Purpose is to improve water information for decision making about natural resources management and environmental protection. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum No. 92-01 designates the Department of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as the lead agency. Other Federal organizations that fund, collect, or use water resources information work together with the USGS to implement program recommendations.

BACKGROUND AND AUTHORITY

WICP History

Organizational Charts: PowerPoint (1,920 KB) or PDF (618 KB)

ACWI History

ACWI Authority

• OMB Memorandum No. 92-01
• Highlights of OMB Memorandum (PowerPoint)

ACWI 2013 Federal Register Notice for Membership Renewals (May 13, 2013 (PDF 191 KB))

ACWI Charter (signed by Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, July 6, 2012) (PDF 196 KB)

Federal Register Notice of Renewal 2012 (PDF 191 KB)

Federal Register Notice of Renewal 2010 (PDF 12 KB)

2012 ACWI July 10-11 Annual Meeting

Previous Years

ACWI Revised Acronyms List (PDF 54 KB)

ACWI Fact Sheet (PDF 38KB)

Water Science Sources and Water Information

9506 Report to Congress (PDF 13 MB)

GAO Report on Climate Change Adaptation (PDF)

GAO Report on to the Ranking Members, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives: Energy-Water NEXUS Information on the Quantity, Quality, and Management of Water Produced during Oil and Gas Production, January 2012 (PDF)

GAO Oil Shale, Integrated Water Resources Management, Water Quality,& Catchment Governance (PDF)

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