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The UYRW is undergoing
increasing land and water development to support growing
municipal, industrial, and recreational needs. As
development proceeds, there is the potential for short-
and long-term changes in the quantity and quality of
surface-water and groundwater resources. Water-quality
data currently are stored in disparate formats among
numerous Federal, State, and local agencies, private
consulting firms, universities, and stakeholder groups.
Development of a publically-accessible water-quality
database (Data Repository) standardizes and unifies data
from the numerous sources. These data can be used to
assess water quality in the UYRW and develop a
water-quality monitoring plan by identifying data gaps and
redundancies. With these considerations, the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the City of
Steamboat Springs and Routt County, is conducting a study
to compile and assess water quality in the UYRW. Specific
objectives of the study are to:
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The Data
Repository is constructed to allow users to retrieve
water-quality data for the UYRW through a web browser.
Included are interactive maps for browsing and selecting
site locations, and menus for choosing sites, samples,
agencies, and water-quality parameters to be used in the
data retrieval.Develop and maintain a web-accessible
common data repository that provides agencies,
researchers, consultants, and interested stakeholders
equal access to the latest water-resources information.
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Evaluate
existing water-resources data for uniformity and ability
to meet the needs of water and land resource managers and
decision makers as well as the public and other stakeholders.
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Perform
and publish an assessment of water-resource conditions.
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Design and
implement regional monitoring strategies to effectively
fill identified data gaps by reducing duplication of
effort while still meeting a broad base of data collection objectives.
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Upon
implementation of the monitoring program, periodically
assess the new data to update what is known about factors
affecting water-resource conditions.
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The UYRW is undergoing
increasing land and water development to support growing
municipal, industrial, and recreational needs. As
development proceeds, there is the potential for short-
and long-term changes in the quantity and quality of
surface-water and groundwater resources. Water-quality
data currently are stored in disparate formats among
numerous Federal, State, and local agencies, private
consulting firms, universities, and stakeholder groups.
Development of a publically-accessible water-quality
database (Data Repository) standardizes and unifies data
from the numerous sources. These data can be used to
assess water quality in the UYRW and develop a
water-quality monitoring plan by identifying data gaps and
redundancies. With these considerations, the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the City of
Steamboat Springs and Routt County, is conducting a study
to compile and assess water quality in the UYRW. Specific
objectives of the study are to:
-
The Data
Repository is constructed to allow users to retrieve
water-quality data for the UYRW through a web browser.
Included are interactive maps for browsing and selecting
site locations, and menus for choosing sites, samples,
agencies, and water-quality parameters to be used in the
data retrieval.Develop and maintain a web-accessible
common data repository that provides agencies,
researchers, consultants, and interested stakeholders
equal access to the latest water-resources information.
-
Evaluate
existing water-resources data for uniformity and ability
to meet the needs of water and land resource managers and
decision makers as well as the public and other stakeholders.
-
Perform
and publish an assessment of water-resource conditions.
-
Design and
implement regional monitoring strategies to effectively
fill identified data gaps by reducing duplication of
effort while still meeting a broad base of data collection objectives.
-
Upon
implementation of the monitoring program, periodically
assess the new data to update what is known about factors
affecting water-resource conditions.
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