Water Supply and Scarcity
According to the United Nations, water scarcity is defined as the point at which the aggregate impact of all users impinges on the supply or quality of water. Water scarcity is a relative concept and can occur at any level of supply or demand. Scarcity may be socially-constructed or the consequence of altered supply patterns stemming from climate change. Resources available in this sub-theme include U.S. drought monitoring data, workshops for rural water supply systems, among other resources that support water supply and scarcity.
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Water Supply and Scarcity Resources
NOAA Shoreline Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer provides high-resolution digital shoreline from multi-temporal surveys of our nation's coastline. It provides the following capabilities: view available shoreline project boundaries; view vector shoreline data; view and download FGDC compliant metadata; make...Read more
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United StatesNorth Americadata.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more. "Flood" datasets: http://goo.gl/MtFCYx; "Sea Level Rise" datasets: https://goo.gl/XXQ6qn; "water" datasets: http://goo.gl/...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaTowards Global Water Security
Published:
August 1, 2016Report that assesses the conditions under which
a global Water Grand Strategy (WGS) might be
created and implemented by stakeholders in the
United States within the next one to two years. Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaNational Water Reuse Action Plan
Published:
February 1, 2020This National Water Reuse Action Plan: Collaborative Implementation (Version 1) describes 37 actions, with over 200 implementation milestones, to be taken by various water partners to support consideration of water reuse, which can improve the portfolio of available fresh water.Read more
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North AmericaUnited States2017 Potable Reuse Compendium
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January 1, 2018U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Potable Reuse Compendium provides a technical compilation of the current state of potable water reuse in the United States. Read more
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North AmericaUnited StatesDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.