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Item 2014 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Methods(Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Monitoring and Standards, 2015-02) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Bureau of Environmental Analysis, Restoration and StandardsItem 2014 New Jersey Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report(Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Monitoring and Standards, 2017-05) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Bureau of Environmental Analysis, Restoration and StandardsThis report provides the information about New Jersey’s water resources, current water quality conditions, and causes and sources of water quality impairment, needed to inform and guide water quality monitoring, restoration and protection efforts conducted at the state, regional, watershed and local levels. The information provided in this report is also used by Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the State of New Jersey to establish program priorities and funding for restoring, maintaining, enhancing and protecting waters of the State and the uses and benefits (public health, environmental, and economic) they provide.Item 2012 New Jersey Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report(Trenton, N.J. : Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Environmental Analysis, Restoration and Standards, 2014-07) Cohen, Sandra; Cenno, Kimberly; New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Bureau of Environmental Analysis, Restoration and StandardsWater quality standards, monitoring, and assessment provide the scientific foundation for the protection of New Jersey’s water resources and implementation of the federal Clean Water Act and the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act. The 2012 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report) describes the overall quality of New Jersey’s surface waters based on data collected between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2010. This data is not only generated by the Department, but by various different monitoring organizations from which it is then compiled and evaluated by the Department to verify that the data meets the Department’s data quality requirements. Data is then assessed using scientific methods developed specifically for the applicable type of parameter, use, and waterbody to determine compliance with New Jersey’s surface water quality standards (SWQS).Item 2010 New Jersey Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report([Trenton, N.J.] : Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Quality Standards and Assessment, 2012-01) Berry, Kevin; Cohen, Sandra; New Jersey. Department of Environmental ProtectionWater quality standards, monitoring, and assessment provide the scientific foundation for the protection of New Jersey’s water resources and implementation of the federal Clean Water Act and the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act. The 2010 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report) describes the overall quality of New Jersey’s surface waters based on data collected between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2008. This data is generated by various different monitoring organizations and is then compiled and evaluated by the Department to verify that the data meets the Department’s data quality requirements. Data is then assessed using scientific methods developed specifically for the applicable type of parameter, use, and waterbody to determine compliance with New Jersey’s surface water quality standards.Item 2008 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Methods([Trenton, N.J.] : Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Monitoring and Standards, 2009-06) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Division of Water Monitoring and StandardsItem 2008 New Jersey Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report([Trenton, N.J.] : Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Monitoring and Standards, 2009-07) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Bureau of Water Quality Standards and AssessmentThe 2008 New Jersey Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report) provides extensive information about the water quality conditions and trends of New Jersey’s water resources to inform the general public and guide water resource management at statewide, regional, and local levels. This information includes a detailed description of the types and relative amount of water resources in the State of New Jersey, the different types of water monitoring and assessment programs (surface and ground water), and the various management strategies and actions being employed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to protect and improve water quality.Item 2006 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Methods([Trenton, N.J.] : Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Monitoring and Standards, 2006-12) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Division of Water Monitoring and StandardsThe US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) began issuing guidance for the development of an Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report by the states beginning with the Year 2002 submittal. This guidance recommended, for the first time, that states integrate their Water Quality Inventory Report (Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act) with their Impaired Waterbodies List (Section 303(d)). USEPA reiterated this recommendation in their guidance for the 2004 List and, once again, for the 2006 List (USEPA 2005).Item New Jersey Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report : 2006([Trenton, N.J.] : Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Monitoring and Standards, 2006-12) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Division of Water Monitoring and StandardsThe New Jersey 2006 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report) is intended to provide an effective tool for maintaining high quality waters and improving the quality of waters that do not attain their designated uses. The Integrated Report describes attainment of the designated uses specified in New Jersey's Surface Water Quality Standards (N.J.A.C. 7:9B), which include: aquatic life, recreation, drinking water, fish consumption, shellfish consumption, industrial and agricultural.Item Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Methods([Trenton, N.J.] : Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Monitoring and Standards, 2003-11-20) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Division of Water Monitoring and Standards. Water Assessment TeamThe US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) issued guidance (USEPA 2001) for the development of an Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report) by the States beginning with the Year 2002 submittal. This guidance recommended for the first time that States integrate their Water Quality Inventory Report (Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act) with their Impaired Waterbodies List (Section 303(d)). USEPA reiterated this recommendation in their guidance for the 2004 List (USEPA 2003). The Integrated Report is intended to provide an effective tool for maintaining high quality waters and improving the quality of waters that do not attain water quality standards.Item New Jersey 2004 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (305(b) and 303(d)): A Report on the Water Quality in New Jersey Pursuant to the New Jersey Water Quality Planning Act, and Sections 305(b) and 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act([Trenton, N.J.]: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Monitoring and Standards, 2004-06) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Division of Water Monitoring and Standards. Water Assessment TeamItem New Jersey 2002 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (305(b) and 303(d)): A Report on the Water Quality in New Jersey Pursuant to The New Jersey Water Quality Planning Act, and Sections 305(b) and 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act([Trenton, N.J.]: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Monitoring and Standards, 2002-12-20) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. Division of Water Monitoring and Standards. Water Assessment Team