The U.S. Geological Survey released a fact sheet summarizing a new national Water Science Strategy. The new strategy takes a comprehensive look at the country’s water needs for the next 5 to 10 years, and includes plans to build new infrastructure and capabilities to meet domestic water needs. The 5 goals outlined in the Water Science Strategy are to provide information to society, advance the understanding of water processes, predict changes in the quantity and quality of water resources, anticipate and respond to water-related emergencies, and to deliver timely data to decision makers and the public.

The Water Science Strategy is one of seven science strategy reports—one prepared  by each of the Mission Areas in the USGS—that outline  future directions for science at the USGS.