Watershed Management and Restoration

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, watershed management is the continuous process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects with partners using a multi-disciplinary and adaptive approach to sustain and enhance natural watersheds. Resources available in this sub-theme include watershed management technical reports, tools to assess flows in ecosystems, and other resources that support sustainable watershed management and restoration.

Watershed Management and Restoration Resources

NASA Water Resources Solicitation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The purpose of the solicitation is to use remote sensing data with hydro - meteorological models to provide important seasonal forecasts (30-180 days) for improved water management. The NASA Water Resources Solicitation overall goal is towards providing innovative and practical applied research...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Federal Support Toolbox for Integrated Water Resources Management

Publication date:
March 1, 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Federal Support Toolbox is a comprehensive "one-stop-shop" online water resources data portal with direct links to valuable data, state of the art models and tools for utilization in information sharing and collaboration for the water resources community in the U.S. and...Read more

USAID: Water and Sanitation

U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage for the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) work on water and sanitation. From this page, users can navigate through case studies, as well as lessons learned and best practices. Users will also find the Water and Development Strategy available on...Read more

Basin Study Reports

Publication date:
January 15, 2014
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
Basin Studies address basin-wide efforts to evaluate and address the impacts of climate change. These are comprehensive water studies that define options for meeting future water demands in river basins in the western United States where imbalances in water supply and demand exist or are projected. Read more

U.S. Drought Monitor Maps and Tables

Publication date:
July 8, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
state, regional and national Drought Monitor tables from the present to 1/4/2000Read more

U.S. Drought Monitor Forecasts

Publication date:
July 8, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
variety of forecasts, including soil moisture, fire outlook, western water supply, etc. Read more

U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data

Publication date:
July 8, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
county, state and national Drought Monitor GIS datasets from the present to 1/4/2000Read more

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