Austin exploring new ways to look at water quality - Austin Monitor
Briefly

"Since 1994, the Watershed Protection Department has used the environmental integrity index, or EII, which scores quality across 50 watersheds, accounting for 500 miles of creek mainstems."
"The department is currently looking at a new system that more carefully tracks how 'drivers' like stormwater controls and land use impact water quality and what solutions will fix water quality issues."
"The clusters, explained Clamann, will help craft solutions to water quality issues 'on the fly' based on the results the data gives."
"Certainly, we aren't (updating) it as frequently as we have in the past, because we are moving towards something much better and much more progressive."
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