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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) Program Overview and Status as of October 22, 2020
The USGS Water-Use Data and Research Program (WUDR) is an appropriated program that began in Federal fiscal year 2015 and is authorized under the SECURE Water Act (Sec. 9508 (c)). WUDR provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements to State water resource agencies.
The WUDR Program has two main goals:
To improve the availability, quality, compatibility, and delivery of water-use data that are collected and/or estimated by States to support national water-use assessments; and
To integrate the water-use data into USGS databases in electronic or machine-readable formats.
Suggested Citation
Shaffer, K., 2020, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program overview and status as of October 22, 2020, 9 p.
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Newsletter
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Newsletter
Title
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program overview and status as of October 22, 2020