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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West-Wide Climate Risk Assessments
Published:
December 15, 2014U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
Impact Assessments present an overview of the current climate and hydrology in a basin, an analysis of observed trends in temperature and precipitation over the past decade, and a comparison of these trends against model projections. They also present hydrologic projections developed from global...Read more
Reclamation Desalination web portal
Published:
April 15, 2014U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's main desalination web portal. This portal highlights information about various desalinating activities that Reclamation is involved in...Read more
Desalination and Water Purification Research
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This site highlights the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's external research program, Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) program. Through this site, you can navigate to a program description, cost share and funding information by state, solicitation information, research results...Read more
Yuma Desalting Plant
Published:
July 15, 2014U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the homepage for the Water Quality Improvement Center (WQIC), one of six National Centers for Water Treatment Technologies and the only center focused on inland brackish water, both surface and groundwater. WQIC is a state-of-the-art advanced water treatment research center located in Yuma...Read more
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Water Center
Published:
January 1, 2013Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Online home of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Water Center...Read more
Energy and Water in the Western and Texas Interconnects
Published:
March 1, 2014U.S. Department of Energy
View and download energy and water data collected in support of long term transmission planning in the western U.S.. Data categories include thermoelectric water use, water availability, water cost, future water use and an ecorisk calculator.Read more
Date API
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) API for data retrieval can be used to retrieve observations and predictions from CO-OPS stations.Read more
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United States, North AmericaMapping High and Low Lake Level Impacts
Published:
September 14, 2016National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This web-based tool creates visuals that capture lake level changes that range from six feet above to six feet below historical long-term average water levels in the Great Lakes. Potential shoreline and coastal impacts are also provided. This information can be used to determine appropriate...Read more
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United States, North AmericaUSGS WaterWatch
Published:
November 2, 2016U.S. Geological Survey
Display National and State maps, graphs, and tables describing real-time, recent, and past streamflow conditions for the United States including locations where floods and droughts are occurring. (Real-time data, in most cases, are transmitted once every 1 to 4 hours.) Also, you can select USGS...Read more
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North America, United StatesUSGS Groundwater Watch
Published:
September 1, 2016National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Find more about groundwarer levels and statistical charecteristics of well networks. Active Water Level Network-- wells measured at least once within the past 13 months. Climate Response Network-- wells that monitor effects of climate variability such as droughts. Real-time network-- wells measured...Read more
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