Item talk:Q229250

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 "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nevada-water-science-center/science/national-water-quality-program-studies-nevada",
 "headline": "National Water-Quality Program Studies in Nevada",
 "datePublished": "December 22, 2017",
 "author": [
   {
     "@type": "Person",
     "name": "Jena Huntington",
     "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/jena-huntington",
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     "@type": "TextObject",
     "text": "As part of NAWQA Cycle III, USGS scientists collect and record both water levels and water quality data on local groundwater through well networks and collect samples within LUS, MAS, and PAS network within the Basin and Range."
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     "text": "NAWQA studies include Land Use Studies (LUS), Major Aquifer Studies (MAS), and Principal Aquifer Studies (PAS). These three study types are based on sampling networks of wells distributed across an area of interest."
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     "text": "Groundwater Studies"
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   {
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     "text": "Visit the Decadal Change in Groundwater Quality web site"
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   {
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     "text": "In 1991, Congress established the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) to address where, when, why, and how the Nation's water quality has changed, or is likely to change in the future, in response to human activities and natural factors. Since then, NAWQA has been a leading source of scientific data and knowledge used by national, regional, state, and local agencies to develop science-based policies and management strategies to improve and protect water resources used for drinking water, recreation, irrigation, energy development, and ecosystem needs."
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     "text": "NAWQA characterizes the status and trends of water quality and aquatic ecosystems by monitoring ambient water-quality and ecological conditions through the newly established National Water Quality Network (NWQN) for Rivers and Streams. The NWQN is the primary source of data for the systematic annual reporting of ambient conditions nationally. The new NWQN includes 22 large river coastal sites, 41 large river inland sites, 30 wadeable stream reference sites, 10 wadeable stream urban sites, and 10 wadeable stream agricultural sites."
   },
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     "text": "The USGS National Water-Quality Assessment Project (NAWQA) is now part of the USGS National Water-Quality Program (NWQP). NAWQA provides nationally consistent data and information on the quality of the Nation\u2019s water. Studies provide information on current water-quality conditions, a baseline for trend evaluation, and an understanding of what factors affect water quality. Groundwater studies for the NAWQA program provide information on the quality of water in shallow monitoring wells, domestic-supply wells, and public-supply wells. The data collected from surface water samples will be used in a national context to describe water quality characteristics of rivers and streams influenced by various land uses (urban, agricultural, and reference)."
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     "text": "One NWQN site currently is monitored in Nevada:"
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     "text": "Truckee River near Tracy"
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     "text": "Truckee River Near Tracy (USGS Site ID 10350340)"
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     "@type": "TextObject",
     "text": "Samples are collected from this site 18 times per year and analyzed for"
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     "@type": "TextObject",
     "text": "NAWQA Cycle 3 has the followig science goals:"
   },
   {
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     "text": "An annual summary of water-quality data from Nevada's NWQN is available from the USGS Water Quality Tracking web site:"
   },
   {
     "@type": "TextObject",
     "text": "NAWQA studies have been conducted during decadal cycles:"
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   {
     "@type": "TextObject",
     "text": "Surface-Water Studies"
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   {
     "@type": "TextObject",
     "text": "The Decadal Change in Groundwater Quality web-mapping application shows how concentrations of pesticides, nutrients, metals, and organic contaminants in groundwater are changing during decadal periods across the Nation:"
   }
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   "@type": "Organization",
   "name": "Nevada Water Science Center",
   "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nevada-water-science-center"
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