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Features
Seventh National Monitoring Conference, April 25-29, 2010
Proceedings of the Sixth National Monitoring Conference, 2008
National Aquatic Resource Surveys
Submitting and Sharing Water Quality Data
Electronic Integrated Reporting under Sections 305(b)/303(d)(ATTAINS)
2004 Water Quality Report to Congress
Guidelines for the Award of Monitoring Intiative Funds under Section 106 Grants.
Call for Abstracts: Seventh National Monitoring Conference, April 2010 (PDF) (2 pp, 190K, About PDF)
Our nation's waters are monitored by state, federal, and local agencies, universities, dischargers, and volunteers. Water quality data are used to characterize waters, identify trends over time, identify emerging problems, determine whether pollution control programs are working, help direct pollution control efforts to where they are most needed, and respond to emergencies such as floods and spills.
- Probability Surveys of the Nation’s Waters conducted by the states and EPA
- Water Quality Conditions reported to EPA by the states
- Storing and Managing Water Quality Information through EPA's STORET database
- Mapping and Displaying Water Information through EPA's WATERS website
- Assessing Biological Condition of streams, lakes and estuaries
- Guidance for Volunteer Programs monitoring water quality with trained citizens
- The Volunteer Monitor Newsletter, a forum for citizen volunteer monitors, issued twice yearly
- Outreach and educational materials, including items for children