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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 2008. Preliminary Review of the Draft Science, Education, and Design Strategy for the Water and Environmental Research Systems (WATERS) Network. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12256.
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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 2008. Preliminary Review of the Draft Science, Education, and Design Strategy for the Water and Environmental Research Systems (WATERS) Network. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12256.
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Acronyms BOD biological oxygen demand CI Cyberinfrastructure CCSP Climate Change Science Program CEI Common Execution Infrastructure CLEANER Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research COI Common Operating Infrastructure CUAHSI Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science CZEN Critical Zone Exploration Network CZO Critical Zone Observatory E&O Education and Outreach EPA Environmental Protection Agency GEON Geosciences Network LTER long term ecological research MREFC Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction NAE National Academy of Engineering NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NEON National Ecological Observatory Network NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation O&M Operations and Maintenance OOI Ocean Observatory Initiative POA Patterns of Administration SEDS Science, Education, and Design Strategy SWAQ Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality TREC Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USBR U.S. Bureau of Reclamation USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USGS U.S. Geological Survey WATERS WATer and Environmental Research Systems WNPO WATERS Network Project Office WSTB Water Science and Technology Board 21

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One of the most critical issues facing the United States today is the proper management of our water resources. Water availability and quality are changing due to increasing population, urbanization, and land use and climate change. Despite the fact that overall water use in the U.S. has remained relatively constant since about 1980, shortages in water supply have been increasing in frequency in many parts of the country, and water quality is also declining in some areas. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has proposed the Water and Environmental Research Systems (WATERS) Network as one possible initiative whereby NSF could provide the advances in the basic science needed to respond effectively to the challenge of managing water resources. In its interim report, Preliminary Review of the Draft Science, Education, and Design Strategy for the WATER and Environmental Research Systems Network, the committee comments on the WATERS draft design strategy and provides advice in several key categories related to the WATERS plan: science questions; observatory design; sensors; cyberinfrastructure; education and outreach; and governance and management.

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