Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis, Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway
National Park Service. 1996. Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis, Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway. Technical Report NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-96/79. National Park Service, Water Resources Division
The goal of this document is to provide descriptive water quality information in a format usable for park planning. The report is designed to characterize baseline water quality rather than assess specific water quality problems at a park. This is consistent with the Servicewide Inventory and Monitoring Program's goal of obtaining basic, "level I" water quality parameters for key waterbodies at each park. This report is best used as a reference document to help design new goal driven water quality monitoring programs rather than as conclusive evidence of previous or existing water quality problems. The purpose of the report is to inventory existing park water quality data; establish baseline water quality at the park; identify potential water quality problems; and establish a park water quality database. This report is intended to enable park managers to compare and contrast water quality data collected as part of ongoing inventory and monitoring programs with historical water quality trends. These reports include methodology, interpretive guide to water quality results, and results by site. Database information is included in this report in the form of 3.5" computer disks.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1996-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Water Resources Division
- Units
- BLRI , WQI
- Keywords
- Aquatic Sciences, Blue Ridge Parkway, computer disks, Inventory (Baseline), Management, Monitoring, North Carolina, Water Quality, WRBIB