The Water Encyclopedia: Hydrologic Data and Internet Resources - Chapter 12 pot

CHAPTER 12
Agencies and Organizations
Pedro Fierro, Jr.
CONTENTS
Section 12A Federal Agencies. . 12-2
Section 12B State Water Agencies . . 12-50
Section 12C Water Resources Research. . . . . . 12-54
Section 12D Professional, Trade, and Environmental Groups . . 12-61
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SECTION 12A FEDERAL AGENCIES
Table 12A.1 Federal Agencies Concerned with Water-Related Matters
Federal Citizen Information Center (http://www.firstgov.gov)
Phone: (800) 333-4636
Since 1970, the Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC) has provided information related to government services. Serves as the official
gateway to all government information
Bureau of Land Management ()
Office of Public Affairs, 1849 C Street, Room 406-LS, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: (202) 452-5125
Bureau of Reclamation ()
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240-0001, Phone: (202) 513-0501
Council on Environmental Quality ( />722 Jackson Place, N.W., Washington, DC 20503, Phone: (202) 395-5750
Extension Service, Department of Agriculture (reeusda.gov)
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-0003, Phone: (202) 720-7441
Federal Emergency Management Agency ()
500 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20472, Phone: (202) 566-1600
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ()
Federal Highway Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590, FHWA Personnel Locator (202) 366-0537
Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture ( )
USDA Forest Service, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-0003, Phone: (202) 205-8333
Minerals Management Service ()
Chief of Public Affairs, 1849 C Street, N. W., Washington, DC 20240, Phone: (202) 208-3985

National Geodetic Survey (NGS) ()
NGS Information Services, NOAA, N/NGS12, National Geodetic Survey, SSMC-3, #9202, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910-3282, Phone: (301) 713-3242, Fax: (301) 713-4172
National Marine Fisheries Service ()
NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East West Highway, SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Phone: (301) 713-2239
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ()
14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 6217, Washington, DC 20230, Phone: (202) 482-6090
National Park Service ()
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: (202) 208-6843
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) ()
National Headquarters, Postal Mail, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Attn: Conservation Communications Staff, P.O. Box 2890,
Washington, DC 20013
Street Address
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250
National Science Foundation ()
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, Phone: (703) 292-5111
National Sea Grant College Program ()
NOAA/Sea Grant, R/SG, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC-3, Eleventh Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Phone: (301) 713-2448
National Weather Service ()
1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Phone: (301) 713-4000
National Wetlands Inventory (enterprise.nwi.fws.gov)
National Wetlands Inventory Center, 9720 Executive Center Drive North, Monroe Building, Suite 101, Saint Petersburg, FL 33702,
Phone: (727) 570-5400
Ocean Pollution Data and Information Network ()
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC, SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282, Phone: (301) 713-3277
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Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management ()

N/ORM 10th Floor SSMC4, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Phone: (301) 713-3155
Office of Surface Mining ()
1951 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20240, Phone: (202) 208-2719
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation ()
400 7th Street, S.W., Room 5424, Washington, DC 20590, Phone: (202) 366-0091
Soil Conservation Service ()
14th and Independence Ave, SW, Room 5006-S, Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 720-4630
Tennessee Valley Authority ()
400 W. Summit Hill Dr., Knoxville, TN 37902-1499, Phone: (865) 632-2101
UNIDATA Integrated Earth Information Server (atm.geo.nsf.gov)
UCAR Office of Programs, Unidata Program Center, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000, Phone: (303) 497-8643
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) (see separate listing)
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (USBLM) ()
Bureau of Land Management - Eastern States, State Director’s Office; Mail Stop ES-910, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield,
VA 22153-3121, Phone: (703) 440-1703, Fax: (703) 440-1701
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) ()
Trudy Harlow, Chief, Public Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240-0001, Phone: (202) 513-0575
U.S. Coast Guard ()
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593, Phone: (202) 267-1587
U.S. Department of Agriculture — (http:www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/)
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, NRCS, 760 South Broadway, Salina, KS 67401, Phone: (785) 823-4500,
Fax: (785) 823-4540
U.S. Department of Energy ()
1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: (800) 342-5363
U.S. Department of the Interior (USDOI) ()
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20240, Phone: Phone: (202) 208-3100
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (see separate listing)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ()
1849 C Street. N.W., Number 3256, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 208-4717
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Information (see separate listing)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency (USNRC) (http:www.nrc.gov)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Public Affairs (OPA), Washington, DC 20555, Toll-free: (800) 368-5642,
Local: (301) 415-8200
U.S. Office of Surface Mining (USOSM) ()
Office of Surface Mining, 1951 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20240, Phone: (202) 208-2719
Source: From www.epa.gov.
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Table 12A.2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the Federal government’s largest water resources development and management agency. The Corps
began its water resources (Civil Works) program in 1824 when Congress for the first time appropriated money for improving navigation.
Since then, the Corps has been involved in improving river navigation and harbors, reducing flood damage and controlling beach erosion. At
projects designed for these missions, the Corps also generates hydropower; supplies water for cities, industry and agriculture; and
manages a recreation and natural resources program. The Corps also has a legal mandate to regulate development by others in the
Nation’s waterways and wet lands, and at sea and lakeshores.
The Civil Works Program is serviced by 40 district offices, along with the divisions that supervise the districts, and the Washington
Headquarters (202-761-1878).
Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
()
441 G St., N.W., Washington,
DC 20314-1000, Phone: (202) 761-0000
Fax: (202) 761-1683
U.S. Army Engineer District, Huntington
(155.80.20.141/)
502 8th Street, Huntington, WV 25701-
2070, Phone: (304) 529-5395
Fax: (304) 529-5591
U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans
P.O. Box 60267, [7400 Leake Ave.]

New Orleans, LA 70160-0267 [70118 ],
Phone: (504) 862-2204, Fax: (504)
862-1259
U.S. Army Engr. Div., Great Lakes & Ohio
River, Great Lakes Regional HQ
( />111 N. Canal St., Suite 1200, Chicago
IL 60606-7205, Phone: (312) 353-6310
Fax: (312) 353-5233
U.S. Army Engineer District, Louisville
( />P.O. Bx 59 [600 Dr. Martin Luther King
Pl.] Louisville, KY 40201-0059
[40202 ], Phone: (502) 315-6102
Fax: (502) 315-6771
U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island
(ncr.usace.army.mil)
Clock Tower Bldg., P.O. Box 2004, Rock
Island, IL 61204-2004, Phone: (309) 794-
5224, Fax: (309) 794-5181
Ohio River Regional HQ
(usace.mil/ceord.html)
P.O. Box 1159 [550 Main St., Rm. 10001]
Cincinnati, OH 45201-1159, Phone:
(513) 684-3002, Fax: (513) 684-2085
U.S. Army Engineer District, Nashville
()
P.O. Box 1070 [110 Ninth Ave S.]
Nashville, TN 37202-1070 [37203-3863],
Phone: (615) 736-5626
Fax: (615) 736-2052
U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis

(lms61.lms.usace.army.mil)
1222 Spruce St., St. Louis, MO 63103-
2833, Phone: (314) 331-8010
Fax: (314) 331-8770
U.S. Army Engineer District, Buffalo
(www.ncb.usace.army.mil)
1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14207-
3199, Phone: (716) 879-4200
Fax: (716) 879-4195
U.S. Army Engineer District, Pittsburgh
(orp-wc.usace.army.mil)
Wm. S. Moorhead Federal Bldg. 1000
Liberty Avenue, Rm. 1828, Pittsburgh,
PA 15222-4186, Phone: (412) 395-7103
Fax: (412) 644-4093
U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Paul
190 Fifth St. East, St. Paul, MN 55101-
1638, Phone: (651) 290-5300, Fax: (651)
290-5478
U.S. Army Engineer District, Chicago
( />111 N. Canal Street, Suite 600, Chicago,
IL 60606-7206, Phone: (312) 353-6400
Fax: (312) 353-2525
U.S. Army Engr. Division, Mississippi Valley
(lmv.usace.army.mil)
P.O. Box 80 [1400 Walnut St.],
Vicksburg, MS 39180-0080 [39181],
Phone: (601) 634-5750
Fax (601) 634-5666
U.S. Army Engineer District, Vicksburg

4155 Clay St., Vicksburg, MS 39183-
3435, Phone: (601) 631-5010
Fax: (601) 631-5296
U.S. Army Engineer District, Detroit
(sparky.nce.usace.army.mil)
P.O. Box 1027 [477 Michigan Ave.]
Detroit, MI 48231-1027 [48226 ], Phone:
(313) 226-6762, Fax: (313) 226-6009
U.S. Army Engineer District, Memphis
(lmv.usace.army.mil/lmm.html)
167 N. Main St., Rm. B-202, Memphis,
TN 38103-1894, Phone: (901) 544-3221,
Fax: (901) 544-3628
U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Atlantic
( />302 General Lee Ave., Fort Hamilton, NY
11252-6700, Phone: (718) 765-7000
U.S. Army Engineer District, Europe
USAEDE, CMR 410, Box 1, APO AE
09096, [Konrad Adenauer Ring 31, Box 1
65187 Wiesbaden, Germany ], Phone:
011-49-611-816-2700 DSN 703-695-
0441, Fax: 011-49-611-816-2705
U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha
(mro.usace.army.mil)
215 N.17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-
4978, Phone: (402) 221-3900, Fax: (402)
221-3128
U.S. Army Engineer District, Baltimore
P.O. Box 1715, [10 S Howard St Rm
11000 ], Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

[21201 ], Phone: (410) 962-4545, Fax:
(410) 962-7516
U.S. Army Engineer District,
New England
696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-
2751, Phone: (978) 318-8220, Fax: (978)
318-8821
U.S. Army Engineer District, Portland
(npd.usace.army.mil/cenpp.html)
P.O. Box 2946, [333 S.W. First Ave.],
Portland, OR 97208-2946 [97204-3495 ],
Phone: (503) 808-4500, Fax: (503) 808-
4505
U.S. Army Engineer District, Japan
USAED-J, APO AP 96343-0061, [Bg.
250, Camp Zama, Zama-shi, Kanagawa-
ken 228, Japan ], Phone: 011-81-311-
763-3025 (DSN 315-263-3025), Fax:
011-81-311-763-4887
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U.S. Army Engineer District, New York
26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-
0090, Phone: (212) 264-0100, Fax: (212)
264-5490
U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle
(nps.usace.army.mil)
P.O. Box 3755 [4735 E. Marginal Way

