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Estimation of Dissolved-Solids Concentrations Using Continuous Water-Quality Monitoring and Regression Models at Four Sites in the Yuma Area, Arizona and California

The Colorado River is controlled by an extensive system of dams and canals diverting much of the water in the United States for agricultural and municipal uses. The Water Treaty of 1944 guarantees that 1.5 million acre-feet of Colorado River water is delivered to Mexico from the United States annually. Additionally, the water delivered must meet water-quality criteria as defined in Minute 242. The...
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Estimation of Dissolved-Solids Concentrations Using Continuous Water-Quality Monitoring and Regression Models at Four Sites in the Yuma Area, Arizona and California

The Colorado River is controlled by an extensive system of dams and canals diverting much of the water in the United States for agricultural and municipal uses. The Water Treaty of 1944 guarantees that 1.5 million acre-feet of Colorado River water is delivered to Mexico from the United States annually. Additionally, the water delivered must meet water-quality criteria as defined in Minute 242. The...
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Sediment Transport in the Colorado River and All-American Canal system at Imperial Dam

Like many other dams, Imperial Dam impounds much of the suspended sediment moving in the Colorado River but some of that suspended sediment makes its way to the All-American Canal, a major diversion for irrigation and municipal water. Water entering the All-American Canal is settled in several desilting basins to remove most of the remaining suspended sediment. The collected sediment from the...
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Sediment Transport in the Colorado River and All-American Canal system at Imperial Dam

Like many other dams, Imperial Dam impounds much of the suspended sediment moving in the Colorado River but some of that suspended sediment makes its way to the All-American Canal, a major diversion for irrigation and municipal water. Water entering the All-American Canal is settled in several desilting basins to remove most of the remaining suspended sediment. The collected sediment from the...
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Aquifer-storage monitoring at Tucson Water’s Heritage Project

Tucson Water’s Santa Cruz River Heritage Project releases up to 3,150 acre-feet a year of reclaimed water into the Santa Cruz River channel near downtown Tucson, AZ, much of which is expected to recharge to the subsurface through the channel bottom. Tracking the movement of recharged water is necessary to limit the dispersal of that water within specific target boundaries, and to enable resource...
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Aquifer-storage monitoring at Tucson Water’s Heritage Project

Tucson Water’s Santa Cruz River Heritage Project releases up to 3,150 acre-feet a year of reclaimed water into the Santa Cruz River channel near downtown Tucson, AZ, much of which is expected to recharge to the subsurface through the channel bottom. Tracking the movement of recharged water is necessary to limit the dispersal of that water within specific target boundaries, and to enable resource...
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Urban Waters Federal Partnership – Groundwater and Surface Water Characterization of the Lower Gila River for the Rio Salado Project

In partnership with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County and as part of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership, the US Geological Survey is collecting water-quality and water-level data to help characterize the shallow groundwater and surface water along the Lower Gila River. Water sampling and continuous monitoring of specific conductance, surface water, and shallow groundwater level...
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Urban Waters Federal Partnership – Groundwater and Surface Water Characterization of the Lower Gila River for the Rio Salado Project

In partnership with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County and as part of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership, the US Geological Survey is collecting water-quality and water-level data to help characterize the shallow groundwater and surface water along the Lower Gila River. Water sampling and continuous monitoring of specific conductance, surface water, and shallow groundwater level...
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Grand Canyon Streamflow and Sediment Project

The AZWSC Grand Canyon Streamflow and Sediment project supports the work of Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center’s (GCMRC) Discharge, Sediment and Water Quality Project. This support is accomplished by collecting sediment, temperature, and streamflow data from tributaries of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon and by collecting temperature and streamflow data on the main stem of the Colorado...
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Grand Canyon Streamflow and Sediment Project

The AZWSC Grand Canyon Streamflow and Sediment project supports the work of Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center’s (GCMRC) Discharge, Sediment and Water Quality Project. This support is accomplished by collecting sediment, temperature, and streamflow data from tributaries of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon and by collecting temperature and streamflow data on the main stem of the Colorado...
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AzWSC Capabilities: Reach-Scale Monitoring

The Arizona Water Science Center’s reach-scale monitoring program uses recent advances in techniques and technology to enhance the Arizona streamgage network with more accurate streamflow measurements and provide more extensive streamflow records and geomorphological datasets for our agency partners and the public.
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AzWSC Capabilities: Reach-Scale Monitoring

