Progress in data collection and dissemination in water resources – 1974-2014
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Abstract
In the 50 years since the founding of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA), there has been tremendous and likely unforeseen progress in water-re- sources data collection and dissemination. Langford and Doyel (1974) (henceforth L&D) described progress during the decade following the founding of AWRA, and focused their description around seven topics. L&D described the changes as being “more philosophical than technical,” and noted the importance to the water-resources com-
munity of the more than 30 Federal Acts or Amendments enacted in the decade.
The purpose of this article is to provide an update to L&D by reviewing L&D’s predictions of anticipated changes in water resources data collection and dissemi-nation, providing an overview of some of the drivers of change in the water-resources community in the last 40 years, identifying some key advances in water-resources data collection and dissemination since 1974, and out-lining some important near-term challenges. The overview is necessarily incomplete, but represents one perspective based on years of collaboration throughout the water-resources community.
Suggested Citation
Bales, J.D., 2014, Progress in data collection and dissemination in water resources – 1974-2014: Water Resources Impact, v. 16, no. 3, p. 18-23.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Progress in data collection and dissemination in water resources – 1974-2014 |
| Series title | Water Resources Impact |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | America Water Resources Association |
| Contributing office(s) | National Research Program - Eastern Branch |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 18 |
| Last page | 23 |