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The U.S. EPA has issued for public comment a draft of its most recent National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA). The Assessment involved sampling over 1,900 points along wadeable waterways in the contiguous 48 States during 2008 and 2009, and updates a similar study done in 2004. The draft document is on EPA's website here and is summarized in a factsheet also on the website. Both documents and other information can also be accessed from EPA's webpage. Comments must be emailed to nrsa-hq@epa.gov by 11:59 p.m. May 9, 2013.
Among the key findings: 55% of the nation's river and stream ...Posted in: Environmental Protection Agency, Water Regulations