TOWN OF VINTON, VIRGINIA
STORMWATER QUALITY
RESOURCE LIST
BMP 1.1 Resource Review      
       
Source/Type of Information Material Information Contact Information Secondary contact information
       
Printed material/downloadable publications      
       
VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation Stormwater Management Program http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil_&_water/stormwat.shtml 1-877-42WATER
       
       
       
       
       
       
City of Roanoke "Flooding in Roanoke" www.roanokegov.com 540-853-2731  (Office of Engineering)
  Tips for Improving Stormwater Quality in Roanoke see department of environmental management, 540-853-2425 (Office of Environmental and Emergency Management)
  "Every Drop Counts" stormwater management  
  Roanoke Valley Stormwater Guide    
  Make Your Home The Solution to Stormwater Pollution    
  Ten Things You Can Do to Prevent Stormwater Runoff Pollution-Bookmark    
  Take the Stormwater Challenge - Placemat  Crossword Puzzle    
  Water- Efficient Landscaping : Preventing Pollution and Using Resources Wisely    
  Stormwater and the Construction Industry - 11"X17" poster    
  Stormwater Management : An Overview for Auto Recyclers - English and Spanish    
       
City of Roanoke, Roanoke County, Town of Vinton "After the Storm" newsprint publication in Parks & Rec. papers (Winter 2003) see individual locality/agency websites  
  "Meet Your Watershed" newsprint publicattion in Parks & Rec. mailers (Fall 2004)    
       
VA Water Research Center at VA Tech "Virginia Water Central" newsletter www.vwrrc.vt.edu 540-231-5624
  A Guide To Protecting Virginia's Valuable Resource: Ground Water    
  A Guide To The National Drinking Water Standards and Private Water Systems    
  A Guide To Virginia's Ground Water    
       
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Main Water Resources Page www.epa.gov/water/  
  Stormwater information - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater  
  Storm Water Management Model Redevelopment Project www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/swmm/  
  Urban Stormwater Best Management Practice Study www.epa.gov/ost/stormwater  
  Nonpoint Source Pollution Information www.epa.gov/owow/nps/eduinfo.html   
  Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds www.epa.gov/owow/   
       
Canaan Valley Institute "Mid-Atlantic Highlands Action Program" www.canaanvi.org 1-800-922-3601
  "ECHO" newsletter    
       
The Sierra Club "The River Rag" Roanoke River Group publication www.virginia.sierraclub.org/roanoke  
    rsegbert@adelphia.net 540-384-7448 (Roanoke Chapter Leader)
       
Piedmont Environmental Council "Sources of Funds for Conservation" www.pecva.org 540-347-2334
       
VA Department of Environmental Quality "25 Ways to Help Virginia's Environment" www.deq.state.va.us/education  
  Water Resources Home Page www.deq.state.va.us/water  
       
Blue Ridge Soil & Water District Annual Report   540-483-5269 extension 115 P.W. Morgan
       
Battelle Environmental Publications www.battelle.org/Environment/publications/EnvUpdates/winter2003/article9.stm  
       
Stormwater Manager's Resource Center links to Stormwater Treatment Practice publications http://www.stormwatercenter.net/Manual_Builder/Maintenance_Manual/9%20-%20BMP%20Maint%20Ed%20Materials%20and%20Links/ME_Introduction.htm   
       
US Dept of Education Gateway to education materials http://thegateway.org/  
" ERIC publications on water issues http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/ERIC/resumes/descriptorsummary.cfm?majordesc=Water%20Pollution%20   
       
Journal of Environmental Quality downloadable publications on water issues http://jeq.scijournals.org/cgi/collection/water_pollution?page=21     
       
       
Agencies/websites      
       
United States Fish and Wildlife Service Portal links www.fws.gov 276-623-1233
       
National Park Service Nature Net link www.nps.gov  
       
VA Department of Conservation and Recreation Home page www.dcr.state.va.us  
       
City of Roanoke Office of Environmental and Emergency Management www.roanokegov.com 540-853-2425
       
Town of Vinton Department of Public Works www.vintonva.gov 540-983-0646
       
County of Roanoke Department of Community Development www.co.roanoke.va.us 540-772-2065
       
City of Salem stormwater link on City of Salem website (Dept. of Engineering) www.ci.salem.va.us 540-375-3032 (Department of Engineering)
       
Roanoke Valley Greenways Home page www.greenways.org  
       
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Home page www.noaa.gov  
       
       
Clean Valley Council Roanoke Valley  Environmental Programs/Awards www.cleanvalley.org 540-345-5523
       
VA Department of Forestry Water Conservation Information www.dof.virginia.gov  
       
VA Department of Game & Inland Fisheries Education link www.dgif.state.va.us  
       
VA Department of Environmental Quality Vriginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System www.deq.state.va.us/vpdes  
" water programs http://www.deq.state.va.us/water/  
       
VA Department of Conservation and Recreation Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System www.dcr.virginia.gov  
       
VA Department of Health Office of Drinking Water & Health Hazards Control links www.vdh.state.va.us  
       
VA Save Our Streams volunteer stream monitoring programs www.sosva.com  
       
VA Department of Transportation Environmental link www.virginiadot.org  
       
VA Cooperative Extension Educational programs link www.ext.vt.edu  
       
VA Museum of Natural History Earth Science activities www.vmnh.net  
       
Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources www.vt.edu  
       
Roanoke College Department of Environmental Science www.roanoke.edu  
       
Virginia Western Community College Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division www.virginiawestern.edu  
       
Ferrum College Environmental Sciences www.ferrum.edu  
       
Longwood University Natural Sciences www.longwood.edu  
       
North Carolina State University Water Quality Group www.bae.ncsu.edu/bae/programs/extension/wqg  
       
