Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis: Bluestone National Scenic211 River

摘要

This document present the results of surface-water-quality data retrievals for211u001eBluestone National Scenic River from six of the United States Evironmental 211u001eProtection Agency's (EPA) national databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) 211u001ewater quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3); (3) 211u001eIndustrial Facilities Discharge (IFD); (4) Drinking Water Supplies (DRINKS); (5) 211u001eWater Gages (GAGES); and (6) Water Impoundments (DAMS). The document provides: 211u001e(1) a complete inventory of all retrieved water quality data, water quality 211u001estations, and the entities responsible for data collection; (2) descriptive 211u001estatistics and appropriate graphical plots of water quality data characterizing 211u001eannual and seasonal central tendencies and trends; (3) a comparison of the park's 211u001ewater quality data to relevant EPA and Water Resources Division water quality 211u001escreening criteria; and (4) an Inventory Data Evaluation and Analysis to 211u001edetermine what NPS-75 'Level 1' water quality parameters have been collected in 211u001ethe park.