This training workshop provided state, tribal, and territorial water quality and data program staff with an opportunity, in advance of the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, to learn lessons from each other’s experiences and discuss what is ahead. The event was made possible through cooperative agreements between the Environmental Law Institute and the U.S.
Session 1: CWA 303(d) Program Implementation - Present and Future
Thoughtful Steps in the Path Ahead: Vision Process -- Rosaura Conde (EPA HQ)
Session 2: Environmental Justice
This training workshop provided state, tribal, and territorial water quality program staff with an opportunity to learn about and contribute to strategies for improving the process, products, and outcomes of Clean Water Act Section 303(d) listing and TMDL programs and beyond. The event was made possible through a cooperative agreement between the Environmental Law Institute and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and was held virtually from June 7 to 10, 2021.
(Washington, D.C.): The future of the ocean, and that of the planet, depends on sustained, effective changes to natural resources governance. Over the last couple of decades, ocean stewardship efforts have turned to focus on several key approaches, such as the creation and enforcement of marine protected areas (MPAs) and the implementation of sustainable fisheries practices, including small-scale fisheries (SSF) co-management.
Over the last couple of decades, ocean stewardship efforts have turned to focus on several key approaches, such as the implementation of sustainable fisheries practices, including small-scale fisheries (SSF) co-management. This Toolkit presents a methodology for assessing the reform needs to strengthen SSF governance, along with examples of model regulatory language for the core governance elements.
One tradition in the evening hours for this workshop has been for participants from around the country to get together and play live music. This year, in lieu of live music, musicians from several states, EPA Regions, EPA HQ and ACWA collaborated in the evenings over the week to record a video of a song written for the occasion by state and EPA participants, “Shepherdstown to Cybertown.”
Session 1: Origins and Implementation of the CWA 303(d) Vision
Session 2: Breakouts
Prioritizing Waters with Improved Approaches
This training workshop provided an opportunity for staff from state and territorial Clean Water Act Section 303(d) listing and TMDL programs and tribal water quality programs to learn about and discuss program implementation approaches and tools, the Vision, and future goals of the program. The event was made possible through a cooperative agreement between the Environmental Law Institute and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and was held virtually from May 26 to 29, 2020.
This document was prepared by the Environmental Law Institute in partnership with Rare. The legal reports for Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico – the four countries of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef (MAR) – cover aspects of fisheries and marine management laws that set out the framework for protecting the sustainability of small-scale fisheries, marine ecosystems, and the livelihoods of the fisherfolk who depend upon them.
