USGS/NPS Water-Quality Partnership

Supporting research to address critical water-quality issues in National Parks since 1998.

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A competitive selection process is used to fund projects that address issues including contaminants and human-health concerns and vulnerability of national park resources.

2024 Projects

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2024 Projects

The projects selected for 2024 showcase the flexibility of the UGSS-NPS Partnership, with short-term projects doing rapid water quality analysis to multi-year, multi-park projects looking at water-borne pathogens affecting endangered bird populations.

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  • Cape Cod

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  • Effigy Mounds

  • Pacific Islands

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  • Multiple parks

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  • Grand Canyon

    Field researcher kneeling in front of an array of water-quality collection and analysis equipment

  • Tuzigoot

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Explore the Partnership

Projects

Ongoing projects currently receiving Partnership funding, and a searchable list of all projects

Publications

Searchable list of all publications from projects funded by the Partnership

About

The history and organization of the USGS/NPS Water-Quality Partnership.