WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is providing $2.5 million for 12 projects to advance snow measurement technology development, demonstration and application to improve water supply forecasting. Four projects will include partner contributions of $720,000.
"With the changing climate and droughts occurring in the West, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the processes and methods used to forecast snow water runoff needs improvement," said Chief Engineer David Raff. "The research and demonstrations being undertaken is another way that Reclamation is working to improve our forecasting."
This program supports President Biden's Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad as it increases resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Project examples:
H.R. 133 - the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) authorized these activities.
To learn more about these selected projects, please visit http://www.usbr.gov/research .
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