 | Long Range Water
Quality Planning Committee Minutes and Activities
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| Frequently
Asked Questions Regarding Water Quality and Watershed Protection (South
Dakota DENR site with basic information about water quality and watershed
protection.) |
| South
Dakota Citizens Guide to Planning Watershed Projects (Has
information on how to organize go about planning for a grant to clean up
lake watersheds. Includes such steps as problem identification and
prioritization, assessment, planning, implementation, operation and
maintenance of projects and building a local support network.) |
| South
Dakota Watershed Protection Home Page (Has
information on grant programs to help fund watershed projects.) |
| South
Dakota 319 Grant Application and Guidelines (Has
information on EPA matching grants for identifying and addressing non-point
pollution sources in lake and streams watersheds. This is the main
funding source for cleaning up lake watersheds.) |
| The
2004 South Dakota Integrated Report for Surface Water Quality Assessment This
document was submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part
of the requirements under the Clean Water Act. It is the most
comprehensive documentation of water quality in South Dakota to date and
includes information on Lake Madison, Lake Herman and Brant Lake. |
| South
Dakota Surface Water Quality Administrative Rules (A
comprehensive list of the regulations governing surface water quality as
required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and South Dakota law.) |
| Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency's Guide to Lake Protection and Management
(This document contains updated and new material on the following topics:
chemistry of lakes, watershed information, exotic species, altering runoff
and lake use practices, development of a lake management plan, and
nonstructural best management practices.) |
| South
Dakota Volunteer Watershed Activities (Includes water quality monitoring, "adopt-a-stream" and other
ideas.) |
| East Dakota
Water Development District (An official state
organization, with offices in Brookings, charged with developing, conserving
and managing water resources in Eastern South Dakota.) |
| South
Dakota Lakes and Streams Association (Has
power point presentation on lake monitoring as well as other information.) |
| What
is Non-Point Pollution (Run-off) and What Can You Do About It?
(This link takes you to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's page of
information on water pollution. It has many helpful tips on ways
individuals, homeowners, farmers, businesses and others can help reduce
non-point pollution.) |
| Guidelines
for Stream and River Restoration (Publication of Iowa State University
on reducing sedimentation in streams and lakes) |
| Riparian
Buffer Design for Cropland (Has information on installing riparian
buffers along streams flowing through agricultural land) |
