Ky DOW 2012 Intergrated Report 305(b) Assessed Streams

Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act requires states to assess the condition of the Waters of the US. The Kentucky Division of Water, in cooperation with other agencies, collects biological and water quality data to assess the condition of the resource and reports this to Congress every two years in the Integrated Report to Congress. (http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/swmonitor/305b/) These data represent the assessment results for surface waters of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.《清洁水法》（Clean Water Act）第305(b)款要求各州对美国管辖水域的状况开展评估。肯塔基州水利部门联合其他机构，收集生物与水质数据以评估该水资源的状况，并每两年向国会提交《国会综合报告》（Integrated Report to Congress）进行汇报。（http://www.water.ky.gov/sw/swmonitor/305b/）本数据集涵盖肯塔基州地表水域的相关评估结果。