Drought and Ecosystem Workshop Database (DEWD)
This interactive, web-based visualization platform allows practitioners to systematically compare tools and resources for drought response.
The below table provides a searchable version of the tools and resources included in the workshop summary report (Appendix B). This list does not include all available tools in this region or topic — just tools mentioned during the course of the workshop. Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement of one tool over another. If you have questions about available tools, resources, and datasets for your application we encourage you to reach out to the organizations included on this list for consultation.Â
Use the search box on the right to sort the list by state, region, or key words.
| Name of Tool | Spatial Coverage | Description | Time Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th National Climate Assessment | United States | The Fifth National Climate Assessment is a comprehensive, authoritative report by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) that synthesizes the latest science on climate change impacts, risks, and adaptation strategies across the United States. | 2023 |
| Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Drought and Water Dashboard | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, CONUS | Information repository containing past, present, and future drought conditions data to enhance early warning capacity and support decision-making across the ACF Basin. | 2000 - present (varies by dataset) |
| Arkansas Drought Tool | Arkansas | An interactive web application developed to help monitor and assess drought conditions in Arkansas. It provides real-time data and visualizations on various drought indicators to support water resource management and decision-making. | 2000 - present (varies by dataset) |
| Catawba-Wateree Water Management Group | North Carolina, South Carolina | Organization focused on sustainable water use in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin, including monitoring drought through the low inflow protocol and water withdrawal reduction measures. | 2007 - present |
| Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) | Florida | CERP is the single largest restoration program underway in the South Florida Ecosystem. Authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, it is implemented by a federal-state partnership to restore, protect, and preserve the regionÃs water resources by addressing the quantity, quality, timing, and distribution of water. | 2000 - present |
| Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) Ecological Assessment | Florida | The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) Ecological Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation process within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, designed to monitor and assess the ecological health of the Everglades ecosystem to guide restoration efforts. | 2018 - 2022 |
| CERP Interagency Modeling Center (IMC) | Florida | The Interagency Modeling Center (IMC) generates analyses used in planning and designing projects and evaluating alternative water management plans (e.g., Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual [LOSOM]). | 2003 - present |
| Clean Water Act of 1972 | United States | Legislation created to regulate discharges of pollutants into U.S. waters, aiming to restore and maintain the integrity of the nation's water resources by setting water quality standards and regulating wastewater treatment. | 1972 - present |
| Climate Adaptation Technical Services (CATS) | United States | Multi-year pilot program by the Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASC) that provides partners with tailored climate adaptation science, advice, and training to rapidly incorporate climate adaptation into planning and decision-making. | 2025 - present |
| Climate Engine | Global | Online platform that provides interactive visualization and analysis of global climate and remote sensing datasets such as temperature, precipitation, soil moisture, and vegetation indices through custom maps, time series, and anomaly calculations. | Varies by dataset |
| Climate Perspectives Tool | United States | The Southeast Regional Climate Center has developed a variety of climate monitoring webtools known as the Climate Perspectives Tool, including other resources with regional partners ranging from NOAA, USDA, USDI, and state climatologists. The tool provides historical and near-real-time station-based climate rankings and summaries across the entire US, including Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. | Current |
| Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Outlook Products | United States | Interactive forecasts of drought development, persistence, or improvement across the U.S. up to 3 months ahead. | 1995 - present (varies by product) |
| Climate Toolbox | CONUS | The Climate Toolbox hosts a collection of web tools for visualizing historical and projected climate, hydrology, and fire variables in the contiguous United States. | Historical: ~1950 - present; Projections: ~2030 - 2099 (varies by dataset) |
| Coastal Salinity Index | United States | Long-term monitoring tool that tracks changes in coastal salinity using a standardized probability index, helping to assess drought conditions, ecosystem impacts, and freshwater availability based on historical salinity data. | 1980 - present (varies by site) |
