Mission Statements

Maryland Water Monitoring Council Committees

Assessment and Reporting Committee
Identify and promote the use of appropriate analysis procedures and the presentation of findings in both technical and non-technical formats.

Data Management Committee
Explore all existing data mamagement procedures employed in Maryland and relevant to various management objectives and public concerns. The indicators that are recommended will be appropriate for assessing water resources by ecological and physiographic regions of Maryland.

Environmental Indicators Committee
Develop recomendations on which environmental indicators are useful and relevant to various management objectives and public concerns. The indicators that are recommended will be appropriate for assessing water resources by ecological and physiographic regions of Maryland.

Monitoring Methods Committee
Promote and coordinate the collection of comparable water quality related data. In fulfillment of this mission, the Committee will:
1. Identify past and ongoing monitoring conducted in the state;
2. Identify monitoring protocols used in the state and elsewhere; and
3. Identify any comparability Studies related to the data collected using various protocols.

Planning Committee
Advise the Council on designing and implementing processes to facilitate communication and collaboration of the monitoring community in Maryland.
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