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Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI)

The National Water Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their Tributaries NWQMC July 18, 2006. Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI). Charge from Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) in February, 2005

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Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI)

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  1. The National Water Quality Monitoring Network forU.S. Coastal Watersand their TributariesNWQMCJuly 18, 2006

  2. Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI) • Charge from Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) in February, 2005 • Report presented to ACWI in January, 2006 • ACWI requests two new recommendations • Small Interagency staff to coordinate next steps • One or more pilot studies to test concepts and further develop design • ACWI formally accepts report in April, 2006

  3. Network Presentations • Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) • National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) • SWAQ (Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality) • JSOST (Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Sciences and Technology) • Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources (SIMOR)

  4. Network Presentations • GEO (U.S. Group on Earth Observations) • ORRAP (Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel) • ICOSRMI (Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration) • Federal Agencies (EPA, NOAA, USGS, DOI)

  5. Network Presentations • National Water Quality Monitoring Conference • May 8-11, 2006 • Approximately 900 attendees from Federal, Tribal, and State agencies, academia, private sector, volunteer monitoring community • Plenary presentations • 4 special sessions with open dialogue

  6. Next Steps • Appoint interagency coordination staff • Finalize list of core analytes • Select pilot areas and work on issues such as data comparability, management, and access • Gulf of Maine • Delaware Bay • Southern California Coastal Water Research Program • Pacific Northwest • Florida (Gulf of Mexico)

  7. Next Steps • Conduct inventory of on-going monitoring in pilot areas • Identify resources needed to fill the gaps

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