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SUMMARY:WSWC Webinar: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FIRO National Screening Updates with Cary Talbot
DESCRIPTION: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 the FIRO Program\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC); and Elissa Yeates\, Research Hydraulic Engineer and the lead developer of the FIRO Screening Process who has overseen its application to USACE Districts across the country. \nFIRO is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers research effort aimed at improving reservoir operations at USACE projects. The program equips water managers with forecast information on weather (precipitation)\, hydrology (discharge)\, and reservoir levels to support more flexible\, efficient decision-making across authorized project purposes—including flood control\, water supply\, hydropower\, recreation\, and ecological benefits. \nCary Talbot Slide Deck \nElissa Yeates Slide Deck \nJuly 2026 FIRO Update Webinar Recording \n  \n\nMr. Talbot presented to WSWC members last fall during our September 2025 meetings in San Pedro\, CA\, where he provided an overview of the FIRO National Screening process as Stage A was wrapping up. The recording and slides for that presentation are available below. Shortly after\, WSWC submitted a letter congratulating USACE on the successful completion of the Lake Mendocino Water Control Manual update at Coyote Valley Dam\, which marked a historic milestone as the nation’s first fully formalized FIRO framework. \nLink to Fall 2025 Slide Deck  \nLink to List of Corps Dams and Section 7 Dams (Engineer Regulation 1110-2-240)
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-webinar-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-firo-national-screening-updates-with-cary-talbot/
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SUMMARY:WSWC Summer (210th) Meetings
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URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-summer-210th-meetings/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260421T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260424T180000
DTSTAMP:20260813T173634Z
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SUMMARY:2026 WSWC Spring (209th) Meetings and Washington Roundtable
DESCRIPTION: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). All ICWP/WSWC meetings on Wednesday and Thursday were held at the Xylem Reservoir Center for Water Solutions. \nMEETING SCHEDULE/AGENDA: \nMonday: Travel Day\nTuesday: Congressional Hill Visits (Schedule – subject to change)\nWednesday: Joint ICWP-WSWC Roundtable and evening reception (Agenda) (as of 4/21/26)\nThursday: WSWC Organizational Meeting (Agenda)\nFriday: WSWC-WestFAST Principals Meeting (EPA Headquarters from 9:00 am – 11:00 am) (Agenda) \nMINUTES\n\nWSWC Organizational Meeting \nMEETING MATERIALS:  \nCongressional Visit Schedule\nWater Resources Committee Agenda\nWater Quality Committee Meeting Agenda\nLegal Committee Agenda\nSpring 2026 Sunsetting and Consolidated Positions\nFuture Meeting Projections\nApril 2026 Membership List \nLegislation Update \nRecent Policy Letters \nFY2026 Budget Snapshot\nSummer 2026 Sunsetting and Consolidated Positions (next meeting)\n\n\nWSWC Business Meeting Outline of Discussions
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2026-wswc-spring-209th-meetings-and-washington-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260129T133000
DTSTAMP:20260813T173633Z
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SUMMARY:ICWP/WSWC Water Workforce Development Workshop No. 2
DESCRIPTION: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 from the public\, private\, and academic sectors. Panelists and participants explored various approaches to hiring and recruitment\, aging workforce concerns\, the need to attract qualified technical candidates\, interdisciplinary pathways into water careers\, and other workforce development strategies. \nICWP and WSWC will host a follow-up discussion-based workshop on January 29 at 12pm MST.   \nVirtual Registration Form
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/icwp-wswc-water-workforce-development-workshop-no-2/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251020T120000
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SUMMARY:Landsat Data for Water Resource Decision Making in Idaho
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, October 20\, WSWC and WestFAST hosted a webinar presentation on how Idaho uses Landsat data to manage water resources. \nRecorded Webinar Link (here) \nIdaho became one of the earliest users of Landsat 1 data in 1975. The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) is responsible for the administration and management of Idaho waters\, and Landsat data is regularly used to support water administration decisions. IDWR began using Landsat for mapping evapotranspiration (ET) for individual agricultural fields in 2000. When NASA proposed removing the expensive Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) from Landsat 8\, Idaho made several presentations on their use of Landsat data at Western States Water Council meetings. They expressed their concerns about the loss of TIRS data\, and galvanized the Western States along with their Governors and Congressional delegations\, resulting in the inclusion of the TIRS in both Landsat 8 and 9. \nSpeaker: Phil Blankenau\, Evapotranspiration Analyst\, Geospatial Technology Division\, IDWR \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/landsat-data-for-water-resource-decision-making-in-idaho/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250923T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250926T170000
DTSTAMP:20260813T173646Z
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SUMMARY:WSWC Fall (208th) Meetings – San Pedro\, California
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council Fall (208th) Meetings were held in San Pedro\, California on September 23-26\, 2025\, at the DoubleTree San Pedro Port of Los Angeles. \nMATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD: \nWSWC Fall (208th) Meetings – Briefing Materials (all Committees) \nBy Committee: \nExecutive Committee Materials\nJoint Committee Meetings Materials\nFull Council Committee Meeting Materials\n \nSchedule of Meetings \nMINUTES \nJoint Committee Meetings  \nFull Council Committee Meeting \nPRESENTATIONS: \nTuesday\, September 23\nFull Day Groundwater Workshop (agenda)  \nCalifornia Managed Aquifer Recharge – Jeanine Jones\, Interstate Resources Manager\, California Department of Water Resources \nInteragency MAR Workgroup – Scott Bradford\, Research Leader\, ARS/PWA/SAWS Unit\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \nThursday\, September 25\nJoint Committee Meetings (agenda) \nUpdates on Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations – Cary Talbot\, National Lead\, FIRO Program Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory\, U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center \nNASA-ISRO Earth Science & Applications Mission and NISAR Subsidence  – Cathleen Jones\, Sr. Research Scientist\, Jet Propulsion Laboratory\, California Institute of Technology
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-fall-208th-meetings-san-pedro-california/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250806T170000
DTSTAMP:20260813T173642Z
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SUMMARY:WSWC/NARF Symposium on the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims – Held Virtually
