Water Topic of the Month
Each month EPA is featuring specific topics to celebrate 30 years of the Clean Water
Act.
Click on each month below to learn more about each topic and how to get involved.
2002
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June: Fishing
Reduce Health Risks From Eating Fish
July: Beaches
Cleaning up Beach Pollution
August: Water Efficiency
Using Water Wisely
- Cases in Water Conservation: How Efficiency Programs Help Water Utilities Save Water and Avoid Costs (PDF, 3.96MB, 54 pages)
- Using Water Efficiently: Ideas for Industries (PDF, 945KB, 2 pages)
- Using Water Efficiently: Ideas for Commercial Businesses (PDF, 1.21MB, 2 pages)
- Using Water Efficiently: Ideas for Communities (PDF, 1.71MB, 2 pages)
- Using Water Efficiently: Ideas for Residences (PDF, 1.5MB, 2 pages)
- Using Water Efficiently: Ideas for Industries (Spanish version) (PDF,145KB, 2 pages)
- Using Water Efficiently: Ideas for Commercial Businesses (Spanish version) (PDF, 146KB, 2 pages)
- Using Water Efficiently: Ideas for Communities (Spanish version) (PDF, 304KB, 2 pages)
- Using Water Efficiently: Ideas for Residences (Spanish version) (PDF, 306KB, 2 pages)
- Using Water Wisely in the Home (PDF, 235KB, 2 pages)
- Irrigation Controllers: Timers for Home Owners (PDF, 767KB, 16 pages)
- Water Efficient Landscaping booklet (PDF, 1.63MB, 20 pages)
How To Order These and Other Materials (PDF, 824KB, 1 page)
September: Watersheds
Cleaning up Local Watersheds
October: Water Monitoring
Learning More About Local Watersheds
November/December: Drinking Water Security
Keeping Our Water Safe to Drink
January: Oceans
Keeping Our Oceans and Coasts Clean and Safe
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Oceans, Coasts, & Estuaries
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Types of Wetlands (PDF, 377KB, 2 pages)
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Growth & Water Resources (PDF, 194KB, 2 pages)
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The Health of Ocean and Coastal Waters (PDF, 2.6MB, 40 pages)
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National Coastal Condition (PDF, 1.5MB, 1 page)
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Oceans and Coasts Talking Points for Regional Administrators (PDF, 856KB, 2 pages)
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Estuaries: Scenes of Transition Poster (PDF, 1MB, 1page)
February: Wastewater
Protecting America's Waters Through Effective Wastewater Treatment
March: Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Awareness
Preventing Polluted Runoff: Everybody's Business
April: Stormwater
May: Wetlands
Protection and Restoration
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Wetlands Website
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American Wetlands Month Factsheet (PDF, 468KB, 2 pages)
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Wetland Fact Sheets Available from US EPA Announcement (Word, 840KB, 1 page)
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5 Star Resotration Program Brochure (PDF, 356KB, 6 pages)
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Midwestern EphemeralWetlands - A Vanishing Habitat
(PDF, 638KB, 3 page)
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2003 National Wetlands
Award Recipient Invites (PDF, 11KB, 2pages)
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Winners of 2003 National Wetlands Awards Announcement (PDF, 23KB, 2 pages)
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Cherish Wetlands Magnet
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Year of Clean Water Public Service Announcement (WPD, 141KB, 2 pages)
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Otter Magnet
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Lily Tattoo
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Hypoxia and Wetland Restoration Factsheet (PDF, 567KB 2 pages)
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Functions and Values of Wetlands Poster
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Wetlands Month Order Form (PDF)
June: Oceans & Coasts
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January 2003 Celebrated Oceans and Coasts Month
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Oceans, Coasts, & Estuaries
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Types of Wetlands (PDF, 377KB, 2 pages)
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Growth & Water Resources (PDF, 194KB, 2 pages)
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The Health of Ocean and Coastal Waters (PDF, 2.6MB, 40 pages)
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National Coastal Condition (PDF, 1.5MB, 1 page)
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Oceans and Coasts Talking Points for Regional Administrators (PDF, 856KB, 2 pages)
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Estuaries: Scenes of Transition Poster (PDF, 1MB, 1page)
July: Lakes
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Clean Lakes
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Open the Door to Clean Lakes, 841-E-03-002 (PDF, 70KB, 2 pages)
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Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers, 841-F-03-009 (PDF, 252KB, 1 page)
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Dip Into Volunteer Monitoring with the Great North American Secchi Dip-In, 841-F-03-008 (PDF, 344KB, 2 pages)
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Adopt Your Watershed, 840-F-02-001 (PDF, 587KB, 2 pages)
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Clean Lakes and You, 841-E-03-003 key chain (PDF, 31KB, 1 page)
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Clean Lakes and You folder (PDF, 76KB, 1 page)
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Commentary by Tracy Mehan, Assistant Administrator for Water, for NALMS's LakeLine Magazine (PDF, 593KB, 2 pages)
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Shipshape Shores and Waters: A Handbook for Marina Operators and Recreational Boaters, 841-B-03-001 (PDF, 2.4MB, 22 pages)
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Lakes Awareness Month Display (PDF, 3.7MB, 1 page)
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Year of Clean Water - Lakes Awareness Month, Memo from Tracy Mehan (PDF, 9KB, 2 pages )
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