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Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Short Title: Mississippi River NRSA Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2008 - 2009 The USGS Arkansas and Missouri Water Science Centers (WSC) are conducting a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for an ecological assessment of the Lower Mississippi River for USEPA Office of Water's National Rivers and Streams...
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Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Short Title: Mississippi River NRSA Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2008 - 2009 The USGS Arkansas and Missouri Water Science Centers (WSC) are conducting a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for an ecological assessment of the Lower Mississippi River for USEPA Office of Water's National Rivers and Streams...
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Analysis of Chloride Data in the Alluvial Aquifer of Southeastern Arkansas

Short Title: Southeastern Arkansas Chloride Study Project Chief: Brian Clark Cooperator: Boeuf-Tensas Regional Irrigation Water Distribution District Project Time Frame: July 2007 - September 2008 The Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer is one of the highest use aquifer systems in Arkansas. In localized areas, the chloride content has been observed to be high enough to limit the use of this...
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Analysis of Chloride Data in the Alluvial Aquifer of Southeastern Arkansas

Short Title: Southeastern Arkansas Chloride Study Project Chief: Brian Clark Cooperator: Boeuf-Tensas Regional Irrigation Water Distribution District Project Time Frame: July 2007 - September 2008 The Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer is one of the highest use aquifer systems in Arkansas. In localized areas, the chloride content has been observed to be high enough to limit the use of this...
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Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Short Title: Reference Lakes Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2008 The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has classified all lakes within Arkansas into five classifications called lake "Types" (A-E); however, reference water quality characteristics of these lake types...
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Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Short Title: Reference Lakes Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2008 The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has classified all lakes within Arkansas into five classifications called lake "Types" (A-E); however, reference water quality characteristics of these lake types...
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Mississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Areas (MDMSEA)

The Mississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Areas (MDMSEA) Project began in 1995 with two purposes: 1) to assess how agricultural activities affect water quality; and 2) to evaluate Best Management Practices (BMPs) that mitigate agricultural nonpoint source pollution. The project is located in the northwestern portion of Mississippi, an area of intense agriculture referred to as the...
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Mississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Areas (MDMSEA)

The Mississippi Delta Management Systems Evaluation Areas (MDMSEA) Project began in 1995 with two purposes: 1) to assess how agricultural activities affect water quality; and 2) to evaluate Best Management Practices (BMPs) that mitigate agricultural nonpoint source pollution. The project is located in the northwestern portion of Mississippi, an area of intense agriculture referred to as the...
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