The U.S. Geological Survey expects to avert the shutdown of local rain and stream gauges, which can be used to warn of impending floods.
Eight local gauges were in danger of being shut down by budget constraints, but the federal government says the USGS will likely get stop-gap funding through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service to support the network through the end of the fiscal year.
The sites have been unfunded since Oct. 1, but the USGS will continue to operate them while funding negotiations continue. They had been scheduled to be shut down March 1.
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, and other local officials have been pressing NOAA to continue operating the sites, saying they were vital to safety.
The at-risk gauges:
■ Rain/streamflow on the Conhocton River in Bath.
■ Rain in Adrian.
■ Rain/streamflow on the Canisteo River in West Cameron.
■ Rain in Thurston.
■ Rain/streamflow on Tuscarora Creek near South Addison.
The U.S. Geological Survey expects to avert the shutdown of local rain and stream gauges, which can be used to warn of impending floods.
Eight local gauges were in danger of being shut down by budget constraints, but the federal government says the USGS will likely get stop-gap funding through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service to support the network through the end of the fiscal year.
The sites have been unfunded since Oct. 1, but the USGS will continue to operate them while funding negotiations continue. They had been scheduled to be shut down March 1.
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, and other local officials have been pressing NOAA to continue operating the sites, saying they were vital to safety.
The at-risk gauges:
■ Rain/streamflow on the Conhocton River in Bath.
■ Rain in Adrian.
■ Rain/streamflow on the Canisteo River in West Cameron.
■ Rain in Thurston.
■ Rain/streamflow on Tuscarora Creek near South Addison.
