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National Water Availability Assessment Release

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Detailed Description

This recorded webinar details the significance and finding of the National Water Availability Assessment Release. 

This new assessment is the first of its kind, offering new insights on where there is a potential imbalance between water supply and demand in the United States. The assessment uses state-of-the-art models to fill in gaps between monitoring sites and sampling events and integrates information on water quantity, quality and use for a more comprehensive understanding of water availability. The findings of the National Water Availability Assessment can be explored by reading the report, retrieving data from the user-friendly National Water Availability Assessment Data Companion, and touring the supplemental data visualization website. Learn more and access the findings here.

Timestamps

00:01:25: An introduction from Meg Shoda 

00:03:15: A welcome from David Applegate, Director of the USGS 

00:07:41: Context for the report from Lori Sprague 

00:09:31: Initial findings on water quantity and use from Ted Stets 

00:17:39: Findings on water quality from Mindy Erickson 

00:26:08: Piecing together water quality and quantity from Ted Stets 

00:30:00: Accessing the data visualization website and data companion from Shirley Leung 

00:33:37: What’s next for the National Water Availability Assessment from Lori Sprague 

00:34:59: Q&A Section with panelists 

1:00:48: Wrap-up from Meg Shoda 

Details

Length:
01:01:23

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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