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.

By: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program [issuing body.]Contributor(s): National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board [issuing body.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2012]Copyright date: 2012Description: 1 online resource (199 pages) : color illustrations, color mapsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780309261869Subject(s): National Water-Quality Assessment Program (U.S.) -- Congresses | Water quality -- United States -- Measurement -- Congresses | Water quality management -- United States -- Congresses | Water quality -- Research -- United States -- CongressesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Preparing for the third decade of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program.LOC classification: TD223 | .N367 2012Online resources: Click to View
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.
Summary: "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 conditions. Now, planning is underway for the third decade (Cycle 3) of the Program outlined in the Science Plan, with challenges including ensuring that the NAWQA remain a national program in the face of declining resources, balancing new activities against long-term studies, and maintaining focus amidst numerous and competing stakeholder demands. The Science Plan for Cycle 3 articulates a forward-thinking vision for NAWQA science over the next decade, building on the previous cycles' data, experience, and products. Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program explains the national needs outlined in the plan, NAWQA's need to emphasize collaboration with other USGS and external programs, other federal agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector."--Publisher's description.
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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.

"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 conditions. Now, planning is underway for the third decade (Cycle 3) of the Program outlined in the Science Plan, with challenges including ensuring that the NAWQA remain a national program in the face of declining resources, balancing new activities against long-term studies, and maintaining focus amidst numerous and competing stakeholder demands. The Science Plan for Cycle 3 articulates a forward-thinking vision for NAWQA science over the next decade, building on the previous cycles' data, experience, and products. Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program explains the national needs outlined in the plan, NAWQA's need to emphasize collaboration with other USGS and external programs, other federal agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector."--Publisher's description.

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