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The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program has produced more than 1,500 reports (complete bibliography) describing how water quality conditions vary locally, regionally, and nationally; whether conditions are getting better or worse over time; and how natural features and human activities affect these conditions. Conditions also were compared to national water-quality standards, guidelines, and benchmarks to assess the potential effects on drinking water and aquatic life. Most of these reports can be accessed on-line through the topical and geographical searches listed below.

 

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Carpenter, Kurt and McGhee, Gordon, 2009, Organic Compounds in Clackamas River Water Used for Public Supply near Portland, Oregon, 2003-05: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009-3030, 6 p.  Available Online

Saleh, D.K., Kratzer, C.R., Green, C.H., and Evans, D.G., 2009, Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to simulate runoff in Mustang Creek Basin, California: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5031, 28 p.  Available Online

Kent, Robert, Belitz, Kenneth, Altmann, Andrea J., Wright, Michael T., and Mendez, Gregory O., 2005, Occurrence and distribution of pesticide compounds in surface water of the Santa Ana basin, California, 1998-2001: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5203, 152 p.  Available Online

Kent, Robert, and Belitz, Kenneth, 2004, Concentrations of dissolved solids and nutrients in water sources and selected streams of the Santa Ana Basin, California, October 1998-September 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 03-4326, 72 p.  Available Online

Kent, Robert, Belitz, Kenneth, and Burton, Carmen A., 2005, Algal Productivity and Nitrate Assimilation in an Effluent Dominated Concrete Lined Stream: Journal of the American Water Resources Assocation, October 2005, p. 1109-1128.  Available Online

Preston, Stephen D., Alexander, Richard B., Woodside, Michael D., and Hamilton, Pixie A., 2009, SPARROW Modeling--Enhancing Understanding of the Nation's Water Quality: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009-3019, 6 p.  Available Online

Robertson, Dale M., Schwarz, Gregory E., Saad, David A., and Alexander, Richard B., 2009, Incorporating Uncertainty into the Ranking of SPARROW Model Nutrient Yields from the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin Watersheds: Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 45, No. 2, April 2009, p. 534-549.  doi: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00310.x Available Online

DeSimone, Leslie A., Hamilton, Pixie A., and Gilliom, Robert J., 2009, Quality of Ground Water from Private Domestic Wells: Water Well Journal April 2009, p. 33-37.  Available Online

DeSimone, Leslie A., Hamilton, Pixie A., and Gilliom, Robert J., 2009, Quality of Water from Domestic Wells in Principal Aquifers of the United States, 1991-2004--Overview of Major Findings: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1332, 48 p.  Available Online

DeSimone, Leslie A., 2009, Quality of Water from Domestic Wells in Principal Aquifers of the United States, 1991-2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5227, 127 p.   Available Online

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