2000 National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress

This Report to Congress summarizes information reported by the states in 2000 describing the condition of their assessed waters, as required under Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act. Report Package Contents:

Cover
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Rivers and Streams
Chapter 3 - Lakes and Reservoirs
Chapter 4 - Coastal Resources
Chapter 5 - Wetlands
Chapter 6 - Ground Water
Chapter 7 - Public Health
Chapter 8 - Costs and Benefits of Water Quality Protection
Chapter 9 - State and Tribal Recommendations
Chapter 10 - State and Territory Summaries
Chapter 11 - Tribal Summaries
Chapter 12 - Interstate Commission Summaries
Inside Back Cover
Appendixes from the National Water Quality Inventory. Also available as Excel versions: (2000 National Water Quality Report to Congress Appendices(175 K, 2000) )

Fact Sheet and Report Package Files:

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Fact Sheet: 2000 National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress (PDF)(2 pp, 454 K, August 2002, EPA-841-F-02-003)
2000 National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress (PDF)(460 pp, 15 MB, EPA-841-R-02-001)