42 U.S.C. § 10307 — Types of research and development

Aspects of the hydrologic cycle;

Supply and demand for water;

Demineralization of saline and other impaired waters;

Conservation and best use of available supplies of water and methods of increasing such supplies;

Water reuse;

Depletion, contamination, and degradation of groundwater supplies;

Improvements in the productivity of water when used for agricultural, municipal, and commercial purposes;

The economic, legal, engineering, social, recreational, biological, geographic, ecological, and other aspects of water quality and quantity problems;

Scientific information dissemination activities, including identifying, assembling, and interpreting the results of scientific and engineering research on water resources problems; and

Providing means for improved communication of research results, having due regard for the varying conditions and needs for the respective States and regions.