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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/
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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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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/
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231218T133000
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230524T000000
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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/
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230118T150000
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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
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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
CREATED:20260812T215756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T174547Z
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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220816T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220818T000000
DTSTAMP:20260813T181842Z
CREATED:20260812T215840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T181842Z
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220803T104500
DTSTAMP:20260813T175135Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220802T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220802T170000
DTSTAMP:20260813T175137Z
CREATED:20260812T215819Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220802T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220805T180000
DTSTAMP:20260813T181839Z
CREATED:20260812T215839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T181839Z
UID:26044596-1659427200-1659722400@westernstateswater.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220711T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220711T133000
DTSTAMP:20260813T175139Z
CREATED:20260812T215820Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220621T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220621T133000
DTSTAMP:20260813T175140Z
CREATED:20260812T215821Z
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UID:26044593-1655807400-1655818200@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:WOTUS regional approach pre-workshop 1: Regional classification schemes
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 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) definitions. \nThis first pre-workshop (virtual) will focus on regional classification schemes that could be applied to WOTUS determinations. A second pre-workshop (virtual) will be held on July 11 to discuss operational aspects of regional approaches to WOTUS. Both pre-workshops are intended to be technical in nature to provide input to a policy focused discussion at the WOTUS workshop hosted with the summer Council meeting in August. The output of both pre-workshops will be a technical white paper. \nMeeting Materials and Links \n\nAgenda\nInteractive Map\nPresentation: Introduction to WOTUS Regional Approach Pre-workshop 1\, Regional Classification Schemes\, Erica Gaddis\, PhD\, WSWC (video)\nPresentation: U.S. National Hydrography Program Watershed Boundary Dataset\, Kimberly Jones\, USGS (video)\nPresentation: Ecoregions and Stream Flow Duration Assessment Methods\, Brian Topping\, USEPA (video)\nPresentation: Regionalization of Federal Wetland Delineation\, Kyle Gordon\, USACE (video)\nPresentation: Land Resource Regions (LRR) and Major Land Resource Areas (MLRA)\, Drew Kinney\, NRCS (video)\n\nPlease contact Erica Gaddis (egaddis@wswc.utah.gov) for questions regarding the workshop series or for access to the virtual whiteboard and group survey used during the meeting.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wotus-regional-approach-pre-workshop-1-regional-classification-schemes/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220601T000000
DTSTAMP:20260813T181829Z
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SUMMARY:Improving Snowmelt Runoff Forecasting
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council and the California Department of Water Resources are cosponsoring a workshop on Improving Snowmelt Runoff Forecasting. Improving operational runoff forecasting to meet the needs of water managers and users is a challenge\, particularly given limited agency budgets for observations\, monitoring\, research\, development\, and modeling. Climate change and variability seem to be driven faster than our science and technological advances. Moreover\, it takes a relatively long period of time to put improvements in place and build confidence in accurate and durable projections. The purpose of this one-day workshop is to explore our present capacity and opportunities to take the next steps to improve runoff forecasting. \nMATERIALS:\nAgenda\nPre-Registrants List\nUSBR – West-Wide Climate and Hydrology Assessment (2021) \nMEETING REGISTRATION: There is no registration fee to attend\, but we are asking all individuals\, regardless of in person or virtual attendance to please register in advance. Please fill out only one of the appropriate forms below.  If you have any questions\, please contact Julie Groat at jgroat@wswc.utah.gov.