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council (WSWC) and Native American Rights Fund (NARF)\, co-sponsored a 1-day virtual Symposium on the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims.  \nOur abbreviated agenda included presenters who have been involved in negotiated settlements representing tribal\, state\, local\, federal governments\, congressional staff\, and others.  \n \nMEETING MATERIALS \nAGENDA (updated August 5th)\nSpeaker Bios\nAd Hoc Group Who We Are\nSecretary’s Indian Water Rights Office Federal Teams\nSettlements Approved by Congress\nAttendee List \nContinuing Legal Education \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-narf-symposium-on-the-settlement-of-indian-reserved-water-rights-claims-held-virtually/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,NARF
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250609T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250612T120000
DTSTAMP:20260813T173649Z
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SUMMARY:2025 WSWC Summer (207th) Meetings and 60th Anniversary – Snowbird\, Utah
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC 2025 Summer (207th) Meetings and 60th Anniversary will be held in Snowbird\, Utah on June 10-12\, at The Cliff Lodge. \nMATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD: \nWSWC Summer (207th) Meetings Briefing Materials (all Committees) \nBy Committee:\nWater Resources Committee Materials\nWater Quality Committee Materials\nLegal Committee Materials\nExecutive Committee Materials\nFull Council Committee Materials\n \nMINUTES \nWater Resources Committee Meeting\nWater Quality Committee Meeting\nLegal Committee Meeting\nExecutive Committee Meeting\nFull Council Committee Meeting \nPRESENTATIONS \nTUESDAY\, JUNE 11 – Morning Session \nWater Resources Committee\nWaDE/WestDAAT/WestCAT Update – Ryan James\, Data Analyst/Hydroinformatics Specialist\, WSWC \nLandsat Next Update – Tim Newman\, Program Coordinator\, National Land Imaging Program\, U.S. Geological Survey \nInstream Flow Council Training Center – Christopher Estes\, Aquatic Resources and Habitat Scientist\, Chalk Board Enterprises\, LLC \nWater Quality Committee\nUtah Water Quality Issues – John Mackey\, Director\, Utah Department of Environmental Quality \nLegal Committee\nUtah Legal Issues – Mark Stratford\, Legal Advisor to State Engineer\, Utah Division of Water Rights \nTUESDAY\, JUNE 11 – Afternoon Session\nWSWC Strategic Direction Facilitated Discussion – Presentation  \nJUNE 12\, 2025 \nFull Council Committee\nNew Mexico Integrated Water Financing Plan – Tanya Trujillo\, State of New Mexico; Michelle Bushman\, WSWC; Roger Gorke\, EPA and WestFAST; and Erica Gaddis\, SWCA Environmental Consultants \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2025-wswc-summer-207th-meetings-and-60th-anniversary-snowbird-utah/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250507T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260813T173644Z
CREATED:20260812T215656Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Improving Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Precipitation Forecasting Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council (WSWC) and the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) cosponsored a workshop to continue a dialogue among western states\, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\, and the research community on improving sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) precipitation forecasting to support water management decisionmaking. The workshop was held in San Diego\, California on May 7-9\, at the Homewood Suites by Hilton San Diego Downtown/Bayside.\n \nAGENDA \n \nSummary of Workshop \nPRESENTATIONS: \nWednesday\, May 7th \nS2S Coalition Activities\, Appropriations & Reauthorization\nJeanine Jones\, California Department of Water Resources \nReview of Scripps Subseasonal Forecasts for WY 2024\, Defining Forecast Skill\nMike DeFlorio\, UC San Diego \nInvestigating Potential Subseasonal Predictability From the MJO\nJiabao Wang\, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego\n \nAtmospheric Rivers as Disruptors of ENSO Canonical Precipitation Anomalies in the Southwestern US\nRosy Luna Nino\, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego\n \nML & S2S ET Forecasting Example in California\nKevin He\, California Department of Water Resources \nThursday\, May 8th \nS2S Predictability: First Focus Area of NCAR’s Earth System Predictability Across Timescales Initiative\nCenlin He\, National Center for Atmospheric Research \nCPC Regime Change Tool\, Review of WY 2024 Outlooks\nEmerson LaJoie\, NWS Climate Prediction Center \nUC Irvine Recent Work\nGudrun Magnusdottir\, University of California\, Irvine\n \nS2S Predictability of Weather Regimes\nMaria Janeth Molina\, University of Maryland \nImproving NOAA’s Unified Forecasting System Model\nLisa Bengtsson\, OAR Physical Sciences Laboratory \nUnderstanding Central Arizona Precipitation\nBo Svoma\, Salt River Project \nFlash Drought in the Great Plains & Its Prediction\nAndy Hoell\, OAR PSL \nUtah’s S2S Needs and Applications\nCandice Hasenyager\, Utah Division of Water Resources \nFriday\, May 9th \nStatus of Nationwide FIRO Screening Process\nCary Talbot\, USACE ERDC \nPrecipitation Forecasting to Support FIRO in Texas\nNelun Fernando\, Texas Water Development Board \nCDWR Roadmap to Seasonal Forecasting\nMike Anderson\, California Department of Water Resources \nSeasonal Predictability of Weather Regimes\nErin Towler\, OAR PSL \nUsing Weather Regimes to Improve S2S Forecasting\nWei Zhang\, Utah State University \nSoil moisture\, S2S\, and Drought/Flood Risks\nSanjiv Kumar\, Auburn University
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2025-improving-sub-seasonal-to-seasonal-precipitation-forecasting-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250422T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250425T120000
DTSTAMP:20260813T173945Z
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SUMMARY:2025 WSWC Spring (206th) Meetings in Lincoln\, Nebraska
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council Spring (206th) Meetings will be held in Lincoln\, Nebraska on April 22-25\, 2025\, at the Courtyard by Marriott Lincoln Downtown.\n \nMATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD: \n \nWSWC Spring (206th) Meetings Briefing Materials (all Committees) \nBy Committee:\nWater Resources Committee Materials\nExecutive Committee Materials (over lunch) \nWater Quality Committee Materials\nLegal Committee Materials\nFull Council Committee Materials \nMINUTES: \nWater Resources Committee Meeting\nWater Quality Committee Meeting\nExecutive Committee Minutes  \nLegal Committee Meeting\nFull Council Committee Meeting \nPRESENTATIONS \nTuesday\, April 22 \nGROUNDWATER WORKSHOP \nOregon Groundwater Allocation Rules – Justin Iverson\, Groundwater Section Manager\, Oregon Water Resources Department \nNebraska Groundwater Models – Jesse Bradley\, Interim Director of Nebraska Departments of Natural Resources and Environment & Energy \nCalifornia Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) – Jeanine Jones\, Interstate Resources Manager\, California Department of Water Resources \nProtecting Groundwater Quality in Oregon – Jennifer Wigal\, Water Quality Program Manager\, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality \nMitigation Banking in Montana – Transitioning seasonal senior water rights to year-round mitigation credits through managed aquifer recharge – Jake Morhmann\, Bureau Chief\, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation \nNebraska Groundwater Quality – Steve Goans\, Deputy Director\, Water Programs\, and Hillary Stoll\, Engineering Section\, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy \nThursday\, April 24 \nWATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE \nThe National Drought Mitigation Center: Drought Science – Planning Sense – Mark Svoboda\, Director\, National Drought Mitigation Center \nUSGS Water Use Availability – Brian Clark\, U.S. Geological Survey \n  \nWATER QUALITY COMMITTEE \nNebraska Water Quality Updates – Bridger Corkill\, Engineer\, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy \nColorado Dredge and Fill Program – Annette Quill\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Colorado Water Quality Control Division\, and Jojo La \nProduced Water as a Piece of the Western Water Resiliency Puzzle – Matthias Sayer\, WATR Alliance\n \nLEGAL COMMITTEE \nHistorical Water Rights – Cathy Erskine\, Sr. Policy Advisor\, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources \nNebraska: Impacts of LB962 – Justin Lavene \nGreat Salt Lake\, Upstream Water Rights\, and Public Trust Doctrine – Candice Hasenyager \nLegislation and Litigation Update – Michelle Bushman\, Deputy Director/General Council\, Western States Water Council
