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U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey
Dr. Robert M. HirschAssociate Director for WaterApril 16, 2007
USGS: Water Resources Program
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Water Resources Mission• To provide reliable, impartial, timely
information that is needed to understand the Nation’s water resources. WRD actively promotes the use of this information by decision makers to –
• Minimize the loss of life and property as a result of water-related natural hazards, such as floods, droughts, and land movement.
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Water Resources Mission
• Effectively manage ground-water and surface-water resources for domestic, agricultural, commercial, industrial, recreational, and ecological uses.
• Protect and enhance water resources for human health, aquatic health, and environmental quality. generations.
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Water Resources Mission
• Contribute to wise physical and economic development of the Nation’s resources for the benefit of present and future generations.
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Who we are
• A workforce of about 3400 people
• Diverse technical capabilities
• Located in all 50 states at a total of 179 locations
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What we do
• Interact with 1,400 State and local agency cooperators
• Conduct data collection, interpretive studies, and research
• Topics studied include quantity and quality of water
• Includes both surface water and ground water
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Water Resources Investigations$461M in FY 2006
Federal Share, State Water Institutes, $6M
Federal Program,
$142M
State & Local Agencies, $155M
Other Federal Agencies $95M
Federal Share, Coop Program,
$63M
Direct Appropriations, $211M Reimbursable Funds, $242M
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U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey
EXPLANATION
Regional Office
Water Science Center
Water Science Center at city
Field Office
Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility
National Water-Quality Laboratory
Branch of Regional Research Office
USGS National Training Center
WRD Regional Boundary
U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Discipline Offices
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USGS NWISWeb Database
849Real-time ground water
665,000Peak discharges (floods)
69.6 millionWater quality analyses
4.4 millionWater quality samples
7.8 millionGround-water levels272.2 millionDaily values
9,915Real-time sites
1.5 millionTotal monitoring sites
August 1, 2006
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USGS NWISWeb Daily Values
August 1, 2006
11.4 millionWater Levels in Wells
21.0 millionOther
5.0 millionSpecific Conductance
11.3 millionTemperatures
1.5 millionpH
26.6 millionStage
195.4 millionDischarge
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Web access to USGS hydrologic data History of monthly requests for data successfully fulfilled, in millions
35
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25
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15
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02001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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USGS Cooperative Water Program• Working with state and local governments
to address water issues of national concern since 1895, now 1400 agencies
• Data collection and focused hydrologic investigations that meet local and regional water information needs
• Shared costs
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Technical Program
• Streamgages 4,700
•Water quality stations 2,500
•Ground water levels 10,700
•Ground water quality 2,600
•Hydrologic Investigations 750
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Hydrologic Investigations •Water Availability – GW Modeling
• Salt Water Intrusion
•Aquifer Storage and Recovery
• Flood Frequency Analyses
• Land Use Effects – Watershed Modeling
•Contaminant Distribution and Transport
• Eutrophication – Lakes and Estuaries
•Drinking Water Quality
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Program Strengths
• Shared cost and shared benefits
• Built-in relevance – Cooperator interaction
• Information universally available – accepted as impartial by all parties
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Program Strengths
• Builds and tests new tools – technology transfer
• National standards – builds the USGS National data base
• Provides basis for national and regional synthesis