\n \nIn Person Registration ONLY:  In Person Registration Form\n \nVirtual Attendance ONLY:  Virtual Registration Form  \nMEETING FACILITY: The workshop is being held in Salt Lake City\, Utah on June 1\, 2022 at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality building located at 195 North 1950 West\, Salt Lake City\, UT 84116. The workshop will begin at 8:30 am and conclude by 3:30 pm. \nACCOMMODATIONS:\nFor those needing to arrive on Tuesday evening\, May 31\, or leave later\, there are a few hotels nearby the meeting facility. All provide shuttle service to/from the Salt Lake City airport and are within walking distance of the meeting space and Trax light rail (which runs to the airport and/or downtown). \nRadisson Hotel Salt Lake City Airport\, 2177 West North Temple\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84116 \nHoliday Inn Express Salt Lake City Airport East\, 200 North 2100 West\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84116 \nComfort Suites Airport\, 171 North 2100 West\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84116 \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/improving-snowmelt-runoff-forecasting/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:Workshop on Improving Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Precipitation Forecasting to Support Water Management
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council and the California Department of Water Resources cosponsored a recurring 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 decision-making.  \nImproving precipitation forecasts at lead times longer than a two-week weather forecast would support many water management activities\, including preparedness and response to drought conditions that are again gripping much of the western U.S.  Workshop presentations included recently developed experimental research forecast products for California and the Colorado River Basin\, predictability analyses\, the status of efforts to begin a western pilot project to improve forecasting\, model development activities\, and examples of needs and potential applications for improved forecasts.   \nAGENDA:  S2S Workshop Agenda  \nPRESENTATIONS \nMay 17\nDavid DeWitt – Legislative and Programmatic Drivers for Improving Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Precipitation Forecast Skill (video)\nMatt Switanek – Improving Cool-Season Precipitation Forecasts Across CONUS and the West (video)\nChuck Collum – Law of the Colorado River\, Current Conditions 2022 (video)\nMichael Anderson – Seasonal to Interannual Prediction in a Dynamic Climate (video)\nJeanine Jones – Motivation for Improving Seasonal Precipitation Forecasting (video)\nJoe Barsugli – Colorado River Drought\, Past\, Present\, and Future (video)\n \nMay 18\nAngel Munoz – Winter Precipitation Scenarios for the Western United States:  Bridging Subseasonal and Seasonal Forecasts (video)\nPhil Mote – A Changing Climate in the Klamath Basin (video)\nDuane Waliser – Overview of Predictability & Experimental Forecasting Work for California & the Upper Colorado River Basin (video)\nMike DeFlorio – Understanding Relative Skill of Experimental S2S Forecasts (video)\nXianan Jiang – Why seasonal prediction of California winter precipitation is challenging? (video)\nGudrun Magnusdottir – Atmospheric Drivers in California Precipitation Transitions (video)\nAgniv Sengupta – Exploring an Evolution-centric Statistical Technique for Improving Seasonal Prediction Forecasting (video)\nAgniv Sengupta – S2S Prediction of Winter Precipitation:  Exploring Novel Statistical and Machine Learning Methods (video)\nSarah Baker – Potential for Incorporating S2S Forecasting in USBR Colorado River Basin Modeling (video)\nJohn Lhotak – Challenges Applying S2S Forecasting to Hydrology (video) \nMay 19\nCary Talbot – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Management Perspectives on Improving S2S Precipitation Forecasting (video)\nAndy Robertson – S2S Weather Regime Prediction (video)\nNelun Fernando – Texas Water Development Board’s Experience with Seasonal Rainfall Forecasts and the Upcoming FIRO Pilot Project (video)\nEmerson LaJoie – CPC’s Experimental Water Year Outlook Tool (video)\nJay Jasperse – Lake Mendocino Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (video)\nDavid Rizzardo – S2S Precipitation Forecasts & Snowmelt Runoff Forecasting (video) \nMEETING FACILITY:  Doubletree by Hilton San Diego Downtown\, located at 1646 Front Street\, San Diego\, California 92101. \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/workshop-on-improving-sub-seasonal-to-seasonal-precipitation-forecasting-to-support-water-management/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:2022 WSWC Spring (198th) Meetings and Washington Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC Spring (198th) Meetings and Washington Roundtable will be held in Crystal City\, Virginia on April 5-7\, 2022.  