MANGILAO, Guam (Oct. 21, 2022) – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Marianas along with the University of Guam (UOG), Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA), and the Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Islands Water Science Center signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), Oct. 21, which implements the One Guam Water Resources Information Program. UOG Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI) facilitated the signing. This MOA establishes a framework, and identifies roles and responsibilities for all parties in the agreement to work towards a number


MANGILAO, Guam (Oct. 21, 2022) – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Marianas along with the University of Guam (UOG), Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA), and the Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Islands Water Science Center signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), Oct. 21, which implements the One Guam Water Resources Information Program. UOG Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI) facilitated the signing. This MOA establishes a framework, and identifies roles and responsibilities for all parties in the agreement to work towards a number of shared initiatives including collecting and sharing vital data, identifying cost-effective utility solutions, and cooperating in completing studies related to meeting the drinking water needs of Guam including the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer (NGLA) sustainability studies. The MOA is a result of a commitment entered into between Joint Region Marianas and GWA in December 2016 to explore opportunities for partnering and integration of water and wastewater utilities to better meet the needs of the island’s population, including growth from the Marine Corps realignment.


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