Human Factors Used to Estimate and Forecast Water Supply and Demand in the Upper Colorado River Basin
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Abstract
Water availability is a result of complex interactions between regional water supply and demand and underlying environmental, institutional, and economic determinants. For this study, water availability is defined as “access to a specific quantity and quality of water at a point in time and space, for a specific use, recognizing the social and economic value of water across uses and institutions that facilitate or hinder its equitable and efficient provisioning.” This report identifies the human factors that influence water supply and demand and summarizes (1) the extensive sets of data available to estimate these factors in the agricultural, municipal, and industrial water-use sectors and (2) factors of recreation and ecosystem services that influence water availability in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Lastly, future research needs are identified that can help prioritize collection and refinement of human factors of water use to improve water availability estimation and forecasting.
Suggested Citation
Herman-Mercer, N., Bair, L., Hines, M., Restrepo-Osorio, D., Romero, V., and Lyde, A., 2023, Human factors used to estimate and forecast water supply and demand in the Upper Colorado River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2023–5015, 46 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235015.
ISSN: 2328-0328 (online)
Study Area
Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Study Area
- Project Objectives and Scope
- Methods
- Results of Determinants Used to Estimate Water Demand
- Discussion: Limitations and Challenges
- Conclusions
- References
- Glossary
- Appendix 1. Keywords Used in Literature Searches
- Appendix 2. Geospatial Boundaries for Bureau of Reclamation Projects
- Appendix 3. Cropland Data Layer
- Appendix 4. Total Water Withdrawals in 2015
- Appendix 5. Publicly Available Water Service Provider/Service Area Map Information
- Appendix 6. Methods for Developing Spatial Data
Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | Human factors used to estimate and forecast water supply and demand in the Upper Colorado River Basin |
Series title | Scientific Investigations Report |
Series number | 2023-5015 |
DOI | 10.3133/sir20235015 |
Year Published | 2023 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Publisher location | Reston, VA |
Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center, WMA - Integrated Information Dissemination Division, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center |
Description | Report: v, 46 p.; Data Release |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming |
Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
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