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. This workshop focused on the operational aspects of regional approaches to WOTUS. It followed the first pre-workshop […]
2022 WSWC Summer Meetings – Polson, MT – KwaTaqNuk Resort-Casino The 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. MEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials for the 199th Western States Water Council Meetings MINUTES: Water […]
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 […]
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 […]
The 2022 National Water Use Data Workshop in collaboration between the Western States Water Council Water Information Management Systems (WIMS) Group, U.S. Geological Survey, Interstate Council on Water Policy, and Internet of Water, was held on August 16-18, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Workshop Goals • Provide a platform for state agencies’ staff to learn […]
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 […]
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. MEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials for the 200th Western States Water Council Meetings MINUTES: Water Resources Committee Minutes – October 20, 2022 […]
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 […]
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. Agenda Registration.
This roundtable provided an opportunity for states to discuss PFAS issues/initiatives through the following prompts: 1) Current strategies, initiatives and/or successes including state-led project examples for using IIJA emerging contaminant funds 2) Examples of current challenges with implementing PFAS advisories and/or IIJA funding. 3) Resource needs to overcome barriers. States discussed and learned from […]