The U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) Water Resources Mission Area has established new interrelated strategic priorities to guide its work over the coming years to help the Nation address growing challenges to its water supply, infrastructure, and aquatic ecosystems. This WestFAST-hosted webinar introduced attendees to three new USGS Priority Programs: (1) Next Generation Water Observing System […]
This WestFAST hosted webinar provided participants with an overview of the program, including a sampling of partnerships and projects to date.
This WestFAST hosted webinar brought together salinity experts who shared their knowledge and experiences addressing salinity in the western United States. For WestFAST’s PowerPoint click here.
The US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has monitored snowpack and issued seasonal water supply forecasts (WSFs) for close to 100 years. Today, NRCS operates the SNOTEL network and the largest stand-alone operational WSF system in the American West. Here, we introduce the next generation of this WSF system. The resulting prediction […]
The Reclamation Fund Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 10:00 AM MST The Reclamation Fund was created through The Reclamation Act of 1902. The fund was originally designed to support irrigation projects in the western United States, and its funding came primarily from the sale of federal land and timber. Over the years, Congress explored new […]
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at 10:00 AM MST The goal of the Southwest Oklahoma Water Supply Action Plan (SWAP) is to bring the communities in the region together to work collectively toward securing the future of the region for decades to come. SWAP identifies steps to be taken to move Southwest Oklahoma forward in the […]
Soil moisture is a very important parameter in determining agricultural yield and productivity. The tool, Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics (Crop-CASMA), provides access to high-resolution data from NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument in a user-friendly format. Soil moisture data are critical for professionals in […]
The second WestFAST webinar of 2026 will be held on Thursday, May 7 at 11am Mountain Time. Mary Ann Dickinson, policy director of Land and Water for the Lincoln Institute of Land policy will lead the webinar, which will focus on water issues with data centers. Webinar Recording Slide Deck- 2026-05-07 WestFAST Dickinson Presenter bio- […]
The third WestFAST webinar of 2026 was held on Tuesday, June 16 at 12pm Mountain Time. Perry Oddo and Sean Fleming presented on NASA’s programs and data tools that support water management in the West. Recording: https://youtu.be/fn5UFGGPiIk Slides: https://westernstateswater.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/6.16.26_NASA-WestFAST_Webinar-Slides.pdf Links to Additional Resources: Earthdata GIS Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) Earthdata […]
The fourth WestFAST webinar of 2026 was held on Thursday, July 9 at 1pm Mountain Time. Stephen Bartell provided an update on the Department of Justice’s current water-related litigation in the West and beyond. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tLEzg00XeI&t=1s No slide deck was used. Presenter Bio: Stephen Bartell Assistant Section Chief, United States Department of Justice, Environment […]