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Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week, May 19-25, 2008.

Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week, May 19-25, 2008. 05/15/2008 -- Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week highlights the importance of healthy swimming behaviors to prevent illness. The USGS Ohio Water Science Center is involved with several beach monitoring research projects to strengthen the science of beach water-quality monitoring. The “nowcasting” systems on Lake Erie at the bathing beaches of Edgewater (Cleveland, Ohio) and Huntington (Bay Village, Ohio) provide near-real-time estimates of water quality to the beach-going public.

National Drinking Water Week – May 4-10, 2008.

National Drinking Water Week – May 4-10, 2008. 05/05/2008 -- Celebrate drinking water, our most precious natural resource. The event is sponsored by the American Water Works Association and provides people with the opportunity to recognize the importance of safe and reliable drinking water. Do you know where your water comes from and how you can help protect it? More information about drinking water and this event can be found at the U.S. EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water and  American Water Works Association web pages. Only Tap Water Delivers!

Our Foyer Gets a Facelift.

Ohio Water Science Center Foyer Gets a Facelift - New Mural.

04/17/2008 -- Visitors to the USGS Ohio Water Science Center are now greeted by a beautiful wall mural. Local artist Virginia Ball painted the stream scene, which highlights the surface water, ground water, and ecology of Ohio.

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Nowcasting Beach Advisories at Ohio Lake Erie Beaches.

Nowcasting Beach Advisories at Ohio Lake Erie Beaches

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Algal Biomass Indicators - U.S. Geological Survey TWRI Book 9.

Algal Biomass Indicators

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Flood of June 22–24, 2006, in North-Central Ohio, With Emphasis on the Cuyahoga River Near Independence

Flood of June 22–24, 2006, in North-Central Ohio, With Emphasis on the Cuyahoga River Near Independence

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Consumptive Water-Use Coefficients for the Great Lakes Basin and Climatically Similar Areas.

Consumptive Water-Use Coefficients for the Great Lakes Basin and Climatically Similar Areas
 

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Ohio Water Science Center:
6480 Doubletree Ave
Columbus, OH 43229-1111
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Phone (614) 430-7700
Fax (614) 430-7777

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551 Wabash Ave NW
New Philadelphia, OH 44663-4143
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Phone (330) 343-2343
Fax (330) 364-8095

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