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U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey
Bill Guertal Deputy Associate Director for Water
March 2, 2017
Water Mission Area Overview
Thanks for Your Support
We appreciate your support for the past decade+ of TX Water Days
This is one of the best organizations for support of our science and programs
There has never been a time when we needed your support more!
Interrelated Grand Challenges
5/17/16
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WATER EXTREMES
WATER SECURITY WATER QUALITY
Water Stakeholder Priorities
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Flooding Water Quality
Water Availabilit
yDrought Climate
Change
Need integrated understanding of near- and long-term outlook and risks
Water Science Strategy: 5 Goals1. Provide society the information it needs regarding the amount and quality of water in all components of the water cycle at high temporal and spatial resolution, nationwide
2. Advance understanding of processes that determine water availability
3. Predict changes in the quantity and quality of water resources in response to changing climate, population, land-use, and management scenarios
55 Goals 14 Objectives 27 Strategic Actions
Water Science Strategy: 5 Goals
4. Anticipate and respond to water-related emergencies and conflicts
5. Deliver timely hydrologic data, analyses, and decision-support tools seamlessly across the Nation to support water resource decisions
65 Goals 14 Objectives 27 Strategic Actions
Science Strategy Plan (SSP)
Water Mission Priorities
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“I want you to find a bold and innovative way to do everything exactly the same way it’s been
done for 25 years!”
New Water Budget Structure Aligns with the USGS Water Science Strategy, outlined in Circular
1383-G Observing, Understanding, Predicting, and Delivering Water Science to the Nation
Four programs: National Groundwater and Streamflow Information National Water Quality Water Availability and Use Science Water Resources Research Act (WRRA)
All streamgaging under one activity. All WaterSMART work under one activity. Contains matching requirement to support local science needs that
support Federal programs – reimbursable program
Our PartnersTotal FY 2016 reimbursable funds: $263,508,507
States and municipalities
61%
Tribes 1%
Com-mercial
4%
Foreign 0%
USACE 12%
EPA 4%
DoD 4%
OFA's 5% BOR 7%
DOI-Other 3%
Planned WMA Organizational Structure
12/20/16
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Office of Associate DirectorAssociate Director
Deputy Associate Director
Office of BudgetDirector of Business Operations
Office of Quality AssuranceDirector
Office of Planning and Programming (OPP)OPP Deputy Director
Office of Chief Operating Officer (OCOO)Chief Operating Officer, Deputy COO
Water Availability
and Use Science Program
DirectorDeputy Director
Groundwater & Streamflow Information Program
DirectorDeputy Director
National Water Quality
Program
DirectorDeputy Director
Water Resource
Research Act Program
DirectorDeputy Director
Office of Chief of StaffChief of Staff
Earth System Processes Division
DirectorDeputy DirectorChief Science
Advisor
Laboratory & Analytical Services Division
DirectorDeputy Director
Observing Systems Division
DirectorDeputy Director
Integrated Modeling and
Prediction Division
DirectorDeputy DirectorChief Science
Advisor
Integrated Information
Dissemination Division
DirectorDeputy Director
Water Science Field Team Coordinator
Extreme Hydrologic Event CoordinatorLaboratory Science Advisor
Logistics and FOIA Officer
Chief Learning OfficerCommunications / Leg. Affairs
Liaison
Enterprise Technology OfficeChief Technology Officer
Project Management OfficeChief Projects Officer
Operations Branch
Compliance Branch
Grants Coordinator
Coop Matching Funds CoordinatorBusiness Information System Manager
Administrative Support
Budget Support
Senior Management Officer
PMBOK Team
Agile Team
No Negative Impact to the Field/Cooperators Improve communication Improve science planning Improve connection of the field and
stakeholders to HQ priorities Better communication of our message to
Congress, DOI, and OMB
Science Agency
We are first and foremost a scientific agency Need a strong local, regional, and National
research program Research program needs to be aligned with
our national program priorities Need the support of our cooperators and
partners
Priority 1: Science Integration1. Strengthen alignment of WMA-supported science
activities with USGS Water Science Strategy
2. Accelerate progress towards National Water Census
a) Strengthen partnership with NOAA on the National Water Model by implementing USGS science capabilities to address key gaps and deficiencies (with NSF, DOE, and others)
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Priority 1: Science Integration3. Using improved national water budget
modeling capability, comprehensive data assimilation of USGS observations, together with NHD+, Landsat land use and land cover, and other relevant tools and data, collaboratively design a national water observation optimization study
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National streamgaging network (about 8,100 real-time gages)
Stable groundwater level networks Growing network of interdisciplinary “Super Gages” Development and application of hazard information
Flood inundation maps Time of travel for spill response Rapidly deployable gages and opportunistic networks
Research, development, and application of cost-effective techniques
National Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program – Priorities
Water Availability and Use Science Program – Priorities Advance the science of water use
Develop methods for estimating irrigation use Establish a water use database for public water
supply Research to link water use to drivers that predict
human uses
Assess and quantify the availability of groundwater resources
Long-term research on water availability; water and climate; water, energy and food nexus; and ecosystem structure and change
Implement nationwide methods to estimate streamflow at ungaged locations
National Water Quality Program – Priorities
Near-Term Restoring and enhancing
water-quality monitoring networks to provide more timely information on status and trends
Transforming data and models into tools for decision makers
Providing Data and Tools to predict ecological conditions in streams
Forecasting future conditions and testing policy scenarios
Long-Term Assess the quality and trends
of freshwater resources Evaluate how human and
natural factors affect the surface water and groundwater
Determine the relative effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems
Predict the effects of human activities, climate change, and management strategies on water quality and ecosystem conditions
Water Budget Structure – CMF
Cooperative matching funds, as requested in the 2017 President's budget, will be allocated among the three programs to support cooperative work with States, municipalities, and Tribes.
$12,546
$30,69
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$17,468
Water Availabil-ity and Use Science Pro-gram
Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program
National Water Quality Program
CMF in Thousands
Water Resources Research Act Program
Program Priority Conducts Water
Research to aid in the Resolution of State and Regional Water Issues
Promotes Technology Transfer
Train the Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers
Stakeholder 54 University Institutes –
one in each state as well as the District of Columbia, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam
USGS Science Centers Other Federal Agencies
Water Data Delivery
NWISweb – webpages WaterServices – streamed data WaterAlert – push WaterNow – on demand WaterWatch – mapping
Surface WaterWatch GroundwaterWatch WaterQualityWatch (Temp)
Functions of the Water DashboardFull-frame web mapping application Dynamic mapping of all USGS real-time
stream, lake/reservoir, precipitation and groundwater sites in Texas (~750 sites), combined with weather warnings and radar
Flood and rain data delivered via Twitter USGS water data delivered over the Twitter
platform for USGS streamgage sites that reach NWS-defined flood stage, or sites experiencing heavy rainfall rates
Current conditions delivered on
Response??? Great response from cooperators, general
public, media (shared and linked to websites) Mapping application accessed by over 75,000
users in the first 8 months Messages sent out via Twitter were seen over
1.8 millions times USA Today --
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/06/01/federal-flood-officials-texas-use-twitter-alert/85265520/
USGS Water On-the-Go
To Be Released April 2017
Functions of USGS Water On-the-Go To Be Released April 2017 Mobile-friendly mapping application Uses on-board GPS to find nearest USGS
streamgages from your location Within one-click you can access current
water information from USGS NWIS, symbology alerts you to rising waters, access to subscribe to WaterAlert (text message notification system from USGS)
Track function updates every 20 seconds
Questions
