Working with the USGS
Work with the Washington Water Science Center
We work with partners to jointly plan scientific work that has broad relevance to address current water issues. Our partners include Federal, State, and local agencies, Native American governments, and other public organizations.
For a complete list of our partners, please visit Washington Water Science Center Partners.
Partners choose to work with the USGS because of our broad technical expertise, our long-standing record of performing high-quality measurements and assessments, and our commitment to providing public access to information and data. Additionally, the non-regulatory mission of the USGS means that parties in many types of regulatory and jurisdictional disputes depend upon USGS to provide valid and unbiased data and analyses and accept scientific results.
Funding for our work comes from a variety of sources, including direct Federal appropriations, other Federal agencies, and a cooperative program that allows the USGS Washington Water Science Center to match funding with State and local agencies on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
WAWSC has staff in four offices located in Spokane, Kennewick, Ferndale, and Tacoma. Our staff include scientists, technicians, and operational personnel committed to providing accurate and timely water resource and other natural-resource information for the public.
Interest in Partnering With Us?
- For collection of data for surface water, groundwater, and precipitation please contact the Assistant Director for Hydrologic Data.
- For interpretive studies of specific water-resource issues please contact the Center Director.
Interested in Working For Us?
- All USGS jobs at USA Jobs
- Internship and Student Opportunities
- Volunteer opportunities at Volunteer.gov
- Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Related Content
What information does the USGS have about careers in science?
Find information and inspiring stories about USGS science careers at these websites: USGS Career Cards USGS Employment and Information Center Students and Youth at the USGS (YouTube search) A Snapshot of Women of the U.S. Geological Survey in STEM and related careers Virtual Job Shadow (videos) See the below Related Content Multimedia tab for additional videos.
Where can I find information on employment with the USGS?
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a Federal science agency in the U.S. Department of the Interior that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the impacts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and useable...
Do you have internships, summer positions, or volunteer positions for teachers or students?
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) does not have any positions specifically targeted to teachers, but motivated teachers can sometimes find volunteer positions by contacting a local USGS office directly, or by looking through the Volunteer.gov website. Student internships are designed for college-level students and recent graduates. The USAJOBS website has a section for Students & recent graduates...
Related Content
What information does the USGS have about careers in science?
Find information and inspiring stories about USGS science careers at these websites: USGS Career Cards USGS Employment and Information Center Students and Youth at the USGS (YouTube search) A Snapshot of Women of the U.S. Geological Survey in STEM and related careers Virtual Job Shadow (videos) See the below Related Content Multimedia tab for additional videos.
Where can I find information on employment with the USGS?
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a Federal science agency in the U.S. Department of the Interior that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the impacts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and useable...
Do you have internships, summer positions, or volunteer positions for teachers or students?
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) does not have any positions specifically targeted to teachers, but motivated teachers can sometimes find volunteer positions by contacting a local USGS office directly, or by looking through the Volunteer.gov website. Student internships are designed for college-level students and recent graduates. The USAJOBS website has a section for Students & recent graduates...