Preparing for the third decade of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program / / Committee on Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

• TeilnehmendeR: National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board,
• Place / Publishing House: Washington, District of Columbia : : National Academies Press,, [2012]; 2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (199 pages) :; color illustrations, color maps

"The first two decades of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program have provided a successful and useful assessment of U.S. water-quality conditions, how they have changed over time, and how natural features and human activities have affected those con...

Table of Contents

• NAWQA: Cycle 1 and Cycle 2
• Assessing Accomplishments of the NAWQA Program
• The Way Forward for the Third Decade of National Water-Quality Assessment
• Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration
• Appendix A: Letter Report Assessing the USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program's Science Framework
• Appendix B: Letter Report Assessing the USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program's Science Plan
• Appendix C: Communicating Data and Information to Users
• Appendix D: Contributors to the Report, *Preparing for the Third Decade of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program*
• Appendix E: Biographical Information: Committee on Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program.