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay www.cbf.org  
       
Hampton Roads (HR) Storm Stormwater information website www.hrstorm.org  
       
Roanoke Valley Allegheny Regional Commission Projects link www.rvarc.org 540-343-4417
       
Smith Mountain Lake Association Programs link www.lynchburg.net/SMLA 540-297-4146
       
Western Virginia Land Trust Conservation and preservation of land www.westernvirginialandtrust.org 540-985-0000
       
Natural Resources Defense Council Clean Water and Oceans link www.nrdc.org  
       
Natural Resource Conservation Service Programs: Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention link www.nrcs.usda.gov  
       
Farm Services Agency Conservation programs link www.fsa.usda.gov 540-977-2698
       
VA Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Regulatory services www.vdacs.state.va.us 804-786-2373
       
Blue Ridge Soil & Water District Office     540-483-5269
       
Stormwater Manager's Resource Center (Center for Watershed Protection affiliate)   www.stormwatercenter.net  
       
US Army Environmental Center Watershed and Storm Water Management http://aec.army.mil/usaec/compliance-p2/watershed00.html  
       
Stormwater Coalition Stormwater educational materials www.stormwatercoalition.org/  
       
       
       
Agriculture Network Information Center water quality web resources for adults http://www.agnic.org  
       
US Department of Energy's Smart Communities Network water issues information www.sustainable.doe.gov/efficiency/wpinfo.shtml   
       
National Wildlife Federation watershed/water pollution information www.nwf.org  
       
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) information on flooding and flood issues http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/index.shtm  
       
Stormwater Authority stormwater information www.stormwaterauthority.org  
       
Environmental Education Efforts/Organizations      
       
Clean Valley Council offers outreach in the Roanoke Valley to school age children www.cleanvalley.org 540-345-5523
       
Blue Ridge Soil & Water District Office offers outreach in Roanoke County to school age children   540-483-5269
       
City of Roanoke offers outreach in Roanoke City Public Schools www.roanokegov.com 540-853-1315
       
Virginia's Explore Park offers outreach in Roanoke County, City of Roanoke, Town of Vinton to school age children www.explorepark.org 540-427-1800
       
Project Learning Tree offers training in forestry-related educational programs for school age children www.plt.org  804-328-3031(Virginia Department of Forestry)
       
Project WET offers training in water-related educational programs for school age children www.projectwet.org 804-698-4442 (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality)
       
Project WILD offers training in animal-related educational programs for school age children www.projectwild.org 804-367-0188 (Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
       
VA Department of Education offers information on VA Standards of Learning (See Science standards) www.pen.k12.va.us 1-800-292-3820
       
VA Cooperative Extension offers information on a variety of water related education topics www.ext.vt.edu 540-772-7524
       
University of Kentucky basic storm water information (4-H involvement) www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ip/ip65/ip65.pdf  
       
       
       
Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCARŽ) offers information about water quality issues relating to automotive work www.ccar-greenlink.org/vshops/vshop1/drain.html  
       
       
       
       
       
South Carolina State Programs stormwater education information www.scdhec.net/water/ms4/  
       
Randolph County, NC  Planning and Zoning basic stormwater educational information www.co.randolph.nc.us/planning_zoning/StormwaterEducation.htm  
       
VirginGlobe list of links for Stormwater and Water Quality sites http://virginglobe.com/links/links.html  
       
Raingardens Rain garden information with plans etc to help with runoff www.raingardens.org/Index.php  
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) SC page for funding sources for education www.scdhec.net/water/ms4/html/funding.html  
" water pollution information www.scdhec.net/water/html/npspage.html   
       
Albemarle County, Virginia Education programs in Charlottesville Area www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=epw&relpage=4135  
       
Storm Water Coalition on-line educational products to order www.stormwatercoalition.org/cfml/cat.cfm  
       
Journal for Surface Water Quality Professionals newletter/journal www.forester.net/sw_0205_public.html  
       
Adopt a Stream educational information www.dcr.state.va.us/forms/DCR199-027.pdf  
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
Waste Reduction Resource Center information about water management http://wrrc.p2pays.org/industry/stormwater.htm  
       
National Agricultural Library information about water and agriculture http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/   
       
       
       
US Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/   
" USGS Water Quality Information pages http://water.usgs.gov/owq/    
" classroom resources http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/waterquality.html  
" interactive water education http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_water.htm   
  water cycle information http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html  
       
Global Environment Monitoring System global inland water quality information www.gemswater.org/     
       
Center for Environmental Quality at Wilkes University water quality, drinking water, ground water, etc information www.water-research.net/helpguide.htm  
       
Wheeling Jesuit University. classroom resources on stormwater www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/waterq/waterq.html  
       
Chesapeake Bay Program factors effecting water quality information http://www.chesapeakebay.net/wquality.htm  
       
       
VA Department of Conservation and Recreation Soil and Water links http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil_&_water/stormwat.shtml  
       
Clean Water Education Partnership pollution information www.nccwep.org  
       
Yahoo Directory water pollution links http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Environment_and_Nature/Pollution/Water/Nonpoint_Source_Pollution/   
       
Google Directory water pollution/water issues links http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Environment/Water_Resources/     
       
KinderStart Search Engine links on pollution issues for children www.kinderstart.com/societycultureenvironment/environmentalissues/airandwaterpollution.html    
       
EcoIQ.com water and waste water information www.ecoiq.com/water/     
       
Eco-Rangers teacher resource links on environmental issues incl. Water related issues http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/98/teams/Eco-rangers/list%20of%20links.html   
       
       
       
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