Message from the Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies Director

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the Nation's largest earth-science agency and has the overall responsibility to provide hydrologic information and understanding needed for the beneficial use and management of the Nation's water resources. The Tampa office, Florida District of the USGS, strives to: Effectively use its available resources to create a diverse work force and environment that empowers each of its employees to advance the science of hydrology by collecting, interpreting, disseminating, and storing hydrologic information, and be receptive to the present and future needs of its customers by advertising and providing relevant, high-quality, timely and unbiased hydrologic data and water-resources information products on the water resources of Tampa Bay and west-central Florida. The water resources consist of many streams, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, and aquifer systems. A brief explanation of some of our services and programs follow:

Water-discipline activities of the Tampa office, one of four offices Statewide, are conducted in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies by a highly trained staff of hydrologists, geologists, engineers, hydrologic technicians, and a variety of support personnel. Our activities include (1) operation and maintenance of gaging stations for the analysis of long-term quantitative and qualitative data for streams, reservoirs, estuaries, and ground water; and (2) shorter-term interpretative investigations of specific water-resource issues, such as saltwater intrusion, non-point source contamination in ground water, trace element contamination in streams and reservoirs, the effects of hydrodynamic factors on estuarine systems, and aquifer storage and recovery.

The information from these activities is needed for making informed decisions about the daily and long-term management of the water resources, for determining the extent and severity of droughts, for characterizing and predicting conditions during floods, and for monitoring and evaluating the effects of human activities on streamflow, ground water, and water quality of Tampa Bay and west-central Florida.

For more information please write:
Lisa Robbins, Director
Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies
U.S. Geological Survey
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, Fl. 33701-4846
Phone: 727-803-8747
Fax: 727-803-2030

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