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pubs.usgs.gov/ circ /1384/. U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey. Deliver technical information and tools to stakeholders. Our objective for the Water Census. SECURE Water Act of 2009 Public Law 111-11, § 9507 and 9508. Water Availability Analysis.

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  1. pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1384/ U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey
  2. Deliver technical information and tools to stakeholders Our objective for the Water Census SECURE Water Act of 2009Public Law 111-11, § 9507 and 9508
  3. Water Availability Analysis The process of determining the quantity and timing-characteristics of water, which is of sufficient quality, to meet both human and ecological needs. Types of Information TechnicalSocio-economicLegalRegulatoryPolitical
  4. What is ? Department of the Interior initiative on water availability and conservation Led by the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science The National Water Census
  5. Account for water with a “budget” Precipitation+Flow in =Evapotranspiration+Storage Change+Flow out
  6. A Nationwide System to deliver water accounting information Precipitation Runoff Baseflow ET Recharge Surface Storage
  7. A web application for delivering water availability information at scales that are relevant to the user Information delivery water.usgs.gov/watercensus/
  8. Scale Matters
  9. Five Areas of Nationwide Topical Work Estimation of Flow at Ungaged Locations Groundwater Information Estimation of Evapotranspiration Water Use Ecological Water Science
  10. Focus Area Studies within Water Resource Regions Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Water Use GW/SW Model Ecological Flows
  11. Focus Area Studies within Water Resource Regions Water Use ET and Snowpack Dynamics GW Contrib to Baseflow Colorado Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
  12. Focus Area Studies within Water Resource Regions Water Use Watershed Model Ecological Flows Delaware Colorado Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
  13. Eric J EvensonWater Census CoordinatorU.S. Geological Survey810 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 206Trenton, New Jersey 08628609-771-3904eevenson@usgs.gov U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey
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