Hop Brook Protection Association
• Lake Cochituate State Park Advisory Committee
• Lake Boon Association
• Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust
• Mill Brook Task Force
• Northborough Stream Team
• River Meadow Brook Association
• Sudbury River Watershed Organization

Towns in the Watershed:

• Acton, MA
• Bolton, MA
• Concord, MA
• Concord, MA - GIS (new GIS mapping application)
• Hudson, MA
• Marlborough, MA
• Maynard, MA
• Northborough, MA
• Stow, MA (unofficial but good)
• Shrewsbury, MA
• Westborough, MA

Water Conservation and Ecological Landscaping:

• California Urban Water Conservation Council
• Ecological Landscaping Association (landscapers)
• EPA "Green Landscaping with Native Plants"
• MWRA Water Conservation Tips
• Massachusetts Audubon Society Water Conservation
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
• Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture ("Water well-being: one stop shopping for responsible pestacide & fertilizer use, IPM, & water conservation)
• New England Wildflower Society
• University of Massachusetts Drought Information (good general site)
• Water Supply District of Acton

Water Quality Indices:

• Washington Department of Ecology Water Quality Index
• Oregon State Water Quality Index
• Boulder, CO BASINS Project Water Quality Index
• Pathfinder Science (using the NSF Water Quality Index)

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