Summary

Description

This Water Resource Inventory and Assessment WRIA Summary Report for Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge NWR describes current hydrologic information, provides an assessment of water resource needs and issues of concern, and makes recommendations regarding Refuge water resources. This Summary Report synthesizes a more comprehensive compilation of water resource data contained in the national interactive online WRIA database. The information contained within this report and supporting documents will be entered into the national database for storage, online access, and consistency with future WRIAs. The document is intended to be a reference for ongoing water resource management and strategy development. This is not meant to be exhaustive or a historical summary of activities at Shiawassee NWR. The WRIA is a reconnaissancelevel effort intended to inventory and assess water rights, water quantity, water quality, water management, climate, and other water resource issues for each refuge. The long term goal of the National Wildlife Refuge System NWRS WRIA effort is to provide uptodate, accurate data on Refuge System water quantity and quality in order to acquire, manage, and protect adequate supplies of water.