Western States Federal Agency
Support Team (WestFAST)
A 16 Agency Collaboration Platform since 2008
What We Do
WestFAST supports a continued commitment on the part of Federal and State organizations to work with local, Tribal, and other stakeholders to improve the effectiveness of collaboration and seek solutions to water issues across Western States.
About WestFAST
The Western States Federal Agency Support Team (WestFAST) was formally organized in 2008 in response to the Western Governors’ Association’s recommendation to facilitate coordination of federal activities and to develop and enhance collaborative partnerships among state and federal agencies working on priority water-resource issues. Today, WestFAST is a collaboration of more than seventeen Federal agencies with water management responsibilities in the West.
WestFAST works closely with the Western States Water Council striving to accomplish effective cooperation among western states, and their partners, in the understanding, conservation, development and management of water resources. The seventeen WestFAST federal agencies form a dynamic, flexible team that provides the opportunity for interaction initiated by WSWC, individual states, or the federal government.
Upcoming Special Topics & Webinars
WestFAST Webinar: Water Issues and Data Centers with Mary Ann Dickinson
WestFAST Webinar: Energy-Water Interdependence and Data Center Growth
2026-2027 WestFAST Work Plan
Past Webinars
WestFAST Webinar: Water Issues and Data Centers with Mary Ann Dickinson
WestFAST Webinar: Energy-Water Interdependence and Data Center Growth
Newsletters
2020 December WestFAST Newsletter
Pick of the Pics - The Drying U.S. West; Trump Administration advances western water storage projects; and more. Read it here: DECEMBER 2020 WestFAST Newsletter (link)
2020 November WestFAST Newsletter
2020 November WestFAST Newsletter November Newsletter (link): Higher Atmospheric Thirst from Climate Change to Increase Fire Danger and Drought in California and Nevada; Study Uses Novel Approach to Assess Extreme Event Impacts in Alaska; and more.
2020 October WestFAST Newsletter
2020 October WestFAST Newsletter October Newsletter (link): 2020-2021 Winter Outlook Leans Warm and Dry Across Southern United States.
WestFAST Federal-State Collaboration: Report and Repository
This report is a primer on Federal/State positions on collaboration for use by those interacting in the issues of water resources in the West. You can download the report here: Review of Policies, Perspectives, and Expectations for Federal/State Collaboration in...
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“WestFAST has been a great success and the concept of WestFAST has made the Western States Water Council a greater success.”
Contact US
WestFAST is part of the Western States Water Council. If you have questions, please contact the WestFAST Chair.
Western States Water Council Office
682 East Vine Street, Suite 7
Murray, UT 84107-5501
christopher.carlson@usda.gov
Christopher Carlson
WestFAST Chair
Christopher Carlson
WestFAST Chair
Roger Gorke
WestFAST Chair Emeritus