S.], Seattle, WA 98124-2255, [98134-
2385 ], Phone: (206) 764-3690, Fax:
(206) 764-6544
U.S. Army Engineer Division, South Atlantic
(usace.army.mil/sad)
60 Forsyth Street, SW, Rm. 9M15,
Atlanta, GA 30303-8801, Phone: (404)
562-5003, Fax: (404) 562-5002
U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk
(155.78.30.111)
U.S. Army Engineer District, Walla Walla
(npw.usace.army.mil)
U.S. Army Engineer District, Charleston
P.O. Box 919 [4600 Goer Dr ],
Waterfield Bg., 803 Front Street, Norfolk,
VA 23510-1096, Phone: (757) 441-7601,
Fax: (757) 441-7115
201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA
99362-1876, Phone: (509) 527-7700,
Fax: (509) 527-7804
Charleston, SC 29402-0919, Phone:
(843) 329-8000
U.S. Army Engineer District, Philadelphia
(nap-wc.usace.army.mil)
U.S. Army Engineer Division, Pacific Ocean
()
U.S. Army Engineer District, Jacksonville
()
Wannamaker Building, 100 Penn Square
East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390,

Phone: (215) 656-6501, Fax: (215) 656-
6899
Building 525, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-
5440, Phone: (808) 438-1500, Fax: (808)
438-8387
P.O. Box 4970, [400 West Bay St.],
Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019 [33202 ],
Phone: (904) 232-2241, Fax: (904) 232-
1213
U.S. Army Engineer Division, Northwestern
(mrd.usace.army.mil)
U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska
(usace.army.mil/alaska)
U.S. Army Engineer District, Mobile
(sam.usace.army.mil)
Missouri River Regional HQ, 12565 West
Center Rd., Omaha, NE 68144, Phone:
(402) 697-2400, Fax: (402) 697-2720
P.O. Box 898, Anchorage, AK 99506-
0898, [2201 3rd St.; Elmendorf AFB, AK
99506 ], Phone: (907) 753-2504, Fax:
(907) 753-5610
P.O. Box 2288, [109 Saint Joseph St.],
Mobile, AL 36628-0001, [36602-3630],
Phone: (334) 690-2511, Fax: (334) 690-
2525
North Pacific Regional HQ
P.O. Box 2870, [220 N.W. Eighth Ave.],
Portland, OR 97208-2870 [97209
],

Phone: (503) 808-3700, Fax: (503) 808-
3706
U.S. Army Engineer District, Far East
[Korea]
Far East Unit #15546, APO AP 96205-
0610, Phone: 011-82-2-270-7300 (DSN
351-721-7300), Fax: 011-82-2-265-8440
U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah
()
P.O. Box 889, [100 W. Oglethorpe Ave.],
Savannah, GA 31402-0889 [31401-
3640 ], Phone: (912) 652-5226, Fax:
(912) 652-5222
U.S. Army Engineer District, Kansas City U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu U.S. Army Engineer District, Wilmington
(mrk-wc.usace.army.mil)
700 Federal Building, 601 E. 12th Street,
Kansas City, MO 64106-2896, Phone:
(816) 983-3206
Building 230, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-
5440, Phone: (808) 438-1069, Fax: (808)
438-8351
P.O. Box 1890, [69 Darlington Ave.],
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890 [28403 ],
Phone: (910) 251-4501, Fax: (910) 251-
4185
U.S. Army Engineer District, Albuquerque
(swa-wc.usace.army.mil)
4101 Jefferson Plaza, NE, Albuquerque,
NM 87109-3435, Phone: (505) 342-3432,
Fax: (505) 342-3199

U.S. Army Engineer District, Tulsa
1645 S. 101-East Avenue, Tulsa, OK
74128-4609, Phone: (918) 669-7201,
Fax: (918) 669-7207
U.S. Army Engineer Division, South Pacific
(usace.mil/cespd.html)
333 Market Street, Suite 1101, San
Francisco, CA 94105-2195, Phone: (415)
977-8001, Fax: (415) 977-8316
Centers Field Operating Agencies
U.S. Army Engineer District, Los
Angeles P.O. Box 532711, [911
Wilshire Blvd.], Los Angeles, CA 90053-
2325 [90017 ], Phone: (213) 452-3967,
Fax: (213) 452-4214
U.S. Army Engr. Support Center, Huntsville
()
P.O. Box 1600 [4820 University Square],
Huntsville, AL 35807-4301 [35816-
1822 ], Phone: (205) 895-1300, Fax:
(205) 895-1910
U.S. Army Corps of Engrs. Finance Center
5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN
38054-5005, Phone: (901) 874-8410,
Fax: (901) 874-8622
U.S. Army Humphreys
U.S. Army Engineer District, Sacramento
( />1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-
2922, Phone: (916) 557-7490, Fax: (916)
557-7859

U.S. Army Engr. Transatlantic Programs
Center
(usace.army.mil/hypertext)
P.O. Box 2250, [201 Prince Frederick
Dr.], Winchester, VA 22604-1450
[22602 ], Phone: (540) 665-4073, Fax:
(540) 665-4023
Engr. Ctr. Spt. Activity, 7701 Telegraph
Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310-3860, Phone:
(703) 428-6169, Fax: (703) 428-6188
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U.S. Army Engineer District, San Francisco
333 Market Street, Rm. 923, San
Francisco, CA 94105, Phone: (415) 977-
8600, Fax: (415) 977-8316
U.S. Army Engineer Division, Southwestern
(usace.mil/ceswd.html)
U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth
(usace.army.mil/swf)
P.O. Box 17300 [819 Taylor St., Rm.
3A24 ], Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300,
Phone: (817) 978-2300, Fax: (817) 978-
3311
U.S. Army Engineer District, Galveston
(usace.army.mil/swg)
P.O. Box 1229, [2000 Fort Point Road ],

Galveston, TX 77553-1229 [77550 ],
Phone: (409) 766-3001, Fax: (409) 766-
3951
U.S. Army Engineer District, Little Rock
P.O. Box 867 [700 W. Capitol St.], Little
Rock, AR 72203-0867 [72201], Phone:
(501) 324-5531, Fax: (501) 324-6968
Laboratories
U.S. Army Engineer Research &
Development Center, 3903 Halls Ferry
Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199,
Phone: (601) 634-2513, Fax: (601)
634-2388
U.S. Army, Cold Regions
Research & Eng. Lab, 72 Lyme Rd.,
Hanover, NH 03755-1290, Phone: (603)
646-4200, Fax: (603) 646-4448
U.S.Army, Construction
Engr’g Research Lab., P.O. Box 9005,
[2902 Newmark Dr.], Champaign, IL
61826-9005 [61821-1076], Phone: (217)
373-7203, Fax: (217) 373-6776
U.S. Army, Topographic Engineering
Center
7701 Telegraph Rd., Bldg. 2592, Rm.
L-1A, Alexandria, VA 22315-3864,
Phone: (703) 428-6602, Fax: (703) 428-
8154
USACE
Installation Support Center, 7701

Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, VA 22315-
3862, Phone: (703) 428-6933, Fax (703)
428-2805
U.S. Army
Institute for Water Resources, Casey
Bldg., 7701 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria,
VA 22315-3868, Phone: (703) 428-8250,
Fax: (703) 428-8171
U.S. Army
Marine Design Center, Wannamaker
Bldg. Rm. 630 South, 100 Penn Square
East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390,
Phone: (215) 656-6850, Fax: (215) 656-
6868
249th Engineer Battalion, (Prime Power),
Fort Belvoir, VA 22050, Phone: (703)
805-2656
Source: From www.usace.army.mil.
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Administrator
Deputy Administrator
Home Page | Org. Chart
Assistant Administrator
for Administration and
Resources Management
Home Page | Org. Chart
Assistant Administrator
for Solid Waste and
Emergency Response

Home Page | Org. Chart
Assistant Administrator
for Water
Home Page | Org. Chart
Region 1
Boston
Home Page
Org. Chart
Region 2
New York
Home Page
Org. Chart
Region 3
Philadelphia
Home Page
Org. Chart
Region 5
Chicago
Home Page
Org. Chart
Region 4
Atlanta
Home Page
Org. Chart
Region 6
Dallas
Home Page
Org. Chart
Region 7
Kansas City

Home Page
Org. Chart
Region 8
Denver
Home Page
Org. Chart
Region 10
Seattle
Home Page
Org. Chart
Region 9
San Francisco
Home Page
Org. Chart
Assistant Administrator
for Research and
Development
Home Page | Org. Chart
Office of the Chief
Financial Officer
Home Page | Org. Chart
Office of General
Counsel
Home Page | Org. Chart
Office of Inspector
General
Home Page | Org. Chart
Assistant Administrator
for International Affairs
Home Page | Org. Chart

Assistant Administrator
for Environmental
Information
Home Page | Org. Chart
Assistant Administrator
for Prevention, Pesticides
and Toxic Substances
Home Page | Org. Chart
Assistant Administrator
for Air and Radiation
Home Page | Org. Chart
Assistant Administrator
for Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance
Home Page | Org. Chart
Figure 12A.1 Organization of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.gov).
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Table 12A.3 Organization of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Home Page
Addresses
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
/>Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resource Management
/>Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
/>Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
/>Office of the Chief Financial Officer
/>Office of General Counsel
/>Office of Inspector General
/>Assistant Administrator for International Affairs
/>Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information

/>Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
/>Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
/>Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response
/>Assistant Administrator for Water
/>Region 1 — Boston
/>Region 2 — New York
/>Region 3 — Philadelphia
/>Region 4 — Atlanta
/>Region 5 — Chicago
/>Region 6 — Dallas
/>Region 7 — Kansas City
/>Region 8 — Denver
/>Region 9 — San Francisco
/>Region 10 — Seattle
/>Source: From www.epa.gov.
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REGIONS
Alabama 4
Alaska 10
Arizona 9
Arkansas 6
California 9
Colorado 8
Connecticut 1
Delaware 3
District of Columbia 3
Florida 4
Georgia 4
Hawaii 9

