WUDR Cooperative Funding Awards, FY21
Completed
By Water Availability and Use Science Program
November 3, 2021
The USGS Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program is pleased to announce the recipients of FY21 cooperative agreements. Awards were made to agencies in 6 States, for a total of about $560,000 in funding.
| State | Project Title | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Development of a New Alabama Water Use Reporting Program Management and Reporting Application (eWater) – Phase 2 | This project to be completed by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will enhance the eWater data management system for the Alabama Water Use Reporting Program. Phase 1 replaced an older eWater with a new system made up of an external web-based portal and a document management system using the commercial software Laserfiche. Phase 2 adds a GIS map service for users to locate sites, makes a number of improvements to the database and administrative functions, adds two “guided user processes” for submitting applications and water-use reports, provides training videos and user feedback forms, and establishes a data reporting platform. |
| Georgia | Data Quality Improvements to Non-Farm Surface Water and Groundwater Program Usage Database to Support Georgia Environmental Protection Division | This project to be completed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources will consolidate non-farm water use (municipal, industrial, and recreational turf irrigation) permit documents and files in an Access database. Currently, the water withdrawal permit enables the collection of valuable data, although it is not well-integrated with related data collected by other Environmental Protection Division programs or easily accessible for analysis to determine the scope of a system’s impact on water resources. As an enhancement, this project will create a data entry vehicle to automate the entry of data on forms into the Access database, thus improving agency efficiency, reducing potential errors, and improving the quality of the data. |
| Kansas | Statewide Field Work Database Migration to the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources’ Water Right Information System | This project to be completed by the Kansas Department of Agriculture (Division of Water Resources) changes the architecture of the Kansas Water Right Information System (WRIS). These changes will allow for the storage of field data currently stored in different formats in four Field Offices. Additionally, this project will migrate existing fill work records to WRIS, add data entry functions for new field records, and retrieve options for the added data. |
| Montana | Mapping the Extent and Distribution of Montana’s Irrigation-Equipped Farmland by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation | This project to be completed by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation will update and complete the coverage of irrigated lands in Montana, such that there are no overlapping field boundaries or incomplete boundaries. The project will thoroughly inspect and verify irrigated lands throughout Montana. Additional data associated with field boundaries will be compiled and attributed, including sources of withdrawals, volumes withdrawn, and consumptive use by crops. Specifically, the proposed work will complete the coverage of irrigated lands in Montana and include irrigation type attributes, and areas that have undergone changes in irrigation type will be updated for field geometries, irrigation type, and source water, where possible. |
| North Dakota | Improving Data and Understanding of Rural Water Suppliers in North Dakota to Support the North Dakota State Water Commission | This project to be completed by the North Dakota State Water Commission is enhancing the understanding of water supply and distribution in North Dakota. This project will gather new data on rural water suppliers and perform data analysis to determine water buying and selling connections between different groups. The work will determine amount and types of water used by customer groups (for example, domestic, industrial), compare permitted water use to assess conceptual accuracy of how water is used and how it has changed over time, and to determine per capita coefficients. |
| Oregon | Developing Irrigation Water Use and Efficiency Estimates for the State of Oregon | This project to be completed by the Oregon Water Resources Department will improve estimates of water use from irrigated lands in Oregon by developing necessary datasets for estimating irrigation withdrawals at the HUC-12 level. Phase 1 is in progress and lays the foundation for Phase 2 with the development of GIS field boundaries for agricultural lands in Oregon, field boundary attributes of crop type, soil properties, and irrigation status, and monthly datasets. Phase 2 will refine many attributes from Phase 1, create new attributes like irrigation efficiency and effective precipitation, and estimated irrigation application rates. Phase 2 will also collect measured water at select locations, update the Phase 1 GIS geodatabase with attributes, and develop a technical memo. |
Below are related information links for the Water-Use Data and Research Program.
Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program
The USGS Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements with State water resource agencies to improve the availability, quality, compatibility, and delivery of water-use data that is collected or estimated by States.
Water-Use Data and Research program: Proposals and awards
Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) financial assistance is awarded in a competitive process each Federal Fiscal Year. The funding cycle begins with the WUDR Program Announcement being made available on Grants.gov. State water resources agencies can then prepare proposals for improving their water-use data under the priorities described in an approved workplan. All submitted proposals are reviewed...
Below are related information links for the Water-Use Data and Research Program.
Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program
The USGS Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements with State water resource agencies to improve the availability, quality, compatibility, and delivery of water-use data that is collected or estimated by States.
Water-Use Data and Research program: Proposals and awards
Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) financial assistance is awarded in a competitive process each Federal Fiscal Year. The funding cycle begins with the WUDR Program Announcement being made available on Grants.gov. State water resources agencies can then prepare proposals for improving their water-use data under the priorities described in an approved workplan. All submitted proposals are reviewed...