Advisory Committee on Water Information

2005 Interim Status

September 14, 2005

USGS National Center Auditorium

FY 2005% MembersV- Vacancy

37%

11% 20%

29%

3%

FederalState-LocalNon-Profit

IndustryUniversity

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National Water Quality

MonitoringCouncil

National Liaison Committee

for NAWQA

Subcommitteeon Hydrology

Subcommittee ٭on Spatial Water

Data

Advisory Committee on Water InformationSubgroups / Task Forces

Methods and DataComparability Board

Subcommittee on

Sedimentation

Work Groups

Sustainable WaterResources Roundtable

2004 Task Forceon CooperativeWater Program

Work Groups

Work Groups

Work Groups

* Also reports to Federal Geographic Data Committee

National Water Quality Monitoring CouncilWork Groups

National Water Quality Monitoring Council

Water Information Strategies

Methods And Data Comparability Board

Watershed Components Interactions

Collaboration and Outreach

National Monitoring Network

National Water Quality Monitoring CouncilWork Groups

National Water Quality Monitoring Network

Steering Committee

Network Design

Methods and Data Comparability

Inventory of Monitoring

Data Management and Access

National Monitoring Network

Develop a National Monitoring Network that coordinates and expands existing efforts, includes coverage in both coastal waters and the upland areas that affect them, and is linked to the Integrated

Ocean Observing System.

Actions for ACWINational Water Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. Coast and Upland WatershedsConcur with approach for project, including

preliminary Network DesignUnderstand limitations of Report, Design and

Network given time frame and limited resourcesAccept outline for January Report to CEQ, SWAQ

and ACWIProvide any further comments in writing by

October 15, 2005

National Water Quality Monitoring CouncilWork Groups

National Water Quality Monitoring Council

Water Information Strategies

Methods And Data Comparability Board

Watershed Components Interactions

Collaboration and Outreach

National Monitoring Network

Methods and Data Comparability Board Work Groups

Biology and Microbiology

Outreach and Publicity

Water-Quality Data Elements

Performance-Based Systems (PBS)

National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI)

Laboratory and Field Accreditation

Nutrients

New Technologies

Water Quality Data Elements

Develop and recommend a core set of data elements for voluntarily reporting water quality monitoring results, to facilitate sharing of comparable data, while recognizing the objectives of individual programs.

Actions for ACWIWater Quality Data Elements (WQDE)

and WQDE Guide

Approve revised biological data elements

(toxicity, population)Agree to publication of revised Guide as a

Council Technical Report.

Sustainable WaterResources Roundtable

Serves as a forum to share information and perspectives that will promote better decision making regarding the sustainable development of our Nation's water resources.

Actions for ACWISustainable Water Resources Roundtable

Draft Preliminary Report

Agree to publication of this preliminary report by the U.S. Forest Service this fiscal year (i.e., would go to press September 30).

Provide comments on usefulness of information, and continuation of efforts on water sustainability criteria, indicators and research

2004 Task Force on the USGS Cooperative Water Program

Assess the effectiveness of USGS in addressing the recommendations of the 1999 Coop Review Task Force. Suggest continued actions to be taken by the USGS to more fully implement the recommendations of the 1999 Report.

Actions for ACWI2004 Task Force to Review the USGS Cooperative Water Program - Draft Final Report

Approve report, with any caveats based on questions/comments

If required, provide any further comments in writing by October 15, 2005