U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Date of this Version
2004
Citation
EPA 841-R-08-001
Abstract
Table of Contents
Section Page
List of Figures.............................................................................................................................iv List of Tables...............................................................................................................................iv List of Acronyms..........................................................................................................................v Executive Summary..........................................................................................................................1
I. Background...................................................................................................................5
About the Water Quality Assessment and TMDL Information Database (ATTAINS)..........................................................................................................................5
Assessing Water Quality................................................................................................................................7
II. Findings.......................................................................................................................13 Rivers and Streams...........................................................................................................................13 Lakes, Ponds, and Reservoirs.......................................................................................................................16
Bays and Estuaries.........................................................................................................................20 Other Waters..............................................................................................................................23 Coastal Resources.......................................................................................................................23
Great Lakes.....................................................................................................................24 Wetlands..........................................................................................................................24
III. Probability Surveys of Water Quality.......................................................................26
National Coastal Assessment....................................................................................26
The Wadeable Streams Assessment.......................................................................27
Survey of the Nation’s Lakes.......................................................................................29
National Rivers and Streams Assessment.............................................................30
National Wetland Condition Assessment...............................................................30
State-Scale Statistical Surveys..................................................................................31
South Carolina..............................................................................................................32 Indiana............................................................................................................................33 Florida.............................................................................................................................34 IV. Future Reporting......................................................................................................36
V. References………………………………………………………………………….37
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