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
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Manuals, Publications, Reports2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and arguably no environmental law has had as sweeping of an influence on our daily lives and health than the Act. Yet the success of the Act depends largely on citizen understanding, engagement a… View Resource ›
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Burning Our Rivers
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, ReportsThe Water Footprint of Electricity by Wendy Wilson, Travis Leipzig, and Bevan Griffiths-Sattenspiel It takes water to produce electricity. This report is a snapshot of the current water impacts of electrical production and an introduction to the choice… View Resource ›
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25 Lessons from 25 Years: River Voices 25th Anniversary Issue
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Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesFrom the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, river protection and restoration groups have found success in many arenas – dam removal, river cleanups, habitat restoration, water quality monitoring and numerous strateg… View Resource ›
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An Artificial Distinction: Addressing Water Quantity Concerns Under the Clean Water Act
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Publications, ReportsAlthough fish and others who rely on our rivers don’t see the separation, our legal system has long treated water quality and quantity as unrelated concerns. Water quality is regulated by the federal Clean Water Act, while state laws govern water quant… View Resource ›
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An Artificial Distinction: tools for addressing low flow problems under the Clean Water Act
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarDate Recorded: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Summary: This intermediate-level webinar will explore ways to better use Clean Water Act tools to protect and restore in-stream flows in our rivers. Our discussion will include tying water quality standards to fl… View Resource ›
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An Introduction to Tribal Roles under the Clean Water Act
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarSummary: This beginner’s session provides an introduction to the Clean Water Act and the role tribes play in implementing the Act. We then focus in on “treatment in a similar manner as a state” and tribal adoption of water quality standards. Participan… View Resource ›
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Stormwater Discharge Permits
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarSummary: This will be an intermediate training with some assumption that you understand the fundamental elements of the NPDES Permits. This training is suitable for river and watershed organizations, land trusts, tribal governments, smart growth organi… View Resource ›
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401 Water Quality Certification – Case Studies
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Webinar401 Water Quality Certification in the Real World: Case Studies When: March 16, 2011 Presenter: Merritt Frey Level: Intermediate Region(s): all Learning about the policy and legal theories surrounding 401 water quality certification is all well and goo… View Resource ›
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Using 401 Water Quality Certification on Nationwide Permits
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarDate Recorded: February 16, 2011 Level: Intermediate Region(s): all This will be a 101-level training focused on the 401 water quality certification under the Clean Water Act. It will be suitable for river and watershed organizations, land trusts, trib… View Resource ›
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401 Water Quality Certification
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarProtecting water quality from federal permitted activities in the West: 401 water quality certification When: January 19, 2011 | Noon pacific Presenter: Merritt Frey Level: Introductory Region(s): all This will be a 101-level training focused on the 40… View Resource ›
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The Clean Water Act Through the Biological Lens
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarSummary: This summer River Network produced an issue of our newsletter River Voices with a focus on how to look at the Clean Water Act through a biological lens. That is, how can the Act be better used to protect ecosystem integrity, the physical struc… View Resource ›
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River Voices Vol. 23 No. 3, 2013: Are we Making a Difference – Performance Management Systems
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesRiver Voices (v23n3) – 2013 Articles include: Are We Making a Difference (Diana Toledo) Intentional Outcomes for Watershed Outreach and Technical Assistance (Ken Genslow & Linda Prokopy) Restoration Beyond Belief (Beth Wentzel) Advocacy for Conserv… View Resource ›
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Showerhead Comparison Calculator
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesThe Showerhead Comparison Calculator is designed to compare the water, energy and carbon costs of showerheads with different water efficiency ratings. The calculator is targeted toward residential water users and provides a potent tool for educating th… View Resource ›
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Community Water-Energy Savings Calculator
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesThe Community Water-Energy Savings Calculator is designed to provide an estimate of the amount of water, energy, CO2 and financial savings associated with indoor water efficiency improvements at the community level. After selecting the appropriate stat… View Resource ›
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Toilet Comparison Calculator
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesThe Toilet Comparison Calculator is designed to compare the water, energy and carbon costs of toilets with different water efficiency ratings. Because toilets use only cold water, this tool is particularly useful for helping people understand the indir… View Resource ›
