Better Monitoring Techniques Are Needed To Assess the Quality of Rivers and Streams: Volumes I and II
CED-81-30
Published: Apr 30, 1981. Publicly Released: Apr 30, 1981.
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Highlights
Accurate, reliable data on the actual condition of the nation's rivers and streams are necessary for sound environmental planning and management. Existing national water quality monitoring networks do not provide the type or quality of data needed.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Council on Environmental Quality | The Administrator, EPA, and the Chairman, CEQ, should promote the use of other available indicators of national progress toward cleaner water. |
Closed
GAO has no information on the actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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| Environmental Protection Agency | The Administrator, EPA, and the Chairman, CEQ, should promote the use of other available indicators of national progress toward cleaner water. |
Closed
GAO has no information on the actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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| Department of the Interior | The Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator, EPA, should discontinue the three national water quality networks and shift to a program of special studies of water quality. |
Closed
GAO has no information on the actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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| Environmental Protection Agency | The Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator, EPA, should discontinue the three national water quality networks and shift to a program of special studies of water quality. |
Closed
GAO has no information on the actions taken in response to this recommendation.
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Environmental monitoringEvaluation methodsInformation systemsInland waterwaysRiversSystems evaluationWastewater managementWater pollutionWater pollution controlWater quality