Jack E. Veenhuis 2003 <p>Since 1992, the U.S. Geological&nbsp;Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the&nbsp;City of Albuquerque, the Albuquerque&nbsp;Metropolitan Arroyo and Flood Control&nbsp;Authority (AMAFCA), the New Mexico&nbsp;Highway Department (NMHD), and the&nbsp;University of New Mexico (UNM), has&nbsp;collected stormwater-quality data to&nbsp;meet regulatory requirements for the&nbsp;application phase of the National&nbsp;Pollutant Discharge Elimination&nbsp;System (NPDES) stormwater permit.&nbsp;The phase I permit requirements apply&nbsp;to cities with populations of 100,000 or&nbsp;greater (U.S. Environmental Protection&nbsp;Agency, 1990). This report describes&nbsp;the stormwater sampling program&nbsp;implemented in the City of Albuquerque&nbsp;from 1992 to the present (2002). &nbsp;</p> application/pdf 10.3133/fs00503 en U.S. Geological Survey Municipal stormwater sampling program, metropolitan area, Albuquerque, New Mexico—summary of sampling, 1992–2002 reports