Toward implementation of a national ground water monitoring network
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Abstract
The Federal Advisory Committee on Water Information's (ACWI) Subcommittee on Ground Water (SOGW) has been working steadily to develop and encourage implementation of a nationwide, long-term ground-water quantity and quality monitoring framework. Significant progress includes the planned submission this fall of a draft framework document to the full committee. The document will include recommendations for implementation of the network and continued acknowledgment at the federal and state level of ACWI's potential role in national monitoring toward an improved assessment of the nation's water reserves. The SOGW mission includes addressing several issues regarding network design, as well as developing plans for concept testing, evaluation of costs and benefits, and encouraging the movement from pilot-test results to full-scale implementation within a reasonable time period. With the recent attention to water resource sustainability driven by severe droughts, concerns over global warming effects, and persistent water supply problems, the SOGW mission is now even more critical.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Toward implementation of a national ground water monitoring network |
| DOI | 10.2175/193864708788752016 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Water Environment Federation |
| Contributing office(s) | Office of Ground Water |
| Description | 16 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Conference Paper |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, WEFTEC 2008 |
| First page | 4416 |
| Last page | 4431 |
| Conference Title | WEFTEC 2008 |
| Conference Location | Chicago, IL |
| Conference Date | October 18-22 2008 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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