Opportunities to Improve the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program

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Committee to Improve the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established the National Water Quality Assesment (NAWQA) program in 1985 to assess water quality conditions and trends in representative river basins and aquifers across the United States. With this report, the NRC's Water Science ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-16	(skim)
1 Introduction	17-41	(skim)
2 Transition from Cycle I to Cycle II: Representativeness of Study Units	42-60	(skim)
3 NAWQA Cycle II Goals - Status	61-92	(skim)
4 NAWQA Cycle II Goals - Trends and Statistical Support for Understanding	93-120	(skim)
5 NAWQA Cycle II Goals - Understanding	121-161	(skim)
6 Communicating NAWQA Data and Information to Users	162-181	(skim)
7 Cooperation and Coordination Issues	182-202	(skim)
8 The Future of NAWQA	203-214	(skim)
Appendix A Extracts from Study-Unit Design Guidelines for Cycle II of the Naitonal Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA)	215-233	(skim)
Appendix B Biographical Information	234-238	(skim)

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established the National Water Quality Assesment (NAWQA) program in 1985 to assess water quality conditions and trends in representative river basins and aquifers across the United States. With this report, the NRC's Water Science and Technology Board has provided advice to USGS regarding NAWQA five separate times as the program evolved from an unfunded concept to a mature and nationally--recognized program in 2002. This report assesses the program's development and representative accomplishments to date and makes recommendations on opportunities to improve NAWQA as it begins its second decade of nationwide monitoring.

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