Past Events

WSWC Webinar: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FIRO National Screening Updates with Cary Talbot

On July 22, the WSWC hosted a webinar providing an update on the progress of Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) Screening Program. Presenters included Cary Talbot, National Lead Engineer for […]

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WestFAST Webinar: Overview of Water Rights Litigation Nationwide with Stephen Bartell, Department of Justice

The fourth WestFAST webinar of 2026 was held on Thursday, July 9 at 1pm Mountain Time. Stephen Bartell provided an update on the Department of Justice’s current water-related litigation in […]

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WestFAST Webinar: NASA’s Water Resources Program: Supporting Water Management in the U.S. West and Beyond

The third WestFAST webinar of 2026 was held on Tuesday, June 16 at 12pm Mountain Time. Perry Oddo and Sean Fleming presented on NASA’s programs and data tools that support […]

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WestFAST Webinar: Water Issues and Data Centers with Mary Ann Dickinson

The second WestFAST webinar of 2026 will be held on Thursday, May 7 at 11am Mountain Time. Mary Ann Dickinson, policy director of Land and Water for the Lincoln Institute […]

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2026 WSWC Spring (209th) Meetings and Washington Roundtable

The WSWC Spring (209th) Meetings and Washington Roundtable were held in Washington, DC on April 21-24, 2026. This event was hosted jointly by the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP). […]

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ICWP/WSWC Water Workforce Development Workshop No. 2

On November 19, 2025, the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) and WSWC jointly hosted a webinar on Water Workforce Development: Insights, Strategies, and Solutions. The event brought together experts […]

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Landsat Data for Water Resource Decision Making in Idaho

On Monday, October 20, WSWC and WestFAST hosted a webinar presentation on how Idaho uses Landsat data to manage water resources. Recorded Webinar Link (here) Idaho became one of the […]

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WSWC Webinar: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FIRO National Screening Updates with Cary Talbot

On July 22, the WSWC hosted a webinar providing an update on the progress of Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) Screening Program. Presenters included Cary Talbot, National Lead Engineer for […]

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WSWC Fall 2020 (194th) Meetings (held via webinar)

The Fall 2020 (194th) Meetings were held as a virtual event October 13-15, 2020. Schedule of Meetings /Agenda Tuesday, October 13 Time (MDT)               […]

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WSWC Summer 2020 (193rd) Meetings

The WSWC Summer (193rd) Meetings were held virtually on July 22, 2020 due to COVID-19. BRIEFING MATERIALS (Download) July 22, 2020 Summer Meeting Briefing Materials (15.12  MB) MINUTES Virtual Executive Committee […]

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The Second Colorado River Basin Data and Modeling Roundtable: Webinar

The Western States Water Council is hosting this second roundtable as a follow-up to the first “Internet of Water Roundtable: Colorado River Basin,” organized by the Aspen Institute and Nicholas […]

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WSWC-CDWR 2020 Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Precipitation Forecasting Workshop – Postponed until 2021

Due to COVID19 Travel Restrictions and Meeting Bans, the S2S Workshop May 18-20, 2020 is CANCELLED. We intend to reschedule the workshop for May 2021. The Western States Water Council […]

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WSWC – NASA Western Water Applications Office (WWAO) Research to Operations (R2O) Workshop – POSTPONED

Due to COVID19 Travel Restrictions and Concerns, the R2O Workshop April 22-23, 2020 is CANCELLED until further notice. VENUE: National Academy of Sciences Beckman Center 100 Academy, Irvine, California 92617 […]

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WSWC Spring 2020 (192nd) Meetings and Washington, D.C. Roundtable- CANCELLED

On behalf of the entire WSWC staff, we hope this finds you in good health.  As the world adapts to these unusual circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we wish […]

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(2019) Water Information Management Systems (WIMS) Workshop & USGS Water Use Collaboration

WIMS Workshop WORKSHOP GOALS To focus on the status of water use data science, state agency strategies for getting to high-quality water use information, including online reporting, automated data checking, […]

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WSWC/NASA Technology Transfer for Water Management in the Western United States, 2019

OVERVIEW:  The Western States Water Council (WSWC) is sponsoring a workshop on technology transfer for water management in the western United States with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) […]

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WestFAST Webinar: Overview of Water Rights Litigation Nationwide with Stephen Bartell, Department of Justice

The fourth WestFAST webinar of 2026 was held on Thursday, July 9 at 1pm Mountain Time. Stephen Bartell provided an update on the Department of Justice’s current water-related litigation in […]

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WestFAST Webinar: NASA’s Water Resources Program: Supporting Water Management in the U.S. West and Beyond

The third WestFAST webinar of 2026 was held on Tuesday, June 16 at 12pm Mountain Time. Perry Oddo and Sean Fleming presented on NASA’s programs and data tools that support […]

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WestFAST Webinar: Water Issues and Data Centers with Mary Ann Dickinson

The second WestFAST webinar of 2026 will be held on Thursday, May 7 at 11am Mountain Time. Mary Ann Dickinson, policy director of Land and Water for the Lincoln Institute […]

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Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics (Crop-CASMA) System for Agriculture

Soil moisture is a very important parameter in determining agricultural yield and productivity. The tool, Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics (Crop-CASMA), provides access to high-resolution data from NASA’s Soil […]

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The Southwest Oklahoma Water Supply Action Plan

Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at 10:00 AM MST The goal of the Southwest Oklahoma Water Supply Action Plan (SWAP) is to bring the communities in the region together to work […]

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The Reclamation Fund

The Reclamation Fund Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 10:00 AM MST The Reclamation Fund was created through The Reclamation Act of 1902. The fund was originally designed to support irrigation […]

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M4: Next Generation AI-Based NRCS Water Supply Forecasting System

The US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has monitored snowpack and issued seasonal water supply forecasts (WSFs) for close to 100 years. Today, NRCS operates the SNOTEL […]

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Salinity in the Western United States

This WestFAST hosted webinar brought together salinity experts who shared their knowledge and experiences addressing salinity in the western United States.  For WestFAST’s PowerPoint click here.  

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The Bureau of Reclamation’s Transportation Program

This WestFAST hosted webinar provided participants with an overview of the program, including a sampling of partnerships and projects to date.

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