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National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN)
| Program Name (Acronym) |
NASQAN |
| Agency |
USGS |
| Year Initiated |
1973 |
| Measures |
PRECIP/DEP - wet deposition, dry deposition
WATER - trace metals, sediment load, sediment chemistry, inorganic
chemistry, organic contaminants |
| Collection Source |
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| Point |
Yes |
| Source |
No |
| Transect |
No |
| Other area |
No |
| Locations for Data Collection |
1996 35 sites |
| Temporal Interval |
Pres to future, 18 t. Yrly. |
| Sampling Design |
Selected |
| Data Available |
Yes |
| Accessible |
NWIS |
| Extent for Reporting |
Trend anal. at rivr flx pt. |
| Annual Funding |
$3 million annually |
| Cost per Site for Installation |
Multi tens of 1000's of $ |
| Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt |
Ab.$50K per site/yrly |
| Partners |
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| International |
Mexico, Rio Grande... |
| Agency |
USGS |
| State |
No |
| Local |
No |
| Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. |
Part of Basic Water Data |
| Users of Data per Year |
Thousand |
| Program Meets Metadata Standards |
Will meet ITFM standards |
| Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) |
Needed |
| Contact Person |
Rick Hooper |
| Phone # |
770-903-9146 |
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