Letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment & Related Agencies

Valley Water Sanitation Commission Richard Harrison Executive Director Oklahoma Water Resources Board Julie Cunningham Executive Director Oregon Water Resources Congress April Snell Executive Director Phycological Society of America Eric W. [...] Director Upper Mississippi River Basin Association Kirsten Wallace Executive Director Upper Missouri Watershed Alliance Sherry Meador Board Chair Washington State Water Resources Association Tom Myrum Executive Director Water Environment Federation Walter Marlowe Executive Director West Virginia Rivers Coalition Angie Rosser Executive Director Page 5 of 8 FY2024 USGS Streamgage Program Senate Appr. [...] Federal stakeholders: The vital data provided by the streamgages support critical water management activities across the nation by carrying out the mission and operations of federal agencies such as the U. [...] The utility of the network is not singular to USGS -- a recent survey conducted by the agency of 28 sister federal agencies solicited input on the importance and prioritization needs of streamgage information. [...] The results from this survey will be shared this spring; USGS will adapt the FPS program to federal priorities to meet the responses of the survey.