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Platte River
Summary: Size and location: Originating in the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming, the Platte River watershed drains two-thirds of the state of Nebraska. Ground water is an important part of this ecosystem. Nature of EPA involvement: EPA has served as a catalyst and facilitator for the Platte Watershed Program. EPA has devoted staff to program coordination, assessments, and outreach for this area, Region VII's major large-scale watershed approach project and a priority "place" under the Great Plains Program. Funding from various sources has been focused on investigation and implementation activities in the Platte watershed. The Middle Platte wetlands watershed is also a national case study site for conducting watershed-scale, multiple-stressor ecological risk assessments and a national pilot area for wetlands biocriteria development.
Provided by: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ecoplaces/ecosystems.pdf
Reference URL: http://www.epa.gov/ecoplaces/
Geographic Keywords: Watershed (USGS Cataloging Code)
Keywords: Floods, Habitat Loss, Nonpoint Source Pollution/Polluted Runoff, Nutrients/Nutrient Loading, Pesticides, Toxic Substances, Watershed Management
Contact: Donna F. Sefton
Contact Telephone: (913) 551-7500
Last Updated: 2/8/2008 11:14:25 AM

Platte River Endangered Species Partnership
Summary: The states of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado, and the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) have entered into a partnership to address endangered species issues affecting the Platte River Basin.
Provided by: Platte River Endangered Species Partnership
URL: http://www.platteriver.org/
Geographic Keywords: State
State(s): Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming
Keywords: Conservation, Endangered Species, Habitat Loss
Contact: Dale Strickland
Contact Email: platte@www.usbr.gov
Contact Telephone: 877-634-1773
Last Updated: 10/30/2001 1:56:34 PM

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