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Short Title: Biological Characterization of Louisiana Streams Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2009 Information is needed to support water-resources management and decision-making processes for the West Gulf Coastal Plain (WGCP) ecoregion of southwestern Louisiana.

Short Title: Hot Springs Thermal Study Project Chief: Tim Kresse Cooperators: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2009 Established in 1832 to preserve 47 hot springs flowing from of Hot Springs Mountain, Hot Springs National Park (HSNP) is the oldest National Park in the country. Recent findings show that the geologic formations constituting the...

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...

Water is one of the most important of Alabama's natural resources. Water is not only a vital component of human existence, it is critical to the overall quality of life. In order to protect and preserve this resource for future generations, we must have a baseline of information to make decisions. Decision and policy makers must know the answers to three fundamental questions: where is the water...

Water is one of the most important of Alabama's natural resources. Water is not only a vital component of human existence, it is critical to the overall quality of life. In order to protect and preserve this resource for future generations, we must have a baseline of information to make decisions. Decision and policy makers must know the answers to three fundamental questions: where is the water...