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Water Availability and Use Science Program (WAUSP)


Regional Groundwater Availability Studies

The depletion of groundwater at a variety of scales and the compounding effects of recent droughts have emphasized the need for an updated status on the availability of the Nation's groundwater resources. In addition, assessment of how those resources have changed over time and development of tools to forecast regional response to human and environmental stressors will assist us in answering basic questions about the Nation's ability to meet current and future demands for groundwater.

The USGS Water Availability and Use Program (WAUSP) is taking advantage of the quantitative work previously conducted by the Regional Aquifer-System Analysis (RASA) Program to provide updated quantitative assessments of groundwater availability in areas of critical importance. These studies formerly were conducted under the banner of the Groundwater Resources Program. These groundwater availability studies will

There is growing recognition by water managers and municipalities that groundwater resources could be managed on an aquifer-wide scale. They are now looking for ways to better manage known groundwater resources while also identifying supplemental sources of water. Upon completion, these multidisciplinary studies of regional groundwater availability across the United States will provide resource managers and policy makers with essential information needed for management of a limited resource in areas experiencing chronic water-supply issues and concerns.

Learn more about the regional groundwater studies supported by WAUSP:

Map of Study Locations

 [Map: Locations of regional groundwater availability studies.]

Map of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Regional Groundwater Availability study areas. (Updated March 2017)


 [Link to Central Valley Aquifer Study]  [Link to Basin and Range Aquifer Study]  [Link to Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer Study]  [Link to Lake Michigan Pilot Study]  [Link to High Plains Aquifer Study]  [Link to Denver Basin Aquifer Study]  [Link to Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study]  [Link to Floridan Aquifer Study]  [Link to North and South Carolina Atlantic Coastal Plain Aquifer Study] [Link to Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Study] [Link to Williston and Powder River Basins Aquifer study] [Link to glacial aquifer systems study] [Link to glacial aquifer systems study] [Link to glacial aquifer systems study] [Link to glacial aquifer systems study] [ Link to Hawaiian Volcanics Study ] [ Link to Ozark Plateaus Aquifer System Study ] [ Link to Pennsylvanian and Mississippian Aquifer System of the Appalachian Plateaus study ] Northwest Volcanics [link to Colorado Plateaus aquifer study] [link to Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program] [link to Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System study ] [link to Mississippi Alluvial Plain aquifers study] [link to Middle Rio Grande Basin study] [Link to Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study] [Link to Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study] [link to California Coastal Basins aquifer study]

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