Idaho 10
Illinois 5
Indiana 5
Iowa 7
Kansas 7
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 6
REGIONS
Maine 1
Maryland 3
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 5
Minnesota 5
Mississippi 4
Missouri 7
Montana 8
Nebraska 7
Nevada 9
New Hampshire 1
New Jersey 2
New Mexico 6
New York 2
North Carolina 4
North Dakota 8
Ohio 5
Oklahoma 6
Ore
g
on 10
REGIONS

Pennsylvania 3
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 4
South Dakota 8
Tennessee 4
Texas 6
Utah 8
Vermont 1
Virginia 3
Washington 10
West Virginia 3
Wisconsin 5
Wyoming 8
American Samoa 9
Guam 9
Puerto Rico 2
Virgin Islands 2
WA
OR
CA
NV
9
6
8
7
5
4
3
2
1

10
9
10
2
HI
Guam
Trust Territories
American Samoa
Northern Mariana
Islands
AK
PR
VI
FL
DC
MD
DE
NJ
CT
RI
MA
ME
AL
GA
SC
NC
TN
KY
IL
IN

OH
NH
VT
NY
PA
VA
WV
MI
WI
IA
MN
MS
LA
AR
OK
KS
CO
WY
MT
ID
ND
SD
NE
MO
TX
NM
AZ
UT
Figure 12A.2 States covered by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional offices (www.epa.gov).
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Table 12A.4 Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters, Regional Offices, and Laboratories
EPA Headquarters
Standard Mailing Address
Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460,
Phone: (202) 272-0167
Overnight Package Delivery Mailing Addresses
Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20004
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA East Building,
1201 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20004
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West Building,
1301 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20004
Environmental Protection Agency, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20004
EPA Regional Offices
Region 1 (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
Environmental Protection Agency, 1 Congress St. Suite 1100,
Boston, MA 02114-2023, />Phone: (617) 918-1111, Fax: (617) 565-3660, Toll free within
Region 1: (888) 372-7341
Environmental Protection Agency, Fountain Place 12th Floor,
Suite 1200, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, http://
www.epa.gov/region06/, Phone: (214) 665-2200, Fax: (214)
665-7113
Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI) Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York,
NY 10007-1866, Phone: (212)
637-3000, Fax: (212) 637-3526
Environmental Protection Agency, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas

City, KS 66101, Phone: (913)
551-7003, Toll free: (800) 223-0425
Region 3 (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV) Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
Environmental Protection Agency, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19103-2029, Phone: (215)
814-5000, Fax: (215) 814-5103, Toll free: (800) 438-2474,
Email:
Environmental Protection Agency, 999 18th Street Suite 500,
Denver, CO 80202-2466, />Phone: (303) 312-6312, Fax: (303) 312-6339, Toll free: (800)
227-8917, Email:
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN) Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV)
Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Federal Center,
61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3104, http://www.
epa.gov/region04/, Phone: (404) 562-9900, Fax: (404)
562-8174, Toll free: (800) 241-1754
Environmental Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105, Phone:
(415) 947-8000, (866) EPA-WEST (toll free in Region 9), Fax:
(415) 947-3553, Email:
Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA)
Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, IL 60604-3507, Phone:
(312) 353-2000, Fax: (312) 353-4135, Toll free within Region 5:
(800) 621-8431
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle,
WA 98101, http:www.epa.gov/region10/, Phone: (206)
553-1200, Fax: (206) 553-0149, Toll free: (800) 424-4372
Other Locations
U.S. EPA, 26 Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268 U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,
/>Satellite Locations and Laboratories

U.S. EPA National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory
(NAREL), 540 South Morris Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36115-
2601, Phone: (334) 270-3400, Fax:
(334) 270-3454
U.S. EPA National Health and Environmental Effects Research
Laboratory (NHEERL), Mid-Continent Ecology Division, 6201
Congden Boulevard, Duluth, MN 55804, />med/, Fax: (218) 720-5703
U.S. EPA National Enforcement Investigations Center Laboratory,
Box 25277, Bldg. 53, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO
80225, />laboratory/index.html, Phone: (303) 236-5132
U.S. EPA National Health and Environmental Effects Research
Laboratory (NHEERL), Western Ecology Division, 200 SW 35th
Street, Corvallis, OR 97333, Phone:
(541) 754-4600, Fax: (541) 754-4799
U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Mail
Code: D305-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, http://
www.epa.gov/nerl/, Phone: (919) 541-2106, Fax: (919)
541-0445
National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 26 Martin
Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, />ordntrnt/ORD/NRMRL/, Fax: (513) 569-7680
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Table 12A.5 EPA Libraries and Information Centers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency {EPA) is comprised of a Headquarters Office in Washington, DC, 10 Regional offices, and 13
specialized, scientific laboratories located throughout the country. There are 28 EPA network libraries located in Headquarters and all
Regional offices and laboratories to support this organizational structure.
The libraries contain a combined collection of over 122,422 books, 5,414 journals, 377,217 hard copy reports, 3,075,443 documents on
microfilm and microfiche, 9,000 journal article reprints and 2,000 maps. Most of the EPA library network’s holdings are cataloged on OCLC,
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Headquarters Library — Washington, D.C.
Lucy Park, Library Manager, ASRC Aerospace Corp., contractor
to U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW (3404T),
Washington, DC 20460, Phone:(202) 566-0556,
/>U.S. EPA Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental
Relations
ATTN: Craig Freer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Mail Code
1301A, Washington, D.C. 20460, Phone: (202) 564-5200,
Fax: (202) 501-1519, />index.htm
Office of General Counsel Law Library
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of General Counsel
Law Library, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W, Ariel Rios North
Building, Room 1315, Washington, D.C. 20460, Phone: (202)
564-3971, />Prevention, Pesticides & Toxic Substances (OPPTS)
Chemical Library
EPA Headquarters, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, 3231 EPA
West, Washington, D.C. 20004, Phone: (202) 566-0800, http://
www.epa.gov/opptintr/library/
Water Resource Center (RC-4100) (Mailing Address),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20460, Phone: (202) 566-1729,
Phone: (800) 832-7828 (Wetlands Helpline), .
gov/safewater/resource/
Water Resource Center (Physical Address),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West Room 1119,
1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
Libraries in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
NERL — Atmospheric Modeling Division Library
Phone: (919) 541-4536, Fax: (919) 541-1379, epa.gov/asmdnerl/

library/library.htm
EPA — RTP Library
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Drive,
Durham, NC 27709, Phone: (919) 541-7645, .
gov/rtp/library/index.htm
EPA Region 1 Library, Boston
1 Congress St, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023, Phone: (617)
918-1990, Fax: (617) 918-1992 />oarm/index.html
EPA Region 1 RCRA Research Library, Boston
1 Congress St, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023, Phone: (617)
918-1990, Fax: (617) 918-1992 />oarm/index.html
EPA Region 2 Library, New York City
/>MAIN REGIONAL OFFICE
290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866, Phone: (212) 637-
5000
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U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL),
Ecosystems Research Division, 960 College Station Road,
Athens, GA 30605-2700, />Phone: (706) 355-8005
National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL),
Subsurface Protection and Remediation Division, P.O. Box
1198, Ada, OK 74820, http:www.epa.gov/ada/, Phone: (580)
436-8500
U.S. EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL),
Environmental Sciences Division, P.O. Box 93478, Las Vegas,
NV 89193-3478, Phone: (702)
798-2100, Fax: (702) 798-2637
National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL),
Water Supply and Resources Division, Urban Watershed

Management Branch, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue (MS-104),
Edison, NJ 08837, />U.S. EPA National Health and Environmental Effects Research
Laboratory (NHEERL), Mail Code: B305-01, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711, Phone: (919)
541-2281, Fax: (919) 541-4324
National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), Air
Pollution Prevention and Control Division, Mail Code E343-04,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, />appcdwww/, Phone: (919) 541-2821, Fax: (919) 541-5227
U.S. EPA National Health and Environmental Effects Research
Laboratory (NHEERL), Atlantic Ecology Division, 27 Tarzwell
Drive, Narragansett, RI 02882, />Phone: (401) 782-3001, Fax: (401) 782-3030
U.S. EPA National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory
(NVFEL), 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, http://
www.epa.gov/otaq/01-nvfel.htm, Phone: (734) 214-4200
U.S. EPA National Health and Environmental Effects Research
Laboratory (NHEERL) Gulf Ecology Division, Sabine Island
Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561, Phone:
(850) 934-9200, Fax: (850) 934-9201
U.S. EPA Radiation and Indoor Environments National
Laboratory, P.O. Box 98517, Las Vegas, NV 89193-8517,
Phone: (702) 798-2476
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EDISON LABORATORIES
2890 Woodbridge Ave., Ms100, Edison, NJ 08837-3679, Phone:
(732) 321-6754, Fax: (732) 321-4381
CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION
Centro Europa Building, 1492 Ponce Deleon Avenue, Suite 417,

San Juan, PR 00907-4127, Phone: (787) 977-5870, Fax: (787)
729-7747
VIRGIN ISLANDS FIELD OFFICE
Tunick Building, Suite 102, 1336 Beltjen Road, St. Thomas, VI
00801, Phone: (340) 714-2333, Fax: (340) 714-2332
HUDSON RIVER FIELD OFFICE
421 Lower Main Street, Hudson Falls, NY 12839, Phone: (518)
747-4389, Fax: (518) 747-8149
NIAGARA FALLS PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTER
345 Third Street, Suite 530, Niagara Falls, NY 14303, Phone:
(716) 285-8842, Fax: (716) 285-8788
Region 3 Regional Center for Environmental Information,
Philadelphia
US Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Center for
Environmental Information, Second Floor (3PM52), 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Phone: (215) 814-5254, Fax:
(215) 814-5253, epa.gov/reg3rcei/contacts2.htm
Region 4 Library, Atlanta
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Sam
Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta,
GA 30303-3104, Phone: (404) 562-9900, Fax: (404) 562-8174,
epa.gov/region4/library/index.htm
Region 5 Library, Chicago
77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, 12th floor, Phone: (312)
353-2022, Fax: (312) 353-2001, epa.gov/region5/library/
Region 6 Library, Dallas
EPA Region 6 Main Office, 1445 Ross Avenue (maps), Suite
1200, Dallas, TX 75202, Phone: (214) 665-6444,
epa.gov/earth1r6/6md/6lib/index.htm
Houston Laboratory

