National Water-Quality Assessment Program : Mobile River Basin

Abstract

This NAWQA study also provides information needed by water-resource managers to implement effective waterquality management actions and evaluate long-term changes in water quality.During the planning process, the following water-quality issues that currently face water-resource managers in the Mobile River Basin were prioritized:• Nutrient enrichment of ground and surface waters from human and animal wastes and runoff from urban and agricultural areas.• Sedimentation and increased concentrations of sediment in streams and reservoirs from erosion relatedThe blue shiner is listed as a threatened species in Alabama.