Colorado State University - Compilation and Development of NPS Water Resources Databases and Tools

Post Date

August 12th 2010

Application Due Date

August 19th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-WASO-NOI-2380102500

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

0

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $224000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $224000

Grant Description

This is a notice of intent only. This task agreement will provide 32 “Park Vital Signs” monitoring networks throughout the country to collect primary and secondary water-quality parameter data in impaired, threatened, and Outstanding National/State Resource waters. In a parallel effort, the NPS Water Resources Division (WRD) and Colorado State University (CSU) students and staff have been actively populating a local copy of STORET with water-quality data collected by park staff, contractors, and cooperators. This data has been used by CSU and WRD to prepare Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Reports for public use. These reports provide the foundation for establishing the long-term water-quality monitoring program within each “Park Vital Signs” monitoring network and can assist states in preparing their statewide 305(b) water quality assessments and 303(d) impairment lists under the Clean Water Act. Additionally, where Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Reports have identified a lack of data for key waterbodies, the NPS has contracted for short-term “Level I” baseline water-quality data collection efforts to eliminate the data gaps.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Kortni Selinger
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 303-987-6734

• Agency Mailing Address:

  kortni_selinger@contractor.nps.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  kortni_selinger@contractor.nps.gov