Useful Links

• http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/csu
  To learn about surface water quality standards and water body classifications in North Carolina, visit the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality, Classification and Standards Unit.
• http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/bpu
  Information on water quality data collected by the State of North Carolina. NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality, Basinwide Planning Unit.
• http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt
  Streamflow conditions throughout the United States may be found through the “USGS Real-Time Water Data for the Nation” website.
• http://www.ncdrought.org/
  Find the current drought status in North Carolina, via the NC Drought Management Advisory Council.
• http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/lab/cert
  View details about the laboratory certification process through the state of North Carolina, at the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Division of Water Quality – Wastewater/Groundwater Laboratory Certification Program.
• http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/stream_index.cfm
  View the US EPA’s publication “Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual” here.
• http://water.epa.gov/type/watersheds/monitoring/lakevm.cfm
  View the US EPA’s publication “Volunteer Lake Monitoring: A Methods Manual” here.
• http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/issues.cfm
  Find back issues of the US EPA’s National Newsletter of Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring here.