WestFAST Webinars

WestFAST Webinars

The Western States Federal Agency Support Team (WestFAST) hosts monthly webinars. For further information on upcoming/past webinars please see...
Navigable Waters Protection Rule

Navigable Waters Protection Rule

On April 21, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published the final Navigable Waters Protection Rule in the Federal Register (85 FR 22250) (formerly known as the Waters of the United States or WOTUS or Clean Water Rule)....
USGS/Streamgages

USGS/Streamgages

On March 25, a coalition of 57 stakeholders – led by the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) and joined by the WSWC – submitted letters to the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, in support of...
USGS/Aquifers

USGS/Aquifers

On April 1, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced an update to its National Water Quality Program (NWQP) with the completion of four new surveys of principle aquifers across the nation. About 140 million people, half the nation’s population, rely on groundwater...
Streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin

On March 29, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced the results of a collaborative study published in the journal Science, titled “Colorado River Flow Dwindles as Warming-Driven Loss of Reflective Snow Energizes Evaporation.” Previous studies have had...