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2025-wswc-spring-206th-meetings-in-lincoln-nebraska/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241022T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241023T180000
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SUMMARY:2024 WSWC Fall (205th) Meetings in Lawrence\, Kansas
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council (WSWC) Fall Meetings and Joint Meeting with the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) will be held in Lawrence\, Kansas on October 22-23\, at The Oread Lawrence Hotel.\n \nMATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD: WSWC 205th Fall 2024 Lawrence\, KS Meetings \nMINUTES: \nWater Resources Committee Meeting\nWater Quality Committee Meeting\nExecutive Committee Minutes \nLegal Committee Meeting\nFull Council Meeting \nSCHEDULE OF MEETINGS/AGENDAS:\n \nTuesday\, October 22   (All Times Central Daylight Time)\n \n  8:00 am      Joint ICWP-WSWC Meeting (in person only)\n12:30 pm      Field Trip \n  6:30 pm      Reception \nWednesday\, October 23 \n  8:00 am     Water Resources Committee Meeting\n10:00 am     Water Quality Committee Meeting\n12:00 pm     Executive Committee Meeting (over lunch by invitation only)\n  1:00 pm     Legal Committee Meeting \n  3:00 pm     Host State Presentation\n  3:45 pm     Full Council Meeting
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2024-wswc-fall-205th-meetings-in-lawrence-kansas/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241016T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241016T140000
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SUMMARY:WestDAAT Applications: Using Western State Water Rights Data to Facilitate Community Environmental Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:Date: October 16\, 2024    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED (TBD).  \nTime: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (MDT) \nTo register click HERE \nDr. Caroline Nash\, CK Blueshift\, will share how she has used the WestDAAT tools to assist with assessing and planning stream restoration projects across various western states. \nDr. Nash is a hydrologist and geomorphologist with extensive experience implementing and evaluating process-based watershed restoration throughout the American West. She combines a robust technical and scientific knowledge base with community-engaged practices to develop projects and evaluation frameworks uniquely tailored to local conditions and objectives. Her work includes translating lessons learned from these place-based efforts to provide guidance to foundations and government entities on policy and funding. \nBackground on WaDE and WestDAAT \nThe Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Program and the Western State Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT) webtool is committed to assisting the WSWC member states in publicly sharing water rights\, allocation\, supply\, and use data through a streamlined and standardized service that enables regional analyses to inform water resources planning and policies. Since 2011\, the WSWC has nurtured the WaDE Program development with financial support from federal agencies and philanthropic organizations. The WaDE Program’s overarching goal is to provide a standardized water data-sharing platform for state and other public agencies that makes data findable\, accessible\, interoperable\, and reusable (FAIR) at the regional scale. \nWestDAAT is the latest phase of the WaDE Program\, which facilitates the sharing of member states’ water-related data through a common platform. WestDAAT provides user-friendly access to data available in a machine-readable format for over 2.5 million active water rights across eighteen western states. WestDAAT also catalogs the most common metadata and provides a direct link to each state’s water rights database for further information. https://westernstateswater.org/wade/ 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/westdaat-applications-using-western-state-water-rights-data-to-facilitate-community-environmental-collaboration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240724T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240726T180000
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SUMMARY:2024 WSWC Summer (204th) Meetings in West Fargo\, North Dakota
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC Summer (204th) Meetings will be held in West Fargo\, North Dakota on July 24-26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton West Fargo Sanford Medical Center.   \nMATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD:  WSWC 204th Summer 2024 West Fargo\, ND Meetings \nMINUTES:\nWater Resources Committee Meeting\nExecutive Committee Meeting \nWater Quality Committee Meeting \nLegal Committee Meeting\nFull Council Meeting \nAGENDAS:   All Times – Central Daylight Time\nWater Resources Committee Meeting \nExecutive Committee Meeting (over lunch)\nWater Quality Committee Meeting  \nLegal Committee Meeting\nFull Council Meeting  \n\n\nPRESENTATIONS: \nThursday\, July 25 \n\n\nWATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING\n \nEnergy-Water Resilience Strategy – Charles Scaife\, Hydropower Technology Manager and Hydrologic Systems Science Lead\, Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO)\, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE\, Department of Energy  \nCorps Water Infrastructure Financing Program – Aaron Snyder\, Director\, Water Infrastructure Financing Program\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers \nNew Mexico Integrated Water Financing Plan – Erica Gaddis\, Senior Water Resources Director\, SWCA Environmental Consultants  \nPrecision Agriculture Solutions – Aubrey Bettencourt\, Global Director of Government Relations and External Affairs\, Netafim \nNorth Dakota Water Data Survey Status Report – Andrew Nygren – Director\, Water Appropriation Division\, North Dakota Department of Water Resources\n \nWaDE/WestDAAT/WestCAT Update – Ryan James \nRed River Valley Water Supply Project – Duane DeKrey\, General Manager\, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District \nWATER QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING \nNorth Dakota Water Quality Issues – Peter Wax\, Scientist\, North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality \nPFAS and the Woodbury Water Treatment Project – Aaron Vollmer\, Client Program Leader\, AE2S \nLEGAL COMMITTEE MEETING \nNorth Dakota Sovereign Lands – Aaron Carranza\, P.E.\, Regulatory Division Director\, North Dakota Department of Water Resources \nColorado River Operations Update – Nicole Klobas\, Chief Counsel\, Arizona Department of Water Resources \nFriday July 26 \nFULL COUNCIL MEETING \nInternational Boundary Water Challenges & Opportunities – Panel Discussion \nThe Colorado River – An Exemplary Water Management – Luévano Grano José de Jesús\, Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2024-wswc-summer-204th-meetings-in-west-fargo-north-dakota/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240315T000000
