National Monitoring Network

Purpose

The goal of the Network is to provide information about the health of our oceans and coastal ecosystems and inland influences on coastal waters for improved resource management.

Of Current Interest...

Pilot Study Reports now available! The pilot phase of the National Water Quality Monitoring Network (Network) for U.S. Coastal Waters and their Tributaries is complete for three geographic areas: Delaware Bay, Lake Michigan, and San Francisco Bay. The pilot phase of the Network examines current monitoring and gaps in relation to the proposed Network design. Learn more about the pilots...

BACKGROUND	PRODUCTS
Proposal for a National Monitoring Network (Network) Letter from CEQ to ACWI on Network - January 2007 Council Resolution to ACWI on Network	Network Design Report - Revised Network Refinement Summary Report - February 2008 Nutrients Contaminants Wetlands Biology Atmospheric Deposition Analytes Network Overview (2.3 MB) - August 2007 Poster - Note: These are large files (Pilot Studies Are Now Included) 4x3 feet (15 MB PDF) \| 4x8 feet (15 MB PDF) Brochures - Note: Some of these files are large (pdf) Network_front (2 MB .pdf) \| Network_back (1.75 KB .pdf) ACWI_front (353 KB .pdf) \| ACWI_back (25 MB .pdf) Network Status Network Design Features
WHO'S WHO ON THE NETWORK	PILOT STUDIES
Charge to Network Work Groups Network Steering Committee Members Interagency Work Group	Pilot Studies Draft Pilot Summary Report Summary Report Tables (Draft)
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Contact Information

Gail Mallard, Co-Chair
U.S. Geological Survey
Email: gmallard@usgs.gov

Charles Spooner, Co-Chair
Environmental Protection Agency
Email: spooner.charles@epa.gov

Tracy Connell Hancock, Executive Secretary
U.S. Geological Survey
Email: thancock@usgs.gov

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