10625 Fallstone Road, Houston, TX 77099, Phone: (281) 983-
2100, Fax: (281) 983-2248
Border Liaison Office
4050 Rio Bravo, Suite 100, El Paso, TX 79902, Phone: (915) 533-
7273, Fax: (915) 533-2327
Brownsville Border Outreach Office
3505 Boca Chica, Suite 302, Brownsville, TX 78521, Phone: (956)
548-0898
Underground Injection Control
Pawhuska Section, Osage Nations Federal Programs, 627
Grandview Ave., Pawhuska, OK 74056, Phone: (918) 287-
4041, Fax: (918) 287-2322
Water Quality Field Office
707 Florida Street, Room B21, Baton Rouge, LA 70801,
Phone: (225) 389-0735, Fax: (225) 389-0704
Region 7 Information Resource Center, Kansas City
U.S. EPA Region 7, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101,
Phone: (913) 551-7241, Fax (913) 551-8762, r7-

Region 8 Environmental Information Service Center, Denver
U.S. EPA Region 8 Environmental Information Svc Ctr., 999 18th
Street, Suite 300 OC-L, Denver, CO 80202-2466, Phone: (800)
227-8917, Phone: (303) 312-6312,
U.S. EPA Region 8 Technical Library
999 18th Street, Suite 300 OC-L, Denver, CO 80202-2466,
Phone: (303) 312-6312 or Phone: (800)227-8917 in Region 8
states, Fax: (303) 312-7061,
U.S. EPA Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Phone: (866)
EPA-WEST, Phone: (415) 947-8000, />region09/visitor.html

U.S. EPA Region 10
1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, Phone: (800) 424-4EPA,
Fax: (206) 553-6346,
Laboratory Libraries
Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research
Center
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King
Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, Phone: (513) 569-7703, Fax: (513)
569-7709, />U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental
Science Center Library
701 Mapes Road, Fort Meade, MD 20755-5350, Phone: (410)
305-2603, Fax: (410) 305-3099, />esc/library/
NERL — Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division
Library
MD-267-02, Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,
Phone: (919) 541-4536, Fax: (919) 541-1379, epa.gov/
asmdnerl/library/general.htm
NERL — Environmental Sciences Division Technical
Research Center
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Environmental
Research Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, 944
East Harmon, Las Vegas, NV 89119, Phone: (702) 798-2100,
Fax: (702) 798-8147, epa.gov/nerlesd1/trc/home6.htm
NERL — Ecosystem Research Division Library
NERL/ERD Library
U.S. EPA, 960 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605-2700,
Phone: (706) 355-8011, Fax: (706) 355-8440, .
gov/natlibra/libraries/athens.htm
NHEERL — Atlantic Ecology Division Library, U.S. EPA AED

— NHEERL Library
27 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, RI 02882, Phone: (401)
782-3025, Fax: (401) 782-3025, />libraries/aed.htm
NHEERL — Gulf Ecology Division Library
1 Sabine Island Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561; Phone: (850)
934-9208, Fax (850) 934-2406, />overview_dw.htm
NHEERL — Midcontinent Ecology Division Library
U.S. EPA — Mid-Continent Ecology Division—Duluth, 6201
Congdon Boulevard, Duluth, MN 55804-2595, Phone: (218)
529-5000, Fax: (218) 529-5003, epa.gov/med/facilities/
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NHEERL — Western Ecology Division Library
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL WED Library,
200 SW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333, Phone: (541) 754-
4731, Fax: (541) 754-4799, />libraries/wed.htm
NRMRL — Groundwater and Ecosystems Restoration
Division Library
919 Kerr Research Drive, P.O. Box 1198, Ada, OK 74821-1198,
Phone: (580) 436-8505, Fax: (580) 436-8503, .
gov/natlibra/libraries/ada.htm
National Vehicle & Fuel Emissions Laboratory
Library
U.S. EPA NVFEL Library, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, MI
48105, Phone: (734) 214-4311, Fax: (734) 214-4525, http://
www.epa.gov/natlibra/libraries/nvfel.htm
RTP Library Services

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Drive,
Durham, NC 27709, Phone: (919) 541-7645, .
gov/rtp/library/index.htm
Environmental Financing Information Network
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Comptroller,
Environmental Finance Program (Mail Code) 2731R, Ariel Rios
Building 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
20460, Phone: (202) 564-4994, Fax: (202) 565-2587, http://
www.epa.gov/efinpage/efp.htm
National Enforcement Investigations, Center Environmental
Forensics, Library
U.S. EPA NEIC Library, P.O. Box 25277, Bldg. 53, Denver
Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, Phone: (303) 236-6136,
Fax: (303) 236-3218 epa.gov/compliance/criminal/forensics/
neiclibrary/index.html
Source: From www.epa.gov.
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Table 12A.6 Databases Used by EPA Libraries
Accidental Release Information Program (ARIP)
The Accidental Release Information Program (ARIP) database (July, 1999) is contained in a zip file (around 1 MB) that contains the ARIP
database file (DBF format) and supporting documentation. />Acid Rain Program
Acid Rain Program quarterly reports use Electronic Data Reporting (EDR) format version 2.1 and are due 30 days following every calendar
quarter. />Agricultural Pollution Prevention
Shows how farmers can save money and reduce pollution by sensible use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. agpp.html.
/>Air CHIEF CD-ROM, Version 11 April 2004 — Released June 2004
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is working to provide current emissions data to federal, state, and local regulatory agencies,
businesses, and the general public. The Air Clearing House For Inventories And Emission Factors (Air CHIEF) gives the public and
private sector user’s access to air emission data specific to estimating the types and quantities of pollutants that may be emitted from a

wide variety of sources. Updated annually, Air CHIEF offers thousands of pages contained in some of EPA’s most widely used and
requested documents. Included are the U.S. EPA Emission Inventory Group’s most popular emission estimation tools.
/>Air Facility System (AFS)
The Air Facility System (AFS) contains compliance and permit data for stationary sources regulated by the U.S. EPA and state and local air
pollution agencies. />Air Quality Index
The Air Quality Index (AQI) is an index for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your outdoor air is, and what associated
health effects might be a concern for you. />AQS Web Home
AQS has been migrated and deployed on the Web to eliminate the installation and updates of the AQS software on users’ machines and to
eliminate the need for the SecuRemote software. epa.gov/ttn/airs/airsaqs/aqsweb/aqswebhome.html
AirData
The site gives you access to air pollution data for the entire United States. AirData produces reports and maps of air pollution data based on
criteria that you specify. />AIRS Executive Software
A personal computer software and database that contains air pollution data extracted from the AIRS database. The Windows interface
makes it easy to generate many different reports, charts, and maps. AIRS Executive for Windows provides ambient air quality data from
monitoring sites across the U.S.A., and pollutant emissions estimates for stationary sources regulated by the EPA. AIRS Executive for
Windows also includes ambient air quality data from about 50 nations that voluntarily provided data in the early 1990s to the GEMS/AIR
Programme sponsored by the United Nations World Health Organization. />Alternatives for Unsewered Communities
This program is an extensive guide to the facilities planning process for small communities. Topics covered include needs documentation,
development of alternative solutions and selection of the best response, as well as treatment management and implementation. An
improved and expanded section on sludge is included as well. />Applicability Determination Index
EPA is committed to helping entities comply with regulatory requirements and improve environmental performance through compliance
assistance (CA). Compliance assistance is defined by EPA to include activities, tools or technical assistance which provide clear and
consistent information for helping the regulated community understand and meet its obligations under environmental laws and
regulations. />AQUATOX Model
AQUATOX is a simulation model for aquatic systems that predicts the fate of various pollutants, such as nutrients and organic chemicals,
and their effects on the ecosystem, including fish, invertebrates, and aquatic plants. AQUATOX is a valuable tool for ecologists,
biologists, water quality modelers, and anyone involved in the performing ecological risk assessments for aquatic ecosystems.
/>ArcHydro
Redlands, California — ArcHydro: GIS for Water Resources, the latest title from ESRI Press, describes how a water resources data model,
ArcHydro, is being applied within geographic information system (GIS) technology to provide a wide variety of hydrologic solutions.

