From ELFVING.JULIE@epamail.epa.govTue Oct 3 02:06:48 1995 Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 15:46:05 -0400 From: JULIE ELFVING To: sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu Subject: NPSINFO mailing list -Forwarded Information on a new list/net on nonpoint source information. Date: 09/26/1995 05:30 pm (Tuesday) From: JOHN KOSCO Subject: NPSINFO mailing list ------------------- ENC1.BIN follows -------------------- Please pass this on to those interested. EPA has established the new NPSINFO email discussion list. Details on the list are provided below. To subscribe, send a message to listserver@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov and include in the body of the message: subscribe NPSINFO yourfirstname yourlastname Nonpoint source pollution has been called the leading remaining cause of water quality problems in the United States. Nonpoint source pollution (NPS) is caused by runoff from rain, irrigation, and snowmelt moving over and through the land, collecting natural and human-made pollutants as it goes. Ultimately, these pollutants--sediment, bacteria, nutrients, and toxics--end up in surface water or groundwater, where they cause numerous problems from habitat alteration to eutrophication. Atmospheric deposition and hydromodification are also recognized as sources of NPS. NPSINFO is a forum for open discussion of nonpoint source pollution issues and is sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds. This list welcomes participants from all public and private sectors, including government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, researchers, educators, local water managers, industry, agricultural producers, and concerned individuals. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) agricultural NPS, urban runoff, technology, educational and funding alternatives, coastal NPS, forest management, BMPs, hydrological modification and aquatic habitat modification. Sign up, get informed, and get involved!