Of Current Interest...

USGS Investigations on Ground-Water Trends Released in Journal of Environmental Quality (JEQ) — The JEQ features USGS studies in five agricultural watersheds across the United States.

NWIS Water-Quality Web Services are now available! — The Office of Water Quality and the Office of Water Information are pleased to announce new web services for retrieving NWIS water-quality data. The services will greatly assist scientists in combining USGS data with those stored in USEPA's STORET database system.

Selected Podcasts about water

Water for America Initiative — It is time for a comprehensive examination of water availabilty in the United States using what we have learned during the past thirty years and with up-to-date capabilities. Learn more...

Past Headlines from the USGS Water Resources Page

Release of Several New and Updated Programs for MODFLOW — The Office of Ground Water is pleased to announce the release of several new and updated programs for the MODFLOW ground-water model, including the new Conduit Flow Process for MODFLOW-2005.

Climate Change and Water Availability - Recent climate change publications addressing water availability issues.