Wadeable Streams Assessment Data
The Wadeable Streams Assessment (WSA) is a first-ever statistically-valid survey of the biological condition of small streams throughout the U.S. EPA worked with the states to conduct the assessment in 2000-2004. 1,392 sites were selected at random to represent the condition of all streams in regions that share similar ecological characteristics. Participants used the same standardized methods at all sites, to ensure results that are comparable across the nation.
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| accessLevel | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | irregular |
| bureauCode |
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| contactPoint |
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"fn": "Sarah Lehmann, U.S. EPA Office of Water (OW) - Office of Wetlands Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW)",
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"hasEmail": "mailto:lehmann.sarah@epa.gov"
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| dataQuality |
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| description | The Wadeable Streams Assessment (WSA) is a first-ever statistically-valid survey of the biological condition of small streams throughout the U.S. EPA worked with the states to conduct the assessment in 2000-2004. 1,392 sites were selected at random to represent the condition of all streams in regions that share similar ecological characteristics. Participants used the same standardized methods at all sites, to ensure results that are comparable across the nation. |
| identifier | {05E98574-1292-4377-AC6F-AE64C35A9889} |
| issued | 2014-01-01 |
| keyword |
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"clean water act",
"environment",
"environment",
"inlandwaters",
"statistical survey",
"streams",
"united states",
"water quality",
"wsa"
]
|
| license | https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html |
| modified | 2009-12-23 |
| programCode |
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"020:072"
]
|
| publisher |
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"name": "U.S. EPA Office of Water (OW) - Office of Wetlands Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW)",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
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"https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B05E98574-1292-4377-AC6F-AE64C35A9889%7D",
"https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/rest/document?id=%7B05E98574-1292-4377-AC6F-AE64C35A9889%7D"
]
|
| spatial | -180.0,18.0,-66.0,72.0 |
| title | Wadeable Streams Assessment Data |
