Working Toward a Real Watershed Approach in Rhode Island

This website is currently in draft form and under development. (as of May 10, 2001)

Quick Reference
Site Map
Take the Action Plan Survey
Highest ranking topics
Do's and Don'ts in a Web Survey
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
A few nice links...
RI DEM Watersheds Partnership
EPA Surf Your Watershed
Clean Water Act Section 319

Watershed Approach
Rationale
 Geographic
Public
Economic
Government endorsement
 EPA adopts the watershed
RI adopts the watershed
RI pilot projects
Background
 History
Natural characteristics
Cultural characteristics
Why the Woon?
 American Heritage River
Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project
Dioxin contamination
Organization
 Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
RI DEM Watersheds Partnership
Rationale
 What is the Action Plan?
Purpose
Why go online?
Limitations
Format
 Demographic questions
Prioritization scheme
Multiple layers
Distribution
 Stakeholders contacted
Advertisement and publicity
Analysis
 Points and Prorating
Sensitivity
Basic Info
 Who took the Survey?
Highest ranking topics
Marking "Don't Know"
Topic Pages
 Most visited topic page
Highest ranking issues
Added issues
Associations
 By town
By age
By involvement
By organization
Prioritization
 Key topics and issues
Knowledge base
Limitations
Public participation
 Membership
Education and outreach
Role in the watershed approach
Recommendations
 For DEM
For WRWC
For other RI watersheds
For future research