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SUMMARY:2024 WSWC Spring (203rd) Meetings and Washington Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC Spring (203rd) Meetings and Washington Roundtable will be held in Washington\, DC on March 13-15\, 2024. This event is sponsored jointly by the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP). \nWSWC MEETING MATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD: March 2024 Washington Roundtable Briefing Book Materials\n \nMINUTES: \nWater Resources Committee – March 14\, 2024\nExecutive Committee – March 14\, 2024 \nWater Quality Committee – March 14\, 2024 \nLegal Committee – March 14\, 2024\nFull Council – March 14\, 2024 \nSCHEDULE OF MEETINGS/AGENDAS: \nSchedule of Meetings  \nJoint ICWP/WSWC Washington Roundtable\nWater Resources Committee  \nExecutive Committee \nWater Quality Committee  \nLegal Committee \nFull Council\nWSWC WestFAST Principals \nMEETING VENUE:\nAll ICWP/WSWC meetings were held at the Xylem Reservoir Center for Water Solutions located at 301 Water Street SE\, Washington\, DC 20003.\n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2024-wswc-spring-203rd-meetings-and-washington-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231218T133000
DTSTAMP:20260813T174008Z
CREATED:20260812T215712Z
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SUMMARY:New Mexico Integrated Water Financing Plan: Introductory Webinar
DESCRIPTION:On December 18\, 2023\, the Western States Water Council\, in partnership with WestFAST\, several New Mexico state agencies\, and state-wide stakeholders\, launched the New Mexico Integrated Water Financing Plan project. This project is focused on optimizing federal funding for New Mexico’s water priorities. The project is targeting federal funding opportunities including those generated through the Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act\, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)\, and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The effort will build on the successful development of the recent Water Task Force recommendations in Facing New Mexico’s 21st Century Water Challenges: A Report of the New Mexico Water Policy and Infrastructure Task Force and on the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)’s current dashboard. SWCA Environmental Consultants is providing contractual research and facilitation services for this effort.  \nIntroductory Webinar Recording  \nWebinar Presentation Slides  \nIf you have any questions about the Introductory Webinar\, or would like information about joining the workgroup\, please contact Wendy Blackwell (505-469-8683 or wendy.blackwell@swca.com). If you have questions about the overall project and partners\, please contact Erica Gaddis (801-205-3769 or erica.gaddis@swca.com).  \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/new-mexico-integrated-water-financing-plan-introductory-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Meetings
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230914T000000
DTSTAMP:20260813T174140Z
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SUMMARY:WSWC 2023 Fall Meetings
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council Fall (202nd) Meetings was held in Anchorage\, Alaska on September 12-14\, 2023\, at the Aloft Anchorage Hotel. \nMATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD: Briefing Book Materials for the WSWC Fall 2023 Meetings – Anchorage\, Alaska \nMINUTES:\nWater Resources Committee \nExecutive Committee \nWater Quality Committee\nLegal Committee\nFull Council  \nAGENDAS\nWater Resources Committee\nExecutive Committee \nWater Quality Committee\nLegal Committee \nFull Council \nPRESENTATIONS: \nTuesday\, September 12 \nOur Alaska hosts arranged a full day field trip with stops that included: \n \nAlaska Water and Wastewater Utility (AWWU) Drinking Water Treatment Facility\nEklutna Hydroelectric Project Powerhouse\nEklutna Village\nEklutna Lake \nWednesday\, September 13\n  \nWater Resources Committee Meeting\nAlaska Water Resources – Tom Barrett\, Alaska Department of Natural Resources\n \nImplications of AI to Water Management and Water Law – James Davenport\, Attorney at Law\, JHDavenport\, LLC \nNIDIS Climate Adaptive Drought Planning Platform – Gretel Follingstad\, Coordinator/Drought Planning Lead\, Intermountain West Drought Early Warning System\, NOAA – NIDIS \nLandsat Next – Timothy Stryker\, Chief\, Outreach and Collaboration Branch\, USGS \nNational Water Assessment – Brian Clark\, Program Coordinator\, Water Availability & Use Science Program\, USGS \nWaDE\, WestDAAT and OpenET Conservation Tool  – Adel Abdallah\, Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Program Manager \nWater Quality Committee Meeting \nAlaska Water Quality Issues – Dan Graham\, General Manager\, Donlin Gold \nNebraska CWA §404 Assumption Process  and CWA Section 404 Assumption Investigation Report – Jim Macy\, Director\, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy \nLegal Committee Meeting\nAlaska Legal Issues – Julie Pack\, Alaska Department of Law \nInstream Flow Council – Christopher Estes\, Chalk Board Enterprises\, LLC\n \nThursday\, September 14 \nWSWC Full Council (202nd) Meeting \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-2023-fall-meetings/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230815T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230817T120000
DTSTAMP:20260813T174134Z
CREATED:20260812T215741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T174134Z
UID:26044574-1692104400-1692273600@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:2023 Improving Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Precipitation Forecasting to Support Water Management Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council (WSWC) and the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) cosponsored a workshop to continue a dialogue among western states\, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\, and the research community on improving sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) precipitation forecasting to support water management decisionmaking.  The workshop was held in San Diego\, California on August 15-17\, 2023 at the DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego Downtown.\n\nMATERIALS\nAgenda\nS2S FY2024 Funding Support Letter\nJeanine Jones\, Committee on Science\, Space\, and Technology Testimony \nPRESENTATIONS\n \nTuesday August 15th \nWyoming 2023 Outlooks – What Went Wrong?\n*Emerson LaJoie\, NWS CPC (virtual) \nA Linear Inverse Model for Improved Week 3-4 CPC Operational Outlooks\n*John Albers\, NOAA Earth Systems Research Lab (ESRL) \nWednesday. August 16th \nWestFAST Agencies Panel discussion – S2S Forecasting Needs/Activities\n*Jerry Cotter\, US Army Corps of Engineers \nGroup Discussion\, Concepts for a Western S2S Pilot Project\n*Juliana Dias\, NOAA ESRL (virtual) \nForecast-informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) and S2S\n*Cary Talbot\, USACE Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC) \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2023-improving-sub-seasonal-to-seasonal-precipitation-forecasting-to-support-water-management-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230808T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230809T170000
DTSTAMP:20260813T174137Z
