The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) is designed to describe the status and trends in the quality of
the Nation's ground- and surface-water resources and to provide a sound
understanding of the natural and human factors that affect the quality of these
resources (Leahy and others, 1990). Because much of the public concern over
water quality stems from a desire to protect both human health and aquatic
life, the NAWQA Program will, in addition to measuring physical and chemical
indicators of water-quality, assess the status of aquatic life through surveys
of fish, invertebrates, and benthic algae, and habitat conditions (National
Research Council, 1990). As an integrated assessment of water quality
incorporating physical, chemical, and biological components, the NAWQA Program
is ecological in approach.
Description of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Study Area
The complete ACF basin description document
is available as a single file. (30K)
References
ACF NAWQA home page
The URL for this page is http://ga.water.usgs.gov
/nawqa/main.description.html
If you have questions or comments about this document contact wbhughes@usgs.gov
Last Modified: Thursday, 17-Jul-2008 11:12:13 EDT