Established by the Higher Council for Science & Technology (HCST) and the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) in 2003, the Environment Monitoring & Research Central Unit (EMARCU) is located on RSS premises in Amman-Jordan. Its mission is to collate and make available water quality data from a real-time monitoring system (RTMS) and from national water-testing laboratories. Its ultimate objective is public health and environmental protection and sustainability. RTMS is part of the Water Pollution Monitoring System that was funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It is comprised of 13 fully-automated monitoring stations located on the Jordan, Yarmouk, and Zarqa Rivers, King Abdullah Canal and King Talal Reservoir. Access to the system may be obtained through contacting EMARCU.