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Water and Wastewater Treatment Research at UCLA's Center for Clean Technologies
UCLA's research focuses on the treatment of hard to treat waters containing a small amount of hazardous substances in a matrix of non-hazardous contaminants. The program also includes wastewater treatment, water treatment, and associated areas.
http://cct.seas.ucla.edu/cct.ww.html

The Center for Clean Technologies also provides information on their
Pollution Prevention Through Innovative Technologies and Process Design at
http://cct.seas.ucla.edu/cct.pp.html


US Water News Online
http://www.uswaternews.com/homepage.html
This is a national Online publication covering water issues around the country.


Texas Environmental Center Encyclopedia of Water Terms
http://www.tec.org/tec/terms.html
Provides definitions for common water terms.


EPA Envirofacts Warehouse
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index.html
Gives users access to EPA environmental data on a variety of topics. Includes a menu of data reports and a mapping tool, including water discharge permits.

EPA Envirofacts Warehouse Water Discharge Limits
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/PCS/PCS-overview.html
Database automates data entry, update, and retrieval of NPDES data.

EPA Envirofacts Safe Drinking Water Overview
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/sdwis/sdwis_ov.html
Safe Drinking Water Information Systems (SDWIS) contains information about public water systems.


University of Texas at Austin Center for Research in Water Resources
http://www.ce.utexas.edu/centers/crwr/projects/treatment.html
Information on wastewater treatment research. The site includes links to related CRWR research projects.


Envirosense Integrated Solvent Substitution Data System (ISSDS)
http://es.epa.gov/issds
Provides access to solvent alternative information. Users can use page to conduct queries and find case studies on successful material substitutions.


EPA Sector Notebooks
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html
Process, facility, and pollution prevention information for specific industries such as dry cleaning, textile manufacturing, printing, and metal fabrication, among others.

Links to specific EPA Sector Notebooks
Profile of the Air Transportation Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#air
Profile of the Dry Cleaning Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#dryclean
Profile of the Electronics and Computer Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#electron
Profile of the Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#fossil
Profile of the Ground Transportation Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#ground
Profile of the Inorganic Chemical Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#inorganic
Profile of the Iron and Steel Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#iron
Profile of the Lumber and Wood Products Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#lumber
Profile of the Metal Casting Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#metalcast
Profile of the Metal Fabrication Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#fab
Profile of the Metal Mining Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#metal
Profile of the Motor Vehicle Assembly Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#motor
Profile of the Nonferrous Metals Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#nonferrous
Profile of the Non-Fuel, Non-Metal Mining Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#nonfuel
Profile of the Organic Chemical Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#organic
Profile of the Petroleum Refining Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#petrol
Profile of the Pharmaceutical Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#pharamin
Profile of the Plastic Resins and Man-made Fibers Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#plast
Profile of the Printing Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#print
Profile of the Pulp and Paper Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#pulp
Profile of the Rubber and Plastic Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#rubber
Profile of the Shipbuilding and Repair Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#ship
Profile of the Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#stone
Profile of the Textiles Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#text
Profile of the Transportation Equipment Cleaning Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#trans
Profile of the Water Transportation Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#water
Profile of the Wood Furniture and Fixtures Industry - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html#wood
Draft Federal Facilities - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/sectornote/pdf/fedfacnb.pdf


State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Environmental Assistance Center
http://www.deq.state.mi.us/ead/tasect/eac.html
Provides 1-800 number and frequently asked questions, as well as answers to environmental questions.


National Technology Transfer Center
http://www.nttc.edu/env/env_general.html
Contains general environmental information. Links to Environmental Grants Program and environmental laws.


US Department of Labor OSHA Small Business Assistance Homepage
http://www.osha-slc.gov/html/small-business.html
Provides assistance, publications, and training resources for small businesses.


TNRCC Pollution Prevention Case Studies from Texas Industries
http://p2.utep.edu/casestudies/p2main.cfm
Located on the University of Texas at El Paso Web site, this database provides a way to search pollution prevention options businesses have implemented. The site is searchable by waste reduced, industry, and process type, among others.

TNRCC Waste Reduction Policy Act (WRPA)
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/oppr/ppplng/wrpa.html
Provides information on how industries can put together pollution prevention plans to help facilities reduce waste and save money.

TNRCC Small Towns Environment Program (STEP)
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/water/wu/step/index.html
Information on the TNRCC program created to solve water and wastewater problems with minimal capital outlay.

TNRCC Wastewater Permits
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/water/quality/wwpermits/index.html
Includes information on permitting process, fees, and pending permits.

TNRCC Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES)
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/water/quality/tpdes/index.html
Includes information on the TNRCC's Pretreatment Program, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) permits, and compliance inspections, among others.


Tennessee Valley Authority Waste Reduction Guides
http://www.tva.gov/orgs/iwr/publish.htm
General menu of guides and papers available for downloading.

Tennessee Valley Authority Environmental Process Self-Survey
http://www.tva.gov/orgs/iwr/pdfs/envass.pdf
Survey helps companies rank themselves in environmental competitiveness.

Tennessee Valley Authority Payback Pyramid
http://www.tva.gov/orgs/iwr/pdfs/p4.pdf
Helps facilities finance P2 projects when the year's budget is set.

Tennessee Valley Authority Waste Reduction - Metal Fabrication Fluids and Wastewaters
http://www.tva.gov/orgs/iwr/pdfs/metalfabpaper.pdf
Paper illustrates ways to reduce wastewater discharges from the metal fabricating industry.

Tennessee Valley Authority Wastewater and Waste Reduction
http://www.tva.gov/orgs/iwr/pdfs/ww.pdf
Paper discusses pollution prevention as most cost-effective wastewater and waste reduction method.

Tennessee Valley Authority Pollution Prevention in Hospitals
http://www.tva.gov/orgs/iwr/pdfs/hospital.pdf
Discusses pollution prevention options and cost savings potential for hospitals.

Tennessee Valley Authority Waste Reduction for Wood Furniture Industries
http://www.tva.gov/orgs/iwr/pdfs/furniture.pdf
Guide explains how to reduce wastes associated with wood furniture industries.


Waste Reduction Resource Center
http://wrrc.p2pays.org/frame.asp?page=industry
Search for industry information, including: core references, fact sheets, EPA Industry Sector Notebooks, and case studies.


Water Online
http://www.wateronline.com
General information and reference for professionals and vendors in the water and wastewater business. Includes case studies, di