Summary

Description

This report summarizes available information relevant to refuge water resources, provides an assessment of refuge water resource needs and issues of concern, and makes recommendations regarding potential actions to address priority water resource threats and needs. Major topics addressed in the report include the natural setting of the refuge topography, climate, geology, soils, hydrology, impacts of development and climate change, significant water resources and associated infrastructure within the refuge, past and current water monitoring activities on and near the refuge, water quality information, and state water use regulatory framework. Information was compiled from publicly available reports, databases, and geospatial datasets from federal, state, and local agencies; published research reports; websites maintained by government agencies, academic institutions, and nongovernmental organizations; and from files and Geographical Information Systems GIS data layers maintained by the refuge.