The links below provide information on a variety of measures, or indicators, of ambient water quality developed from the monitoring information collected by the Division of Water Monitoring, Standards and Pesticide Control.

DEP Environmental Trends Report: DWMSPC is responsbile for 6 water-related chapters that are part of the Department’s Environmental Trends Report, which is managed by DEP’s Division of Science and Research

Freshwater Surface Water Quality: Streams - Chemical and Physical Measurements and Trends Stream Water Quality: Ambient Biomonitoring and Fish Index of Biotic Integrity	Marine Water Estuarine Algal Conditions Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Estuarine and Coastal Waters Ocean and Bay Beach Closings Shellfish Waters Classifications

Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report:  Additional water quality trends information can be found in Chapter 3 of the NJ Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report. Rivers/Streams Long Term Water Quality Trends: DWMSPC completed a benchmark study, along with the US Geological Survey, to identify long term water quality trends in NJ's streams

For additional information, please contact Victor Poretti, Director.