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Overview
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.
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