| Condition Monitoring Observer Reports on Drought (CMOR-Drought) | United States | Interactive map that shows the severity and influence of drought on crops and pastures based on citizen reported information. | 2018 - present |
| Authorized and Operating Purposes of Corps of Engineers Reservoirs | United States | Documentation of the operating purposes of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects as required under the Water Resources Development Act of 1990. | 1990 - present |
| Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) | Global | The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) is an international collaborative framework that coordinates and standardizes climate model experiments facilitating comparison of global climate projections and supporting assessments like the IPCC reports. | Historical and future (varies by experiment tier and model) |
| Drought Assessment in a Changing Climate | Global | This 2023 report identifies critical actions and research questions to enhance drought assessment methodologies in the context of climate change. | 2023 |
| Georgia Drought Management Rules | South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia | Establishes how the Georgia Environmental Protection Division monitors drought conditions, declares drought levels, and implements water use restrictions to protect state water resources. | 2015 - present |
| Drought Prediction and Water Availability: A Report on the 2022 USGS-NIDIS National Listening Session Series | United States | Summary from a series of four listening sessions hosted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) to see input on priorities and needs related to predicting water availability changes under drought conditions and national and regional scales. | 2022 |
| Drought Streamflow Probabilities in the Northeast Region Tool | Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine | The tool exhibits the probability of hydrologic drought during summer (July, August and September) predicted based on previous winter streamflow for US Southeast by gauge station. | Current |
| Duke Energy Community Lakes Dashboard | South Carolina, North Carolina | An information hub providing real-time information on lake levels, scheduled flow releases, and flow arrival and recession times for recreational users in the Carolinas. | Current |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Water Quality Standards | North Carolina | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved water standards that establish designated uses, water quality criteria, and antidegradation policies to protect Tribal waters for human and ecological health. | 2019 - present |
| Ecological Drought in Southern California: Developing a Framework for Drought Preparedness and Proactive Response | California | Ecological Drought in Southern California is a collaborative effort to develop a science-based framework for identifying drought risks to ecosystems and guiding proactive management across the region. | 2015 - present |
| Endangered Species Act of 1973 | United States | The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is a U.S. law that authorizes the listing and protection of species at risk of extinction and requires federal agencies to ensure their actions do not harm listed species or their critical habitats. | 1973 - present |
| EPA National Rivers and Streams Assessment (EPA-NRSA) | United States | The National Rivers and Streams Assessment is a nationwide monitoring program by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that evaluates the health of rivers and streams using biological, chemical, and physical indicators. | 2008 - 2009; 2013 - 2014; 2018 - 2019 reports |
| EPA Ambient Water Quality Standards | United States | The table lists the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recommended aquatic life criteria. State and Tribal governments may use these criteria or use them as guidance in developing their own. | 1976 - present |
| ER 1165-2-119 Modifications to Completed Projects | United States | Guides the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in evaluating and implementing changes to existing water resource projects to address new needs, improve performance, or respond to environmental or stakeholder concerns. | 1982 - present |
| ER-1110-2-1941 Drought Contingency Plans | United States | Provides guidance for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to develop and implement drought plans that coordinate reservoir operations and stakeholder input to manage water during drought conditions. | 2018 - present |
| ER-1110-2-240 Water Control Management | United States | Outlines U.S. Army Corps of Engineers policies for operating water control structures to meet authorized purposes such as flood risk reduction, navigation, water supply, hydropower, recreation, and environmental stewardship. | 2016 - present |
| Evapotranspiration and Carbon Flux Network | Florida | It is a collection of historical and current evapotranspiration monitoring sites representing various locations/landscapes/environmental settings in Florida. | 1993 - present (depending on site) |
| Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1958 | United States | Legislation created to reduce water pollution by providing federal support for state and local efforts to control and prevent water contamination. | 1958 - present; Amended 2002 |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 | United States | Legislation that requires federal agencies to consider impacts on fish and wildlife when planning water resource development projects and to coordinate with state and federal wildlife agencies. | 1934 (Approved); Amended 2024 |
| Flood Control Act of 1944 | United States | The Flood Control Act of 1944 authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to construct and operate multipurpose water projects, including flood control, hydropower, irrigation, and navigation infrastructure. | 1944 - present; Amended 2016 |
| Florida-Carribean Water Science Center | Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands | U.S. Geological Survey science center within the water mission area providing reliable and timely research, data, monitoring, and support to Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. | |
| Flow Photo Explorer | CONUS | The Flow Photo Explorer (FPE) is a data visualization and machine learning platform that uses timelapse images to monitor streamflow and hydrologic conditions, enabling cost-effective data collection in challenging locations through a collaboration between USGS, USEPA, and other partners. | 2013 - present (varies by station) |
| Freshwater Information Network (FIN) | Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia | Citizen science online database providing educational records for over 400 native fish species in the Southeastern United States. | Historical records - present (varies) |
| Water Supply and Stress Index Model (WaSSI) | An online tool developed by the US Forest Service to estimating water and carbon balances at HUC8 and HUC12 scales. | 2008 - present | |
| Forests to Faucets | CONUS | An online tool to explore forest benefits to drinking water supplies. | 2022 |
| GA-SC-NC Low Flow Trend Analysis | Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina | Ongoing project by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) South Atlantic Water Science Center to develop an assessment of historical trends of low-flow for stream gages in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. | 2022 - present |
| Georgia Drought Indicator Reports | Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina | The Georgia Environmental Protection Division manages drought conditions through a tiered response system, monitoring water availability and implementing conservation measures to ensure sustainable water resources. | 2016 - present |
| Georgia Flow Incentive Trust (GA-FIT) | Georgia | GA-FIT provides funding for projects to restore flows for aquatic habitats while ensuring water security for farmers in Southwest Georgia. | 2021 - present |
| HOBO Weather Stations | Series of compact weather monitoring stations with rugged, research-grade sensors and logging systems for accurate weather, soil, and water resources data. | User-defined | |
| Identification, Mitigation, and Adaptation to Salinization on Working Lands in the U.S. Southeast | Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia | Describes salinization impacts and provides methodology on how to manage lands that have experienced salinization among other listed useful tools and resources. | 2021 |
| Joint Ecosystems Model (JEM) | Florida | Web-tool designed to support water resource management by providing useful and accessible predictive ecological models - also used by USGS and USACE projects focused on the southern FL ecosystem. | Varies by dataset |
| Lawn and Garden Moisture Index | Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia | This index measures the capacity of current soil moisture to sustain healthy lawns and gardens. Estimates how recent precipitation compares to typical needs for sustaining healthy vegetation, helping guide irrigation decisions during dry conditions. | Current |
| Lower Mississippi Gulf Water Science Center | Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee | U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) science center within the water mission area providing reliable and timely research, data, monitoring, and support to Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. | |
| National Climate Change Viewer (NCCV) | CONUS | The USGS National Climate Change viewer hosts and visualizes data from the CMIP5 LOCA and CMIP6 LOCA2 downscaling and subsequent simulations using the USGS Monthly Water Balance Model. | Historical: 1981-2010; Projections: 2025-2099 |
| National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) | United States | The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is a comprehensive database that provides detailed, standardized information on the surface water features of the United States, including rivers, streams, and lakes, supporting water resource management and environmental analysis. | Retired 2023 |
| Nature Based Solutions (NBS) Benefits Explorer | United States | Web-based tool developed to serve as a key starting point for organizations looking to invest in nature-based solutions (NBS) and for those wishing to learn more about benefit identification, accounting, and valuation. | 1985 - present |
