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USGS-Acid Rain Watersheds (ARWS)
| Program Name (Acronym) |
USGS-ARWS |
| Agency |
USGS |
| Year Initiated |
1982 |
| Measures |
WATER - inorganic chemistry, trace metals, discharge
PRECIP/DEP - wet deposition |
| Collection Source |
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| Point |
Yes |
| Source |
No |
| Transect |
No |
| Other area |
No |
| Locations for Data Collection |
15 sites U.S.3 still oper. |
| Temporal Interval |
Weekly-monthly |
| Sampling Design |
Selected |
| Data Available |
Yes |
| Accessible |
USGS Database |
| Extent for Reporting |
10 square km or less |
| Annual Funding |
No funding right now |
| Cost per Site for Installation |
$30K to put equip.in |
| Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt |
$100 K yearly |
| Partners |
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| International |
No |
| Agency |
National Park Service |
| State |
MD Dept.Natural Res. |
| Local |
State agencies |
| Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. |
Nat. Acid Rain Program |
| Users of Data per Year |
No Data |
| Program Meets Metadata Standards |
Yes |
| Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) |
Needed |
| Contact Person |
Owen Bricker |
| Phone # |
202-260-5793 or 703-648-5824 |
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