This event is sponsored jointly by the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP)\, the National Water Supply Alliance (NWSA)\, and the Western States Water Council (WSWC). \nWSWC Briefing Materials:  Spring 2022 WSWC (198th) Meeting Materials\n \nMINUTES: \nExecutive Committee – April 5\, 2022\nWater Resources Committee – April 5\, 2022\nWater Quality Committee – April 5\, 2022\nLegal Committee Meeting Minutes – April 6\, 2022\nFull Council (198th) Meeting – April 6\, 2022 \nJoint Roundtable Materials:  WSWC-ICWP-NWSA Roundtable Briefing Materials\nWSWC-ICWP-NWSA Roundtable Agenda\n \nJOINT MEETINGS PRESENTATIONS   \nApril 4\, 2022\nFederal Water Resources Data Programs\nChad Wagner\, Program Coordinator\, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program\, USGS\nMindi Dalton\, Program Coordinator\, Water Availability and Use Science Program\, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)\nLori Sprague\, Program Manager\, Integrated Water Availability Assessments\, USGS\nBrian Clark\, Acting Drought Program Manager\, Water Availability and Use Science Program\, USGS\nBrian Ebel\, Research Hydrologist\, USGS\nDwane Young\, Chief\, Water Data Integration Branch\, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\nStephen Aichele\, Topographic Data Services\, USGS \nNon-federal Water Resources Data Management Initiatives\nPeter Colohan\, Director\, Internet of Water\nAdel Abdallah\, WaDE Program Manager\, WSWC Water Data Exchange \nIntegrating State and Federal Resources for Water Planning\nMicheline Fairbank\, Deputy Administrator\, Nevada Division of Water Resources and Jennifer Carr\, Deputy Administrator\, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection\nRoger Gorke\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Office of Water\, EPA \nGroundwater Management\nEarl Lewis\, Chief Engineer\, Division of Water Resources\, Kansas Department of Agriculture and Kenneth Titus\, Chief Counsel\, Kansas Department of Agriculture\nTom Buschatzke\, Director\, Arizona Department of Water Resources and Amanda Long-Rodriguez\, AMA Planning Manager\, Arizona Department of Water Resources  \nICWP Interns Introduction – Spring Semester 2022\nKelly Shen\, Duke University\nKimber Logan\, University of Wyoming\nNatalie von Turkovich\, Duke University \nWater Supply Studies and Forecasting\nGlenn Page\, retired\, Cobb County‐Marietta Water Authority\nBrad Hudgens\, Water Supply Business Line Manager\, Institute for Water Resources\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)\nCary Talbot\, Chief\, Flood and Storm Protection Division\, USACE \nBasin Wide Water Planning and Climate Resilience\nCherie Schultz\, Director\, CO-OP Operations\, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin\nBrandt Thorington\, Director\, Government Relations\, Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI)\nKenny Blumenfeld\, Senior Climatologist\, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Climatology Office\nDavid Wunsch\, State Geologist/Director\, Delaware Geological Survey \nState Water Infrastructure Projects and Financing\nBrooke Paup\, Chairwoman\, Texas Water Development Board\nJeff Walker\, Executive Administrator\, Texas Water Development Board\nCandice Hasenyager\, Director\, Utah Division of Water Resources\nAndrea Travnicek\, Director\, North Dakota Department of Water Resources \nApril 6\, 2022\nDOI Roundtable Discussion\nTanya Trujillo\, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science\, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)\nMichael Brain\, Deputy Commissioner\, Bureau of Reclamation\nDon Cline\, Associate Director for Water\, USGS  \nEPA Roundtable Discussion\nRaffael Stein\, Director\, Water Infrastructure Division\, EPA\nJohn Goodin\, Director\, Office of Wetlands Oceans and Watersheds\, EPA \nUS Army Corps of Engineers\nAmy Frantz\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Civil Works Directorate\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers \nNOAA Roundtable Discussion\nMary Erickson\, Acting Director\, National Weather Service\, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\nEd Clark\, Director\, National Water Center & Deputy Director Office of Water Prediction (OWP)\, NOAA\nTom Graziano\, Director of the Office of Water Prediction (OWP)\, NOAA \nUSDA Roundtable Discussion\nHomer Wilkes\, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment\, USDA\nAstor Boozer\, Regional Conservationist-West\, Natural Resources Conservation Service\, USDA\nBarnie Gyant\, Deputy Associate Chief\, USDA Forest Service \nNASA Roundtable Discussion\nLawrence Friedl\, Director\, Applied Sciences Program\, Earth Science Division\, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Bradley Doorn\, Program Manager\, Water Resources (NASA) \nCongressional Panel Discussion with Key Committee Staff\nHouse Agriculture Committee: John Busovsky\nHouse Natural Resources Sub. on Water\, Oceans and Wildlife: Matt Muirragui\, House Transportation and Infrastructure Sub. on Water Resources and Environment: Logan Ferree/Ryan Hambleton\nSenate Energy and Natural Resources: Melanie Thornton/Brian Clifford \nWSWC MEETINGS / AGENDA / PRESENTATIONS \nTuesday\, April 5\nWSWC Executive Committee Meeting\nWSWC Water Resources Committee Meeting\n   – Elizabeth Ossowski\, National Integrated Drought Information System\n– Cara McCarthy\, National Water and Climate Center\nWSWC Water Quality Committee Meeting\n – Mary Lou Soscia\, Federal Baseline Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations\n\nWednesday\, April 6\nWSWC Legal Committee Meeting\nWSWC 198 Full Council Meeting \nMeeting Venue:\nThe meetings were held at the Doubletree Hotel – Washington DC Crystal City located at 300 Army Navy Drive in Arlington\, Virginia.  
