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2000 National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress

This Report to Congress summarizes information reported by the states in 2000 describing the condition of their assessed waters, as required under Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act. Report Package Contents:

  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Rivers and Streams
  • Chapter 3 - Lakes and Reservoirs
  • Chapter 4 - Coastal Resources
  • Chapter 5 - Wetlands
  • Chapter 6 - Ground Water
  • Chapter 7 - Public Health
  • Chapter 8 - Costs and Benefits of Water Quality Protection
  • Chapter 9 - State and Tribal Recommendations
  • Chapter 10 - State and Territory Summaries
  • Chapter 11 - Tribal Summaries
  • Chapter 12 - Interstate Commission Summaries
  • Inside Back Cover
  • Appendixes from the National Water Quality Inventory. Also available as Excel versions: ( 2000 National Water Quality Report to Congress Appendices (zip) (2000) )

Fact Sheet and Report Package Files:

  • Fact Sheet: 2000 National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress (pdf) (August 2002, EPA-841-F-02-003)
  • 2000 National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress (pdf) (EPA-841-R-02-001)
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