Growing Water Quality Information

Kentucky Water Watch Volunteer Monitoring Groups On-Line - Links to International, National, State, local, K-12 educational programs and Estuary Volunteer Programs.

NCSU Water Quality Group - Non-point source literature, publications, information on stream restoration, watershed projects and the National Monitoring Program. 

Links page  Extensive links page to non-point source pollution and water quality information.

North Coast Water Quality and Biotoxin Page - Background information on water quality as it applies to the North Coast of British Columbia

Sea Grant Washington Water Quality Page

Septic Sense, Scents and Cents Information on water quality, septic tanks, system failures, repair and replacement, the drain field, reserve area, advanced septic systems and septic manuals. 

Harmful Algae Blooms in Washington  Information on PSP, ASP, DSP, Brown tide, facts and contacts.

Shellfish Water Quality  - Information on water quality problems related to shellfish production and contaminants from the human consumption of shellfish.

Washington State Universities: Whatcom County Shellfish Protection Districts - National agency links that are concerned with shellfish and water quality issues, and other general information on shellfish.

Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team - Information from an organization which cooperatively works with many arms of local government and tribal groups.

Shellfish Publications - shellfish information about Puget Sound.

Membrane Filter Method - Using membrane filters for water quality testing. Part of a distance learning course on water and wastewater from the Mountain Empire Community College, (Course ID: env. 108).

HACH Method Field Testing - Information about the HACH water quality testing process, and its regulatory applicability. In Adobe Acrobat pdf format. Waste management.