Government reports to be available **only** via Internet

[David Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

URL:http://nwcwww.er.usgs.gov:8080/NWC/html/NWC_2.html>
National Water Conditions


 United States
 Department of the Interior
 Geological Survey
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 U.S. Geological Survey's
 National Water Conditions Report
 is on Internet!!


 During this time of budget reductions and limits on personnel, the
 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) must find ways to produce and distribute
 its products in a more efficient manner. This sometimes requires a
 change in how a job is done and how the results are presented. One
 such change is the distribution of the USGS National Water Conditions
 Report via the Internet. With this change, only an abbreviated paper
 report will be available through December 1994. The paper report will
 be eliminated completely as of January 1995. However, the move to
 electronic dissemination provides the opportunity to expand and
 improve the information content of the report. The move to the
 Internet offers benefits by:


      allowing the public quicker access to the information,


      allowing for a larger audience,


      allowing the public to examine information for specific
      geographic areas,


      offering substantially more information at reduced costs.


 To access the USGS by the Internet you will need a computer and access
 to the Internet. Access to the Internet is available through many
 local private organizations for a nominal cost. The address of the
 National Water Conditions report is:


 http://nwcwww.er.usgs.gov:8080/


 NOTE: Users of NCSA's PC MOSAIC software may experience problems
 viewing some of the graphics contained in the report. We are working
 to resolve the problem and ask your understanding.