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The National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) is a statistical survey of the condition of wetlands in the conterminous United States. It is designed to provide information on the extent of wetlands that support healthy biological condition, estimate how widespread major stressors are that impact wetland quality, and provide insight into the ecological integrity of wetlands nationwide. This dataset is an archived (zipped) file comprised of chemical, physical and biological files used in developing the NWCA 2021 report. Sampling was conducted in the spring and summer of 2021 at approximately 1,000 sites in the conterminous U.S. Sites were selected using a statistical survey (probabilistic) design. The files include site information, vegetation characteristics, hydrology sources and disturbances, physical habitat, landscape metrics, algal toxins (microcystin), and water chemistry. Users are encouraged to visit the NARS data webpage for updates to data files and data from other surveys. https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/data-national-aquatic-resource-surveys. Citation for the NWCA 2021 archived data: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Aquatic Resource Surveys. National Wetland Condition Assessment 2021 Report. Archived Data. Available from U.S. EPA web page: https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/reports-and-data-national-wetland-condition-assessment-2021. DOI: 10.23719/1531930 EPA encourages users who are publishing subsets of the data (e.g., as part of a journal article publication) to include the above citation. EPA also encourages users of the data to include the following acknowledgement: “The National Wetland Condition Assessment 2021 data were a result of the collective efforts of dedicated field crews, laboratory staff, data management and quality control staff, analysts and many others from EPA, states, tribes, federal agencies, universities, and other organizations. Please contact nars-hq@epa.gov with any questions.” Additional information: NWCA is part of the National Aquatic Resource Surveys, an EPA/State/Tribal partnership. The National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) are statistical surveys designed to assess the status of and changes in quality of the nation’s coastal waters, lakes and reservoirs, rivers and streams, and wetlands. Using sample sites selected at random, these surveys provide a snapshot of the overall condition of the nation’s water. Because the surveys use standardized field and lab methods, we can compare results from different parts of the country and between years. Citation information for this dataset can be found in Data.gov's References section.

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The National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) is a statistical survey of the condition of wetlands in the conterminous United States. It is designed to provide information on the extent of wetlands that support healthy biological condition, estimate how widespread major stressors are that impact wetland quality, and provide insight into the ecological integrity of wetlands nationwide. This dataset is an archived (zipped) file comprised of chemical, physical and biological files used in developing the NWCA 2016 report. Sampling was conducted in the spring and summer of 2016 at approximately 1,000 sites in the conterminous U.S. Sites were selected using a statistical survey (probabilistic) design. The files include site information, vegetation characteristics, soil properties and chemistry, hydrology sources and disturbances, physical habitat, landscape metrics, algal toxins (microcystin), and water chemistry. Users are encouraged to visit the NARS data webpage for updates to data files and data from other surveys. https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/data-national-aquatic-resource-surveys. Citation for the NWCA 2016 archived data: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Aquatic Resource Surveys. National Wetland Condition Assessment 2016 Report. Archived Data. (INSERT data and metadata files used). Available from U.S. EPA web page: https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/reports-and-data-national-wetland-condition-assessment-2016. DOI: 10.23719/1531014 EPA encourages users who are publishing subsets of the data (say as part of a journal article publication) to include the above citation. EPA also encourages users of the data to include the following acknowledgement: “The National Wetland Condition Assessment 2016 data were a result of the collective efforts of dedicated field crews, laboratory staff, data management and quality control staff, analysts and many others from EPA, states, tribes, federal agencies, universities, and other organizations. Please contact nars-hq@epa.gov with any questions.” Additional information: NWCA is part of the National Aquatic Resource Surveys, an EPA/State/Tribal partnership. The National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) are statistical surveys designed to assess the status of and changes in quality of the nation’s coastal waters, lakes and reservoirs, rivers and streams, and wetlands. Using sample sites selected at random, these surveys provide a snapshot of the overall condition of the nation’s water. Because the surveys use standardized field and lab methods, we can compare results from different parts of the country and between years. Citation information for this dataset can be found in Data.gov's References section.

