Source: https://www.env.nm.gov/swqb/wps/index.html
Timestamp: 2015-11-28 14:49:47
Document Index: 194558506

Matched Legal Cases: ['§319', '§319', '§319', '§401', '§404', '§404', '§401', '§404', '§401', '§319', '§401', '§404', '§404']

WPS - Watershed Protection Section - NPS - Nonpoint Source Management Program
The Watershed Protection Section (WPS) is responsible for implementing the Nonpoint Source Management Program for the State of New Mexico.
Specifically, WPS is responsible for organizing all federal Clean Water Act (CWA) §319(h) related activities in watersheds with TMDLs or with assessed data. Organized efforts include outreach, facilitation, administration and oversight of CWA §319(h) projects.
WPS ESSENTIALS...
US EPA Hotlinks
Free Resources More specifically, WPS staff cooperatively work to educate others and implement best management practices (BMPs) to reduce nonpoint source (NPS) pollutants from entering the surface and ground water resources of New Mexico. Workplans developed and funded under CWA §319(h) comprise a variety of efforts, including watershed association development, riparian area restoration, spill response, and treatment of abandoned mines.
The WPS also coordinates the state's CWA §401 certification and §404 dredge-and-fill permits with the US Army Corps of Engineers in addition to enforcing portions of the New Mexico Mining Act pertaining to water quality.
New Mexico’s approach to water quality planning and management has evolved substantially over the last three decades, largely in response to the changing federal and state statutory mandates. Although the state currently conducts water quality planning on a statewide level, these efforts are focusing toward more of a watershed level in the context of statewide planning and management efforts. That is, planning and management are moving toward a holistic strategy to protect or attain the desired beneficial uses and levels of water quality within a watershed, including, where appropriate, protection of human health and aquatic ecosystems. A successful watershed protection approach must be founded on cooperative interaction between the federal, state, and local levels of government, and between the public and private sectors.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Watershed-Based Planning Projects
SUBMITTALS DEADLINE: December 17, 2015 Upper Gallinas Watershed Wetland Action Plan released
Technical Guide #1: Wetland Functions Technical Guide #2: Characterization and Restoration of Slope Wetlands in New Mexico Summer 2015 Clearing The Waters Newsletter
Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) (EXTERNAL LINK)
US Army Corp of Engineers (EXTERNAL LINK)
Online CWA §§404 Permit Application (EXTERNAL LINK)
Conditional §401 Certification for Ephemeral Waters Dredge-And-Fill Permits
CWA §404/§401 Water Quality Certification Contact Information
US EPA's Grants Reporting and Tracking System (GRTS database)
Non-Point Source (NPS) Management Plan
2014 US EPA Approved NPS Plan
US EPA Approval Letter - 2015 Nonpoint Source Management Program Annual Reports
Clean Water Action Plan & Unified Watershed Assessment (1998)
CLEARING THE WATERS NEWSLETTERS
Spring 2011 Fall 2004
Winter 2010 Spring/Summer 2004
SPECIAL REPORTS AND CASE STUDIES:
Effectiveness Assessment Final Report, 2008 - 2011 Best Management Practices (BMPs)
on the Jarosa Allotment
City of Santa Fe (2002)
Living with Beavers: A Guide to Solving Beaver - Human Conflicts
Water Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) for Santa Fe (2002) Microbial Source Tracking (2005)
Santa Fe River Watershed Map Stevens Arroyo Bacteria (2006)
Flood Plain Map for Santa Fe
San Juan Bacteria (2005)
Geology Map for Santa Fe
San Juan Bacteria (2004)
Soils Map for Santa Fe Watershed Storm Water Ordinances
Santa Fe River Watershed Vegetation and Precipitation Map Terrain Managment
Santa Fe Land Ownership Map Terrain Definitions
Floodway Use & Development
Future Land Use Map for Santa Fe
WATERSHED-BASED PLANNING:
Watershed Planning Main Page
US EPA Accepted Watershed-Based Plans
Watershed-Based Plans in Development Watershed Restoration Action Strategies Wetland Action Plans
New Mexico Rapid Assessment Method for Riverine Wetlands
Wetland Functions Characteration and Restoration of Slope Wetlands in New Mexico
Assessing Beaver Habitat on Federal Lands in New Mexico
Restoring Wetlands and Wet Meadows on the Valle Caldera National Preserve El Restauro, Phase I - Restora-tion on the Upper Rio Grande
Wetlands Restoration Exploring Springs and Wetlands and their Relationship with Surface Flows, Geology, and Groundwater in the La Cienega Area of Santa Fe County, New Mexico Riverside Recreation Area Wetlands Restoration
Stewart Meadows Wetland Waterfowl Habitat Partnership Planning for Wetlands
USEPA HOTLINKS (EXTERNAL LINKS)
CWA §319 - Nonpoint Source Management Program GRTS Database
CWA §401 - Regulation of Discharges of Dredged or Fill Materials
CWA §404 - Regulation of Discharges of Dredged or Fill Materials
CWA §404 Fact Sheet FREE RESOURCES Click here for SWQB News & Updates: