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U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water-Resources Program fiscal year 1994

Open-File Report 95-332
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95332

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Abstract

The Federal-State Cooperative Program is a major U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) activity for the collection, analysis, and reporting of information on the quantity, quality, and use of the Nation's water resources. The fundamental characteristic of the program is that most of the work is undertaken by the USGS through joint-funding agreements, with State, regional, and local agencies providing at least one-half the funds. The main objectives of the program are (1) to collect, on a systematic basis, data needed for the continuing determination and evaluation of the quantity, quality, and use of the Nation's water resources; and (2) to appraise the availability and the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of surface and ground water through data analysis and interpretive water-resources investigations and research. During fiscal year (FY)1994, Cooperative Program activities were underway in offices in every State, Puerto Rico, and several territories in concert with about 1,100 cooperating agencies. In FY 1994, Federal funding of $63.5 million was matched by cooperating agencies, which also provided more than $25 million unmatched for a total program of about $152 million. This amounted to nearly 40 percent of the total funds for the USGS's water-resources activities. This report presents examples of FY 1994 investigations, as well as updated information on hydrologic data collection activities.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water-Resources Program fiscal year 1994
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 95-332
DOI 10.3133/ofr95332
Year Published 1995
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description iv, 30 p.
Country United States
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