EPA Enhances How’s My Waterway App

The EPA app and website that helps citizens learn the condition of lakes, rivers and streams across the country has been upgraded.

The How’s My Waterway app available from a smart phone, tablet or desktop computer uses GPS technology or ZIP codes to provide information about local water quality. The new version of the site includes data on local drinking water sources, watersheds and efforts to protect waterways, as well as a map-oriented version of How’s My Waterway designed for museum kiosks, displays and touch screens.

New data and improvements based on user feedback include information on:

• The waterways that supply drinking water to communities.
• The health of watersheds and organizations working to protect watersheds.
• Permits that limit pollutant discharge into waterways.
• Efforts to restore waterways to protect and improve fish habitats by the National Fish Habitat Partnerships.