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Publications—Fact Sheet 006–98

National Water-Quality Assessment Program, Island of Oahu, Hawaii

By Stephen S. Anthony

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 006–98


U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 006-98 provides an overview of the NAWQA (National Water Quality Assessment) program on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. 

This fact sheet is available online as an Adobe Acrobat FS 006–98 (331 KB)


Introduction

The island of Oahu NAWQA study will increase the scientific understanding of surfaceand ground-water quality and the factors that inßuence water quality. The study also will provide some of the information needed by water-resource managers to implement effective water-quality management actions and evaluate long-term changes in water quality.

Water resources are of significant economic and ecological importance to Oahu. Ground water provides essentially all municipal and domestic water for a large and expanding population, while streams provide important riparian and instream habitats for many threatened and endangered species. In addition, streams affect the physical, chemical, and aesthetic quality of receiving waters, such as estuaries, bays, and nearshore waters which are critical to the tourism-based economy of the island. The Oahu NAWQA study will describe relations among natural factors, human activities, and water-quality conditions.


This report is available online in Portable Document Format (PDF). If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader, it is available for free download from Adobe Systems Incorporated.

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For additional information visit:

the Oahu NAWQA homepage.



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