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The Long Term Resource Monitoring Program was authorized
under the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public
Law 99-662) as an element of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'
Environmental
Management Program. Original authorization
provided for a 10-year Program starting in 1987; Section
405 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public
Law 101-640) extended the Program an additional 5 years;
Section 509 of the Water Resources Act of 1999 (Public
Law 106-53) extended the Program indefinitely.
The Long Term Resource Monitoring Program is being implemented
by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation
with the
five Upper Mississippi River System states (Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin), with guidance
and overall
Program responsibility provided by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers. A directive outlining the mode of operation
and
the respective roles of the agencies is embodied in a
1988 Memorandum of Agreement.
In the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Congress
recognized the Upper Mississippi
River System as both a nationally significant ecosystem
and a nationally significant commercial navigation system.
Accordingly, the mission of the Long Term Resource Monitoring
Program is to provide decision makers with the information
needed to maintain the Upper Mississippi River System
as a
viable multiple-use large river ecosystem. The long-term
goals of the Program are to understand the system, determine
resource
trends and impacts, develop management alternatives,
manage information, and develop useful products.
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Upper Midwest Environmental
Sciences Center is the USGS facility which administers both
the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program and the Computerized
River Information Center components of the Environmental Management
Program. Six remote state-operated field
stations have been established for data collection. Water
levels and quality, sedimentation, fish, vegetation, and invertebrates
are being monitored, as well as land cover/use.
Data and Sampling information
Other projects and data sets
To document system-wide ecological trends, resource monitoring
data are being collected in five separate 25- to 30-mile reaches
of the Mississippi River and in one reach of the Illinois River.
Scientific guidance is being provided by an international committee
of scientists.
Significant resource problems are being investigated, including
navigation impacts, sedimentation, water level fluctuation,
lack of aquatic vegetation, and reduced fisheries populations.
Related Documents
Scopes of Work and LTRMP Milestones |
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UMESC file types
Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
If you would like more information about the Long Term
Resource Monitoring Program or the Upper Midwest Environmental
Sciences Center please write to:
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
2630 Fanta Reed Road
La Crosse, WI 54602-0818
Phone: (608) 783-6451
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
