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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


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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!