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SUMMARY:WSWC-NARF 18th Biennial Indian Reserved Water Rights Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council and Native American Rights Fund cosponsored a Symposium on the settlement of Indian reserved water rights claims on August 8-9\, 2023.  The symposium was hosted virtually.  A number of topics were addressed by experts and participants regarding completed and ongoing negotiated settlements.  Successful symposia have been held since 1991.  Our abbreviated agenda will include presenters who have been involved in negotiated settlements representing tribal\, state\, local\, and federal governments\, interest groups\, congressional staff\, and others.   Continuing Legal Education Credit will be available for lawyers who attend. \nMEETING MATERIALS  \nAgenda\nAd Hoc Group Who We Are\nSecretary’s Indian Water Rights Office Federal Teams\nSettlements Approved by Congress\n2023 Attendee List\nCLE Certificate of Attendance\n2023 Evaluation Form \n  \nTuesday\, August 8\, 2023 \nWelcome (recording) \nJohn Echohawk\, Executive Director\, Native American Rights Fund (NARF)\nTony Willardson\, Executive Director\, Western States Water Council (WSWC) \nThe U.S. Supreme Court and the Nature of the Tribal Trust (recording) \nDepartment of the Interior v. Navajo Nation\, Arizona v. Navajo Nation \nPaul Spruhan\, Assistant Attorney General\, Navajo Nation Department of Justice\nJohn Smeltzer\, Attorney\, U.S. Department of Justice\nLisa McKnight\, Of Counsel\, Salmon\, Lewis and Weldon \nSettlement Implementation\, Infrastructure Funding\, and Drought (recording) \nCamille Touton\, Commissioner\, Bureau of Reclamation \nThe Administration’s Settlement Policy (recording) \nLynn Trujillo\, Sr. Counselor to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior\, DOI\nPamela Williams\, Director\, Secretary’s Indian Water Rights Office (PPT) \nAdministration Response Panel (recording) \nA Tribal Perspective: Steve Moore\, Attorney\, NARF \nPermanent Settlement Fund: Michelle Bushman\, Deputy Director/General Counsel\, WSWC  \nSettlement Legislation: Getting Bills Through Congress (recording) \nJennifer Romero\, Majority Staff Director/Chief Counsel\, Senate Indian Affairs\nAnnick Miller\, Staff Director\, Sub. on Water\, Wildlife and Fisheries\, House Natural Resources\nMatthew Muirragui\, Deputy Staff Director\, House Natural Resources Committee \nCongressional Response Panel: Part I (recording) \nSamantha Skenandore\, Of Counsel\, Quarles and Brady (Tule River) (PPT)\nAnn Berkley Rodgers\, Attorney\, Chestnut Law Offices\, P.A. (Acoma/Laguna) (PPT)\nDavid Yepa\, Attorney\, New Mexico Law Group (Jemez/Zia) (PPT)\nJoanne Harmon Curry\, Partner\, Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP (Ft. Belknap Indian Community) (PPT) \nCongressional Response Panel: Part II (recording) \nComing Back to Congress: Technical and Other Fixes\nKeAloha Douma\, Douma Law PLLC (White Mountain Apache) (PPT) \nColorado River (recording) \nStephen Roe Lewis\, Governor\, Gila River Indian Community\nNicole Klobas\, Chief Counsel\, Arizona Department of Water Resources (PPT) \n  \nWednesday\, August 9\, 2023 \nNegotiation and Settlement of Indian Water Rights Claims (recording)\nHualapai Tribe \nMary Pavel\, Partner\, Sonosky\, Chambers\, Sachse\, Endreson & Perry\, LLP (PPT)\nSarah LeFlore\, Policy Analyst\, Secretary’s Indian Water Rights Office\nJeff Heilman\, Legal Counsel\, Arizona Department of Water Resources (PPT) \nFuture Water Supply Planning and Climate Change (recording) \nCrystal Tulley-Cordova\, Principal Hydrologist\, Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources\nNikki Tulley\, Scientist\, NASA’s Indigenous Peoples Initiative; Associate Program Manager\, NASA’s Equity & Environmental Justice Program\nGretel Follingstad\, Intermountain West Drought Early Warning System (DEWS)\nCoordinator/Drought Planning Lead\, NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)\nCrystal Stiles\, Tribal Engagement Coordinator\, NOAA NIDIS (PPT) \nWater Management Tools for Drought: Part I (recording)\n \nColorado River Indian Tribes and Water Leasing \nDevin Rhinerson\, Partner\, PACE LLP (PPT) \nWater Management Tools for Drought: Part II (recording) \nWestern States Water Council Water Data Exchange (WestDAAT) \nTony Willardson\, Executive Director\, WSWC (PPT) \nAdel Abdallah\, WaDE Program Manager\, WSWC \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-narf-18th-biennial-indian-reserved-water-rights-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230524T000000
DTSTAMP:20260813T174333Z
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SUMMARY:WSWC 2023 Spring (201st) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council Spring (201st) Meetings was held in Reno\, Nevada on May 22-24\, 2023\, at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino. \nMEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials for the 201st Western States Water Council Meetings \nMINUTES:\nWater Resources Committee Minutes – May 23\, 2023\nExecutive Committee Minutes – May 23\, 2023\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – May 23\, 2023\nLegal Committee Minutes – May 23\, 2023\n201st Full Council Minutes – May 24\, 2023 \nAGENDAS \nWater Resources Committee\nExecutive Committee\nWater Quality Committee \nLegal Committee\nFull Council Meeting \nPRESENTATIONS: \nMonday\, May 22\nField Trip: A tour through Lemmon Valley and along the Truckee River – Sponsored by the Truckee Meadows Water Authority \nTROA Operations and Water Supply for Northern Nevada – Bill Hauck\, Water Supply Supervisor\nTahoe National Forest Middle Truckee River Watershed Forest Partnership\nField Trip Handouts\n \n                  \nTuesday\, May 23 \nWater Resources Committee Meeting\nS2S Precipitation Forecasting & Flood Risk Management – Jeanine Jones\, Interstate Resources Manager\, California Department of Water Resources \nOpenET – Forrest Melton\, Sr. Research Scientist\, NASA Ames Research Center\n \nClimate Engine – Justin Huntington\, Hydrology Research Professor\, Desert Research Institute \nLandsat Next Status – Tim Newman\, National Land Imaging Program Coordinator\, U.S. Geological Survey\n \nWater Supply Outlook – Cara McCarthy\, Acting Program Manager\, National Water and Climate Center\, NRCS\n \nThe 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 \nWaDE/WestDAAT Program Update – Adel Abdallah\, WaDE Program Manager\, Western States Water Council \nLegal Committee Meeting\nNevada Legal Issues – Micheline Fairbank\, Of Counsel\, Fennemore Craig\, and James Bolotin\, Sr. Deputy Attorney General\, Nevada Office of the Attorney General \nAquatic Resource Program Policy Update – Paula Cutillo\, Sr. Water Resources Specialist\, Bureau of Land Management \nLegislation and Litigation Update – Michelle Bushman\, Associate Director/General Counsel\, Western States Water Council \nWednesday\, May 24 \nWSWC Full Council (201st) Meeting\nWestern Water and Climate Initiatives – Kristen Averyt\, Director\, Drought and Western Resilience\, White House Council on Environmental Quality \nWestFAST Update – Roger Gorke\, Chair (EPA) and Madeline Franklin (Liaison) \nFederal 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 \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-2023-spring-201st-meetings/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230317T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230317T130000
DTSTAMP:20260813T174145Z
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SUMMARY:WSWC-CWAG Briefing on the Corps Western Water Cooperative Committee
