Hypoxia Task Force Studies and Reports
Below are important Hypoxia Task Force documents that list goals of the group, strategies and frameworks for achieving those goals, scientific assessments, and ways the group is tracking progress. Click on any of the links to learn more.
Goals, Strategies, and Frameworks for Making Progress
- Federal Charter Creating the Hypoxia Task Force (1998)
- 2001 Hypoxia Task Force Action Plan
- 2008 Hypoxia Task Force Action Plan
- 2015 Hypoxia Task Force New Goal Framework
- 2022 EPA Nutrient Memo
- Looking Forward: The Strategy of the Federal Members of the Hypoxia Task Force (2013; 2016 Update)
- Hypoxia Task Force - Land Grant Universities Priorities for Collaborative Work (2015, 2017, 2018)
- Research Needs Committee Letter and Priorities (2020)
- Monitoring Workgroup Network Evaluation (2021)
Assessments
- Integrated Assessment of Hypoxia in Northern Gulf of America and Hypoxia Assessment Reports (1999-2000)
- A Science Strategy to Support Management Decisions Related to Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of America and Excess Nutrients in the Mississippi River Basin (Monitoring, Modeling, and Research Workgroup Report, 2004)
- Science Symposia to Reassess the Science of Hypoxia (2005-2006)
- Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of America: An Update by the EPA Science Advisory Board (2007)
- Hypoxia Task Force Reassessment 2013: Assessing Progress Made Since 2008
- Assessing Water Quality: Varied Approaches to Measure Change and Show Nutrient Reduction Progress (2024)
Tracking Progress
- Hypoxia Task Force Reports to Congress (2015, 2017, 2019/21, 2023)
- Reports on Point Source Progress in Hypoxia Task Force States (2016, 2019)
- Report on Nonpoint Source Progress in Hypoxia Task Force States (2018)
- Compendium of Tools to Track Conservation (2022)