Inter-basin surface water transfers database for public water supplies in conterminous United States, 1986–2015
Abstract The manipulation of water resources is a common human solution to water-related problems. Of particular interest because of impacts on both source and destination is the anthropogenic movement of water from one basin to another, or inter-basin transfers (IBTs). In the United States, IBTs oc...
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| author | G. Rebecca Dobbs Ning Liu Peter V. Caldwell Chelcy Ford Miniat Ge Sun Kai Duan Paul V. Bolstad |
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| description | Abstract The manipulation of water resources is a common human solution to water-related problems. Of particular interest because of impacts on both source and destination is the anthropogenic movement of water from one basin to another, or inter-basin transfers (IBTs). In the United States, IBTs occur widely in both wet and dry regions, but IBT data are not collated and served in a coordinated way. Thus researchers wishing to account for transfers between basins have faced difficulty in doing so. Here we present the outcome of a systematic investigation into inter-basin surface water transfers connected with public water supplies in the conterminous United States (CONUS), 1986 to 2015. The present open-access geodatabase includes transfer volumes collected, evaluated, and compiled from disparate sources. We provide an updated snapshot of CONUS IBTs at a higher spatial resolution of points of withdrawal and delivery than previous datasets. This paper puts the national inter-basin transfer data in context, and shows how we acquired, structured, and validated the locations and volumes of surface water transfers in public water systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40f5a48c2d074bed81ad82ccfe5bc2322023-05-07T11:05:07ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632023-05-0110111210.1038/s41597-023-02148-5Inter-basin surface water transfers database for public water supplies in conterminous United States, 1986–2015G. Rebecca Dobbs0Ning Liu1Peter V. Caldwell2Chelcy Ford Miniat3Ge Sun4Kai Duan5Paul V. Bolstad6Southern Research Station, USDA Forest ServiceSouthern Research Station, USDA Forest ServiceSouthern Research Station, USDA Forest ServiceRocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest ServiceSouthern Research Station, USDA Forest ServiceSun Yat-sen UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaAbstract The manipulation of water resources is a common human solution to water-related problems. Of particular interest because of impacts on both source and destination is the anthropogenic movement of water from one basin to another, or inter-basin transfers (IBTs). In the United States, IBTs occur widely in both wet and dry regions, but IBT data are not collated and served in a coordinated way. Thus researchers wishing to account for transfers between basins have faced difficulty in doing so. Here we present the outcome of a systematic investigation into inter-basin surface water transfers connected with public water supplies in the conterminous United States (CONUS), 1986 to 2015. The present open-access geodatabase includes transfer volumes collected, evaluated, and compiled from disparate sources. We provide an updated snapshot of CONUS IBTs at a higher spatial resolution of points of withdrawal and delivery than previous datasets. This paper puts the national inter-basin transfer data in context, and shows how we acquired, structured, and validated the locations and volumes of surface water transfers in public water systems.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02148-5 |
| spellingShingle | G. Rebecca Dobbs Ning Liu Peter V. Caldwell Chelcy Ford Miniat Ge Sun Kai Duan Paul V. Bolstad Inter-basin surface water transfers database for public water supplies in conterminous United States, 1986–2015 Scientific Data |
| title | Inter-basin surface water transfers database for public water supplies in conterminous United States, 1986–2015 |
| title_full | Inter-basin surface water transfers database for public water supplies in conterminous United States, 1986–2015 |
| title_fullStr | Inter-basin surface water transfers database for public water supplies in conterminous United States, 1986–2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inter-basin surface water transfers database for public water supplies in conterminous United States, 1986–2015 |
| title_short | Inter-basin surface water transfers database for public water supplies in conterminous United States, 1986–2015 |
| title_sort | inter basin surface water transfers database for public water supplies in conterminous united states 1986 2015 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02148-5 |
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