The United States Department of the Interior, through its Bureau of Reclamation, focuses on managing, developing, and protecting water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.
The Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program aims to improve the accuracy of water supply forecasts by enhancing snow monitoring with the deployment of emerging technologies. This initiative seeks to complement existing techniques and networks for monitoring snowpack, which is critical for water management in Western basins where it comprises a significant portion of the annual water supply. The program supports the development and demonstration of new or existing technologies for snow monitoring and the utilization of this data to improve water supply forecasting. It emphasizes collaboration with partner agencies and water management entities to ensure the effective use of data in forecasts and to assess the value of this information in making water management decisions.