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The U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water- Resources Program: Fiscal Year 1988

January 1, 1989

The Federal-State Cooperative Program is a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey and State and local agencies. It provides a balanced approach to the study and resolution of water-related problems and to acquiring hydrologic data. The principal program objectives are to: (1) 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) appraise the availability and the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of surface and ground water through analytical and interpretive investigations. During fiscal year 1988, hydrologic data collection, interpretive investigations, and research were conducted by Geological Survey personnel in offices in every State, Puerto Rico, and several territories in cooperation with more than 1,000 local, State, and regional agencies. In fiscal year 1988, Federal funding of almost $60 million was matched by cooperating agencies, who also provided approximately $6 million unmatched for a total program of about $126 million. This amounted to more than 40 percent of the total funds for Geological Survey water-resources activities.

This report presents examples of current (1988) investigations. It also lists about 250 water-resources investigations related to agricultural activities that the Geological Survey conducted from 1970 to 1988.

Publication Year 1989
Title The U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water- Resources Program: Fiscal Year 1988
DOI 10.3133/ofr89389
Authors Bruce K. Gilbert, William B. Mann
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 89-389
Index ID ofr89389
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization U.S. Geological Survey