WSWC 2023 Spring (201st) Meetings

The Western States Water Council Spring (201st) Meetings was held in Reno, Nevada on May 22-24, 2023, at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino.

MEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials for the 201st Western States Water Council Meetings

MINUTES:
Water Resources Committee Minutes – May 23, 2023
Executive Committee Minutes – May 23, 2023
Water Quality Committee Minutes – May 23, 2023
Legal Committee Minutes – May 23, 2023
201st Full Council Minutes – May 24, 2023

AGENDAS

Water Resources Committee
Executive Committee
Water Quality Committee
Legal Committee
Full Council Meeting

PRESENTATIONS:

Monday, May 22
Field Trip: A tour through Lemmon Valley and along the Truckee River – Sponsored by the Truckee Meadows Water Authority

TROA Operations and Water Supply for Northern Nevada – Bill Hauck, Water Supply Supervisor
Tahoe National Forest Middle Truckee River Watershed Forest Partnership
Field Trip Handouts

                 
Tuesday, May 23

Water Resources Committee Meeting
S2S Precipitation Forecasting & Flood Risk Management – Jeanine Jones, Interstate Resources Manager, California Department of Water Resources

OpenET – Forrest Melton, Sr. Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center

Climate Engine – Justin Huntington, Hydrology Research Professor, Desert Research Institute

Landsat Next Status – Tim Newman, National Land Imaging Program Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey

Water Supply Outlook – Cara McCarthy, Acting Program Manager, National Water and Climate Center, NRCS

The Great Salt Lake and Upper Colorado River System Conservation Programs – Todd Stonely, Assistant Director of Planning, Utah Division of Water Resources and Sarah Shechter, Assistant Attorney General, Natural Resources Division, Utah Attorney General’s Office

WaDE/WestDAAT Program Update – Adel Abdallah, WaDE Program Manager, Western States Water Council

Legal Committee Meeting
Nevada Legal Issues – Micheline Fairbank, Of Counsel, Fennemore Craig, and James Bolotin, Sr. Deputy Attorney General, Nevada Office of the Attorney General

Aquatic Resource Program Policy Update – Paula Cutillo, Sr. Water Resources Specialist, Bureau of Land Management

Legislation and Litigation Update – Michelle Bushman, Associate Director/General Counsel, Western States Water Council

Wednesday, May 24

WSWC Full Council (201st) Meeting
Western Water and Climate Initiatives – Kristen Averyt, Director, Drought and Western Resilience, White House Council on Environmental Quality

WestFAST Update – Roger Gorke, Chair (EPA) and Madeline Franklin (Liaison)

Federal Water, Forest & Hazards Mitigation Programs Integration – Jennifer Carr, Director, Nevada Department of Environmental Protection; Bunny Bishop, Chief, Water Planning & Drought Resiliency, Division of Water Resources; Janell Woodward, State Hazard Mitigation Officer, Division of Emergency Management; and John Powderly, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 9