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The upper Colorado River; National Water-Quality Assessment Program; surface-water-monitoring network
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The upper Colorado River; National Water-Quality Assessment Program; surface-water-monitoring network |
| Creator | Spahr, Norman E.; Driver, Nancy E.; Stephens, Verlin C. |
| Subject | Water quality; Water salinization; Water quality -- Measurement; Mines and mineral resources |
| Coverage | Colorado River (Wyo.-Utah); Colorado; Colorado Plateau; Utah; Arizona; Wyoming; |
| Description | The U.S. Geological Survey began full implementation of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program in 1991. The long-term goals of the NAWQA program are to (1) describe current water-quality conditions for a large part of the Nation's freshwater streams, rivers, and aquifers; (2) describe how water quality is changing over time; and (3) improve understanding of the primary natural and human factors that affect water-quality conditions (Leahy and others, 1990). To meet these goals,... |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Date | 1996 |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Spahr, Norman E.; Driver, Nancy E.; Stephens, Verlin C., The upper Colorado River; National Water-Quality Assessment Program; surface-water-monitoring network, Denver, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 191-96, 4 p. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Public Domain, Courtesy of the USGS |
| Identifier | http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/wwdl-er/id/216 |
