WMES supports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) water management mission by ensuring project safety and enabling regulation for congressionally authorized purposes, as defined in governing legislation (see the Reference Section for links to Engineering Regulation 1110-2-240 and Engineering Regulation 1110-2-249).
Designed and managed according to enterprise IT standards, WMES provides the foundational infrastructure for real-time water management operations across USACE. It supports both national and district-level functions, including:
Enterprise/National Water Management Assets, such as:
Public and internal dissemination of water management data
National data exchange services that collect and process data from satellite feeds and external partners (e.g., NOAA, USGS, state and local water agencies)
A “Network-Only Water Management System” that enables offices to perform data processing and forecasting remotely using the processing center systems over the WAN
Enterprise-level Continuity of Operations (COOP) support for each water management office
District/Division Full-Service Water Management Systems, which include:
Local offices supported by standardized enterprise hardware known as the Water Management Stack, managed by the USACE enterprise IT service provider
COOP integration with processing centers to ensure operational continuity
System infrastructure partially funded through AIS resources (e.g., for server purchases like T7s), with other components typically funded by the districts
Additionally, WMES provides the core computing platform for the CWMS AIS.