Connecting nutrient inputs to water quality across the US

This presentation will review the latest research on inputs, budgets, effects, legacies and management related to non-point source nutrient pollution.  Using examples of nutgrient budgets at the national, regional and local scales, Jana Compton from EPA’s Pacific Ecological Systems Division in Corvallis will walk through examples about nutrient impacts, and lessons learned from managing nitrogen.  Her work focuses on analyzing data from EPA’s National Aquatic Resources Survey and National Nutrient Inventory to understand the impacts of land use and watershed processes on stream and lake nutrients across the US.  

Impact/Purpose

Jana Compton and Robert Sabo were invited to present to USDA National Resources Conservation Service staff on our work connecting nutrients and water quality and condition.  This is an informal virtual meeting that will take place on March 27.   The invitation came from Karma Anderson (USDA NRCS National Water Quality and Quantity Technology Development Team Leader, Science and Technology, NRCS). 

Citation

Compton, J. AND R. Sabo. Connecting nutrient inputs to water quality across the US. Meeting with USDA NRCS Water Quality and Quantity Technology Development Team, Virtual meeting, OR, March 27, 2024.