Links ~ Useful & Interesting

SAVE THE SOUND's Report Card for all of Long Island Sound (including the Niantic River)

• Sound Health Explorer  - How swimmable and fishable is my water?

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

• Office of Long Island Sound Programs, CT Clean Vessel Act Program information
• The Connecticut Boater's Guide

NIANTIC RIVER ESTUARY

• Niantic River Watershed Protection Plan
• The Niantic River and What You Can Do to Protect It - article about stewardship by E. Kanter
• Niantic River Estuary Canoe/Kayak Trail - download information and have fun paddling!
• For Launch Sites, check out UCONN's Coastal Access by Town website.

OSWEGATCHIE HILLS

• The Friends of the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve -  group that is maintaining the 455 acre Nature Preserve and is advocating and legally intervening with STR-STH to preserve the waterfront Hills in creating a nature preserve for all to enjoy, for generations to come. The Friends are also a Founding Member of the Save the Hills Coalition.
• CT Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound - The mission of Connecticut Fund for the Environment and its program Save the Sound is to protect and improve the land, air, and water of Connecticut and Long Island Sound.  Also legally intervening with STR-STH & Founding Member of the Save the Hills Coalition. Click here for "Save the Oswegatchie Hills" Coalition page on the CFE website.
• Environmental Review Team (ERT) report on Oswegatchie Hills 
• Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve Trail Guide - download this brochure and take a hike!

RIVERS

• The Rivers Alliance of Connecticut is the statewide coalition of river organizations and individuals formed to protect and enhance Connecticut's rivers by promoting sound river and watershed policies, uniting and strengthening the state's many river groups, and educating the public about the importance of river conservation.

LONG ISLAND SOUND & ENVIRONS

• Soundkeeper - Long Island Sound. Soundkeeper is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the biological, physical, and chemical integrity of Long Island Sound and its watersheds. Laws established by the Clean Water Act, as well as others, were designed to protect the Sound, and other waters, from pollution. But citizens are responsible for seeing that these laws are enforced. Soundkeeper is the vital link — the voice and action of concerned citizens — in making the waters of Long Island Sound fishable and swimmable. By raising awareness and attacking critical issues with the commitment and support of a dedicated citizen network, Soundkeeper is the advocate for the Sound. Our daily work is patrolling, investigating, intervening, and raising public awareness of the Sound’s problems. 
• The Long Island Sound Study (LISS) is a cooperative effort involving researchers, regulators, user groups and other concerned organizations and individuals. These people are working together to protect and improve the health of the Sound by implementing the Sound's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan completed in 1994.

​WATERSHED ISSUES/STORMWATER

• US EPA Storm Water Phase II Final Rule, January 2000. Permitting and Reporting: The Process and Requirements.
• Local Government Environmental Assistance Network. Keeps local government officials abreast of current environmental funding opportunities, federal policy updates, important legislative activities, new reports and publications, and other available tools and resources.
• 'Stormwater News.' Website dedicated to providing a source of information regarding stormwater pollution, treatment methodologies, and related issues. With this on-line library you can download research papers and information regarding Nonpoint Source Pollution, Best Management Practices, upcoming conferences, NPDES, TMDLs, Pictures, and other Stormwater topics.

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