Project Types

One-year efforts for purposes of installation of instrumentation, training and quality assurance, scoping or limited synoptic water quality studies, or providing technical representation to the NPS requiring water quality expertise.

2025 Technical Assistance Projects

Analysis of coastal acidification monitoring data from two Gulf of Mexico National Parks: Gulf Islands National Seashore and Padre Island National Seashore

Vulnerability of Rattlesnake Springs to Contamination from Nearby Agricultural Activity and Oil and Gas Development, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

Two-year investigations of water quality to provide a timely assessment of aquatic conditions at selected locations and to evaluate the spatial relationships or contributions to those conditions, and/or to provide baseline data and information where little exists. The studies document status in water quality and may determine if management actions are achieving water quality objectives.

2025 Synoptic Projects

Assessing Occurrence and Sources of Contaminants at Springs and Streams Originating from Wastewater Operations, Wildlife, and Livestock Activities on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

Assessing the Magnitude, Distribution, and Drivers of Mercury Exposure Risk in Congaree National Park

Three-year investigations that entail in-depth study of park water quality. Designed to characterize known or suspected water quality problems, these projects also focus on understanding causes of contamination and the implications of water quality impairment to aquatic biota.

2025 Intensive Projects

Extent, Duration, and Impacts of Forever Chemicals in Seemingly Pristine Waters of Sierra Nevada National Parks

Autumnal cold-water blooms: Risk of toxicity and persistence of late-season harmful algal blooms in two Upper Midwest National Park Units

A Multi-Park Study to Characterize Water-Quality Impacts of Visitor Use to Recreational Rivers

Determining Drivers of Extreme Mercury Bioaccumulation in Arid National Park Units of the Northern Colorado Plateau I&M Network