Relation between the national handbook of recommended methods for water data acquisition and ASTM standards
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Abstract
In the late 1950's, intense demands for water and growing concerns about declines in the quality of water generated the need for more water-resources data. About thirty Federal agencies, hundreds of State, county and local agencies, and many private organizations had been collecting water data. However, because of differences in procedures and equipment, many of the data bases were incompatible. In 1964, as a step toward establishing more uniformity, the Bureau of the Budget (now the Office of Management and Budget, OMB) issued 'Circular A-67' which presented guidelines for collecting water data and also served as a catalyst for creating the Office of Water Data Coordination (OWDC) within the U.S. Geological Survey. This paper discusses past, present, and future aspects of the relation between methods in the National Handbook and standards published by ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Committee D-19 on Water's Subcommittee D-19.07 on Sediment, Geomorphology, and Open Channel Flow. The discussion also covers historical aspects of standards - development work jointly conducted by OWDC and ASTM.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Relation between the national handbook of recommended methods for water data acquisition and ASTM standards |
| ISBN | 0803114079 |
| Issue | 1102 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Publ by ASTM |
| Publisher location | Philadelphia, PA, United States |
| Contributing office(s) | Minnesota Water Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| Larger Work Title | ASTM Special Technical Publication |
| First page | 291 |
| Last page | 300 |
| Conference Title | Monitoring Water in the 1990's: Meeting New Challenges |
| Conference Location | Denver, CO, USA |
| Conference Date | 11-14 June 1990 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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