Information

Source

Obtainable

Comments

National Stream

Regional and nationwide

Consists of over 400 sampling sites.

Data

Quality Accounting

overview of the quality of

collection sties are located at or near the

Network (NASQAN)

our streams.

downstream end of hydrologic accounting

USGS

units or at representative sites along

Branch of

coastal areas and Great Lakes.

Distribution

1200 South Ends St.

Arlington, VA 22202

Office of Water Data

Publications including the

OWDC is the focal point for inter agency

Coordination (OWDC)

"National Handbook of

coordination of current and planned water 

USGS

Recommended Methods for

data acquisition activities of all Federal

417 National Center

Water Data Acquisition,"

agencies and many non Federal organizations.

Reston, VA 22092

indexes to the "Catalog of

(703) 648 5016

Information on Water

Data," and other

publications.

National Ground

Computerized, on line

Databases are accessible through computer,

Water Information

bibliographic database

modem, and telecommunications software.

Center (National

that provides a variety of

Members and nonmembers can gain access.

Ground Water

information on the

Abstracts are relatively short and

Association)

quantity and quality of

nontechnical.

6375 Riverside Drive

ground water resources

Dublin, OH 43017

worldwide.

Also includes

(800) 332 2104

references on such ground

(614) 761 3446 (fax)

water topics as ground

water protection, waste

remediation, well design

and construction, drilling

methods, water treatment,

and flow and contaminant

transport models.

Photocopying service of

most database references

and interlibrary loan

service available.

Public

information brochures on

ground water available.

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