The Assessment Database (ADB) is a relational database
application for tracking water quality assessment data, including use
attainment, and causes and sources of impairment. States need to track
this information and many other types of assessment data for thousands of
waterbodies, and integrate it into meaningful reports. The ADB is designed
to make this process accurate, straightforward and user-friendly for
participating States, territories, tribes and basin commissions.
The ADB supports three principal functions:
Improve the quality and consistency of water quality reporting
Reduce the burden of preparing reports under Sections 305(b),
303(d), 314, and 319 of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
Improve water quality data analysis
The ADB provides user-friendly data entry forms and automates the
production of reports that States submit to EPA through the 305(b)
process.
