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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Descriptions

10.907:  Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting

Popular Name:  Snow Surveys

Objectives:  To provide information on forthcoming seasonal water supplies from streams that derive most of their run off from snow melt. To help farm operators, rural communities, and municipalities use water-supply forecasts in managing water resources. To provide hydrometeorological data for regulating reservoir storage and managing stream flow. To obtain, evaluate and disseminate climate data in support of NRCS conservation activities including models.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

10.907 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

10.907 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Individuals can make requests for reports from NRCS Field and State offices that issued them, and from the NRCS National Water and Climate Center at Portland, OR.

Award Procedure:  Not applicable.

Deadlines:  None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Not applicable.

Appeals:  Not applicable.

Renewals:  Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

10.907 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation;
• 10.904 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention.

10.907 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

10.907 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE )

Type of Assistance:  Dissemination of Technical Information.

Obligations:  (Salaries and expenses) FY 99 $6,134,836; FY 00 est $6,240,148; and FY 01 est $5,990,000.

Budget Account Number:  12-1000-0-1-302.

Authorization:  Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, as amended, Public Law 74-46.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  Snow Surveys, AIB 536.

10.907 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  State and local offices of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the National Water & Climate Center, Portland, OR. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for addresses. California's Department of Water Resources, which coordinates and issues snow surveys for that State, and the British Columbia Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources, supply data for the monthly west-wide summaries.

Headquarters Office:  Deputy Chief for Science and Technology Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013. Phone: (202) 720-4630. FTS is not available. (Home Page)

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

10.907 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  The information is used by the owners and operators of the 30,000,000 irrigated acres in the mountain States, and the far West. The data are also used in administering international and interstate river flow distribution contracts and agreements, and in the regulation of hundreds of small and large reservoirs for irrigation, flood control, power generation, recreation, industry, and municipal supplies. Cooperators include other Federal agencies, State agencies, municipalities, irrigation districts, water associations and private utilities, and water management officials of Canada and Mexico.

10.907 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Not applicable.

Audits:  Not applicable.

Records:  Not applicable.