In response to increased technological advances and burgeoning demands on available water supplies, the federal government and the private sector are joining efforts to reshape the network and broaden the focus of water quality monitoring efforts in the United States.

In response to increased technological advances and burgeoning demands on available water supplies, the federal government and the private sector are joining forces to reshape the network and broaden the focus of water quality monitoring efforts in the United States.

Recommends a nationwide strategy for water-quality monitoring & technical monitoring improvements to support sound water-quality decision-making at all levels of government & in the private sector. Within the nationwide strategy, individual monitoring programs would pursue their own goals & activities. Major recommendations are: work together, share data, use comparable methods, monitor program goals & designs, & report findings. Appendices: glossary of terms, terms of reference, annotated bibliography, & indicator-selection criteria.

Water quality monitoring is an essential tool in the management of water resources and this book comprehensively covers the entire monitoring operation. This important text is the outcome of a collborative programme of activity between UNEP and WHO with inputs from WMO and UNESCO and draws on the international standards of the International Organization of Standardization.