** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WITH MORE FREQUENT AND SEVERE DROUGHTS AND A GROWING DEMAND FOR FOOD PRODUCTION, WATER SUPPLIES FOR AGRICULTURE ARE UNDER STRAIN IN THE SOUTHWEST (SW) AND SOUTHERN PLAINS (SP). AS A RESULT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS FACE A FUTURE OF BEING ASKED TO DO MORE WITH LESS WATER. THE OPENET SYSTEM, A SATELLITE-BASED EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) DATA AND OPEN DATA SERVICE, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACCELERATE THE USE OF DATA-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT. THE GOAL OF OUR PROPOSAL IS TO QUANTIFY FIELD TO BASIN-SCALE WATER NEEDS AND EVALUATE THE CONSERVED CONSUMPTIVE WATER USE FROM PREVIOUS WATER CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS. TO UNDERSTAND REALISTIC WATER SAVINGS FROM CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE SW AND SP REGIONS, THIS PROJECT WILL ANSWER TIMELY AND RELEVANT QUESTIONS SUCH AS: HOW MUCH WATER IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT IRRIGATION WITHIN A GIVEN BASIN? WHAT CHANGES IN CONSUMPTIVE USE OF WATER HAVE RESULTED FROM PAST AND ONGOING INTERVENTIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY?