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...
Corps Withdraws the Water Supply Rule

Corps Withdraws the Water Supply Rule

On March 23, the Corps published its official withdrawal of the 2016 proposed rule on the Use of Corps Reservoir Projects for Domestic, Municipal, and Industrial Water Supply (85 FR 16307).  In January, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James...