Laboratory Information:
Caribbean Water Science Center
651 Federal Drive
Suite 400-15
Guaynabo, PR 00965-5703
Phone: 787-749-4346
Fax: 787-749-4462
Website: http://pr.water.usgs.gov/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Interior
Region: Northeast
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The USGS is responsible for fulfilling
the Nation's needs for reliable, impartial scientific information to describe
and understand the Earth. The USGS Caribbean Water Science Center (CWSC) was established in 1958 to
monitor and enhance water resources in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The
primary mission of the USGS CWSC is to collect, compile, analyze, and distribute hydrologic information
to
promote best use and management of water resources for the benefit of the people and the natural
environment. This water-resource monitoring and investigation program is carried out in cooperation
with many
local and federal agencies. The program includes studies that focus on surface- and ground-water availability
and water quality, stream-sediment concentration, and sedimentation rates in reservoirs.
The CWSC collects and compiles:
