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<br />. The: :\;;Ilional \,\'cath~'r Sl'r,..i("(~'s ;o..:,uiunaJ Em iI'tJJl.
<br />nll"nldl RI";U Tlmt" ()!N'r\'atj,," ;'\;I:lwork C"ERO:'\!)
<br />;lntl oll'pcrau\{' wcatlll'T (.hscrn'f nClw\,rk;
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<br />. '111t' t 1.s, Forl'sl s\"r\'ln"s Rl'mnll' AUlUrnall'J
<br />\\'l':uhl'l' Stations (R.\\\'S) network; and other sources
<br />"f(lala,
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<br />Alldlllol1alh. Ihc:rl' nn'lls In he IX'llel' intl'!-,:rariun
<br />of ,hI' d;\f:l lh:1I IS hcm~ (olk'CIt"ll. Tht' N,ltiol1.d 1m",
<br />grall'li DrouR:ht Infonmlj"n SYSlt'ffi (NIDIS) is a ~'l:1I1l1
<br />m"dd ti,l' such 1l1l('~r;llion.
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<br />2.A. Federal ami IU.ill" ;,#:c:ndl'!1 should incTcasc
<br />SllppUrl ;Uld fund in/: fllr slale :lod fcdeml
<br />h;lsk wau,"r It.U;! g;lIhl'ring ;IClivilicK Ihal Clln
<br />!I('rve as the IMsis fur sound lkcision Itl<tking-.
<br />Gaps in d;lla sholl]d he idt"l1Iificd. RI'llI01('
<br />sCllsing- c"'p;lhilitil's, indudin~ I...mds.ll Iher-
<br />mal data, and dc\c1opin~ teclulf)lfl~icli, liuch
<br />i11i the u"e nf Duppler rOld;lr 10 llIl'asurc
<br />Iilreamf1ows, Me impOf1;lnl Innis thoU nn'J lO
<br />hl' n'l;lilll"d .11It! fnslcred, Furlher, lil,lle and
<br />fNll-r,tI Ol",,,'neies IllWi! find ways 10 n-JtlCC
<br />l'oSls rl"i;lll.'d 10 ~a"wrin~ .md di"iSl'fllin.llin~
<br />real-lime water dal;l/infllflll;uinn, incllldin~
<br />Ihe OIcn'plOlnn' uf IIUln- in-kind cnnlrihUli"ns
<br />from Cooper.llol'S, J\1"l'Con:r, nc\~ and lu.lhl..
<br />sourl'es of fundin~ Me llet'lkd. Vlil'r-pay
<br />"pporlunilil'!1 Ilr \'OIUlllOlry nCln-~f)H'mmenr;l1
<br />orKanizadol1 l.:onlrilJllliun!l should 1>1' ex_
<br />plnrl'd, while n'c{)~f1izin" the ,.,"l'neml hc:ne-
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<br />fils pmvideJ b}' holSic dat;l ~;llherinJi: eIT"",,,
<br />which 1ll00kl' il :In :lpprupri:lle J,:o\'emmefll:ll
<br />aClh'iIY.
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<br />\\'jlh rc~p'TI to llSC;S ~!n';ull/o('I~in/o( Olnl\'UIl'S, thl'
<br />COOf'i.'f"Olti\'C' \\'all'r Prol-~mm contjnuall~ f.lces un,
<br />fund('d ft'I.1nal s...bf)' (OSI l1lCn:i1!>('S, which h...\.(' con-
<br />SISll'mll hI,,, thl' lo~s of impt'f1al1l slreamJ.,t;lJ.,'t's and
<br />rd,llt.J Willer resources ,laf.!. ArJo{Uahly, lhis (an he
<br />Iinkl"lllo a loss or an IIlCrcased risk to MI' anll pn>pcn}
<br />rd;jlt.J 10 eXlrc-ffi<.' t'\cnts such as floodJll/o: ;lIId
<br />drou/o:hl, i'\on-USC;S coolX"rOllllrs P;!Y som.' TWO-
<br />Ihml.. of the (I", of the Coop progrOlm. Tlw !'S<;S
<br />.\.:ati,on;11 Slr('OIm1l1lw Inf('ml;iII"n PI1lj.;ram Jnd .\.:RC;S
<br />~no\\ sUT'\'e~ ,lIld Water supply flln."COlmn~ (apOlhilllin
<br />Me a \"('1) l-ritiCII cnlllpt'nt'n! of w;lIer m.In,IJ.,'t"m('n!
<br />Ih;1I f;ICe slmihr funduljo: prohlt'ms, .\IOrl'O\Cf. thl'
<br />p"tl'nli;11 iUlure loss of (urccnt Lllldsal Iherm.!1 h;lIIu
<br />clp-.lhilllleS IS a (onn'rn. ;IS more .lIld mon' SIOllt'S rei}
<br />nn lhis d.lla 10 I.lell'mlill\: evap"tfJ.nspirJtion. as well OlS
<br />me,lsun- ;l,od monilor a~riruJtur,tl W;!ler u,< .111.1 e\',llu
<br />all' "wh:n if' S(('OMIOS resullln).: from clim,u.. Ch;1I1l-,'l".
<br />(;round Walt'r monilonn).: IS of ,.:rllwin/o: lmpurtatKC'.;I"
<br />i~ tLlla on Intl'r 1.1uOIIiI)'. Both I.I;L\ f,lr bc:hllld ~urf.lce
<br />W;llt'r a\";ul;lhililY II;H;!, Rur,tl ;l,ft-a~ also LId, ,1,I('yu;lle
<br />w;lfuinf"ml.llionforllt'ci,jnnmakIl1K
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<br />2_H, 11!t1' lhe: ll."!>eOlrch prn/;::rams '" \\l'"!>tt'rn !llille:
<br />unin'rsilics In fucus resc;lrch till pmclical
<br />;lpplic;llillIlS or promisinJ.: Ill'W lechno!ogil'!i,
<br />and idenrify arl':!S where rhc illCI'C;lscd ""e ur
<br />Tl'chnolnJ..'y (e'J!:' n'lllOlt' Iicnsin~, Sup(:n.jslUJ
<br />CUlllrnl ;lnJ DOlld Acquisilion, Ill'W wall'r ;Iml
<br />W:hlcw:Ul'r IrC;ltrncnl It'chnClloJ.tieli, 1'1I1'rJ.ty
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