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2022-wswc-spring-198th-meetings-and-washington-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:WSWC Fall 2021 (197th) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:South Dakota hosted the WSWC Fall 2021 (197th) meetings in Deadwood\, South Dakota on September 14 – 16\, 2021.   \nMEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials _2021 Fall Meetings (197)_ Deadwood (24.4 MB) \nTab J – Report Links:\nCAWA “Meeting Colorado’s Future Water Supply Needs” – September 2008\nThe Water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard-DRAFT-April-26-2012\n \nMINUTES\nExecutive Committee Minutes – Sep14\, 2021\nWater Resources Committee Minutes – Sep 14\, 2021\nLegal Committee Minutes – September 14\, 2021\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – September 15\, 2021\nFull Council Committee Minutes – September 16\, 2021\n \nMEETING SCHEDULE and AGENDA \nSchedule of Meetings_Fall Meetings_2021Sep14-16\n   Note:  Times listed are in the Mountain Daylight Time Zone\nTuesday\, Sep 14\n8:00 – 8:45 am   Host State Presentation\n8:45 – 11:45 am  Water Resources\n12:00 – 1:15 pm  Executive Committee\n1:30 – 5:30 pm    Legal Committee\n6:00 – 7:00 pm    Social Hour – sponsored by AE2S\, LRE Water\, and RESPEC\nWednesday\, Sep 15\n7:45 -10:45 am   Water Quality Committee\n11:00 am – 5:00 pm   Field Trip sponsored by Burns & McDonnell\nThursday\, Sep 16\n8:00 -11:00 am  Full Council_197th_Fall Meeting\n \n\nPRESENTATIONS   \nSeptember 14\, 2021\nHost State Presentation – South Dakota Host State Presentation – Hunter Roberts\, Secretary\, SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources \nWater Resources Committee\nThe Basin Characterization Model: Characterizing Drought and Water Supply – How dry is it really?\n – Dr. Lorraine Flint\, Senior Scientist\, Earth Knowledge\, Inc.\, U.S. Geological Survey\, retired\nOpen Source\, Inter-Connected\, Cloud-Based Water Management – Jim Schneider\, Olsson\nWaDE Update_Sep2021  – Adel Abdallah and Tony Willardson\n\nLegal Committee\n \nWild & Scenic Rivers Workshop (Video excerpts) \nCase Studies:  Negotiating Flow Protection for Wild & Scenic Rivers\na.  Idaho – Clive Strong\, Legal Director for Natural Resources and Environment\, Conference of Western Attorneys General\nUnderstanding the Snake River Basin Adjudication excerpt\nb.  Wyoming – Sue Lowry\, Executive Director\, Interstate Council on Water Policy\nWild & Scenic River Management Standards and Implications For Water Rights – Roy Smith\, BLM Colorado/Utah\, Wild & Scenic Rivers Program Lead\nQuantification of Federal Reserved Water Rights For Wild & Scenic Rivers – Roy Smith\, BLM Colorado/Utah\, Wild & Scenic Rivers Program Lead\nFull Appropriations in South Dakota – Eric Gronlund\, Chief Engineer\, Water Rights Program\, SD Dept of Agriculture and Natural Resources \nSeptember 15\, 2021\nWater Quality Committee \nArizona NPDES Tools – Trevor Baggiore\, Director\, Arizona Water Quality Division \nSeptember 16\, 2021\n197th Full Council Meeting\nWestFAST Update – Sept 2021 – Roger Gorke\, WestFAST Chair \nMeeting Venue:\nThe WSWC meetings were held at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites located at 22 Lee Street in Deadwood\, South Dakota. \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-fall-2021-197th-meetings/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Meetings
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SUMMARY:2021 Symposium on the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims
DESCRIPTION:The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and Western States Water Council (WSWC) cosponsored their 17th biennial Symposium on the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims on August 24-25\, held virtually for the first time due to COVID-19 concerns. \nMEETING MATERIALS – for download \nTo view a recording of the meetings please click here. \nPowerPoint Presentations are available below. \nAugust 24\, 2021\nNegotiation Of Indian Water Rights Claims \nNavajo Nation:\nStanley Pollock\, Contract Attorney\, Navajo Nation Department of Justice\nNorm Johnson\, Natural Resources Division Director\, Utah Attorney General’s Office\nJustin Record\, Water Rights Coordinator\, Bureau of Reclamation \nAamodt:\nAlice Walker\, Pueblo of Nambe; Richard