Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental
ResultS (WATERS) is an integrated information system for the
nation's surface waters. The EPA Office of Water manages numerous programs in support of the Agency's water
quality efforts. Many of these programs collect and store water quality
related data in databases. These databases are managed by the
individual Water Programs and this separation often inhibits the
integrated application of the data they contain. Under WATERS, the
Water Program databases are connected to a larger framework. This
framework is a digital network of surface water features, known as the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) . By linking to the NHD, one Water Program
database can reach another, and information can be shared across
programs.
Frequent Questions
- What kind of information can I find out using WATERS?
- Where can I view this information?
- Where can I access the data?
- How does WATERS help EPA Office of Water meet its mission goals and needs?
- How does WATERS use geography to integrate OW program data?
- What is the design structure of WATERS?