Challenges and Successes in Combining Water-Quality Data from Multiple Agencies for Trend Analysis

Gretchen P Oelsner, U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States, Lori A. Sprague, USGS Headquarters, National Water Quality Program, Reston, VA, United States, Jennifer C Murphy, U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Nashville, TN, United States, Robert E Zuellig, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, CO, United States, Hank Johnson, USGS Oregon Water Science Center, Portland, OR, United States, Karen R Ryberg, USGS Dakota Water Science Center, Bismarck, ND, United States, Edward Stets, U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, Boulder, CO, United States, Laura De Cicco, USGS, Office of Water Information, Middleton, WI, United States, James A Falcone, U.S. Geological Survey, National Water Quality Program, Reston, VA, United States, Melissa L Riskin, U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, Lawrenceville, NJ, United States and Nick J Estes, U.S. Geological Survey, Wisconsin Water Science Center, Middleton, WI, United States