@ Water Use

Concern for future availability of water resources in the United States has grown in recent years as a result of increased awareness of competing needs for water supply, irrigation, ecological flow requirements and other demands. A continuing evaluation of the hydrologic cycle in the states of the Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, using both holistic and component approaches, and addressing the questions of when, where, and how much water is available is basic to the economic health and future of the region. Tracking the status of a resource through time will provide managers, suppliers, and users with the information needed to make decisions related to water use and will allow for more accurate projections of future water [...]