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2022\, Congress created a new Western Water Cooperative Committee (§8158). The purpose of this Committee is to ensure that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) “flood control projects in Western States are operated consistent with congressional directives by identifying opportunities to avoid or minimize conflicts between the operation of the [Corps] projects and water rights and water laws in such States.” The membership of the Cooperative Committee includes the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works\, the Chief of Engineers\, two representatives from each Western State appointed by the governor and the attorney general\, and one employee from each of the impacted regional offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. \nThe Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) and Western States Water Council (WSWC)\, together with the Western Governors Association (WGA) supported the bipartisan effort of North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley to create the Western Water Cooperative Committee to provide a forum for discussions between the Corps and Western States regarding their respective roles under the 1944 Flood Control Act and the 1958 Water Supply Act\, with express Congressional recognition of the primacy of state law over the allocation and use of waters within a state’s territorial boundaries. \nThe Corps owns and operates significant infrastructure in the west and has numerous federal priorities it considers.  The Corps’ interpretations and implementation of its priorities often conflict with the States’ water management laws and policies.  We are hopeful that the Committee will strengthen a spirit of cooperative federalism and practical problem-solving as water management continues to be critical to western states. Ideally\, the Committee would provide an opportunity to: (1) facilitate ongoing state-federal communication; and (2) ensure that Corps policies and management of flood control projects are consistent with Congressional intent to defer to Western States on matters of water allocation. \nThis briefing provided additional information regarding our perspectives of the intent of the Committee and to facilitate discussions regarding state participation on the Committee. \nAgenda \nMeeting Materials:\n \nWRDA 2022 Section 8158 – Western Water Cooperative Committee\n• Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Section 8158\n• WGA Letter re WRDA (June 2022)\n• CWAG Letter re WRDA 2022 Corps Water Committee (May 2022)\n• CWAG Letter Corps Western Water Cooperative Committee (July 2022)\n• WSWC Support Letter Western Water Cooperative Committee (May 2022) \nPolicy Resolutions:\n• WGA – Water Resource Management in the West (Aug. 2021)\n• CWAG – Corps Water Supply Resolution (July 2020)\n• WSWC – States’ Water Rights and Natural Flows (Sept. 2021)  \nWater Supply Rule:\n• Corps Water Supply Rule Proposed (Dec 2016)\n• WGA Comments on Corps Water Supply Rule (Feb 2017)\n• WSWC Comments on Corps Water Supply Rule (May 2017) \n• Corps Water Supply Rule Withdrawal (Mar 2020)\n• WGA Letter Supporting Withdrawal (Jan 2020)\n• CWAG Letter Supporting Withdrawal (Jan 2020)\n• WSWC Letter Supporting Withdrawal (Jan 2020) \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-cwag-briefing-on-the-corps-western-water-cooperative-committee/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230118T150000
DTSTAMP:20260813T174540Z
CREATED:20260812T215755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T174540Z
UID:26044580-1674046800-1674054000@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:States-only PFAS Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:This roundtable provided an opportunity for states to discuss PFAS issues/initiatives through the following prompts:\n1) Current strategies\, initiatives and/or successes including state-led project examples for using IIJA emerging contaminant funds\n2) Examples of current challenges with implementing PFAS advisories and/or IIJA funding.\n3) Resource needs to overcome barriers.\n \nStates discussed and learned from each other about all aspects of PFAS including drinking water\, wastewater\, biosolids\, infrastructure funding\, messaging\, and pending regulatory actions.\n\nAGENDA \n2023 Summary of States-only PFAS Roundtable
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/states-only-pfas-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20221019T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20221019T110000
DTSTAMP:20260813T174542Z
CREATED:20260812T215756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T174542Z
UID:26044581-1666171800-1666177200@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:Panel: WOTUS regional discussion
DESCRIPTION:Participants will have an opportunity to reflect on the discussion and workshops related to regional approaches to WOTUS. We have also invited EPA and USACE representatives to join us to reflect on the roundtable series that was organized by EPA over the summer. \nAgenda \nRegistration.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/panel-wotus-regional-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221019T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221019T093000
DTSTAMP:20260813T174547Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T174547Z
UID:26044582-1666166400-1666171800@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:Panel: Abandoned Hardrock Mine Remediation
DESCRIPTION:Western States Water Council will host a panel of representatives from federal agencies on October 19\, 2022 from 8:00am – 9:30am CT. This panel is intended to provide an opportunity for states to learn about opportunities to coordinate and participate in federal efforts to remediate Abandoned Hardrock Mine issues\, especially those contributing to water quality problems in western states. \nAgenda \nVirtual Registration Form. \nPanel participants \n\nShahid Mahmud: EPA\, Office of Mountains\, Deserts\, and Plains\nHolly Fliniau: USDA\, Environmental Management Division\nSarah Martinez: USDA\, Forest Service\, Minerals and Geology Management\nWilliam (Bill) Lodder: Department of Interior\, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance\n\nPanel topics: \n\nStatus on funding for BLM and USFS from IIJA and funding from other sources more generally for remediation of abandoned hardrock mine clean-ups\nApproach to state-federal partnerships in roll-out of new funds including alignment with state priorities\nFederal agency vision for programming and funding to maximize impact of the funds especially for state priorities\nUpdate on activities and staffing of the Office of Mountains\, Deserts\, and Plains
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/panel-abandoned-hardrock-mine-remediation/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20221019T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20221021T000000
DTSTAMP:20260813T175133Z
CREATED:20260812T215817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T175133Z
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SUMMARY:2022 WSWC Fall (200th) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC Fall (200th) Meetings will be held in Sulphur\, Oklahoma on October 19-21\, 2022 at the Artesian Hotel\, Casino & Spa.  Sulphur is located about 85 miles southeast of Oklahoma City. \nMEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials for the 200th Western States Water Council Meetings \nMINUTES:\nWater Resources Committee Minutes – October 20\, 2022\nExecutive Committee Minutes – October 20\, 2022\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – October 20\, 2022\nLegal Committee Minutes – October 20\, 2022\n200th Full Council Minutes – October 21\, 2022 \nAGENDA:\nAbandoned Hardrock Mine Remediation\nWOTUS Regional Roundtable\nWater Resources Committee\nExecutive Committee\nWater Quality Committee\nLegal Committee\n200th Full Council Committee \nMEETING SCHEDULE \nWednesday\, October 19\nPanel: Abandoned Hardrock Mine Remediation\nWOTUS Panel (EPA and USACE) \nPRESENTATIONS \nThursday\, October 20\nWelcome Remarks: Speaker of the House Charles McCall  \n \nWater Resources Committee Meeting\nUSBR Upper Red River Basin Study – Anna Hoag\, Civil Engineer\, Bureau of Reclamation \nWaDE/WestDAAT Program Update – Adel Abdallah\, WaDE Program Manager; Tony Willardson\, WSWC Executive Director; and Ryan James\, WaDE Data Analyst \nWater Quality Committee Meeting\nOklahoma Water Quality Issues – Shellie Chard\, Director\, Water Quality Division\, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality \nAlaska §404 Permit Uncertainties – Julie Pack\, Assistant Attorney General\, Alaska Department of Law and Emma Pokon\, Deputy Commissioner\, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation \n  \nLegal Committee Meeting\nWater and the Kansas Legislature – Earl Lewis\, Chief Engineer\, Kansas Department of Agriculture\, and Connie Owen\, Director\, Kansas Water Office \nMaximum Annual Yield Determination Arbuckle Simpson Groundwater Basin – Sara Gibson\, General Counsel\, Oklahoma Water Resources Board\n\nThe National Park Service and the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer – Peter Fahmy\, Sr. Policy Analyst\, Water Rights Branch\, National Park Service \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2022-wswc-fall-200th-meetings/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20221013T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20221013T150000