| NCEI Climate at a Glance | United States | An interactive web tool from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information that provides customizable maps, graphs, and downloadable data summarizing historical temperature, precipitation, and drought trends at national, state, and county scales. | 1895 - present |
| NCEI Regional Climate Centers (RCC) | United States | Network of six NOAA supported centers that provide regionally tailored climate data, tools, and technical assistance to support decision making and resource management across the United States, including the Southeast. | |
| NOAA Climate Portal | United States | Provides a variety of webtools and datasets pertaining to climate monitoring research, with tabs to maps & data, teaching climate resources, and a resilience toolkit. | Varies by dataset |
| NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) | Global | NCEI provides a wide range of environmental data, products, and services aimed at enhancing resilience nationwide. | |
| U.S. Drought Portal | CONUS | The U.S. government's authoritative drought information website. Provides a one-stop shop for data and tools related to drought monitoring, forecasting, and communication that can be visualized and uploaded at national, state and local levels. Individual states may have local drought information and monitoring including Alabama (ADECA Drought Planning and Management; Alabama Drought Reach), Florida (Florida Weekly Drought Summary), Georgia (Georgia EPD Drought Management), North Carolina (Drought Management Advisory Council), South Carolina (South Carolina Drought Page), Tennessee (Tennessee Weekly Drought Summaries), and Virginia (Virginia DEQ). | |
| NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) | CONUS | An integrated information system that coordinates drought monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information at federal, tribal, state, and local levels across the country. | |
| State Climate Offices | United States | Provide weather and climate information to the public in order to guide decision making throughout the state. These offices are available in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida, and Puerto Rico to provide information across the Southeast. | |
| Operational Global Actual Evapotranspiration using the SSEBop model | United States | Remote sensing derived evapotranspiration dataset based on Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) - thermal imagery and global weather datasets. | 2003 - 2014 |
| USACE Jacksonville District: Combined Operational Plan (COP) Water Control Plan (WCP) Biennial Report | Florida | The report presents operational activities since implementation of Combined Operational Plan (COP), as they relate to the goal and objectives, summarized by data based on the Water Quality & Hydrology Monitoring Plan and Ecological Monitoring Plan, and corresponding performance measures. | 2023 |
| Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model (PRISM) | United States | High-resolution (~4 km) gridded climate dataset including precipitation and temperature that integrates station observations with topographic and geographic factors for the United States and beyond. | 1895 - present |
| Peak-streamflow trends and change-points and basin characteristics for 2,683 U.S. Geological Survey streamgages in the conterminous U.S. | CONUS | This data release contains drainage basin characteristics and peak-streamflow trend and change-point results for 2,683 gages over five time points (1941, 1966, ...2015). | 1941, 1966, 1977, 1979, 2015 |
| Florida 2-km Reference and Potential Evapotranspiration | Florida | Potential evapotranspiration (PET), and reference evapotranspiration (ETo) are estimated at an approximately 2-kilometer (approximately 0.019 degrees longitude and 0.018 degrees latitude) spatial grid and daily time-scale from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 for the entire State of Florida. | 1985 - 2017; 2019-2023 |
| Southeastern U.S. 1-km Reference and Potential Evapotranspiration | Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee | Potential evapotranspiration (PET), and reference evapotranspiration (ETo) are estimated at an approximately 1-kilometer spatial grid and a daily time-scale from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 for Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and parts of Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee. | 2023 |
| Regional-scale Model Predictions of the Relation Between Biological Integrity and Streamflow Modification | CONUS | Dataset providing statistically defensible and ecologically realistic relations were found between indicators of streamflow modification and indicators of biological integrity. | 2013 - 2019 |
| USACE Mobile District: Water Manager for a Day | Alabama | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers training program providing stakeholders in Alabama an opportunity to work alongside a reservoir basin manager for a day and gain insight into decision-making processes. | |
| Resist-Accept-Direct | This decision framework is a tool that can help resource managers make informed decisions in response to climate driven ecological change. | 2015 - present | |
| ResOpsUS | CONUS | Daily dataset of storage, inflow, outflow, evaporation, and elevation at 679 reservoirs in the Continental United States from 1930-2020. | 1930 - 2020 |
| REstoration COordination & VERificiation (RECOVER) | Florida | RECOVER (REstoration COordination & VERification) is a scientific and technical team within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) that evaluates, integrates, and applies system-wide ecological and hydrological data to support Everglades restoration efforts. | 2000 - present |
| RESTORE Data Visualization Tool | Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida | Webtool developed by the Lower Mississippi Gulf Water Science Center to visualize hydrologic data and provide vital information on the timing and delivery of freshwater to streams, bays, estuaries, and wetlands of the Gulf Coast. | 1950 - present (varies by dataset) |
| Pilot Colorado River Basin Area Streamflow Drought Early Warning System | California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington | Dataset predicting streamflow drought occurrence at 384 stream gage locations in the Colorado River Basin region via long short-term memory (LSTM) models. | 2005 - 2014 |
| River Basin Councils in South Carolina | South Carolina | Regional working groups outling strategies to ensure long-term water availability and access via the development of 50-year River Basin Plans in South Carolina. | 1973 - present |
| RTI International | Global | Independent scientific non-profit organization that provides technical expertise on a wide range of topics to clients in the United States and abroad. | |
| Saltwater Intrusion and Salinization on Coastal Forests and Farms | An information repository from the USDA Southeast Climate Hub featuring recorded presentations and resources on the impacts of saltwater intrusion on working lands. Includes the report Identification, Mitigation, and Adaptation to Salinization on Working Lands in the U.S. Southeast, which describes salinization impacts and provides methodology on how to manage lands that have experienced salinization among other listed useful tools and resources. | ||
| South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Regional Simulation Model (RSM) | Florida | The Regional Simulation Model (RSM) simulates the coupled movement and distribution of groundwater and surface water in conjunction with the coordinated operation of canals and structures in South Florida. The RSM has two principal components, the Hydrologic Simulation Engine (HSE) and the Management Simulation Engine (MSE). | |
| South Atlantic Water Science Center | Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina | U.S. Geological Survey science center within the water mission area providing reliable and timely research, data, monitoring, and support to Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. | |
| Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) | Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands. | U.S. Geological Survey regional federal-university-tribal regional partnerships helping communities adapt to climate change by funding research and projects aimed at protecting fish, wildlife, water, land, and people. The Southeast CASC serves partners in Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. | 2011 - present |
| Southeast Drought Early Warning System (SE DEWS) | Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia | The Southeast DEWS is a collaborative federal, regional, state, and local interagency effort to improve drought early warning capacity and build long-term drought resilience throughout the region. Sign up for our newsletter here. | 2009 (ACF DEWS); 2012 (Coastal Carolina DEWS); 2020 (SE DEWS) |
| Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar Series | Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia | Webinar hosted on the 4th Tuesday at 10 AM ET by NIDIS, NOAA NWS, and the SERCC to provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Nino and La Nina. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as agriculture production, water resources, wildfires, and ecosystems. | |
| Statewide Model Management System (SMMS) | Florida | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based model management system that assists users in finding appropriate modeling information, data, executable files, documentation and model results from across water management districts and the Department of Environmental Protection. | |
| Sustainable Rivers Program (SRP) | CONUS | Collaborative program working to implement sustainable management of multi-purpose reservoirs and other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) infrastructure across the nation. | 1998 - present; Formally Established 2002 |
| The Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute (TNACI) Fellows Program | Tennessee | Work-based summer fellowship opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to conduct fishery-related research at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute. | |
| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Reservoir Levels | Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia | Information repository designed to support recreational use via real-time lake levels, rain gauges, stream flow, and river elevations data in the Tennesse Valley. | |
| U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) | US | Weekly updated, map based tool that integrates meteorological, hydrological, and soil moisture data with expert analysis to classify and track drought intensity across the United States. | 2000 - present |