Hughes\, Pueblo of Tesuque; and Peter Chestnut\, Pueblo of San Ildefonso  \nKickapoo:\nDavid Barfield\, Kansas Water Resources Consulting\, LLC \nAugust 25\, 2021\nThe Administration’s Settlement Policy\nPam Williams\, Director\, Secretary’s Indian Water Rights Office\, Department of the Interior \nSettlement Legislation: Getting Bills Through Congress\nMatthew Muirragui\, Staff Director\, Sub. on Water\, Oceans and Wildlife\, House Natural Resources Committee \nColorado River Water and Tribes Initiative\nBidtah Becker\, Associate Attorney\, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority; and Heather Tanana\, Assistant Research Professor of Law\, University of Utah \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2021-symposium-on-the-settlement-of-indian-reserved-water-rights-claims/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:WSWC Summer 2021 (196th) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC returned to in-person meetings in Summer 2021! The WSWC Summer (196th) Meetings were held in Cody\, Wyoming on June 23-25\, 2021.  \nMEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS for download (40.6MB) –\nBriefing Materials – 196th WSWC Meetings – Cody\, WY\n \nMINUTES\nExecutive Committee Minutes – June 3\, 2021\nWater Resources Committee Minutes – June 23\, 2021\nLegal Committee Minutes – June 24\, 2021\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – June 24\, 2021\nFull Council (196th) Minutes – June 25\, 2021\n \nMEETING SCHEDULE and AGENDA\nWednesday\, June 23\n11:00 – 12:00 pm Section 401 Comment Opportunity with EPA\n1:30 – 5:00 pm    Host State Presentation and Water Resources Committee\nThursday\, June 24\n9:00 – 11:30 am  Water Quality Committee\n1:30 – 4:00 pm    Legal Committee\n5:00 – 6:00 pm    Social Hour\nFriday\, June 25\n9:00 -11:30 am  Full Council (196th) Meeting\n________________________________________ \nPRESENTATIONS \nJune 23\, 2021\nHost State Presentations:\nGovernor Mark Mark Gordon – Video\nWyoming Water Development Office – Brandon Gebhart\, Director \nWater Resources Committee\nNational Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) – Elizabeth Ossowski\, Program Coordinator\, NOAA NIDIS\nNational Water and Climate Center Water Supply Outlook – Cara McCarthy\, Team Leader/Hydologist\, Water and Climate Services\, National Water and Climate Center\, Natural Resources Conservation Service\nArizona Colorado River Shortage Mitigation Measures – Tom Buschatzke/Amanda Long Rodriguez\, Arizona Department of Water Resources\nWyoming Weather Modification Program – Julie Gondzar\, Cloud Seeding Program Manager\, Wyoming Water Development Commission\nWestern States Water Partnership – Vern Tharp\, Manager\nWaDE Dashboard & Stan the State Engineer – Tony Willardson and Adel Abdallah\n \nJune 24\, 2021\nWater Quality Committee\nAbandoned Hardrock Mines\na. Erica Gaddis\, Utah Department of Environmental Quality\nb. Trevor Baggiore\, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality\nc. Jennifer Carr\, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection\nManaging Sediment at Willwood Dam to Protect Downstream Fisheries – David Waterstreet\, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality\nWildfire and Water Quality – Chris Carlson\, USDA Forest Service\nColorado Wildfires and Water Quality – Jeremy Neustifter\, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment \nJune 24\, 2021\nLegal Committee\nGlen Canyon Dam Spillway (1983-1984) – Bill McCormick\, Reclamation Civil Engineer\, retired\, and Gary Boring\, Keo Civil\, LLC\nAudubon of Kansas v. Department of the Interior et al. (Impairment of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Kansas) – Kenny Titus\, Kansas Department of Agriculture\n \nJune 25\, 2021\n196th Full Council Meeting\nWater Resources Stewardship in Yellowstone National Park – Erin White\, National Park Service\, Yellowstone Center for Resources\nThe Internet of Water – Peter Colohan\, Internet of Water Executive Director \nMeeting Venue:\nThe WSWC meetings were held at the Holiday Inn at Buffalo Bill Village located at 1701 Sheridan Avenue in Cody\, Wyoming. \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-summer-2021-196th-meetings/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Meetings
