The US Geological Survey awarded a $496,922 project grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes federal grant program (CFDA 15.805). The grant will fund research from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 to understand the drivers of interbasin water transfers and identify and mitigate future water conflicts. Through data analytics, input-output modeling, and agent-based modeling, the research will determine hotspots for future water transfers and potential conflicts. It will also examine the evolution of water conflicts related to water transfers. The findings will inform water resources planning, management, and policymaking to minimize impending water conflicts and related societal and environmental impacts. The research will create actionable scientific results to help state and federal water agencies predict and mitigate water conflicts associated with interbasin transfers.
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