U. S. Geological Survey - Water Resources - Michigan District

Water Resources of Michigan

Water Quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, 1992-95

US Geological Survey Circular 1156
1998

By: Charlie A. Peters, Dale M. Robertson, David A. Saad, Daniel J. Sullivan, Barbara C. Scudder, Faith A. Fitzpatrick, Kevin D. Richards, Jana S. Stewart, Sharon A. Fitzgerald, and Bernard N. Lenz


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Abstract

Knowledge of the quality of the Nation's streams and aquifers is important because of the implications to human and aquatic health and because of the significant costs associated with decisions involving land and water management, conservation, and regulation. In 1991, the U.S. Congress appropriated funds for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to begin the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program to help meet the continuing need for sound, scientific information on the areal extent of the water-quality problems, how these problems are changing with time, and an understanding of the effects of human actions and natural factors on water-quality conditions.

Citation:

Peters, Charlie A., Robertson, Dale M., Saad, David A., Sullivan, Daniel J., Scudder, Barbara C., Fitzpatrick, Faith A., Richards, Kevin D., Stewart, Jana S., Fitzgerald, Sharon A., and Lenz, Bernard N., 1998, Water Quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, 1992-95, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1156.

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