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ASSESS Software
A computer-based tool for statistically assessing measurement errors in the collection of soil samples.
/>Assessment Database Software
The Assessment Database (ADB) is a relational database application for tracking water quality assessment data, including use attainment,
and causes and sources of impairment. States need to track this information and many other types of assessment data for thousands of
waterbodies, and integrate it into meaningful reports. The ADB is designed to make this process accurate, straightforward and user-
friendly for participating States, territories, tribes and basin commissions. />BEACH Watch
National Health Protection Survey of Beaches for the 2002 Swimming Seas. />Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS)
Benchmark dose risk assessment software (BMDS) was designed by EPA to generate dose-response curves and facilitate the analysis,
interpretation and synthesis of toxicological data. l />Best Management Practices for Soil Erosion
This program uses graphics and hypertext to provide information about soil erosion. Information is provided about the severity of erosion
worldwide, in the U.S. and in the Midwest in particular. The types of water erosion are described and illustrated along with detailed
descriptions of management and structural practices to control erosion.erosion.html />Better Assessment Science Integrating Point & Nonpoint Sources (Basins)
A multi-purpose environmental analysis system that integrates a geographical information system (GIS), national watershed data, and
state-of-the-art environmental assessment and modeling tools into one convenient package. />BIOPLUME III Software
BIOPLUME III is a 2D, finite difference model for simulating the natural attenuation of organic contaminants in groundwater due to the
processes of advection, dispersion, sorption, and biodegradation. Biotransformation processes are potentially important in the
restoration of aquifers contaminated with organic pollutants. />Biennial Reporting System (BRS)
The Hazardous Waste Report (Biennial Report) collects data on the generation, management, and minimization of hazardous waste. This
provides detailed data on the generation of hazardous waste from large quantity generators and data on waste management practices
from treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. />Biogenic Emissions Inventory System (BEIS)
BEIS estimates volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from vegetation and nitric oxide (NO) emissions from soils. Non-air-quality
model users may wish to consider GloBEIS. />Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES)
BEES software provides a technique for selecting cost-effective, environmentally preferable building products. BEES reduces complex,
science-based technical content (e.g. over 400 environmental flows from raw material acquisition through product disposal) to decision-

enabling results and delivers them in a graphical format. />Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
A searchable database of financial assistance sources (grants, loans, cost-sharing) available to fund a variety of watershed protection
projects. />Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling Software
CEAM provides proven predictive exposure assessment techniques for aquatic, terrestrial, and multimedia pathways for organic chemicals
and metals. />Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS)
The Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) provides public domain groundwater and vadose zone modeling software and
services to public agencies and private companies throughout the nation. The primary aims of CSMoS are to provide direct technical
support to EPA and State decision makers in subsurface model applications and to manage and support the groundwater models and
databases resulting from the research at NRMRL. />Central Data Exchange
The Central Data Exchange (CDX) enables fast, efficient, and more accurate environmental data submissions from state and local
governments, industry and tribes to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and participating program offices. EPA’s CDX is the
point of entry on the Environmental Information Exchange Network (Exchange Network) for environmental data submissions to the
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Certification and Fuel Economy Information System (CFEIS)
Information about the process of entering data into the EPA’s Certification and Fuel Economy Information System for light-duty vehicle and
truck manufacturers. />CHEMFLO Software
A program that enables users to simulate water movement and chemical transport in unsaturated soils by solving the Richards equation
(water) and the convection-dispersion equation (chemicals). />Chemical Contamination in Fish
A Windows based update of the original FISH program, it contains video clips illustrating concepts such as bioaccumulation, and risk
reduction techniques (including cooking and filleting tips). Users can search a list of chemical contaminants and learn about their effects,
or see photos and video of target species. Included are an updated list of contaminants from 1997 guidance, as well as references to an
online database of fish advisories and state contacts. />Chemical Hazard Information Profiles (CHIPS)
CHIPS summarize readily available information on health and environmental effects and exposure relating to a specific chemical
substance. The database contains information about chemical substances that have been referenced in these profiles. The Existing
Chemicals Program currently managed by OPPT, has superseded these profiles. />navigate?P_REG_AUTH_IDZ1&P_DATA_IDZ11681&P_VERSIONZ1
Chemical Screening Tool For Exposures & Environmental Releases (ChemSTEER)
Estimates occupational inhalation and dermal exposure to a chemical during industrial and commercial manufacturing, processing, and use

operations involving the chemical. Estimates releases of a chemical to air, water, and land that are associated with industrial and
commercial manufacturing, processing, and use of the chemical. />Children’s Environmental Health & Safety Inventory of Research (CHESIR)
Children’s Environmental Health and Safety Inventory of Research is a publicly accessible database created and maintained to ensure that
researchers and Federal research agencies have access to information on all research conducted or funded by the Federal Government
that is related to adverse health risks in children resulting from exposure to environmental health risks or safety risks.
/>Chemicals On Reporting Rules (CORR) Database
The CORR database contains information on chemicals which are regulated under specific sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), or section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). />Clean Water State Revolving Fund National Information Management System
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program is an innovative method of financing a wide range of projects related to water
quality. The CWSRF National Information Management System produces annual reports that provide a record of progress and
accountability for the program. />Clean Watersheds Needs Survey
The Office of Wastewater Management conducts the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) on a periodic basis. The CWNS, a joint
effort between States and EPA, is conducted in response to Section 205(a) and 516 of the Clean Water Act. The CWNS has information
on publicly-owned wastewater collection and treatment facilities, facilities for control of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), combined
sewer overflows (CSOs), stormwater control activities, nonpoint sources, and programs designed to protect the nation’s estuaries.
/>COMMUTER Model
Reports and information that relate to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
Program, the environmental impacts of transportation, induced travel/induced demand, intelligent transportation systems, EPA’s
Commuter Model, and other transportation/air quality issues. />Comparative Risk Assessment Software
Comparative risk assessment is a methodology which uses sound science, policy, economic analysis and stakeholder participation to
identify and address the areas of greatest environmental risks and provide a framework for prioritizing environmental problems.
/>Comply Software
A computerized screening tool for evaluating radiation exposure from atmospheric releases of radionuclides. May be used for
demonstrating compliance with some EPA and Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations.
/>Computational Toxicology
Computational toxicology is the integration of modern computing and information technology with molecular biology and chemistry to
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Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO)
CAMEOw is a system of software applications used widely to plan for and respond to chemical emergencies. CAMEO can be used to
access, store, and evaluate information critical for developing emergency plans and support regulatory compliance by helping users
meet the chemical inventory reporting requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA, also known
as SARA Title III). />Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS)
Superfund is a program administered by the EPA to locate, investigate, and clean up the worst hazardous waste sites throughout the United
States. />Confidence Interval Calculation for Source Partitioning Using Stable Isotopes
ISOERROR1_04 is a Microsoft Excel 2000e spreadsheet which calculates estimates and confidence intervals of source proportional
contributions to a mixture, using stable isotope analyses. />Consolidated Human Activity Database (CHAD)
Consolidated Human Activity Database (CHAD) contains data obtained from pre-existing human activity studies that were collected at city,
state, and national levels. CHAD is intended to be an input file for exposure/intake dose modeling and/or statistical analysis.
/>Cornell Mixing Zone Expert System (CORMIX)
Cornell Mixing Zone Expert System (CORMIX) is no longer distributed or supported by the EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling
(CEAM). Information on a Windows version of CORMIX is available from the CORMIX Home Page. />swater/cormix/index.htm
Decentralized Onsite Management for Treatment of Domestic Wastes Software
This program provides operation and maintenance information for on-site wastewater treatment systems, such as septic systems.
/>DEFT Software
A program that allows users to evaluate the financial feasibility of incorporating selected data quality objective (DQO) constrains into a
statistical sampling design before developing a final plan — the program assists with the seven-step DQO process, which is used to
develop statistical sampling design plans. />Delisting Risk Assessment Software (DRAS)
The Delisting Risk Assessment Software (DRAS) is a Windows-based computer program that predicts risks to human health and the
environment from the disposal of wastes to a landfill or surface impoundment. The DRAS is used to calculate potential chemical releases,
fate and transport of the chemicals and to determine risk associated with exposure to the chemicals released. epa.gov/region6/6pd/
rcra_c/pd-o/dras/dras.htm
DFLOW Software
DFLOW is a Windows-based tool developed to estimate user selected design stream flows for low flow analysis and water quality
standards. />Dietary Exposure Potential Model
A Model Using Extant Food Databases to Estimate Dietary Exposure to Chemical Residues. />Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List
The drinking water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) is the primary source of priority contaminants for evaluation by EPA’s drinking water
program. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended in 1996, requires EPA to publish a list of contaminants every five years

which, at the time of publication, are not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water regulations.
Contaminants on the CCL are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems and may require regulations under SDWA.
/>Ecological Structure Activity Relationships (ECOSAR)
ECOSAR (Ecological Structure Activity Relationships) is a personal computer software program that is used to estimate the toxicity of
chemicals used in industry and discharged into water. The program predicts the toxicity of industrial chemicals to aquatic organisms such
as fish, invertebrates, and algae by using Structure Activity Relationships (SARs). The program estimates a chemical’s acute (short-
term) toxicity and, when available, chronic (long-term or delayed) toxicity. />ECOTOX Database
The ECOTOXicology database is a source for locating single chemical toxicity data for aquatic life, terrestrial plants and wildlife. ECOTOX
integrates three toxicology effects databases: AQUIRE (aquatic life), PHYTOTOX (terrestrial plants), and TERRETOX (terrestrial
wildlife). These databases were created by the U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development (ORD), and the National Health and
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8(e) TRIAGE Chemical Studies Database
The primary purpose of this information product is to make TSCA 8(e) submission information accessible to the general public and
organizations whose efforts are associated with protection of health and safety. />Electronic Wetlands Herbarium
A detailed look at the plants typical of 11 different wetland types from bog to wet prairie. Each entry gives detailed botanical information as
well as a photo of the plant. The outstanding photos are identification quality. Examples are taken from the U.S. Midwest region. http://
www.epa.gov/seahome/wetherb.html
Emergency Response Notification System
The Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS) is a computer database containing information on release notifications of oil and
hazardous substances that have occurred throughout the United States and have been reported to the National Response Center (NRC)
and/or one of the 10 EPA Regions. />Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID)
eGRID is a database that provides information on the air quality attributes of almost all the electric power generated in the United States.
eGRID provides you with many search options, including information for individual power plants, generating companies, states, and
regions of the power grid. />Endangered Species Protection Program Databases
Provides the endangered species by county and the species information database. />Energy Star Software Tools
Energy star is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy
efficiency.

Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO)
Use ECHO to determine whether compliance inspections have been conducted by EPA or State/local governments; violations were
detected; and enforcement actions were taken and penalties were assessed in response to environmental law violations. .
gov/echo/
Enforcement Economic Models — ABEL, BEN, CASHOUT, PROJECT, INDIPAY, MUNIPAY
The economic enforcement models are used to analyze the financial aspects of enforcement actions. />programs/econmodels/index.html#models
Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model, Windows (QUAL2E)
The Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model (QUAL2E) is a steady state model for conventional pollutants in branching streams and well
mixed lakes. The model can be used to study impact of waste loads on in-stream water quality and identify magnitude and quality
characteristics of nonpoint waste loads. />Envirofacts
Envirofacts, is a single point of access to select U.S. EPA environmental data. This website provides access to several EPA databases to
provide information about environmental activities that may affect air, water, and land anywhere in the United States. />enviro/index.html
Environmental Assessment Case Study
A companion to the 1992 Environmental Assessment Resource Guide, the program utilizes real-life examples of an environmental impact
assessment and leads the user through the environmental assessment process. />Environmental Assessment Resource Guide
EARG is a generic source of information to help assist in the conduct of environmental assessments of virtually any type of project. Topics
covered include scoping, generation of alternatives, impact identification and analysis, mitigation, decision-making and post-decision
analysis. />Environmental Data Registry (EDR)
The Environmental Data Registry (EDR) is a comprehensive, authoritative reference for information about the definition, source, and uses
of environmental data. The EDR supports the creation and implementation of data standards that are designed to promote the efficient
sharing of environmental information among EPA, states, tribes, and other information trading partners. The EDR also catalogs data
elements in application systems. The EDR does not contain environmental data—it provides descriptive information to make the data
more meaningful. />Environmental Financing Information Network (EFIN)
The Environmental Financing Information Network (EFIN) provides information services needed by state, sub-state, municipal and EPA
officials and small business owners involved in funding environmental programs and projects. These information services include
maintaining the EFP Web site and the EFIN database, which are the main methods for disseminating information on environmental
financing altermatives; an infoline that provides referrals and assistance with locating environmental financing information, and
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Environmental Information Management System (EIMS)
EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) has developed a scientific environmental information management system (EIMS)
that stores, manages, and delivers descriptive information (metadata) for data sets, databases, documents, models, multimedia,
projects, and spatial information. The EIMS design also provides a repository for scientific documentation that can be easily accessed
with standard Web browsers to place a virtual library on the desktop of EPA staff and others with Internet access. epa.gov/eims/
Environmental Planning for Small Communities (TRILOGY)
This program offers a complete one-stop introduction to a wide range of environmental issues and decisions that affect small to medium-
sized communities. It offers communities the chance to judge their own needs and preferences, and to make informed decisions on their
own. Major sections cover Environmental laws and regulations, Self-assessment, Planning and comparative risk analysis, Financial tools
and financial self-analysis, Case studies, and Contact and information directory. />Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Database
The Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Database — a tool to make it easier to purchase products and services with reduced
environmental impacts. Environmental information on over 600 products and services is included in this database.
epa.gov/opptintr/epp/database.htm
Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS) Database
The Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS) is a national network of monitoring stations that regularly collect air,
precipitation, drinking water, and milk samples for analysis of radioactivity. The ERAMS network has been used to track environmental
releases resulting from nuclear emergencies and to provide baseline data during routine conditions. Data generated from ERAMS
provides the information base for making decisions necessary to ensure the protection of public health. />erams/
Enviro$en$e Solvent Substitution Data Systems
Enviro$en$e, part of the U.S. EPA’s web site, provides a single repository for pollution prevention, compliance assurance, and enforcement
information and data bases. The search engine searches multiple web sites (inside and outside the EPA), and offers assistance in
preparing a search. />Enviro$en$e VendInfo
Vendor Information (VendInfo) search page, a repository of more than 1200 listings of pollution prevention equipment, products, or
services. This page provides listings using a free text method, or by selecting from the various equipment categories. />vendors/
EPANET Software
EPANET is a Windows 95/98/NT program that performs extended period simulation of hydraulic and water-quality behavior within
pressurized pipe networks. A network can consist of pipes, nodes (pipe junctions), pumps, valves and storage tanks or reservoirs.
EPANET tracks the flow of water in each pipe, the pressure at each node, the height of water in each tank, and the concentration of a
chemical species throughout the network during a simulation period comprised multiple time steps. In addition to chemical species, water

age and source tracing can also be simulated. />EPA REACH IT — Remediation and Characterization Innovative Technologies
EPA REACH IT, sponsored by EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI), is a system that lets
environmental professionals use the Internet to search, view, download, and print information about innovative remediation and
characterization technologies. epareachit.org/
Estimation Program Interface (EPI) Suite
The EPI (Estimation Programs Interface) SuiteTM is a Windowsw based suite of physical/chemical property and environmental fate
estimation models developed by the EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention Toxics and Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC). EPI
SuiteTM uses a single input to run the following estimation models: KOWWINTM, AOPWINTM, HENRYWINTM, MPBPWINTM,
BIOWINTM, PCKOCWINTM, WSKOWWINTM, BCFWINTM, HYDROWINTM, and STPWINTM, WVOLWINTM, and LEV3EPITM. EPI
SuiteTM was previously called EPIWIN. epa.gov/opptintr/exposure/docs/episuite.htm
Exposure Analysis Modeling System (EXAMS)
The Exposure Analysis Modeling System (EXAMS) is an interactive software application for formulating aquatic ecosystem models and
rapidly evaluating the fate, transport, and exposure concentrations of synthetic organic chemicals including pesticides, industrial
materials, and leachates from disposal sites. />Exposure, Fate Assessment Screening Tool
Provides screening-level estimates of the concentrations of chemicals released to air, surface water, landfills, and from consumer
products. E-FAST Version 2 is being designed to support both new chemicals and existing chemical programs. Estimates provided are
potential inhalation, dermal and ingestion dose rates resulting from these releases. Modeled estimates of concentrations and doses
are designed to reasonably overestimate exposures, for use in screening level assessment. />docs/efast.htm
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Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) Chemical Profiles and Emergency First Aid Guides
This is information about each of the 300C EHS currently listed as part of Section 302 of the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act. Each chemical profile includes physical/chemical properties, health hazards, fire and explosion hazards, reactivity
data, precautions for safe handling and use, and protective equipment for emergency situations. The first aid guide provides signs and
symptoms of poisoning and emergency treatment for first responders. The chemical profiles and first aid guides may be accessed from
either the CAS No. or alphabetical list of EHS. />Facility Registry System (FRS)
The Facility Registry System (FRS) is a centrally managed database that identifies facilities, sites or places subject to environmental
regulations or of environmental interest. FRS creates high-quality, accurate, and authoritative facility identification records through

rigorous verification and management procedures that incorporate information from program national systems, state master facility
records, data collected from EPA’s Central Data Exchange registrations and data management personnel. The FRS provides Internet
access to a single integrated source of comprehensive (air, water, and waste) environmental information about facilities, sites or places.
/>Factor Information REtrieval (FIRE)
The Factor Information REtrieval (FIRE) Data System is a database containing EPA’s emission estimation factors for criteria and
hazardous air pollutants in an easy to use Windows program. Users can browse through records in the database or select specific
emission factors by source category, source classification code (SCC), pollutant name, CAS number, or control device. FIRE 6.25
contains emission factors from the Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors (AP-42 Fifth Edition) for all AP42 sections posted by
September 1, 2004, the Locating and Estimating (L&E) series of documents, and the retired AFSEF and XATEF documents. All EPA
Source Classification Codes (SCC) through September 1, 2004 are in the FIRE database. />index.html
Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Software
Analytical software tools are intended to help choose conservation measures that are most cost effective and environmentally friendly. Used
at the facility evaluation and assessment stage of energy project development, the tools compare potential energy conservation
measures by performing complex energy consumption analyses and modeling, as well as comparative life-cycle costing analyses.
eere.energy.gov/femp/information/access_tools.cfm
FEMWATER/LEWASTE Model
Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model of Water Flow Through Saturated-Unsaturated Media (3DFEMWATER) and Three-Dimensional
Lagrangian–Eulerian Finite Element Model of Waste Transport Through Saturated–Unsaturated Media (3DLEWASTE) are related and
can be used together to model flow and transport in three-dimensional, variably-saturated porous media under transient conditions with
multiple distributed and point sources/sinks. These models can be used to apply the assimilative capacity criterion to development of
wellhead protection areas, as each U.S. state is required to do under the 1986 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. http://www.
epa.gov/ceampubl/gwater/femwater/index.htm
Fertilizer Storage and Handling Software
This HTML program gives a general overview of fertilizer handling and storage, and features a risk assessment section, and
recommendations for correcting fertilizer storage problems. />FIFRA Section 18 Database
The EPA FIFRA Section 18 Emergency Exemption database provides information about current and recent actions under Section 18. For
detailed information about the tolerances associated with a particular action, the Federal Register can be accessed to locate the
tolerance document according to the date it was published. This database is updated approximately every 2 weeks. />opprd001/section18/#dbinfo
FLOW-CALC Software
FLOW-CALC is a software tool developed by EPA’s Clean Air Markets Division for stack testers who perform flow RATAs for units

under the Acid Rain Program, the OTC NOx Budget Program and the SIP Call NOx Budget Trading Program. The software is
designed to improve data quality and facilitate the entry of flow RATA data into EDR v2.1 format. />monitoring/mdc/flowcalc.html
Food and Gill Exchange of Toxic Substances (FGETS) Software Model
Food and Gill Exchange of Toxic Substances (FGETS) is a FORTRAN simulation model that predicts temporal dynamics of fish whole body
concentration [ug chemical/(g live weight fish)] of non ionic, nonmetabolized, organic chemicals that are bioaccumulated from either: (a)
water only — the predominant route of exchange during acute exposures, or (b) water and food jointly — characteristic of chronic
exposures. />Fuel Storage Practices on the Farm
An overview of the importance and techniques of proper fuel storage. The risk assessment portion prompts the user to describe how
petroleum products are stored and then evaluates the safety of these practices and provides detailed information about any problems
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Fuels Models
This Web page provides information on models estimating emissions impacts to changes in fuel properties and composition. http://www.
epa.gov/otaq/fuelsmodel.htm
GCSOLAR Model
GCSOLAR program is a set of routines that computes direct photolysis rates and half-lives of pollutants in the aquatic environment. The
half-lives are calculated as a function of season, latitude, time-of-day, depth in water bodies, and ozone layer thickness. This program
operates in an interactive screen mode to facilitate data and program command entry by the user. Input values, with few restrictions, are
format free. The user controls program flow by entering program execution commands. />index.htm
Geo-EAS Software
A collection of interactive software tools for performing two-dimensional geostatistical analyses of spatially distributed data. The principal
functions of the package are the production of grids and contour maps of interpolated (kriged) estimates from sample data. Geo-EAS can
produce data maps, univariate statistics, scatter plots/linear regression, and variogram computation and model fitting. .
gov/nerlesd1/databases/geo-eas/access.htm
GEOPACK Software
A comprehensive geostatistical software package that allows both novice and advanced users to undertake geostatistical analyses of
spatially correlated data. The program generates graphics (i.e. linear or logarithmic line plots, contour and block diagrams); computes
basic statistics (i.e., mean, median, variance, standard deviation, skew, and kurtosis); runs programs for linear regression, polynomial

