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, U.S. Geological Survey, Water Mission Area, Lakewood, United States, Jennifer Murphy, USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center, Dekalb, United States, Robert E Zuellig, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, CO, United States, Henry 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, Water Mission Area, Mounds View, MN, United States, Laura De Cicco, US Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Middleton, 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