The Arizona Water Science Center’s reach-scale monitoring program uses recent advances in techniques and technology to enhance the Arizona streamgage network with more accurate streamflow measurements and provide more extensive streamflow records and geomorphological datasets for our agency partners and the public.
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AzWSC Capabilities: Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The Arizona Water Science Center (AzWSC) maintains a robust Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program, functioning as a regional field office for the USGS National Unmanned Projects Office (NUPO). We assist with close-range remote sensing data collection and processing for our regional and national cooperators including other Dept of Interior (DOI) Bureaus, while complying with all DOI and FAA...
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AzWSC Capabilities: Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The Arizona Water Science Center (AzWSC) maintains a robust Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program, functioning as a regional field office for the USGS National Unmanned Projects Office (NUPO). We assist with close-range remote sensing data collection and processing for our regional and national cooperators including other Dept of Interior (DOI) Bureaus, while complying with all DOI and FAA...
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Lower Colorado River Monthly Data Report

The Yuma Field Office produces a monthly report of provisional flow data for the Lower Colorado River, its tributaries, and selected diversion and return flow sites. Many of the locations included in the data report are a part of Reclamation’s Decree Accounting Record to comply with Article V of the Decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in Arizona v. California dated March 9, 1964...
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Lower Colorado River Monthly Data Report

The Yuma Field Office produces a monthly report of provisional flow data for the Lower Colorado River, its tributaries, and selected diversion and return flow sites. Many of the locations included in the data report are a part of Reclamation’s Decree Accounting Record to comply with Article V of the Decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in Arizona v. California dated March 9, 1964...
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AzWSC Capabilities: Surface-Water Science

The AzWSC maintains a system of ~217 streamflow gages in Arizona, providing data and producing information about hazard, stream, and water-supply conditions. The primary clients of this data and information are local, State, Federal, and Tribal governments. The public can also access these data, including real-time streamflow alerts and reports through the USGS NWIS-Web for the Arizona Water...
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AzWSC Capabilities: Surface-Water Science

The AzWSC maintains a system of ~217 streamflow gages in Arizona, providing data and producing information about hazard, stream, and water-supply conditions. The primary clients of this data and information are local, State, Federal, and Tribal governments. The public can also access these data, including real-time streamflow alerts and reports through the USGS NWIS-Web for the Arizona Water...
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Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP)

Many communities along the U.S.-Mexico border have limited surface water supply and rely on transboundary aquifers for industry, agriculture, and drinking water; however, information on water needs, water quality, and the extent and functioning of these aquifers is incomplete. The Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP), established through a binational agreement between the United States...
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Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP)

Many communities along the U.S.-Mexico border have limited surface water supply and rely on transboundary aquifers for industry, agriculture, and drinking water; however, information on water needs, water quality, and the extent and functioning of these aquifers is incomplete. The Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP), established through a binational agreement between the United States...
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AzWSC Capabilities: Reservoir and Lake Monitoring and Assessment

The Arizona Water Science Center (AzWSC) has specialized expertise in monitoring, measuring, and collecting reservoir and lake water and sediment for a variety of phycial and chemical properties.
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AzWSC Capabilities: Reservoir and Lake Monitoring and Assessment

The Arizona Water Science Center (AzWSC) has specialized expertise in monitoring, measuring, and collecting reservoir and lake water and sediment for a variety of phycial and chemical properties.
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Colorado Plateaus Regional Groundwater Availability

Pilot phase This study is in a pilot phase during fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The purpose of the pilot phase is to identify possible technical challenges of using the USGS code GSFLOW for simulating groundwater and surface-water flow in the Colorado Plateau principal aquifer system. During the pilot phase, the project will evaluate GSFLOW in the San Juan River Basin (SJRB). The SJRB was selected...
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Colorado Plateaus Regional Groundwater Availability

Pilot phase This study is in a pilot phase during fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The purpose of the pilot phase is to identify possible technical challenges of using the USGS code GSFLOW for simulating groundwater and surface-water flow in the Colorado Plateau principal aquifer system. During the pilot phase, the project will evaluate GSFLOW in the San Juan River Basin (SJRB). The SJRB was selected...
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