DTSTAMP:20260813T174552Z
CREATED:20260812T215757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T174552Z
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SUMMARY:WOTUS regional policy workshop follow-up discussion
DESCRIPTION:Western States Water Council hosted a series of workshops over the summer to further explore technical and policy elements of a regional approach to WOTUS. This two hour discussion is a follow-up to the full day policy workshop that was hosted in Polson\, Montana on August 2. States requested this follow-up discussion to provide time for them to further consider the materials and several policy elements that were discussed at the workshop. A final draft of the technical white-paper and a draft memo on regional policy considerations will be shared with participants in early October. \nThis workshop is intended primarily for Western States Water Council members and state agencies and other interstate organizations with an interest in exploring a new\, regional\, approach to WOTUS. Please register for this event using this link. \nAgenda
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wotus-regional-policy-workshop-follow-up-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:The 2022 National Water Use Data Workshop\, Salt Lake City UT
DESCRIPTION: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.\n \nWorkshop Goals\n • Provide a platform for state agencies’ staff to learn from each other about the latest efforts related to water data management and sharing.\n• 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.\n• Exchange the latest developments on water use data sharing methods and how states can benefit from them.\n• Identify challenges related to states data-sharing efforts and potential solutions to consider. \nFocus Areas\n• Present on programs or initiatives related to improving data collection\, sharing\, and access to water use data.\n• Present on historic monthly/annual site-specific water withdrawals and use data reporting and sharing efforts.\n• Present on data gaps and ways that have been developed to fill them. Present on metadata for water use information. \n2022 National Water Use Data Workshop Summary Report \nWater Use Data Workshop Briefing Materials \nWelcome Remarks: U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM) (video) \n \nPRESENTATIONS: \nTuesday\, August 16\, 2022\nUSGS Water Use Vision: Jaime Painter\, USGS Water Mission Area\nWSWC Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Program Water Use Data Sharing: Adel Abdallah\, WSWC\nDiscussion on the Obstacles\, Perceived or Real\, to Getting WUDR Grants\, and Regional Grant Ideas and Strategies: Erik Smith\, USGS \nUSGS Water Use Modeling: Richard Niswonger\, USGS\nOpenET Update (Utah\, California\, and Oregon pilot study): Forrest Melton\, NASA Western Water Applications Office\nOregon’s Statewide ET project to Update Irrigation Consumptive Use Data: Jordan Beamer\, Oregon Water Resources Department \nCalifornia Water Data Consortium: Advancing Urban Water Use Data Sharing and Access:Tara Moran\, California Water Data Consortium\nNew Mexico Water Data Initiative: Stacy Timmons\, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources\nDeveloping the Texas Water Data Hub: Taylor Christian\, Texas Water Development Board \nWednesday\, August 17\, 2022\nInternet of Water Geoconnex Update – New Mexico Pilot Study: Kyle Onda\, Internet of Water Initiative\, Center for Geospatial Solutions at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy\nUtah’s Open Water Data Website:  Aaron Austin\, Utah Division of Water Resources and James Reese\, Utah Division of Water Rights\nReal-time Groundwater Management with Big Data and the Internet of Things – Examples from the Twin Platte Natural Resources District Water Data Program: James Schneider\, Olsson\, and Kathleen Elmquist\, Environmental Science Associates Sitka \nHow Colorado’s Decision Support Systems (CDSS) Hosts and Shares Water Data: Brian Macpherson\, Colorado Water Conservation Board \nUSGS Data Insights: Cheryl Dieter\, USGS Water Mission Area\nNew Jersey’s Methods in Estimating Water Use and Sharing Data: Kent Barr\, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection \nWyoming Data Sharing Efforts: Melinda Fegler\, Wyoming State Engineer’s Office\nThe Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database – Data Collection\, Analysis and Reporting Protocols: James Polidori\, Great Lakes Commission\nReported Water Uses in the Potomac River Basin Stephanie Nummer-Fantozz\, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. (virtual) \nKansas Water Use Data Collection and Database Migration: David Engelhaupt and Andy Terhune\, Kansas Department of Agriculture\nAlaska Water Use Data System: Kevin Petrone\, Alaska Department of Natural Resources\nNew Mexico Water Use Data: Collection\, Reporting\, and Sharing: Julie Valdez\, New Mexico Office of the State Engineer\nSusquehanna River Basin Cumulative Water Use and Availability Study: John Balay\, Susquehanna River Basin Commission\nUpper Colorado River Basin Consumptive Use and Loss Reporting: James Prairie\, Upper Colorado Region Office\, Bureau of Reclamation\n \nWashington Data Sharing Efforts: Andrea Lauden\, Washington State Department of Ecology\nWater Use Data Improvements for Nebraska: Jennifer Schellpeper\, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources\nWater Use Reporting in Oklahoma and Future Goals: Jason Tutkowski\, Oklahoma Water Resources Board\n\nThursday\, August 18\, 2022\nMajor Water Users in Missouri: Trevor Ellis\, Missouri Department of Natural Resources\nIndiana’s Water Use Registration and Reporting Program: Mark Basch\, Indiana Department of Natural Resources\, Division of Water \nWater Withdrawal and Consumptive Use Estimates for the Delaware River Basin (1990-2017) With Projections Through 2060: Michael Thompson\, Delaware River Basin Commission\nVirginia’s Approach to Addressing Water Use Data Gaps: Ryan Green\, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality \nInformation about the previous workshop is available here \n\n(2019) Water Information Management Systems (WIMS) Workshop & USGS Water Use Collaboration
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/the-2022-national-water-use-data-workshop-salt-lake-city-ut/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,WaDE
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SUMMARY:State Engineer Persona Workshop: Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT)
