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S. 2437

Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

📅 Oct 05, 2026
Summary:
• Reauthorizes the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program with funding of $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031
• Emphasizes development and deployment of technologies that integrate snowpack measuring and modeling, including imaging spectroscopy, machine learning, and integrated snowpack and hydrologic modeling
• Focuses program activities on enhancing snow and water supply forecasting results that are more responsive to changing weather and watershed conditions
Additional Details:
• Prioritizes activities in river basins where snowpack measurement and water supply forecasting can inform water management decisions at a multi-water user, multi-basin, or multi-State scale
• Requires coordination with the Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for technologies for snowpack measurement
• Removes previous reporting requirements while maintaining requirements for lists of basins using snowpack measurement technologies and assessments of which technologies best inform water supply forecasting
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