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Worldwide , most groundwater monitoring networks are relatively new and collect a limited array of data on water levels and basic water quality parameters . The water quality parameters are clarity , quantity , salinity , total suspended solids , temperature , and dissolved oxygen . Although the waterbody cited above does not display signs of nutrient impairments due to the indicated substances , the State reserves the right to require additional pollution controls in the Patuxent River Lower Basin if evidence suggests that the specified substances from sources in the basin are contributing to downstream water quality problems . Norton 's plan does not address noise pollution and water quality threats that would ensue from drilling operations constructed so close to these scenic rivers . " There is a loophole in the law that allows water districts to choose whether they want to report water quality problems to the state , and that is unacceptable , " said Hass . Photos : Jeff Miller Silt buildup behind a dam traps topsoil and nutrients lost from farm fields , preventing water quality problems downstream . Resolution 98-004 ( attached ) , the Western Governors believe that there is a need to eliminate current disincentives in the Clean Water Act for voluntary , cooperative efforts aimed at improving and protecting water quality impacted by abandoned or inactive mines . States should be encouraged to adopt water quality standards for reclamation projects to control toxicity , nutrients and other water quality parameters to provide for reasonable protection of designated water uses . The Western Governors believe that there is a need to eliminate current disincentives in the Clean Water Act for voluntary , cooperative efforts aimed at improving and protecting water quality impacted by abandoned or inactive mines . Although the waters of Bird River do not display signs of eutrophication , the State reserves the right to require future controls in the Bird River watershed if evidence suggests nutrients from the basin are contributing to downstream water quality problems . At SERC , research to interpret the monitored data focuses on three areas : ( 1 ) research to interpret estuarine optical properties in terms of the concentrations of water quality parameters that are indicative of eutrophication and sediment pollution ; ( 2 ) manipulative experiments to establish the response of in situ concentrations of water quality parameters to inputs of nutrients ( both watershed discharge and atmospheric deposition ) and particulate matter on event to interannual time-scales ; ( 3 ) process level research to examine the effects of solar UV ( and especially UV-B ) radiation on nearshore plankton communities , as influenced by estuarine optical properties . Although the waters of the Zekiah Swamp watershed do not display signs of toxic impairments due to Cu , Pb , Se , and Zn , the State reserves the right to require additional pollution controls in Zekiah Swamp if evidence suggests that these metals are contributing to downstream water quality problems .