U.S. Domestic Resources
Welcome to the H2infO U.S. Domestic Resources Page. On this page you will find U.S. Water Partnership member resources aimed at helping domestic stakeholders address the unique water challenges of the United States.
U.S. Domestic Resources
United States Interagency Elevation Inventory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This catalog of publicly available, high-accuracy elevation data for the United States and its territories is collaboratively maintained by six federal agencies. The inventory provides an important central location for information about elevation data sets and decreases duplicate data collection...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaIntegrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping is defined as the practice of planning, acquiring, integrating, and disseminating ocean and coastal geospatial data and derivative products in a manner that permits easy access to and use by the greatest range of users.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaNOAA 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 AmericaNational Flood Insurance Program: Flood Hazard Mapping
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September 19, 2016National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Through FEMA's flood hazard mapping program, Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (MAP), FEMA identifies flood hazards, assesses flood risks and partners with states and communities to provide accurate flood hazard and risk data to guide them to mitigation actions.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaFEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance
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June 29, 2016National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This page provides general information on hazard mitigation and the Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaCalifornia's Water Footprint
Pacific Institute
This report analyzes the state's water footprint, that is the amount of water required to produce the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the beverages we drink, and the other goods on which we rely. Read more
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United StatesInvasive Mussel Detection and Monitoring Program for Reclamation Reservoirs
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June 1, 2012U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
"Invasive Mussel Detection and Monitoring Program for Reclamation Reservoirs" is a fact sheet that describes an invasive quagga and zebra mussel detection and monitoring program. This fact sheet outlines the threat, the goal and the program. Specific water testing details are also...Read more
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United StatesPrivatization Versus Municipalization of Water Provision in Arizona: Preliminary Results
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September 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
Study provides the preliminary results of privatized versus municipal water utilities and outlines the role of private enterprises in sustaining Arizona's water supplies.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaUniversity of Michigan Water Center-Supported Large Research Grants
Graham Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan
The Water Center has awarded over $4.6 million in large grants to bolster freshwater research and restoration and protection efforts throughout the Great Lakes region and beyond. This site includes factsheets for all Water Center large grants.Read more
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United StatesUniversity of Michigan Water Center-Supported Leveraging Resource Grants
Graham Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan
The Water Center has awarded over $1 million in grants to support projects that leverage ongoing freshwater research and restoration and protection efforts in order to take them a step further. This site includes factsheets for all Water Center leveraging grants.Read more
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