Biocriteria can be a useful component of an overall watershed management strategy.

Monitoring and assessment, permitting and enforcement, targeting resources and actions, and demonstrating improvement are each important areas in which bioassessment data can be used. The same bioassessment data can serve in a number of applications, as shown.

• Providing Evidence of Water Quality Improvements in Ohio
• The Importance of Biocriteria in North Carolina's Basinwide Management Strategy
• Fairfax County Stream Protection Strategy (SPS) Study Exit