National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS): the foundation for long-term aquatic monitoring data across the United States.

ABSTRACT: There is a common saying in business that "what matters gets measured". Environmental protection and sustainability certainly should qualify as important concerns for both businesses and governments. The 1970s marked the genesis of the modern environmental movement, with growing concern about water pollution in the United States (U.S.). In 1972, the U.S. enacted the Clean Water Act (CWA) "to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters". In accordance with CWA objectives, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implemented the surface water and estuary regional research components as part of the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP), from which the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) evolved. NARS is designed to a

SUBMITTER: Nahlik AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12583327 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature