Water Resources

There are many places you may need to look to gather information and/or data about water in an area. Before you search for information, you may want to think about your question or research topic and decide do you need:

• information about surface water (streams, rivers, reservoirs, etc.)
• information about groundwater (wells, aquifers, etc.)
• information about water quality (types of tests, monitoring, etc.)
• information about water use

You may need to use information provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States Geological Survey (USGS), state or local water agencies, databases of water literature, or information from other sources.

Most used links to water information

Fort Collins Water supply and demand

http://www.fcgov.com/water/supply.php

Fort Collins water quality

http://www.fcgov.com/water/dwqr.php

Local drinking water information (US click on a state)

https://ofmpub.epa.gov/apex/safewater/f?p=136:102::::::

USGS water quality real-time data for Colorado

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/current/?type=quality

USGS water quality real-time data for Colorado

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/current/?type=quality

USGS Water Data and information for Colorado

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/

EPA Water quality standards Colorado

https://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality-standards-regulations-colorado

EPA Drinking Water Data and Reports

https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/drinking-water-data-and-reports

EPA surf your watershed

https://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm

Water quality assessment and total max daily loads info

https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/attains

https://mywaterway.epa.gov/

Colorado Water Conservation Board

http://cwcb.state.co.us/

EPA Water monitoring, assessment & reporting guidelines

Elements of a state water monitoring and assessment program

https://www.epa.gov/water-pollution-control-section-106-grants/elements-state-water-monitoring-and-assessment-program

EPA water quality criteria documents  [section (304(a)(1)]

http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=154011

EPA groundwater and drinking water

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/

EPA monitoring and assessing water quality

https://www.epa.gov/watershedacademy/monitoring-and-assessment

Water quality assessment and total max daily loads info

https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/attains

https://mywaterway.epa.gov/

USGS water resources

http://water.usgs.gov/

USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program

http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/index.html

USGS Water Quality Assessments for Principal Aquifers

http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/studies/praq/

USGS water quality real-time data for Colorado

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/current/?type=quality

USGS Water Data and information for Colorado

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/