Mississippi River Water Quality and Interstate Collaboration

Summary of a Workshop on Mississippi River Water Quality Science and Interstate Collaboration summarizes presentations and discussions of Mississippi River and basin water quality management, monitoring, and evaluation programs that took place at a workshop that was held in St. Louis on November 18-19, 2013. The workshop examined a wide array of challenges and progress in water quality monitoring and evaluation in states along the Mississippi River corridor, and provided a forum for experts from U.S. federal agencies, the Mississippi River states, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to share and compare monitoring and evaluation experiences from their respective organizations. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Workshop Topics and Presentations 3 Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Water Quality Monitoring References Appendix A: St. Louis Meeting Agenda Appendix B: Acknowledgement of Reviewers Appendix C: Committee Member Biographical Information