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A COORDINATED EFFORT


Coordination with agencies and organizations in the Kanawha-New River Basin was integral to the success of this water-quality assessment. We thank those who served as members of our liaison committee.

Federal Agencies

National Park Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Office of Surface Mining
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Monongahela National Forest

State Agencies

North Carolina Division of Environmental Management
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Virginia Department of Health
Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
Virginia Division of Soil and Water Conservation
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
West Virginia Soil Conservation Agency

Universities

Marshall University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University West Virginia University

Other public and private organizations

Cacapon Institute
Canaan Valley Institute
Greenbrier River Watershed Association
National Committee for the New River
New River Community Partners
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
West Virginia American Water Company
West Virginia Citizens Action Group
West Virginia Coal Association
West Virginia Farm Bureau
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
West Virginia Manufacturers Association
West Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
West Virginia Rural Water Association

 

We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of numerous property owners who provided access to sampling locations on their land. We also thank the following individuals for contributing data, knowledge, time, and expertise to this effort.

Dennis Adams, Billy Barton, Steven Bolssen, Melody Bova, Freddie Brogan, Charlynn Sheets Buchanan, John Buchanan, Daniel Cincotta, Matthew Cooke, Gary Crosby, David Eaton, Michael Eckenwiler, Ronald Evaldi, Carl Faulkenburg, Patsy Francisco, Georganne Gillespie, Wesley Gladwell, Jeffrey Hajenga, Kristi Hanson, Harold Henderlite, Curt Hughes, Donna Justus, Lisa Ham Lahti, Melvin Mathes, Kimberly Miller, Dawn Newell, Jesse Purvis, Brian Rasmussen, Lary Rogers, Tom Rosier, Benjamin Simerl, Kimberly Smith, Stephen Sorenson, Janet Steven, Joan Steven, Edward Vincent, Stephen Ward, David Wellman, Jeremy White, Matthew Wooten, Dennis Wyatt, Humbert Zappia

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U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1204

Suggested citation:

Paybins, K.S., Messinger, Terence, Eychaner, J.H., Chambers, D.B., and Kozar, M.D., 2000, Water Quality in the Kanawha–New River Basin West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina, 1996–98: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1204, 32 p., on-line at https://pubs.water.usgs.gov/circ1204/

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