The 2022 National Water Use Data Workshop in collaboration between the Western States Water Council Water Information Management Systems (WIMS ) Group, U.S. Geological Survey, Interstate Council on Water Policy , and Internet of Water , was held on August 16-18, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Workshop Goals • Provide a platform for state agencies’ staff to learn from each other about the latest efforts related to water data management and sharing. • Engage state IT and water resources management staff with the USGS National Water Use Data and Research (WUDR) and the Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Programs. • Exchange the latest developments on water use data sharing methods and how states can benefit from them. • Identify challenges related to states data-sharing efforts and potential solutions to consider.
Focus Areas • Present on programs or initiatives related to improving data collection, sharing, and access to water use data. • Present on historic monthly/annual site-specific water withdrawals and use data reporting and sharing efforts. • Present on data gaps and ways that have been developed to fill them. Present on metadata for water use information.
2022 National Water Use Data Workshop Summary Report
Water Use Data Workshop Briefing Materials
Welcome Remarks: U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM) (video)
PRESENTATIONS:
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 USGS Water Use Vision: WSWC Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Program Water Use Data Sharing: Discussion on the Obstacles, Perceived or Real, to Getting WUDR Grants, and Regional Grant Ideas and Strategies:
USGS Water Use Modeling: Richard Niswonger, USGS OpenET Update (Utah, California, and Oregon pilot study): Oregon’s Statewide ET project to Update Irrigation Consumptive Use Data:
California Water Data Consortium: Advancing Urban Water Use Data Sharing and Access: New Mexico Water Data Initiative: Developing the Texas Water Data Hub:
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Internet of Water Geoconnex Update – New Mexico Pilot Study: Utah’s Open Water Data Website: Real-time Groundwater Management with Big Data and the Internet of Things – Examples from the Twin Platte Natural Resources District Water Data Program: How Colorado’s Decision Support Systems (CDSS) Hosts and Shares Water Data:
USGS Data Insights: New Jersey’s Methods in Estimating Water Use and Sharing Data: Wyoming Data Sharing Efforts: The Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database – Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting Protocols: Reported Water Uses in the Potomac River Basin
Kansas Water Use Data Collection and Database Migration: Alaska Water Use Data System: New Mexico Water Use Data: Collection, Reporting, and Sharing: Susquehanna River Basin Cumulative Water Use and Availability Study: Upper Colorado River Basin Consumptive Use and Loss Reporting:
Washington Data Sharing Efforts: Water Use Data Improvements for Nebraska: Water Use Reporting in Oklahoma and Future Goals: Thursday, August 18, 2022 Major Water Users in Missouri: Indiana’s Water Use Registration and Reporting Program: Water Withdrawal and Consumptive Use Estimates for the Delaware River Basin (1990-2017) With Projections Through 2060: Virginia’s Approach to Addressing Water Use Data Gaps:
Information about the previous workshop is available here
(2019) Water Information Management Systems (WIMS) Workshop & USGS Water Use Collaboration
