Media Advisory:  USGS To Host Congressional Briefing on Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources  

U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey

For release:   April 24, 2007
Contact:  Karen Wood, 703-648-4447, kwood@usgs.gov

In the coming decades, climate change may significantly alter the availability of water across the United States and beyond.  Growing population centers in already stressed areas, such as the arid West, will be particularly challenged.  Come hear how USGS and its partners are working together to provide the science that resource managers and communities need to address the potential impacts of climate change on the Nation’s water resources.

What:          The USGS will host a congressional briefing on how science can be used to address the potential impacts of climate change on the Nation’s water resources.

Who:          Chris Milly, USGS
Kathy Jacobs, Arizona Water Institute
Curt Schmutte, California Metropolitan Water District

Where:      Room 2325 Rayburn House Office Building        
           Washington, DC

When:       10:00 a.m.
        Friday, April 27, 2007

Sponsors:  United States Senator Jeff Bingaman
        United States Senator Lisa Murkowski
        United States Representative James Moran
        United States Representative Earl Blumenauer
        United States Representative Wayne Gilchrest

Host:          Interstate Council on Water Policy
       
To access information about the USGS Congressional Briefing Series, visit www.usgs.gov/solutions.

USGS provides science for a changing world. For more information visit www.usgs.gov.

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Karen Wood
Public Affairs Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Communications
703-648-4447
Fax: 703-648-4466
Email: kwood@usgs.gov