The E-Enterprise and Exchange Network Interoperability and Operations Team will convene EN2017, the 2017 Exchange Network National Meeting, May 16-18, 2017, at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel in Philadelphia. The theme for this year’s Exchange Network meeting is “Innovation and Partnership.” During the Meeting, the EN will be exploring examples of: How innovation can cross Federal, State, […]
WSWC is very proud to make its Water Data Exchange (WaDE) program more widely available at the Nebraska City meetings. WaDE will be released with a total of 14 states, with 16 different agencies, providing targeted WaDE datasets. This is a big achievement, but more data are needed from each of the partners to provide […]
The AWRA Utah Section if pleased to announce our 2017 Annual Conference, “Data for Water Management – More Exciting than it Sounds…and Far More Critical!” Tony Willardson will be speaking on Western Water Data topics during the morning session. This single day conference will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The conference will be […]
The Aspen Institute has released it’s long anticipated publication that summarizes a year-long dialogue series. WSWC participated quite a bit in the dialogue and helped with some of the findings and recommendations. Many who are familiar with WaDE will find language in the report that is similar, especially regarding principles of data-sharing. AI’s Press Release: […]
Workshop Goals: WSWC is re-introducing the WIMS to increase dialogue among not only member state appointees, but among their IT and program staff also. The intent is to discover the needs of WSWC members and their highest priorities regarding water data acquisition, quality control, and publication. Jointly hosted by WSWC and NASA’s Western Water Applications […]
WIMS Workshop WORKSHOP GOALS To focus on the status of water use data science, state agency strategies for getting to high-quality water use information, including online reporting, automated data checking, and remote-sensing tools. The WIMS and USGS Water Use Data Collaboration will serve as a forum for states and other attendees to exchange information on […]
The Western States Water Council is hosting this second roundtable as a follow-up to the first “Internet of Water Roundtable: Colorado River Basin,” organized by the Aspen Institute and Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions in January 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Aspen Institute’s Dialogue Series on water data led to its report, […]
On December 15, 2021, the Western States Water Council (WSWC) in cooperation with the Colorado River Water Users Association (CRWUA) held a workshop as part of CRWUA’s 2021 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. The workshop was a pre-design engagement event for the Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT). WestDAAT will provide user-friendly […]
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 […]