| U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area Drought Program | United States | Research program conducting drought research and developing modeling capabilities to improve drought prediction. | |
| Upper Flint River Working Group | Georgia | Working group bringing together diverse stakeholders to collaboratively restore and protect the Upper Flint River and its tributary streams. | 2013 - present |
| PRMS CONUS CMIP5 BCCA | CONUS | Inputs and outputs for hydrologic simulations for the conterminous United States for historical and future conditions using the National Hydrologic Model Infrastructure (NHM) and the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5), 1950-2100 | 1950 - 2100 |
| USGS National Hydrologic Model (NHM) | CONUS | The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Hydrologic Model (NHM) is a modeling infrastructure that enables efficient construction of hydrologic models at local, regional, and national scales using geospatial data, input archives, and simulation code to support water resource analysis. | 2016 - present |
| USGS National Water Dashboard | United States | Web viewer showing provisional real-time water data collected in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) observation stations in context with weather-related data from other public sources. Similar real time data and historical data can be accessed through USGS Water Watch. | varies by site |
| USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (USGS-NAWQA) | United States | The National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program provides long-term, nationwide data and analysis on water quality conditions, trends, and factors affecting streams, rivers, and groundwater to support informed water resource management. | 1991 - present |
| USGS Stream Stats | United States | Web application that provides access to an assortment of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analytical tools to delineate drainage areas for user-selected sites on streams, and get basin characteristics and estimates of flow statistics. | varies by site |
| USGS Water Alert | United States | The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) water alert is a webportal that allows you to receive updates about changing water conditions at select locations. | Current |
| USGS WaterQualityWatch | United States | Continuous real time water quality monitoring of surface water in the U.S. | Current |
| Water Quality Portal | United States | This cooperative service integrates publicly available water-quality data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and over 400 state, federal, tribal, and local agencies. | varies by site |
| Florida Water Reservations | Florida | A water reservation is a legal mechanism, authorized by Section 373.223(4), Florida Statutes, to set aside water from consumptive uses for the protection of fish and wildlife or public health and safety. | 2014 - present |
| Ensuring Water Security for People and Nature: A status report from the Upper Flint River Working Group | Georgia | Status report from the Upper Flint River Working Group highlighting accomplishments in water supply and management, and challenges that remain. | 2019 |
| Water Supply Act of 1958 | United States | The Water Supply Act of 1958 allows the federal government to include municipal and industrial water storage in reservoir projects, requiring cost-sharing agreements with state or local partners. | 1958; Amended 2022 |
| WaterFALL model | Hydrologic model developed by RTI International to simulate daily streamflow and water quality. | ||
| Louisiana Watershed Initiative Nature Based Solutions Program | Louisiana | Program providing technical assistance and funding for nature-based solutions to reduce flood risk and improve water quality in Louisiana. | 2021 - 2022 |
| West Virginia Public Water System Drought Risk Tool | West Virginia | Highlights communities at-risk for drought related impacts by comparing estimated public water system withdrawal rates against streamflow estimates from the National Water Model short-range forecasts developed by the Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center. | Current |
| VA and WV Groundwater Levels and Trends | Virginia, West Virginia | Shares water-level information obtained from USGS continuous and discrete groundwater monitoring wells in Virginia and West Virginia relative to long-term monthly statistics developed by the Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center. | Current |
| Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center | Virginia, West Virginia | U.S. Geological Survey science center within the water mission area providing reliable and timely research, data, monitoring, and support to Virginia and West Virginia | |
| wqReport | United States | An R-package to develop water quality reports, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). | |
| xmACIS | United States | An interactive web interface from the Applied Climate Information System that allows users to retrieve historical daily and monthly climate observations, summaries, and station metadata for the United States. | Late 1800s - present |
| Yadkin-Peedee Water Management Group | North Carolina, South Carolina | A collaborative working group ensuring a sustainable and secure water supply for the Yadkin-Pee Dee Basin through the development of a long-range Water Resources Plan. | 2016 - present |