The Water Foundation, a California-based non-profit organization, published a list of six major water projects around the nation, listing the N.M. Bureau of Geology's project atop the list. 

The article summarizes major projects that aim to inform decision-makers about the future of water resources in the United States.

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Get to Know 6 Programs Driving Open Water Data

Water Foundation program officer Mike Myatt discusses the growing momentum behind open water data in California and across the US.

The US has more than 150,000 public water agencies. Each of these agencies collects thousands of pages of information on water use, water quality, and water quantity every year. Yet, most of this public information is still on paper files or housed in spreadsheets that are hard for most people to access and use constructively.

Meanwhile, other fields have harnessed the power of online, machine-readable data to create open tools embedded in our regular lives, from weather alerts to maps that help you find the closest gas station and sandwich shop in seconds.

To catch up, water agencies, policymakers, and technology experts are driving a national push to make our water data equally open and transparent.

 

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