About the USGS Idaho Water Science Center

Partnerships

The exceptional science of the USGS would not be possible without our partners. We work with them to plan and conduct scientific studies. Our partners provide full or matching funding to support the collection, analysis, and dissemination of scientific information. This page lists our current partners and the studies we conduct on their behalf.

Federal Agencies
State and Local Agencies
American Indian Tribes
Others

Federal Agencies

Department of the Interior

Partner		Studies
	Bureau of Indian Affairs	Surface water monitoring
	Bureau of Land Management	Blackfooot River selenium monitoring
	Bureau of Land Management	Surface water monitoring
	Bureau of Reclamation	Surface water monitoring
	Fish and Wildlife Service	Kootenai River White Sturgeion
	Fish and Wildlife Service	Surface water monitoring

Department of Agriculture

Partner		Studies
	Forest Service	Surface water monitoring

Department of Commerce

Partner		Studies
	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Technical support to NOAA Fisheries for aquatic toxicology

Department of Defense

Partner		Studies
	U.S. Air Force	Mountain Home AFB water-quality monitoring
	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Iraq Ministry of Water Resources IRMO Project
	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Surface water monitoring

Department of Energy

Partner		Studies
	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Surface water monitoring
	Idaho National Laboratory	INL Project Office

Other Federal Agencies

Partner		Studies
	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Coeur d’Alene Basin Water-Quality Monitoring
		Surface water monitoring
		Water quality stations

State and Local Agencies

Partner	Studies
Blaine County	Ground-water resources of the Wood River Valley
Blaine Soil Conservation District	Ground-water resources of the Wood River Valley
Citizens for Smart Growth	Ground-water resources of the Wood River Valley
City of Bellevue	Ground-water resources of the Wood River Valley
City of Boise	Surface water monitoring
City of Hailey	Ground-water resources of the Wood River Valley
City of Ketchum	Ground-water resources of the Wood River Valley
City of Palouse	Surface water monitoring
City of Pocatello	Surface water monitoring
City of Sun Valley	Ground-water resources of the Wood River Valley
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality	Brownfield and Idaho Voluntary Cleanup
	Low Flow Study and Intermittent and Perennial Stream Reach
	Water-quality and biological trends on the lower Boise River
	Payette Lake
	Surface water monitoring
	Water quality stations
Idaho Department of Fish and Game	Kootenai River White Sturgeon
Idaho Department of Fish and Game	Surface water monitoring
Idaho Department of Water Resources	Coeur d'Alene Lake water budget
	Ground water stations
	Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie aquifer (new window)
	Surface water monitoring
	Water quality stations
Idaho Water District #1	Surface water monitoring
Latah Soil and Water Conservation District	Surface water monitoring
Northside Canal Company	Surface water monitoring
Shoshone County	Surface water monitoring
Water District 31	Ground water stations
Water District 31	Surface water monitoring

American Indian Tribes

Partner	Studies
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho	Kootenai River White Sturgeon
Duck Valley Shoshone-Paiute Tribes	Assessing mercury levels in fish tissue

Others

Partner	Studies
Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative	Surface water monitoring
Henrys Fork Foundation	Surface water monitoring
Salmon River Canal Company	Surface water monitoring
The Nature Conservancy, Silver Creek Preserve	Ecological trends of Silver Creek
The Nature Conservancy, Silver Creek Preserve	Surface water monitoring