a national water quality monitoring network（一个国家水质监测网络）.docVIP

A National Water Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their Tributaries Prepared by The Advisory Committee on Water Information, and the National Water Quality Monitoring Council Requested by The Council on Environmental Quality, The National Science and Technology Council, and The Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology April 2006 Report and appendices are available on-line at: /monitoring/network/design/ This report on A National Water Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their Tributaries (Network) has been prepared by the National Water Quality Monitoring Council (Monitoring Council), a sub-group of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI). The ACWI approved this report and presented it to the requesting organizations on April 5, 2006. ACWI was tasked by the President’s Council on Environmental Quality, the National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality, and the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, as a result of recommendations in Chapter 15 of the Final Report of the U. S. Commission on Ocean Policy (COP, 2004). The Monitoring Council, co-chaired by Gail Mallard, U.S. Geological Survey and Charles Spooner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, led this effort, supported by a Network Steering Committee and four Network Work Groups. About 80 participants from Federal and State governments, universities, water associations and the private sector participated actively in the design of this Network and the preparation of the report. All Network participants are listed in Appendix 1-2 of the report. In approving the report, the ACWI identified the following: 1. The current report is to serve as a network design and a planning document for the Network. It is understood that many implementation issues are pending. These include program management and resource needs. 2. The report will recommend Regional Pilot(s) [likel