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the WSWC Summer Meetings in Polson\, Montana\, on Wednesday morning\, August 3\, from 8:30-10:45 am\, WaDE staff invited WSWC members\, particularly state engineers and other state water rights administrators\, to participate in a demonstration and feedback workshop on our Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT).  Virtual participation will also be possible should you or your staff be unable to participate in person. \nThe intent of the workshop was to familiarize members and others with the tool and encourage hands-on practice with possible applications.  The workshop is designed to test WestDAAT capabilities and dashboard query tools for water rights data covering WSWC states. How could WestDAAT help each state in its water rights permitting and water resources planning functions?   \nThe WestDAAT dashboard prototype culminates a 10-year WaDE effort\, working with WSWC member states to streamline access to water rights data\, and it will be publicly released in March 2023.  At present\, over 1.4 million water rights across 2.7 million Points of Diversion and Places of Use and related attributes of those rights (metadata) are available via WestDAAT.  More data will be stored and accessible as it becomes available. \nSome of the questions WestDAAT might help water right administrators address include the following: \n\nWhat junior water rights are there above a particular senior point of diversion?  \nIn the case of a “call\,” which water users should be notified?\nWhat water rights might be affected by a proposed change in the point of diversion or change in the place of use?\nIn order to protect flows leased or otherwise dedicated to downstream uses\, which water users/water right holders may need to be notified to temporarily forego diversions (shepherding conserved water downstream to a specific reservoir or another point)?\nHow do other western states regulate water use and to what beneficial uses?\nWhat beneficial uses are recognized by other western states?\nHow other western states have progressed in adjudicating their water rights based on the legal status of rights?\nWhat metadata is associated with the water right?\n\n  \nReport\n \nComing soon. \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/state-engineer-persona-workshop-western-states-water-data-access-and-analysis-tool-westdaat/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,WaDE
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SUMMARY:WOTUS regional concept policy workshop: WSWC summer meeting
DESCRIPTION:Western States Water Council is hosting a series of workshops over the summer to further explore technical and policy elements of a regional approach to WOTUS. This full day workshop will build on two virtual technical pre-workshops that will occur on June 21\, 2022 and July 11\, 2022. This final workshop will integrate technical recommendations with policy considerations regarding approaches to using a regional approach for WOTUS definitions.  \nThis workshop is intended for Western States Water Council members\, state agencies\, federal partners\, and other interstate organizations with an interest in exploring a new\, regional\, approach to WOTUS. Please register for this workshop using this link. \nMeeting Materials \nAgenda \nInteractive Map
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wotus-regional-concept-policy-workshop-wswc-summer-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220805T180000
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SUMMARY:2022 Summer (199th) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:2022 WSWC Summer Meetings – Polson\, MT – KwaTaqNuk Resort-Casino\n\nThe WSWC Summer (199th) Meetings were held in Polson\, Montana on August 2-5\, 2022.  Polson is located about an hour north of Missoula or an hour south of Kalispell. \n\n\nMEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials for the 199th Western States Water Council Meetings\n \nMINUTES: \nWater Resources Committee Minutes – August 4\, 2022\nExecutive Committee Minutes – August 4\, 2022\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – August 4\, 2022\nLegal Committee – August 4\, 2022\n199th Full Council – August 5\, 2022 \nAGENDAS \nWater Resources Committee – August 4\, 2022\nExecutive Committee – August 4\, 2022\nWater Quality Committee – August 4\, 2022\nLegal Committee – August 4\, 2022\n199th Full Council – August 5\, 2022 \n\n\nMEETING SCHEDULE:\nTuesday\, August 2\nWOTUS Regional Concept Policy Workshop \nWednesday\, August 3\nThe Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT) Workshop \nPRESENTATIONS \nThursday\, August 4\nHost State Presentation – Anna Pakenham Stevenson\, Water Division Administrator\, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation\n \nWater Resources Committee Meeting\nNational Alliance for Water Innovation Update – Peter Fiske\, Director\, National Alliance for Water Innovation\n\nBuilding a Water Resilient West – Erica Siirila-Woodburn\, Hydrology Research Scientist and Craig Ulrich\, Research Geophysicist\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory \nWSWC House and Senate Legislative Testimony/Update – Ariel O’Callaghan\, WSWC Intern\n \nWater Quality Committee Meeting\nAbandoned Hardrock Mines updates (2022 Good Sam bill and IIJA funding) – Erica Gaddis\, Sr. Policy Advisor\, WSWC \nReport on WSWC Workshops on Regional WOTUS Approach – Erica Gaddis\, Sr. Policy Advisor\, WSWC\n \nLegal Committee Meeting:\nDiamond Valley Groundwater Management Plan – Micheline Fairbank\, Deputy Administrator\, Nevada Division of Water Resources \nUtah 2022 Legislative Session: The Legislature Passed How Many Water Bills This Year? – Nathan Bracken\, Partner\, Smith Hartvigsen\, PLLC \nFriday\, August 5\nFull Council Meeting (199th) \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2022-summer-199th-meetings/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Meetings
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SUMMARY:WOTUS regional approach pre-workshop 2: Operationalizing regional concepts in western states
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council hosted a series of workshops over the summer to further explore technical and policy elements of a regional approach to Waters of the United States (WOTUS) definitions.  This was the second workshop held. \nThis workshop focused on the operational aspects of regional approaches to WOTUS.  It followed the first pre-workshop that was held on June 21\, which focused on regional classification schemes that could be applied to WOTUS determinations.  Both pre-workshops were intended to be technical in nature and provide input to a policy focused discussion at the WOTUS workshop held in conjunction with the Council’s regular scheduled summer meetings in Polson\, Montana. The output of both pre-workshops will be a technical white paper. \nMeeting Materials\n\nAgenda\nInteractive Map of Regional Classification Schemes\nOverview of the Workshop (Video) \nPresentations:\nTracie Nadeau\, Environmental Scientist\, EPA Region 10: Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods Covering the West (Video) \nShelly Lemon\, Surface Water Quality Bureau Chief\, New Mexico Environment Department: New Mexico’s Hydrology Protocol for Surface Water Quality Management (Video) \nErin Jordan\, Value Stream Manager\, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality: Jurisdictional Evaluations in Arizona (Video) \nJoshua Seeds\, Forest Water Quality Analyst\, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: Water Typing & Protections during Forestry Operations in Oregon (Video) \nEric Hargett\, Monitoring Program Assistant Supervisor\, Water Quality Division\, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality: Estimating Flow Duration at Regional Scales Using Empirical Models – A Concept (Video)
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wotus-regional-approach-pre-workshop-2-operationalizing-regional-concepts-in-western-states/
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