USGS Identifies Key Challenges to Support Western Water Management
Ensuring stable water supplies has grown more complex as the challenges facing water managers continue to mount, especially in the West. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a report that examines Western water availability and how science can help ensure an adequate water supply in the future.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a report that examines Western water availability, the modern role for science, and the value of monitoring and research to ensure an adequate water supply for the future. According to USGS scientist and coauthor of the report, Mark Anderson, "Effective water management in the West is challenged by increasing and often competing needs among various water users: agricultural use and consumption by cities, maintaining water reservoirs and ensuring in-stream flows for aquatic ecosystems, industrial and energy production, and recreation. Scientific information becomes a crucial factor for resource managers to support their decision-making."