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
2012 March WestFAST Newsletter
2012 March WestFAST Newsletter March (Newsletter Link): WSWC Hold Spring Meeting; WaterSMART Program Funds Studies of Water Supplies and River Environments in Five Western Water Basins; USDA Publishes Final Forest Planning Rule.
2012 February WestFAST Newsletter
2012 February WestFAST Newsletter February (Newsletter Link): Colorado River Water Science Stakeholders Roundtable; WestFAST Releases 2011 Accomplishments Report; NOAA’s National Water Center Coming to Alabama; North Idaho’s Yellowdog Creek Nursed Back to Health by...
2012 January WestFAST Newsletter
2012 January WestFAST Newsletter January (Newsletter Link): USFS Releases Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Forest Planning Rule; EPA Releases 2010-2011 Highlights of Progress Implementing the National Water Program Climate Change Strategy; USDA Announces...
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