Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§9706 Freshwater monitoring along the coast
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 121— - FLOOD LEVEL OBSERVATION, OPERATIONS, AND DECISION SUPPORT › § 9706
Summary
The Administrator must check what short- and long-term data already exist on large freshwater flows into oceans, bays, and estuaries, including flow/discharge, conductivity, oxygen levels, nutrient loads, water temperature, and sediment load. The Administrator must then decide if more data are needed, make a list of those needs, and use that list to plan collecting extra data for models of the flooding’s effects on ecosystems.
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Title 15, §9706
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(a)The Administrator shall assess the availability of short- and long-term data on large-scale freshwater flooding into oceans, bays, and estuaries, including data on—
(1)flow rate, including discharge;
(2)conductivity;
(3)oxygen concentration;
(4)nutrient load;
(5)water temperature; and
(6)sediment load.
(b)The Administrator shall assess the need for additional data to assess and predict the effect of the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsection (a).
(c)Based on the assessments required by subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall create an inventory of data needs with respect to the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsections (a) and (b).
(d)In planning for the collection of additional data necessary for ecosystem-based modeling of the effect of the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall use the inventory created under subsection (c).
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15 U.S.C. § 9706
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73