Resource Library
Welcome to the River Network Resource Library!
Search through hundreds of publications, recorded webinars, newsletters, tools, and templates to support your water work. Explore specific topics using the icons below, or if you’re not sure what you need, use the search bar. Type in keywords like “strategic planning,” “State Revolving Fund,” or “data collection.” The resources included here are intended to help you advance your work and spark innovation and new ideas.
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Featured Resources
- Building Blocks of Trust – how community organizations and utilities can work together.
- Colorado SMP – everything you’d ever need to know about stream management planning in Colorado.
- Equitable Infrastructure Toolkit – learn to advocate for equitable water infrastructure in your community.
- Tools for Equitable Climate Resilience – how to perform community-led research and support local leaders to advance climate resilience.
- Waste in Our Waters: A Community Toolkit for Aquatic Litter Removal – one-stop shop for building a litter removal program.
- The Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual – the quintessential, transformational tool on how YOU can use the CWA to protect your waters.
- State Revolving Fund Advocacy Toolkit – a comprehensive guide for advocates looking to get up to speed on the SRF process.
- Effective Organizations – a five-part learning series on everything from board governance, to volunteer management, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and more.
Looking for information on specific state-level water policies? Explore the State Policy Hub!
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The Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual, 3rd Edition (2022)
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Manuals, Publications, ReportsMuch has changed since the Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual’s original publication in 1999, and we are at a fundamentally different time than we were in 1972 when sewage, rendering wastes, and countless industrial chemicals were often dumped directly int… View Resource ›
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Water & Equity Mapping Tools
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities, Water Law & Policy, Water Science
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesWe depend on accurate and pertinent information to address environmental pollution and issues of environmental justice to improve both public health and the health of our waterways. Data helps answer questions like: Does your community suffer from chro… View Resource ›
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Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Program: Healthy Resilient Rivers, Healthy Rivers in Agricultural Landscapes, Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesA launchpad for learning about conservation programs authorized through the Farm Bill including resources published by federal government agencies; resources on federal programs developed by non-profits, agricultural organizations, and academic institutions; and resources on state-level agricultural conservation programs & how states can tap into federal funding.
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Resources
Program: Drinking Water, Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Tools and Templates, WebinarWatch the recorded peer calls and explore the opportunities within IIJA related to removal, rehabilitation, and retrofit of dams and western water issues. The resource also includes links and tools related to implementation advocacy.
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State Revolving Funds Resources
Program: Drinking Water, Resilient Cities & Communities, Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesA compilation of resources for anyone looking to learn more about State Revolving Funds (SRFs), the largest source of federal funding for water infrastructure, including the SRF Advocacy Guide, a community forum, and more.
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Canvassing 101
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities, Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesLearn the basics of Canvassing, including effective strategies, a check list of must-bring items, staying safe, and COVID-19 recommendations. Pulse aquí para descargar el documento en español.
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Water Quality Standards of the Delaware River Basin
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarThe objective of the Clean Water Act is to maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of our Nation’s waters (CWA section 101(a)). What exactly does that look like for the Delaware River Basin? This session discusses water quality standa… View Resource ›
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Recreational Uses in the Delaware River: Laying the Foundation
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Publications, ReportsOur day-to-day lives and the focus of our work is affected by the regulatory environment in which we live. A relatively small proportion of the general population is aware of such terms as “designated uses,” “antidegradation,” and “impaired waters,” ye… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Water Trails 101: Get on the right course and learn the secrets to success!
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarFor communities across the country, water trails are a flexible and responsive tool for promoting a healthy economy and a high quality of life while preserving our natural and cultural heritage along our waterways. In this recorded webinar, presenters… View Resource ›
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Protecting and Restoring Flows in Our Southeastern Rivers
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Publications, ReportsThe Southeast River Flows Peer Learning Network (Flows Network) is collaborative effort to protect river flows in the southeast. The Flows Network provides a platform where community-based river and conservation groups learn from each other and other e… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Protecting Southeastern Freshwater Biodiversity
Program: Water Law & Policy, Water Science
Resource Type: WebinarA New Study to Develop Regional Conservation Priorities and Identify Needed Management and Policy Actions The Southeastern United States is a global hotspot of freshwater biodiversity, supporting almost two-thirds of the country’s fish species, over 90… View Resource ›
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Celebrating Wild and Scenic Rivers 50th: Engaging Your Diverse Community
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Webinar2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. Groups around the country will be celebrating this milestone and looking to the future of our Wild and Scenic Rivers. This webinar, held June 4, 2018, explored how organizations can e… View Resource ›
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Wild and Scenic Rivers: Plug-and-Play River Celebration Opportunities
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Webinar2018 marks the 50 year anniversary of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. Groups around the country will be celebrating this milestone and looking to the future of our Wild and Scenic Rivers. Join us on this webinar to learn about how your organization c… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 18 Number 2, 2008: Integrated Watershed Protection: Making Tough Decisions Together
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 Integrated Watershed Protection: Making Tough Decisions Together by Gayle Killam & Wendy Wilson 3 From the President 5 Engaging Government and Business in Planning Change by Waverly de Bruijn 8 Collaboration Triggers Confluence… View Resource ›
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Celebrating Wild & Scenic Rivers 50th: Spark Community Engagement!
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarSpeakers include Deb Ryun, Executive Director, St. Croix River Association; Anastasia Shartin, Visual Arts Director, the Phipps Center for the Arts; and Rika Ayotte, Executive Director, Discover Your Forest. ABOUT THE WEBINAR 2018 marks the 50 year ann… View Resource ›