regression, and Kolomogorov-Smirnov tests; calculates linear estimations and nonlinear estimations; and determines sample
semivariograms and cross-semivariograms. />Geophysics Advisor Software
This program aids in the sampling and monitoring of hazardous waste sites. Utilizing an initial set of questions, the program develops an
initial profile that is further refined by additional question based upon earlier answers. The program considers several geophysical
methods: electromagnetic induction; resistivity; ground-penetrating radar; magnetic; seismic; soil gas; gravity; and radiometric. The
program recommends the type(s) of geophysics that will most likely fit the site requirements for determining the location of contamination
and providing site characterization. various methods is shown on screen, indicating the degree of superiority of one method over another.
This version contains a database of the physical and chemical properties of 94 substances selected from EPA’s first priority list. http://
www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/databases/geophy-adv/geophysi.htm
GEOS Software
A public-domain software package developed by EPA to facilitate the collection and analysis of geoenvironmental data. The term
“geoenvironmental” includes soil, geologic, and groundwater data collected to assess or monitor environmental conditions at a
site. Major GEOS functions include easy data entry (standard database format allows the user to enter data in a spreadsheet
format); simple data management and reporting (such as sorts and queries); preliminary site visualization (contouring of soil
and groundwater chemical concentration isopleths, creation of actual and interpolated geologic cross sections, and viewing of
well screen intervals in relation to subsurface geology); data exchange (existing GRITS/STAT facility data can be imported into
GEOS for contouring of groundwater quality data using the PSV module); access to other geoenvironmental software (GEOS
provides a convenient framework for moving between multiple programs). />htm
Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Node of the National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse is a component of the National
Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). This node provides a pathway to find information about geospatial data available from the EPA.
Geospatial data is used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to identify the geographic location and characteristics of natural or
man-made features and boundaries on the earth. />Global Endocrine Disruptor Research Inventory (GEDRI)
This compilation of on going research projects related to endocrine disruptions was assembled following the recommendation of the
Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS) and the 1997 Declaration of the Environment Leaders of the Eight on Children’s
Environmental Health. The initial goal was to bring together and update the existing United States Inventory with those of the Canadian
government and the European Union. With this accomplished, the organization is now encouraging and accepting submission of
research projects by other countries and private industry. />EPA Grant Writing Tutorial Software
This interactive software tool walks the user through the grant-writing process and helps them learn to write more competitive grants. The
program includes: detailed information and tips on writing a grant proposal; how to complete a grant application package; program-

specific sections on three EPA grant programs: (1) Environmental Justice, (2) Environmental Justice through Pollution Prevention; and
(3) Environmental Education; examples of good, complete grant packages; references; a glossary of terms; resources and contacts; and
a mock grant-writing activity where the user is able to compare their results to a successful grant application epa.gov/seahome/
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Grants Information and Control System (GICS)
EPA’s management information system for grants programs is the Grants Information and Control System (GICS), which awards,
administers, and monitors grants. Grants are regularly awarded to Federal, State, or local government agencies, universities, and other
institutions that support EPA’s environmental programs. Specific types of agreements include assistance agreements, grants,
cooperative agreements, interagency agreements, and other types of program support agreements administered by Headquarters or
EPA regions. These program support agreements provide for research, demonstration projects, training, fellowships, investigations,
surveys, studies, and other types of program support activities. />Great Lakes Adventure Software
This program (Teacher and Student versions) is aimed at a youth audience (grades 9–12) and will run on both Wintel and Mac computers.
Investigate the natural history of the basin, the water cycle, stratification and turnover of the lakes. Explore six Hot Topics: (1) Habitat
loss; (2) Beach closures; (3) Fish communities; (4) Toxics; (5) Exotic Species; and (6) Eutrophication
Great Lakes Environmental Database
The Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) collects environmental data on a wide variety of constituents in water, biota, sediment,
and air. Central to the data management effort is a computerized relational database system to house Lake Michigan Mass Balance and
other project results. That system, the Great Lakes Environmental Database (GLENDA), was developed to provide data entry, storage,
access and analysis capabilities to meet the needs of mass balance modelers and other potential users of Great Lakes data. http://www.
epa.gov/glnpo/monitoring/data_proj/glenda/
Green Chemistry Expert System
Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation or hazardous waste. The
Microsoft Access driven GCES software is a stand-alone version of the program designed to perform custom applications. http://www.
epa.gov/greenchemistry/gces.html
GRITS/STA Software
A comprehensive database system for storing, analyzing, and reporting information from groundwater monitoring programs at RCRA,

CERCLA, and other regulated facilities and sites. This software program integrates EPA’s Groundwater Information Tracking System, a
database of groundwater information, with STAT, a statistical analysis system. The package provides a nationally responsive system that
incorporates data elements from appropriate EPA program offices. The system supports data entry, report generation, export of data to
other software applications (e.g., modeling programs), and statistical analysis. />abstract.htm
Ground Water Primer
This update of the original groundwater program educates users about the nature of groundwater and the principles of groundwater
protection. It contains a detailed introduction to hydrogeology, information on numerous drinking water contaminants, and a section on
what you can do to protect your groundwater. />Hazards Analysis for Toxics Analysis (HATS) Software
EPA and NOAA developed this web site to facilitate the use of CAMEO and to offer online technical support. />cameo/
Hazardous Waste Management on the Farm Software
This tutorial is intended to serve as a guide towards proper hazardous waste management. Knowing the regulations, different methods of
disposal of hazardous waste, and how to provide a safer environment are all part of proper hazardous waste management. A risk
assessment included in this program will allow you to identify high risk practices on farms. />Health Effects Notebook for Hazardous Air Pollutants
The fact sheets available on this Web page describe the effects on human health of substances that are defined as hazardous by the 1990
amendments of the Clean Air Act. These substances include certain volatile organic chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, and radionuclides
that present tangible hazard, based on scientific studies of exposure to humans and other mammals. There is uncertainty in the precise
degree of hazard, and readers are cautioned that the fact sheets may be revised as additional data become available. .
gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/hapindex.html
HELP Software
A quasi-two-dimensional modeling program that simulates water movement into and out of landfills based on a waste management systems
particular design. The user can conduct water-balance analyses of solid waste disposal and containment facilities. The program allows
comparison of proposed landfill designs by estimating runoff, evapotranspiration, drainage, leachate collection, and liner leakage.
Modeling incorporates information on cover soils, waste cells, lateral drain layers, low permeability barrier soils, synthetic geomembrane
liners, and weather. Results are expressed as daily, monthly, annual, and long-term water budgets. Although applicable to most landfills,
HELP was developed specifically for modeling hazardous and municipal solid waste landfills as required by RCRA. />nerlesd1/databases/help/abstract.htm
High Production Volume (HPV) Voluntary Challenge Chemical List
Searchable database of the 1990 or 1994 list by CAS Number, Chemical Name, Indicator value, Chemical Sponsorship Status, or Sponsor
Commitment Status. epa.gov/chemrtk/opptsrch.htm
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The Hotelling/Williams Test for the Difference between Two Dependent Correlations
The Hotelling/Williams procedure tests the null hypothesis of equality between two dependent product-moment correlations. Specifically, it
tests whether the correlation between Z and X differs from the correlation between Z and Y, where X, Y and Z are three variables
measured on the same set of observational units. />Household Waste Management Software
This HTML program teaches the user how to safely and efficiently manage waste, and particularly hazardous waste, in the home. Users can
visit a ‘virtual house’ and choose extended discussions of the many products they might encounter there. Safe homemade alternatives
are presented and evaluated. An enormous state-by-state database of mail, telephone, and Internet contacts puts users in touch with a
wealth of free downloadable publications. Provides over 30 quizzes and activities for K-12 students, sorted by grade level. http://www.
epa.gov/seahome/hwaste.html
Human Exposure Database Software
HEDS is the Human Exposure Database System. HEDS is an integrated database system that contains chemical measurements,
questionnaire responses, documents, and other information related to EPA research studies of the exposure of people to Environmental
contaminants. />Human Exposure Model (HEM)
The Human Exposure Model (HEM) is used primarily for performing risk assessments for major point sources (usually producers or large
users of specified chemicals) of air toxics. The HEM only addresses the inhalation pathway of exposure, and is designed to predict risks
associated with emitted chemicals in the ambient air (i.e., in the vicinity of an emitting facility but beyond the facility’s property boundary).
The HEM provides ambient air concentrations, as surrogates for lifetime exposure, for use with unit risk estimates and inhalation
reference concentrations to produce estimates of cancer risk and noncancer hazard, respectively, for the air toxics modeled. http://www.
epa.gov/ttn/fera/human_hem.html
Hydrodynamic, Sediment, and Contaminant Transport Model (HSCTM2D)
The Hydrodynamic, Sediment, and Contaminant Transport Model (HSCTM2D) is a finite element modeling system for simulating two-
dimensional, vertically-integrated, surface water flow (typically riverine or estuarine hydrodynamics), sediment transport, and
contaminant transport. The modeling system consists of two modules, one for hydrodynamic modeling (HYDRO2D) and the other for
sediment and contaminant transport modeling (CS2D). One example problem is included. The HSCTM2D modeling system may be used
to simulate both short term (less than 1 year) and long term scour and/or sedimentation rates and contaminant transport and fate in
vertically well mixed bodies of water. />Hydrological Simulation Program — FORTRAN (HSPF)
Hydrological Simulation Program — FORTRAN (HSPF) is a comprehensive package for simulation of watershed hydrology and water
quality for both conventional and toxic organic pollutants. HSPF incorporates watershed-scale ARM and NPS models into a basin-scale

