National Aquatic Resource Surveys

The U.S. EPA’s Report on the Environment includes the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS), a comprehensive statistical survey and assessment of the condition of the Nation’s lakes, rivers, wetlands, and coastal waters. GLEC has played a key role assisting EPA with the design and execution of each of the NARS assessments since the first survey for the National Lakes Assessment in 2007. For over fifteen years, GLEC contracting support for NARS support has included:

  • Field crew deployment to over 1,500 surface water sites in all conterminous U.S. ecoregions
  • Sampling for aquatic community, water quality, human health and associated ecological data
  • National logistics support and training of contractors, state field crews and trainers
  • Development of QAPPs, Field Manuals, and quality assurance documents
  • GIS applications for property research, site maps and survey tracking
  • Laboratory analysis of algae and algal toxins, periphyton, macroinvertebrate and fish taxonomy
  • Technical writing, editing, and graphic communications for official EPA publications
  • Design, assembly, and distribution of specialized field equipment base kits and sampling kits
  • Oversight of EPA contractor field and laboratory operations

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National Lakes Assessment (NLA)
National Lakes Assessment (NLA)
National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA)
National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA)
National Coastal Condition Assessment (NCCA)
National Coastal Condition Assessment (NCCA)
National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA)
National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA)

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Contact:

Dennis McCauley

Senior Environmental Scientist
dmccauley@glec.com
Phone: 231-525-0493

Great Lakes Environmental Center

739 Hastings Street
Traverse City, MI   49686

Phone: (231) 941-2230
Fax: (231) 941-2240