November 1997
Watershed Assessments

The Environmental Protection Agency has recently assessed 2,000 watersheds nationwide for water quality. Watersheds in every state except for Alaska and Hawaii were tested. Information on Florida's 54 watersheds are included in the study. The study used 15 indicators to test water quality. The results indicate contamination problems in more than half of the tested sites. The results of the studies are available on the Internet at:

http://www.epa.gov/surf/iwi.