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SUMMARY:WSWC/ICWP/NWSA Washington\, DC Roundtable (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council\, as well as the Interstate Council on Water Policy and the National Water Supply Alliance co-hosted a joint Washington\, DC Roundtable in the Spring of 2021.  The virtual event was held in two sessions on April 15 (noon to 3:30 p.m. Central) and April 16 (9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central). \nThe program included updates from the US Geological Survey\, NOAA-National Weather Service\, US Army Corps of Engineers\, National Integrated Drought Information System\, US Environmental Protection Agency\, and key congressional committee staff. \nThanks to all who attended and participated. \nROUNDTABLE AGENDA\nSpeaker Biographies\nRegistrant Lists:\n April 15\, 2021 – Wash DC Roundtable – Registration Report\nApril 16\, 2021 – Wash DC Roundtable – Registration Report\n \nPROGRAM (at a glance) \nThursday\, April 15–12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Central time\nNOAA/National Weather Service\nNational Integrated Drought Information System update\nUS Geological Survey–Water Mission Area\nUS Geological Survey–NHD+ Mapping Update \nFriday\, April 16–9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central time\nUS Army Corps of Engineers\nUS Environmental Protection Agency\nWhite House Council on Environmental Quality\nCongressional panel \n\nMEETING SUMMARY \nSummary of Washington\, DC Roundtable – 2021 \nPRESENTATIONS \nNational Weather Service\nMary Erickson – NOAA Water Resources Prediction and IDSS\nDr. Tom Graziano – NOAA Water Resources Prediction and IDSS\nDr. David DeWitt – Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017: Sub-Seasonal and Seasonal (S2S) Forecasting Innovation (Public Law 115-25\, Section 201) \nVeva Deheza – National Integrated Drought Information System\n \nU.S. Geological Survey\nDr. Don Cline – Water Resources Mission Area Briefing\nMindi Dalton – Water Resources Availability Portfolio (WRAP)\nChad Wagner – USGS Integrated Water Monitoring Initiatives\nVicki Lukas – 3D National Topography Model (3DNTM) \nICWP Intern Projects \nU.S. Army Corps of Engineers\nStephen Hill – Director of Contingency Operations and Chief\, Homeland Security\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\nDr. Cary Talbot – Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO)
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-icwp-nwsa-washington-dc-roundtable-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:WSWC Spring 2021 (195th) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC Spring (195th) Meetings were hosted virtually by the State of Texas on March 23-25\, 2021. \nMEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS for download (22MB) –\nWSWC Briefing Materials – Spring 2021 Meetings\n\nMINUTES\nExecutive Committee Minutes_Virtual Spring Meeting – Mar 5\, 2021\nWater Resources Committee _Virtual_Spring Meeting – Mar 24\, 2021\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – Virtual Spring Meeting – March 24\, 2021\nLegal Committee Minutes – Virtual Spring Meeting – March 25\, 2021\nFull Council (195th) Minutes – Virtual Spring Meeting – March 25\, 2021\n \nMEETING SCHEDULE – Schedule of Meetings – Spring 2021 – March 23-25 \nAGENDA\nFriday\, March 5 (Mountain Standard Time)\n1:00 pm          Executive Committee Meeting \n  _   _   _   _   _ \nTuesday\, March 23  (Mountain Daylight Time)\n1:00 pm         Meet and Greet\n1:45 pm         Overview of the New Website Design\n2:00 pm         Texas Host State Presentation / Virtual Field Trip \nWednesday\, March 24\n9:00 am        Water Resources Committee\n12:30 pm      Water Quality Committee \nThursday\, March 25\n9:00 am        Legal Committee\n12:30 pm      WSWC Full Council (195th) Meeting \n\nPRESENTATIONS \nMarch 23\, 2021\nHost State Presentations:\nTexas Water Development Board (TWDB)\, Brooke T. Paup\, Director\, TWDB\nTexas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)\, Earl Lott\, Director\, Office of Water\, TCEQ\nVirtual Rio Grande Field Trip – Video  \nMarch 24\, 2021\nWater Resources Committee\nFLOODS and PRECIP Act Needs and Benefits\, Bill McCormick\, President\, Association of State Dam Safety Officials/Chief\, Colorado Dam Safety\nCorps Alternative Financing Program\, Aaron Snyder\, Program Manager\nTexas State Water