analysis framework that includes fate and transport in one dimensional stream channels. It is the only comprehensive model of
watershed hydrology and water quality that allows the integrated simulation of land and soil contaminant runoff processes with In-stream
hydraulic and sediment-chemical interactions. The result of this simulation is a time history of the runoff flow rate, sediment load, and
nutrient and pesticide concentrations, along with a time history of water quantity and quality at any point in a watershed. HSPF simulates
three sediment types (sand, silt, and clay) in addition to a single organic chemical and transformation products of that chemical. http://
www.epa.gov/ceampubl/swater/hspf/
IMES Software
A computer-based tool for matching a site’s characteristics with the appropriate model or models. This integrated system for model
evaluation has three elements: (1) A selection system for use in choosing an exposure assessment model (currently for air, groundwater,
nonpoint source, and surface water media models); (2) A validation database that includes information on models for air, groundwater,
nonpoint source, and surface water assessment; and (3) A model uncertainty database (currently only for six surface water models).
Each IMES element can be used independently. Once a model(s) has been selected, information on model uncertainty can be accessed.
/>Improving Silage Storage on the Farm Software
To prevent possible well contamination, silos should be located as far away from wells as practical. This program gives a general overview
of silage storage, and features a risk assessment section, and recommendations for correcting silage storage problems. .
gov/seahome/silage.html
Indoor Air Quality Software
Indoor air quality problems carry a high degree of human health risk. This program explores how the environment of a typical home or office
affects indoor air quality. Colorful building cross-sections offer users self-guided home, office and pollutant tours. Sources of various
indoor air pollutants are discussed, along with associated health risks for each pollutant, and how to reduce pollutant levels. http://www.
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Industrial Waste Air Model (IWAIR)
EPA developed IWAIR to assist facility managers and regulatory agency staff in evaluating inhalation risks. Workers and residents in the
vicinity of a unit may be exposed to volatile chemicals from the unit in the air they breathe. Exposure to some of these chemicals at
sufficient concentrations may cause a variety of cancer and noncancer health effects (such as developmental effects in a fetus or
neurological effects in an adult). With a limited amount of site-specific information, IWAIR can estimate whether specific wastes or waste

management practices may pose an unacceptable risk to human health. />Industrial Waste Management Evaluation Model (IWEM)
The IWEM software is designed to assist in determining the most appropriate waste management unit design to minimize or avoid adverse
groundwater impacts, by evaluating types of liners, the hydrogeologic conditions of the site, and the toxicity and expected leachate
concentrations of the anticipated waste constituents. The software compares the groundwater protection afforded by various liner
systems with the anticipated leachate concentrations to determine what minimum liner system is needed to be protective of human health
and groundwater resources (or in the case of land application units (LAUs), determine whether or not land application is recommended).
/>Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS)
The Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) supports the information needs of the National Enforcement and Compliance
program as well as the unique needs of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. ICIS will integrate data
that is currently located in more than a dozen separate data systems. The Web-based system will eventually enable individuals from
states, communities, facilities, and EPA to access integrated enforcement and compliance data from any desktop connected to the
Internet. EPA’s ability to target the most critical environmental problems will improve as the system integrates data from all media.
epa.gov/Compliance/planning/data/modernization/index.html
Integrated Data for Enforcement Analysis System (IDEA)
The Integrated Data for Enforcement Analysis system (IDEA) is a comprehensive single-source of environmental performance data on
regulated facilities within the EPA. IDEA provides a comprehensive historical profile of inspections, enforcement actions, penalties
assessed, toxic chemicals released, and emergency hazardous spills for any EPA regulated facility. This single point of access provides
information from the Agency’s Air, Water, Hazardous Waste, Toxic Chemical Release Inventory, and Emergency Response Notification
Systems. epa.gov/Compliance/planning/data/multimedia/idea/index.html
Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model for Lead in Children (IEUBK)
Lead poisoning presents potentially significant risks to the health and welfare of children all over the world today. The Integrated Exposure
Uptake Biokinetic Model for Lead in Children (IEUBK) attempts to predict blood-lead concentrations (PbBs) for children exposed to lead
in their environment. />Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is prepared and maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), is an
electronic database containing information on human health effects that may result from exposure to various chemicals in the
environment. IRIS was initially developed for EPA staff in response to a growing demand for consistent information on chemical
substances for use in risk assessments, decision-making and regulatory activities. The information in IRIS is intended for those without
extensive training in toxicology, but with some knowledge of health sciences. />Internet Geographical Exposure Modeling System (IGEMS)
The IGEMS is a modernization of OPPT’s older Graphical Exposure Modeling System and PCGEMS tools. IGEMS brings together in one
system several EPA environmental fate and transport models and some of the environmental data needed to run them. IGEMS includes

models and data for ambient air, surface water, soil, and groundwater, and makes the models much easier to use than their stand-alone
counterparts. IGEMS will have graphics and Geographical Information System (GIS) capabilities for displaying environmental modeling
results. />IsoConc: Concentration-Dependent Stable Isotope Mixing Model
ISOCONC1_01.xls is a Microsoft Excel 2000e spreadsheet which performs calculations for the concentration-weighted stable isotope
mixing model outlined in Phillips DL & Koch PL (2002) Incorporating concentration dependence in stable isotope mixing models,
Oecologia 130: 114–125. This dual-isotope model takes into account isotopic element concentration differences among the sources in
determining the proportional contributions of sources to a mixture. epa.gov/wed/pages/models/isoconc/isoconc1_01.htm
IsoConc: Confidence Interval Calculation for Source Partitioning Using Stable Isotopes
ISOERROR1_04 is a Microsoft Excel 2000e spreadsheet which calculates estimates and confidence intervals of source proportional
contributions to a mixture, using stable isotope analyses. Examples include the proportions of different food sources in an animal’s diet,
C3 vs. C4 plant inputs to soil organic carbon, etc. Linear mixing models are used to partition two sources with a single isotopic signature
(e.g., d13C) or three sources with a second isotopic signature (e.g., d15N). epa.gov/wed/pages/models/isotopes/isoerror1_04.htm
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IsoSource: Stable Isotope Mixing Model for Partitioning an Excess Number of Sources
IsoSource is a Microsoft Visual Basice software package which calculates ranges of source proportional contributions to a mixture based
on stable isotope analyses when the number of sources is too large to permit a unique solution (O number of isotope systems C1).
Examples include partitioning of pollutant sources in a waste stream, food sources in an animal’s diet, water sources for plant uptake,
carbon sources in soil organic matter, and many others. epa.gov/wed/pages/models/isosource/isosource.htm
Landfill Air Emissions Estimation Model
The Landfill Air Emissions Model is PC-based software for estimating emissions of methane, carbon dioxide, nonmethane organic
compounds, and hazardous air pollutants from municipal solid waste landfills. These emissions are generated by decomposition of
refuse in landfills. The mathematical model used in Landfill is based on a first order decay equation that can be run using site-specific data
supplied by the user for the parameters needed to estimate emissions or, if data are not available, using default value sets included in
Landfill. epa.gov/oar/oaqps/landfill.html
LandVieww 5
LandView 5 contains selected Census 2000 demographic data from Summary File 1 (SF1) and maps based on the Census 2000
TIGER/Linew files for all states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These maps show both streets and Census 2000 legal and

statistical areas (including Census 2000 Urban/Rural delineations). LandView 5 also contains recent EPA and USGS Geographic Names
Information System (GNIS) data and maps. />LC50 (Lethal Concentration, 50%) Software Model
LC50 (lethal concentration, 50%) estimates LC50 values using the Trimmed Spearman-Karber Method. This program originated at
Montana State University and has been modified by data processing staffs at the Duluth and Athens National Exposure Research
Laboratories. />The Lead Contamination Information System (Lead in Drinking Water)
The dangers of lead in drinking water are explained using graphics and hypertext. The program provides basic facts about this vital topic,
answering common questions on the effects of lead in drinking water, and presenting techniques for reducing lead exposure. leaddw.html
/>Lead in the Environment Software
A detailed look at the health problems posed by lead. Learn about testing children for lead poisoning. This hypertext program presents
sources of lead, health effects, and techniques for reducing lead exposure in and around the home. A quiz helps users review what they
have learned, and the reference section points them to local, regional and national sources of information and help. />seahome/leadenv.html
List of Lists Database — Consolidated list of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA and Section 112w of the Clean Air Act
This is a searchable database of EPA’s October 2001 Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. The entire database is available as a PDF file. epa.gov/ceppo/pubs/
title3.pdf
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Database
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986 required each state’s Governor to establish a state
emergency response commission (SERC) which in turn resulted in the formation of local emergency planning committees. The database
provides information related to data compiled by LEPCs nationwide. epa.gov/ceppo/lepclist.htm
Livestock Manure Handling
Similar in content to Livestock Manure Storage, this program gives an overview of manure types and proper management systems for
different animals including cattle, swine, sheep, poultry, and horses. Users can evaluate their own risk through the interactive
questionnaire, and receive suggestions for reducing the threat to their water supply. />Mean Similarity Analysis
MEANSIM6 contains software for Mean Similarity Analysis, a method of assessing the strength of a classification of many objects (sites)
into a relatively small number of groups. Classification strength is measured by the extent to which sites within the same groups are more
similar to each other, on average, than they are to sites in different groups. Users supply a matrix of pairwise similarities (or dissimilarities)
for all possible pairs of sites to a program (RNDTST6) that calculates mean between and within-group similarities. />wed/pages/models/dendro/mean_similarity_analysis.htm
Mercury in Medical Facilities
This HTML program teaches health care professionals (and anyone else) about the hazards of mercury as commonly used in medical care

facilities, especially hospitals and clinics. Mercury can pose a significant health problem for these professionals and also for patients and
the environment in general. The program explains the impact of mercury on human health and the integrity of ecosystems, and a ‘virtual
hospital’ allow users to see sources of mercury and their alternatives. />Meteorological Data
The meteorological data files contain measurements taken at 237 weather stations located throughout the United States for a period
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