Wetlands are a crucial part of the natural environment. Wetlands provide breeding and feeding habitat for waterbirds, fish, invertebrates and plants. Wetlands may be natural, or human made. The water in a wetland can be still or flowing, and can be fresh, brackish or saline. The WSP Prescribed Wetlands for unregulated river water sharing plans (Inland NSW) have been identified by the department as being suitable for listing under water sharing plans to protect their water from future extraction above currently permitted levels. The wetlands include those that are recognised under the International Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar), areas that form part of a listing on the Directory of Important Wetlands of Australia (DIWA) or have been identified as receiving protections under a prior water sharing plan. Wetlands identified within Floodplain Management Plan Management Zones D or SP may be added following further consultation with affected stakeholders. This data generates an interactive map of wetlands (including lakes and billabongs), considered significant for the purposes of new water supply works and trade rules in inland unregulated water sharing plans. In NSW, all surface and groundwater is managed under water sharing plans (WSPs). WSPs cover large catchments and are subordinate to the Water Management Act 2000. A WSP has rules which can help to protect identified wetlands. The wetlands were identified through a method developed by the NSW government in 2023 and refined in 2025. The method is not intended to identify all wetlands in a catchment. The types of wetlands in this data set are those which have been previously assessed as important and/or have a water body that is persistent for at least 3 to 4 months following inundation. This data asset can be used by landholders, conservationists and others to understand the location of wetlands subject to WSP rules, including rules to restrict construction of new water supply works and trades. The spatial data asset complements relevant pdf maps of such wetlands for remade individual inland river unregulated WSPs (available on DCCEEW Department website). PLEASE NOTE: In the case of any discrepancy between this digital dataset and the published Water Sharing Plan (accessible on the www.legislation.nsw.gov.au site) the instrument as made by the Minister remains the authoritative source and should be used to both interpret the intent of the Plan and in subsequent decision making. Best endeavours have been made in collating relevant Water Sharing Plan boundary and attribution contained in this dataset. However, no warranty is provided as to the accuracy or currency of this representation. The department does not warrant and is not liable for the use of this material as per the licenced sharing conditions CC-BY 4.0. This dataset does not include the separate “Significant Wetlands” data set initially used for six other water sharing plans replaced in 2024. The “Significant Wetlands” layer is intended to be reviewed, updated, renamed and eventually added to this WSP Prescribed Wetlands data set to make a single comprehensive WSP Prescribed Wetlands layer for all inland unregulated water sharing plan areas. At that time, the “Significant Wetlands” layer will become redundant. Note: If you would like to ask a question, make any suggestions, or tell us how you are using this dataset, please visit the NSW Water Hub which has an online forum you can join.

This dataset consists of three Excel files containing multiple worksheets of data from a monitoring period starting in July 2023 and ending in April 2024, along with a set of three technical reports containing the monitoring methodology and findings generated from these datasets. The datasets capture water quality and hydrological data from a constructed wetland in Tully, within the Wet Tropics region of Queensland, Australia. The data were collected as part of a project assessing the wetland’s water treatment potential, specifically, its ability to remove dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and total suspended solids (TSS) from agricultural runoff. The Excel files include groundwater and surface water data from continuous, routine and event-based monitoring, including physicochemical parameters, nitrogen levels, total suspended solids (TSS), volatile suspended solids (VSS), particle size distribution, water velocity, local rainfall, and water heights at various sampling points. Informative one-off measurements include bore slug tests and cross-sectional area assessments of surface water sampling points. This dataset provides valuable insights into the hydrological and chemical characteristics of this wetland, enabling a comprehensive evaluation of its function and performance as treatment systems in a wet tropical environment, over a single wet season. The dataset supplied herein is derived from the Tully-Johnstone Wetland Monitoring Project conducted from July 2023 to March 2024. The primary purpose of the dataset is to assess the efficacy of constructed wetlands in the Wet Tropics region at removing dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and sediment from agricultural runoff. The data were collected to inform the development and validation of wetland models, to better understand the effectiveness of treatment wetlands at a landscape scale. The dataset is available on eAtlas for use by scientists and water quality managers, providing insights into water balance, contaminant removal, and hydrological processes occurring within a constructed wetland. The Tully wetland was constructed in 2019 as part of the Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project (WTMIP) and is known as Landscape Wetland #1 (LW01). This wetland was designed and constructed to optimise natural processes for improving water quality in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchments. Further information on the treatment systems installed and monitored during the WTMIP can be found at https://mip.terrain.org.au/resources/. The 2023-24 monitoring activities, funded by the partnership between the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, built on previous datasets from the WTMIP (2019-2021) and post-WTMIP monitoring (2021-2023), both funded by the Queensland Government, Office of the Great Barrier Reef. Methods: The methods used to gather and process this dataset follow a comprehensive monitoring plan designed according to the available funding. The monitoring plan incorporated recommendations from a multidisciplinary team of scientific partners and was aligned with established guidelines for wetland nitrogen removal monitoring. Data were collected from a constructed wetland in Tully, within the Wet Tropics region of Queensland, Australia. Data were collected from July 2023 to March 2024, including both routine and event-based sampling, focusing on groundwater and surface water quality, precipitation, and groundwater-surface water interactions. A combination of manual grab sampling and automatic ISCO Avalanche autosamplers was employed for surface water monitoring. The autosamplers were triggered by rising water levels, with the capacity to adjust sampling intervals to optimise coverage over the hydrograph during stream flow events. High-frequency surface water level recordings were gathered using Seametrics PT12 pressure and temperature sensors, telemetered continuously to the online platform eagle.io, while manual water velocity measurements were