Watershed Management Program

 

The Watershed Management Program is primarily responsible for monitoring and assessment of water quality in streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands across North Dakota. This is done in cooperation with many local, state and federal partners. The program's staff address water quality concerns by developing Total Maximum Daily Loads, Ambient Monitoring Network, Lake water Quality Assessments, Biological Monitoring and providing technical assistance for watershed projects. Additionally, staff members implement initiatives such as, the Nutrient Reduction Strategy, the Basin Water Quality Management Framework and Information/Education.


PROGRAM FACTSHEET


Joshua Wert

Program Manager

701.328.5014



Programs/Projects/Tools

Maps & Tools

Harmful Algal Bloom Story Map
North Dakota Lakes Tour
Water Quality Data Retrieval Tool
Interactive Watershed Mapping Tool
Total Maximum Daily Load Story Map

Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Program

The North Dakota NPS Management Program mission is to protect or restore the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the state by promoting locally sponsored, incentive based, voluntary programs where those waters are threatened or impaired due to nonpoint sources of pollution. Our goal for the NPS Management Program is to initiate a balanced program focused on the restoration and maintenance of the beneficial uses of the States water resources (i.e. streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, wetlands, aquifers) impaired by NPS pollution.

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program

Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) are developed for polluted waters, identifying sources of pollution and outlining steps to achieve water quality standards. In coordination with other Clean Water Act programs (NPS and NDPDES) TMDLs are implemented through local watershed projects and through water quality permits.

Nutrient Reduction Strategy

Nutrient pollution is caused by the overabundance of phosphorus and nitrogen in the aquatic environment. Excessive nitrogen and phosphorus in water can cause health problems in people, fish and animals, and damage our lakes, rivers, reservoirs, streams and wetlands. Excessive phosphorus and nitrogen may also result in increased costs to treat water for human consumption from surface water supplies.

Basin Framework Strategy

The purpose of the Basin Framework is to guide water quality management, planning and implementation through a targeted basin management approach. This basin water quality management planning process will promote more coordinated data and information collection and sharing, increased availability of technical and financial resources, and more focused and effective water quality management activities

Quality Water Articles  

The Quality Water articles appear in the North Dakota Water Magazine and highlight a variey of water quality subjects, such as; Groundwater, point source discharges, Harmful Algal Blooms, watershed projects, private septic systems and more. For more information on North Dakota Water Magazine please visit https://ndwater.org/publications/water-magazine/


Email List (click to expand) then click "Program" to sort

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Last Name First Name E-Mail Address Program Phone
Anderson Carl cjanders@nd.gov WQ Ground Water Monitoring 701-328-5213
Anderson Eric eric.anderson@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-6092
Becker Sarah WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-9151
Brazil Emily ebrazil@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5296
Dahl Lane ldDahl@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5222
Delzer Alexis adelzer@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5282
Dettling Kylee kdettling@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5187
Espe Brady bespe@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5228
Gilley Cameron cgilley@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5210
Gross Joe jlgross@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5292
Grossman Dallas dgrossma@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5242
Hanson Lawrence lawrence.hanson@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5291
Haroldson Marty mharolds@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5234
Hite Nicole nhite@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-1676
Houle Brian bHoule@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5193
Joynt Emily eJoynt@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5239
Kaiser Don dkaiser@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-5151
Kritzberger Ryan rKritzberger@nd.gov WQ Ground Water Monitoring 701-328-9035
Kruske Montana mkruske@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5172
Malchose Jordan jnmalchose@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-5289
McCauley Jenna Jenna.McCauley@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management
Miller Meridith meridith.miller@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5166
Nelson Amber amjnelson@nd.gov Water Quality Division 701-328-5210
Novak Emilee ejnovak@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5240
Rockeman Karl krockema@nd.gov Water Quality Division 701-328-5225
Schick McKenzie mschick@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5288
Schiwal Alyssa aschiwal@nd.gov WQ Ground Water Monitoring 701-328-5159
Schuett Patrick pschuett@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5235
Stockdill Scott sjstockdill@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-5241
Strommen Rachel rstrommen@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5244
Suess Bill bsuess@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-5216
Suggs Shannon ssuggs@nd.gov WQ Ground Water Monitoring 701-328-6409
Waldron Feld Sarah sfeld@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5237
Wallery Paige pWallery@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-5243
Wax Peter pwax@nd.gov WQ Special Projects 701-328-5268
Wert Joshua jewert@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5014
Westercamp Benjamin bwestercamp@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-6032
Woutat Tanner twoutat@nd.gov WQ Ground Water Monitoring 701-328-5233