Resources by Topic: Environmental
OVERVIEW
Working with dams requires working in and around water and wetlands, which are regulated activities. Regulation can occur at the federal, state and local level. The resources below are aimed at helping you recognize when permits are required for maintenance, rehabilitation, construction or demolition of dams. Other environmental requirements may include environmental assessments, alternative analyses, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits, and erosion & sedimentation control permits.
PROFICIENCIES
Wetlands: Hydrophytic Plants; Wetland Hydrology; Hydric Soils; Wetland Delineation
Impacts to: Wetlands/Waters; Threatened/Endangered Species; Historical/Archeaological Resources
Permitting: Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; US Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permits; State Permitting for wetland/water impacts; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits
Mitigation: Compensatory Mitigation Requirements; Mitigation Banking
CLASSROOM AND WEB-BASED TRAINING
Society of Wetland Scientists Wetland-Related Training Courses & Workshops
Wetland Training Institute
Richard Chinn Environmental Training, Inc.
For additional training, search the ASDSO Training Calendar.
GUIDELINES AND SUGGESTED REFERENCES
Some of the most highly recommended resources in this area are listed below. For additional resources, search the ASDSO Bibliography.
Federal Publications
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineering and Design - Guidelines for Landscape Planting and Vegetation Management at Floodwalls, Levees, and Embankment Dams [EM 1110-2-301] (2000)
J. C. Fischenich. Effects of riprap on riverine and riparian ecosystems, ERDC/EL TR-03-4 (2003)
Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (1987)
Regional Supplements to Corps Delineation Manual
2007 US Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permits
USACE Woody Vegetation Research on Levees
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Design of Small Dams, third edition (1987)
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Service
National Engineering Handbook, Part 654 - Stream Restoration Design [H.210.NEH.654] (2008)
Hydric Soils
US Department of Interior National Park Service
National Park Service State Historic Preservation Offices
US Environmental Protection Agency
Laws, Regulations, Treaties: Policy and Technical Guidance Documents – Key policy and technical guidance documents regarding wetlands and aquatic resources in the United States.
Compensatory Wetlands Mitigation
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Program Basics
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Endangered Species Program
National Wetlands Inventory Wetlands Mapper
Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States
National Wetlands Inventory Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats Classification Key (NWI Codes)
National Fish Passage Program
Miscellaneous
American Society of Civil Engineers
A. Prakash. Water Resources Engineering: Handbook of Essential Methods and Design (2004)
Animal Welfare Institute
Endangered Species Handbook: Aquatic Ecosystems - Rivers: Dams, Canals and Channeling (2005)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
M. Larinier. Environmental issues, dams and fish migration (2001)
G. Marmulla. Dams, fish and fisheries: Opportunities, challenges and conflict resolution [FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 419] (2001)
Society of Wetland Scientists
www.sws.org/
World Commission on Dams
S. A. Brandt and F. Hassan. Dams and Cultural Heritage Management (2000)
World Conservation Union
P. Dugan. Wetland conservation : a review of current issues and required action (1990)
Additional Resources
Search the ASDSO Bibliography. Suggested search terms: fish passage, water quality, habitat, ecology, fish ladders, conservation, restoration, permitting, 404, Clean Water Act, wetland, waters of the US, regulated waters, encroachment, mitigation, hydric soils