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USGS Benchmark Network
| Program Name (Acronym) |
USGS Benchmark |
| Program Name (Full) |
USGS Benchmark Network |
| Agency |
USGS |
| Year Initiated |
1965 |
| Measures |
WATER - discharge, organic contaminants, inorganic chemistry
MISCELLANEOUS - isotopes |
| Collection Source |
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| Point |
Yes |
| Source |
No |
| Transect |
Yes |
| Other area |
No |
| Locations for Data Collection |
50 sites (Decrease in 96) |
| Temporal Interval |
Quarterly |
| Sampling Design |
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| Random |
Yes |
| Selected |
Yes |
| Synoptic |
No |
| Data Available |
Yes |
| Accessible |
District office sites,Kathy |
| Extent for Reporting |
Total export of watershed |
| Annual Funding |
$1.1 million (lab costs, too) |
| Cost per Site for Installation |
Manual/Non-applicable |
| Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt |
$18,700 annually |
| Partners |
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| International |
No |
| Agency |
Natl Park Service, Forest |
| State |
No |
| Local |
No |
| Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. |
Organic Act |
| Users of Data per Year |
30 |
| Program Meets Metadata Standards |
No |
| Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) |
Needed |
| Contact Person |
Kathy Fitzgerlad |
| Phone # |
703-648-6902 |
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