U.S. General Accounting Office

Effects of Federal Activities on State Water Availability, Management, and Use

1.
Has your state conducted an assessment of water availability, withdrawals, and/or consumption?
(Check all that apply.)
1. Water availability statewide (most or all regions of your state)
2. Water availability only for some regions or localities within your state
3. Water withdrawals statewide (most or all regions of your state)
4. Water withdrawals only for some regions or localities within your state
5. Water consumption statewide (most or all regions of your state)
6. Water consumption only for some regions or localities within your state
7. None of the above

2.
Has your state conducted an assessment, either for all of your state or for portions of your state, of the economic and/or environmental effects of water shortages, including drought?
(Check all that apply.)
1. Actual economic effects of recent water shortages, including drought
2. Potential economic effects of future water shortages, including drought
3. Actual environmental effects of recent water shortages, including drought
4. Potential environmental effects of future water shortages, including drought
5. None of the above

3.
Which of the following plans does your state have?
(Check all that apply.)
1. Drought preparedness plan(s)
2. Drought response plan(s)
3. State does not have either of the above plans (Click to go to Question 5.) --> (Click here.  )
4. Uncertain (Click to go to Question 5.) --> (Click here.  )

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