William M' Alley

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National Water Availability and Use Pilot
Projects

• William M. Alley
• Advisory Committee on Water Information
• February 20, 2008

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GREAT LAKES BASIN PILOT PROJECT
http//water.usgs.gov/wateravailability/greatlakes
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LAKE-LEVEL VARIABILITY
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GROUND-WATER STORAGE AND DIVIDES
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GROUND-WATER RECHARGE
Regional
Subregional
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HISTORICAL CHANGES IN PRECIP. AND STREAMFLOW
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WATER-USE PRODUCTS

• Consumptive water-use coefficients for the Great
  Lakes Basin and climatically similar areas.
• Seasonal and monthly water use and consumptive
  use for selected water-use categories and
  water-use types.
• Estimated use of water in the Great Lakes Basin
  by hydrologic unit code (HUC 8) in 2005

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GROUND-WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM REGIONAL WATER
AVAILABILITY STUDIES
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SOUTHWEST PILOT PROJECT
http//az.water.usgs.gov/projects/azgwconditions/i
ndex.html