Planning\, Financing\, & Infrastructure\, Kathleen Ligon\, Special Advisory to Executive Administrator\, TWDB\nThe WSWC Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Program: Update and Demo\, Adel Abdallah\, Program Manager\, WaDE and Ryan James\, Data Analyst \nWater Quality Committee\nRegulatory Authority for Oil and Gas Facility Discharges\, David Galindo\, Director\, TCEQ\nCalifornia Desal\, Wendy Ridderbusch\, Executive Director \nMarch 25\, 2021\nLegal Committee\nUniversal Access to Clean and Safe Water\, Bidtah Becker\, Associate Attorney\, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority\, and Anne Castle\, Senior Fellow\, Getches-Wilkinson Center\, University of Colorado Law School\nAllocation of Conserved Water\, Tom Byler\, Director\, Oregon Water Resources Department \n195th Full Council Meeting\nSan Antonio’s Vista Ridge Pipeline Project\, Weir Labatt\, Retired\, Central Texas Regional Supply Corporation\nWestFAST Update\, Patrick Lambert\, WestFAST Chair
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-spring-2021-195th-meetings/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:WSWC Fall 2020 (194th) Meetings (held via webinar)
DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2020 (194th) Meetings were held as a virtual event October 13-15\, 2020.\n \nSchedule of Meetings /Agenda  \nTuesday\, October 13\nTime (MDT)                     Meeting                           Adjournment\n1:30 pm        Water Quality Committee                  4:00 pm\n4:00 pm        Virtual Social Hour                             5:00 pm \nWednesday\, October 14\n   9:00 am        Water Resources Committee          11:30 am\nBreak  (30 min)\n12:00 pm        Special Session: Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Mapping              1:30 pm \nThursday\, October 15\n12:30 pm      Legal Committee                                   3:00 pm\nBreak  (15 min)\n3:15 pm        194th Full Council Meeting     4:00 pm \nBriefing Materials (download) (23  MB)\nWSWC Fall 2020 (194th) Meetings Briefing Materials \nMinutes\nExecutive Committee Minutes_Virtual Fall Meeting – Sep. 28\, 2020\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – Virtual Fall Meetings – October 13 2020\nWater Resources Committee – Virtual Fall Meeting – October 14\, 2020\nLegal Committee Minutes – Virtual Fall Meetings – October 15 2020\nFull Council (194th) Meeting Minutes – Virtual Fall Meetings – October 15\, 2020\n \n\nPresentations \nSpecial Session –  Aquatic Resource Mapping\nPresentations by:\nDwane Young\, Chief Water Data\, Integration Branch\, U.S. EPA\, Office of Water\nJason Stoker\, PhD\, Acting Chief\, Topographic Data Services\, USGS National Geospatial Program\nMegan Lang\, Chief Scientist\, National Wetlands Inventory\nJay Christensen\, Research Ecologist\, Office of Research and Development\, Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Program\, U.S. EPA \nWater Quality Committee \nUtah’s Harmful Algal Bloom Program – Erica Gaddis\, Director\, Utah Division of Water Quality\nKansas HAB Update – Tom Stiles\, Chief\, Office of Watershed Planning\, Kansas Department of Health & Environment \nWater Resources Committee \nUSGS Water Mission Area Update – Don Cline\, Associate Director\, Water Resources Mission Area\, U.S. Geological Survey\nWestern Regional Partnership: Overview – Water Security – Amy Duffy\, Coordinator\, Western Regional Partnership\nSub-Seasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Precipitation Forecasting – Jeanine Jones\, P.E.\, Interstate Resources Manager\, California Dept of Water Resources\nWater Data Exchange (WaDE) 2.0 Update – Adel Abdallah\, WaDE Program Manager and Ryan James\, Data Analyst/Hydroinformatics Specialist \nLegal Committee \nCERCLA Permits and State Water Rights – Kenneth Titus\, Chief Counsel\, Kansas Department of Agriculture\nMineral County Litigation – Nevada Public Trust Doctrine – Micheline Fairbank\, Deputy Administrator\, Water Rights\, Nevada Division of Water Resources \n194th Council Meeting \nWestFAST Update – Oct 2020 – Patrick Lambert\, WestFAST Chair\n2021 SECURE Water Act (SWA) Report – Avra Morgan\, Water Resources and Planning Office\, Bureau of Reclamation
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-fall-2020-194th-meetings-held-via-webinar/
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