Related Links
Supply - Sources
United Water New York
http://www.unitedwater.com/newyork/index.aspx
Home page for United Water New York, includes link to conservation information
New York Water Use Project
http://ny.cf.er.usgs.gov/nyprojectsearch/projects/2457-A67-1.html
USGS with cooperation from the NY Department of Environmental Conservation and the NY Department of Health. County level water use information
collected and/or estimated every five years.
Rockland
County Department of Health -- Peak Water Supply available for new development
http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/health/pdf/SupplyDemandTracking_1.pdf
Rockland
County Department of Health procedure for assessing United Water NY water supply availability for proposed new developments.
USGS
Rockland County Water Resources Assessment Project
http://ny.water.usgs.gov/projects/rockland/rockland.htm
Project Summary and real-time
hydrologic data from Rockland County and northern New Jersey, including groundwater levels, streamflow, and precipitation.
USGS Water Science Centers for New York and New Jersey
http://ny.water.usgs.gov/
Primary
USGS website for water resources information for all of New York and New Jersey
Supply- Current Drought Conditions and Past Droughts
US
Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center:
http://drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
A synthesis of multiple drought indices that
represents a consensus of federal and academic scientists.
US
Drought Portal
http://www.drought.gov/
Includes National Weather Service Drought Information Statements, the US Drought Monitor, drought
news items, events and announcements, and other drought-related features
Northeast
Drought Page, Northeast Regional Drought Center, NOAA
http://met-www.cit.cornell.edu/drought/ A collection of historical drought data for
the northeastern US and useful drought links
NJ drought information
http://www.nj.gov/dep/drought
Includes drought status, water saving ideas, and links to current rainfall statistics and current reservoir levels
Supply- Climate Change
NYCDEP Climate Change Program Assessment and Action Plan
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/news/climate_change_report_05-08.shtml
A Report
Based on the Ongoing Work of the DEP Climate Change Task Force; May 2008. Includes water supply system impacts and adaptation strategies.
The Pacific Institute Water Program
http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainability/index.php
The Pacific Institute is a nonpartisan
research institute that works to advance environmental protection, economic development, and social equity. The Water Program focuses on eight
topics including water efficiency and climate change.
Supply- Planning
Haverstraw Water Supply Project
http://haverstrawwatersupplyproject.com/index.php
United Water New York site including project description, pre-draft EIS and frequently asked questions
Supply- Desalination
Haverstraw Water Supply Project
http://haverstrawwatersupplyproject.com/index.php
United
Water New York site Including project description, pre-draft EIS and frequently asked questions
Riverkeeper
www.riverkeeper.org
Includes testimony on the proposed desalination plant at Haverstraw and material on the health of Hudson River fisheries
Demand - Rockland County Water Use
New York Water Use Project
http://ny.cf.er.usgs.gov/nyprojectsearch/projects/2457-A67-1.html
USGS
with cooperation from the NY Department of Environmental Conservation and the NY Department of Health. County level water use information collected
and/or estimated every five years.
Demand - Conservation
United Water New York Conservation Page
http://www.unitedwater.com/newyork/conservation.aspx
Includes
information on conservation kits, xeriscaping, daily evapotranspiration guide to lawn watering requirements, and the 2008 Conservation guide.
Rockland County Mandatory Conservation Measures
http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/health/pdf/articleV.pdf
Article
V of the Rockland County Sanitary Code outlines the conditions for declaring the different stages of drought and the mandatory conservation measures
associated with each.
EPA residential water conservation site
http://epa.gov/watersense/
Includes residential water conservation
products and information.
EPA nonpoint source pollution website with water conservation information
http://www.epa.gov/nps/chap3.html
EPA discussion of water efficiency practices for residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural users and system operators.
The Pacific Institute Water Program
http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainability/index.php
The Pacific Institute is a nonpartisan
research institute that works to advance environmental protection, economic development, and social equity. The Water Program focuses on eight
topics including water efficiency and climate change.
Quality - Overview
USEPA Office of Groundwater
and Drinking Water
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/protect.html
Includes drinking water standards, list of contaminants and Maximum Contaminant
Levels (MCLs), drinking water and health basics and more.
State and Local Government websites covering many topics
Rockland County Bureau of Water Supply Home Page
http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/health/EI/ws.htm
NY Dept. of Env. Conservation water supply & conservation home page
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/313.html
Includes information on the public water supply program, the water well program and watershed based drought management regions.
NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection Home Page
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml
NYC Dept. of Environmental Conservation Drinking Water Home Page
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/drinking_water/index.shtml
Includes information
on reservoir levels, drinking water supply and quality, drought and water consumption and the history of the NYC water supply system.
NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection water home page
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/infofinder/topics/water.htm
Includes water, coastal and watershed information.
Links to local and regional non-profits with an interest in water issues
Preserve Ramapo Political Action Group
www.preserveramapo.org
Water issues:
http://www.preserveramapo.org/Journal%20News%202006/Indexed%20list/...
Ramapo River Watershed Intermunicipal Council
http://www.ramapowatershed.com/index.html
Riverkeeper
www.riverkeeper.org
Rockland County Sierra Club
http://groups.google.com/group/sierrarc?pli=1
Rockland Residents Against Flooding Tomorrow (R.A.F.T.)
http://rocklandraft.com/
