NWDTW 2024

One day you're using cool tools in the field, the next day you are a field office chief or data chief being asked to do the no fun business aspects of the job. Funding gaging networks is a complicated business including: gaging costs, cooperator negotiations, agreement signatures, accounting, and budgeting. The USGS WMA has several tools including Site Funding Tracking Application (SiFTA) to assist with and standardize these business operations. Several tools and workflows will be presented as a short introduction to managing the funding aspects of gage operations. Target audience is current and prospective field office chiefs / data chiefs and LDMs.