Online Sources of Aquatic Resources Statistics

Online Sources of Aquatic Resources Statistics

This site provides links to data sources used to produce statistical tables and graphics for the annual report. References have been extracted from the CEQ 1997 Environmental Quality report and updated as of May 2000.

Online Reports, Databases, and Websites

Agency Title Abstract

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center Climate of 1999 - Annual Review Puts current annual climate anomalies into historical perspective using climate databases archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Includes sections on global, national, and regional/statewide conditions and extreme events, when appropriate. HTML format.

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Science and Technology Our Living Oceans: Report on the Status of U.S. Living Marine Resources, 1999 Current assessment of U.S. living resources and fisheries. PDF format.

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service The 1995 National Shellfish Register of Classified Growing Waters Overview of the 1995 National Shellfish Register. Includes trend analysis based data from on earlier reports. View and download reports, datasets, and digital geographic files. PDF and ASCII format.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Surveillance for Waterborne-Disease Outbreaks -- United States, 1995-1996 Data about outbreaks associated with drinking water and recreational water. Summarizes cause of outbreak (microbial or chemical) and type of system(s) affected. Includes trend analysis based data from on earlier reports. HTML format.

U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory Download data and reports on status and trends in U.S. wetlands.

U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Water Resources Division Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 1995 Link to the report in PDF format or download spreadsheets.

U.S. Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard Pollution Incidents In and Around U.S. Waters: A Spill/Release Compendium, 1969 - 1998 Summary data for all reported discharges into U.S. navigable waters, including territorial waters (extending to three miles from the coastline), tributaries, the contiguous zone (extending from three to twelve miles from the coastline), onto shorelines, or into other waters that threaten the marine environment of the United States. PDF format.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Science and Technology National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories Describes state-, tribal-, and federally-issued fish consumption advisories in the United States for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, four U.S. territories, and the 12 Canadian provinces and territories. Query database for information on concentrations of chemical contaminants in fish and wildlife species or download factsheet with summary data in PDF format.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water National Water Quality Inventory: 1996 Report to Congress Contains national summary information about water quality conditions in rivers, lakes, estuaries, wetlands, coastal waters, the Great Lakes, and groundwater. The Report to Congress also contains information about public health and aquatic ecosystem concerns, water quality monitoring, and state and federal water pollution management programs. PDF format.

Organization Title Abstract

Natural Resources Defense Council Testing the Waters - 1999: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches Text and tables from NRDC's annual survey of water-quality monitoring and public notification programs at U.S. beaches. HTML format.

Last Updated on Monday, May 15, 2000

Agency	Title	Abstract

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center	Climate of 1999 - Annual Review	Puts current annual climate anomalies into historical perspective using climate databases archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Includes sections on global, national, and regional/statewide conditions and extreme events, when appropriate. HTML format.
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Science and Technology	Our Living Oceans: Report on the Status of U.S. Living Marine Resources, 1999	Current assessment of U.S. living resources and fisheries. PDF format.
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service	The 1995 National Shellfish Register of Classified Growing Waters	Overview of the 1995 National Shellfish Register. Includes trend analysis based data from on earlier reports. View and download reports, datasets, and digital geographic files. PDF and ASCII format.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Surveillance for Waterborne-Disease Outbreaks -- United States, 1995-1996	Data about outbreaks associated with drinking water and recreational water. Summarizes cause of outbreak (microbial or chemical) and type of system(s) affected. Includes trend analysis based data from on earlier reports. HTML format.
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service	National Wetlands Inventory	Download data and reports on status and trends in U.S. wetlands.
U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Water Resources Division	Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 1995	Link to the report in PDF format or download spreadsheets.
U.S. Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard	Pollution Incidents In and Around U.S. Waters: A Spill/Release Compendium, 1969 - 1998	Summary data for all reported discharges into U.S. navigable waters, including territorial waters (extending to three miles from the coastline), tributaries, the contiguous zone (extending from three to twelve miles from the coastline), onto shorelines, or into other waters that threaten the marine environment of the United States. PDF format.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Science and Technology	National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories	Describes state-, tribal-, and federally-issued fish consumption advisories in the United States for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, four U.S. territories, and the 12 Canadian provinces and territories. Query database for information on concentrations of chemical contaminants in fish and wildlife species or download factsheet with summary data in PDF format.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water	National Water Quality Inventory: 1996 Report to Congress	Contains national summary information about water quality conditions in rivers, lakes, estuaries, wetlands, coastal waters, the Great Lakes, and groundwater. The Report to Congress also contains information about public health and aquatic ecosystem concerns, water quality monitoring, and state and federal water pollution management programs. PDF format.

Organization	Title	Abstract

Natural Resources Defense Council	Testing the Waters - 1999: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches	Text and tables from NRDC's annual survey of water-quality monitoring and public notification programs at U.S. beaches. HTML format.