401 Water Quality Certification Webinar

 401 Water Quality Certification Webinar Note: This is a free webinar.
We love that we can offer it for free. But, it seems that sometimes , people (probably not you) will sign up for something free and then not attend because, well, there are no consequences. Apparently, signing up for free things can bring great joy. I hate to squelch joy, but as space is limited, please only RSVP if you sincerely plan to attend.
 
  401 Water Quality Certification WEBINAR  
Join Merritt Frey, River Network's Rivers and Habitat Program Director, on Wednesday, February 15 at Noon eastern/11 central/10 mountain/9 pacific for a webinar on a fundamental tool of the Clean Water Act: water quality standards.   This will be a 101-level training, suitable for river and watershed organizations, land trusts, tribal governments and wildlife or lands groups interested in better understanding the power of one of the Clean Water Act's core programs.   Water quality standards are the building blocks for all kinds of efforts to protect and restore our rivers, lakes and wetlands.  Water quality standards establish the uses we make or want to make of our rivers (from swimming to trout habitat to irrigation) and set limits for pollutants and other parameters necessary to make rivers safe for those uses. In addition, standards establish policies that help keep clean waters clean.   What will you learn in water quality standards 101?   * The basic components of standards - designated uses, water quality criteria, and the antidegradation policy - and how they can be used to protect your rivers. * Mechanisms for public input and influence in standards development. * Where to find your own state's water quality standards, and how to navigate within them. * Opportunities for improving standards in your state and around the region - from nutrient pollution control to biocriteria development
  Participation is limited to the first 40 individuals to reserve their place.  Save your spot today!  RSVP online at www.rivernetwork.org/forms/river-network-webinar-RSVP . Please let me know if you have any questions.
 
  Best, Katherine  
  ************* Katherine Luscher River Network Education Program Manager 503.542.8397