National Center for Water Quality Research
Funding for the website generously provided by the Great Lakes Protection Fund
Heidelberg Tributary Loading Data:
Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) real-time data:
Toledo Drinking Water quality:
USGS real time water information
- Ohio: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/oh/nwis/rt
- Maumee at Waterville flow: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/oh/nwis/uv?site_no=04193500
- Maumee at Waterville water quality: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/oh/nwis/uv/?site_no=04193490
Harmful Algal Bloom information:
- http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/research/habs/forecasting
- http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.php?region=e
- http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/waterQuality/habsTracker.html
- http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/waterQuality/habsRes.html
- http://www.ohioseagrant.osu.edu/research/issues/habs
- http://sustainability.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/tag/harmful-algal-blooms/
- https://www.utoledo.edu/nsm/lec/untitled.html
Report on setting phosphorus targets for Lake Erie:
http://binational.net/2015/06/30/draftptargets-ciblesproposeesdep/
Other recent reports on Lake Erie:
- Ohio Phosphorus Taskforce II
- International Joint Commission Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority
Maumee River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report:
News coverage of NCWQR:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xRSWCM5OTc&list=PL34ta3qIKMbLw6NY0Ni3aBGiY83wG67Qv&index=4
- http://www.13abc.com/home/headlines/Thursday-at-6-Testing-the-Waters-302560271.html
2015 Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast coverage:
- http://www.climatecentral.org/news/rains-toxic-blooms-lake-erie-19245
- http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/northeast-ohio/2015/07/09/forecast-for-lake-erie-another-algae-outbreak/29932223/?fb_ref=Default
- http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/29511014/noaa-2015-algae-bloom-forecast-worse-than-last-year
- http://www.13abc.com/home/headlines/Summer-forecast-for-Lake-Erie-Another-big-algae-outbreak-312915361.html
- www.nbc24.com/news/story.aspx?id=1227493
- http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/29494543/toledo-area-leaders-predict-large-algal-bloom-in-lake-erie
- http://www.13abc.com/home/headlines/Toledo-water-IS-safe-312246491.html
- http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2015/07/10/Lake-algae-levels-could-rival-2011-record-bloom.html
- http://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/local/lake-erie/2015/07/09/scientists-releasing-algae-forecast/29907177/
- http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/07/09/summer-forecast-for-lake-erie-another-big-algae-outbreak
- http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/07/lake_erie_experts_predict_anot.html
- http://www.sanduskyregister.com/news/environment/9007876
- http://guardianlv.com/2015/07/noaa-predicts-lake-erie-to-suffer-harmful-algae-bloom-this-summer/
- http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/585419/Severe-algae-bloom-forecast.html?nav=5005
Other sources of water quality information:
NCWQR affiliated research projects:
- 4R research fund
- Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR)
- Ohio State Field to Faucet
- Ohio Board of Regents
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Information from the agricultural sector:
- Fertilizer certification program
- Ohio Senate Bill 1
- Ohio State University Field to Faucet Initiative
- 4R nutrient stewardship program
- Western Lake Erie Basin 4R certification program
Other Ohio organizations concerned with Lake Erie:
Regional Universities researching Lake Erie
- University of Toledo
- Bowling Green State University
- Case Western University
- Kent State University
- The Ohio State University
- Buffalo State College
Federal and State Agencies:
- Ohio EPA
- USGS Ohio Water Science Center
- NOAA GLERL
- CILER
- USGS Ann Arbor
- USGS Sandusky
- ODNR
- Ohio Sea Grant
- USDA-ARS SDRU
- Great Lakes Commission
- USACE