Related Links
RURAL WATER LINKS
NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION:
http://www.nrwa.org
NATIONAL RURAL WATER “WaterPro Career Center”
http://careers.waterprocommunity.org/
NATIONAL RURAL WATER / QOT “QUALITY ON TAP” PROGRAM:
http://nrwa.org/initiatives/quality-on-tap/
NATIONAL RURAL WATER “Rural Water Loan Fund”
https://nrwa.org/initiatives/revolving-loan-fund/
RURAL WATER WIRE, “The Online Source for Rural Water Information”
https://nrwa.org/newsandmedia/rural-water-wire-2/
MT DEQ LINKS
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY / Phone 406-444-4400:
http://www.deq.mt.gov
PER AND POLYFLUORAOALKYL SUBSTANCES
https://deq.mt.gov/DEQAdmin/PFAS
MONTANA DEQ / DRINKING WATER WATCH:
http://sdwisdww.mt.gov:8080/DWW/
MONTANA DEQ / PWS Monitoring Schedule:
http://deqrpts.deq.mt.gov/reports/rwservlet?PWS&DESFORMAT=PDF&report=COMPMONTR_ITSD.rep¶mform=yes
MONTANA DEQ / OPERATOR CERTIFICATION INFO:
http://deq.mt.gov/water/operatorcertification
Check your CECs!!
http://svc.mt.gov/deq/operatorcectotal
MONTANA DEQ / DRINKING WATER OPERATOR APPLICATION:
http://deq.mt.gov/Portals/112/Water/WQInfo/Images/opcert/FillableWaterApp.pdf?ver=2017-07-13-095321-660
MONTANA DEQ / WASTEWATER OPERATOR APPLICATION:
http://deq.mt.gov/Portals/112/Water/WQInfo/Documents/opcert/docs/WastewaterApp2021.pdf
MONTANA DEQ / Circulars, Forms, and Regulations:
http://deq.mt.gov/Water/Resources/forms
MONTANA DEQ / SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM:
http://deq.mt.gov/Water/DrinkingWater/SourceWater
MONTANA DEQ / WAIVER FROM PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY RULES:
http://deq.mt.gov/Water/Resources/forms
MONTANA DEQ / WATER DISCHARGE & PERMIT REQUIREMENTS:
http://deq.mt.gov/Water/DrinkingWater/GroundWater
MONTANA DEQ / WATER QUALITY CIRCULARS BY PROGRAM:
http://deq.mt.gov/water/resources/Circulars
USDA / RURAL DEVELOPMENT LINKS
Effective Utility Management (Workshop in a Box) / USDA Rural Development’s Website:
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/services/sustainable-management-tools
RURAL DEVELOPMENT / WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS:
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/all-programs/water-environmental-programs
MONTANA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PAGE:
https://www.rd.usda.gov/mt
EPA LINKS
EPA Region 8 / MONTANA Resources… Search this site for Key Issues, News & Events and Activities within the Region!
http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-8-mountains-and-plains
Consider the Source. This EPA Pocket Guide provides states, local governments, and consumers with resources to enhance existing source water protection programs and future drinking water protection plans with an overview of Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act based regulatory and voluntary resources, tools, management measures, and financing sources.
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-04/documents/drinking-water-pocket-guide.pdf
Region 8 Montana Tribal Lands – Sampling & Monitoring
Drought Response and Recovery Guide for Water Utilities:
https://www.epa.gov/waterutilityresponse/drought-response-and-recovery-guide-water-utilities
Sustainable Water Infrastructure:
http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/sustain/watereum.cfm
EPA NEWSROOM: EPA Updates
http://www2.epa.gov/newsroom
Effective Utility Management (Workshop in a Box) / EPA’s Website:
http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/sustain/watereum.cfm
EPA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/publicoutreach/quickreferenceguides.html
EPA SAFE DRINKING WATER / Hotline 800-426-4791
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/
EPA / SEPTIC SMART HOMEOWNER EDUCATION PROGRAM: (EPA’s SepticSmart initiative is a nation-wide public education effort that aims to inform homeowners living on properties serviced by septic systems.)
http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/septic/septicsmart.cfm
EPA / WATER SENSE PROGRAM: (WaterSense, a partnership program by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeks to protect the future of our nation’s water supply by offering people a simple way to use less water with water-efficient products, new homes, and services.):
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/
EPA / WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PAGE:
https://www.epa.gov/npdes/municipal-wastewater
EPA / DOE ENERGY STAR PROGRAM: (Promote Energy Efficiency at our Work and in Our Homes.)
https://www.energystar.gov/campaign/home?c=home_improvement.hm_improvement_index&s=footer
EPA’s Flood Resilience: A Basic Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities
https://www.epa.gov/waterutilityresponse/build-flood-resilience-your-water-utility
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT LINKS (STATE & NAT’L)
Montana Diaster and Emergency Servicess
http://readyandsafe.mt.gov/Emergency
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS / LIST OF CONTACT NAMES:
https://mrws.org/wp-content/uploads/Emergency-Contact-Phone-Number-and-Website-List_Updated_3-3-2021.pdf
EPA’s VULNERABILITY SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL (VSAT):
http://www.vsatusers.org/
Climate Resilience Evaluation & Awareness Tool (CREAT): EPA has developed CREAT, a software tool to assist drinking water and wastewater utility owners and operators in understanding potential climate change threats and in assessing the related risks at their individual utilities.
http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/climate/creat.cfm
EPA’s EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR NATURAL DISASTERS
https://www.epa.gov/natural-disasters
EPA’s WARN (Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network) National Website for Mutual Aide and Assistance:
http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/mutualaid/index.cfm
FEMA… Prepare, Plan and Stayed Informed! Learn what protective measures to take before, during and after an emergency.
http://www.ready.gov/
OTHER STATE / NAT’L LINKS
ABB Energy Saving Tools: ABB has developed calculation tools for estimating the energy savings that become available when applying electric speed control to certain flow machines. Using the NEW EnergySave Calculator will help you compare against traditional flow control methods in terms of energy usage for pumps, fans and compressors! (New link to one calculator for pumps, fans and compressors.)
http://new.abb.com/drives/energy-efficiency/energysave-calculator
AWWA (American Water Works Association)
http://www.awwa.org
AWWA Research Foundation
http://www.waterrf.org
MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES:
http://www.mtcounties.org/
MONTANA BOARD OF SANITARIANS:
https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/sanitarians/
MONTANA BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS:
http://www.dnrc.mt.gov/wrd/water_op/bwwc/default.asp
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:
http://commerce.mt.gov/
MONTANA DEQ / DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND (SRF):
Montana DEQ > Water > DrinkingWater > DesignApprovals (mt.gov)
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES:
https://dphhs.mt.gov/
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY / SAFETY & HEALTH BUREAU:
http://erd.dli.mt.gov/safety-health/
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION (DNRC):
http://dnrc.mt.gov/
MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING CENTER / METC:
http://www.msun.edu/grants/metc/
MONTANA GROUNDWATER INFORMATION CENTER / WELL LOGS:
http://mbmggwic.mtech.edu/
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology:
http://www.mbmg.mtech.edu/
MONTANA LEAGUE OF CITIES & TOWNS:
http://www.mtleague.org
MONTANA STATE LEGISLATURE:
https://leg.mt.gov/
U.S. DOE / (Department of Energy) – The Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT):
https://energy.gov/eere/amo/downloads/pumping-system-assessment-tool-psat
Water Cycle Glossary of Terms:
https://www.oberk.com/watercycleglossaryofterms