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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:CRWUA 2021 WestDAAT Pre-Design Engagement Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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 and standardized access to water rights and water use data for eighteen western states.\n\n\nWe are very thankful to the participants’ time and feedback and to our collaborators at the Internet of Water for facilitating the workshop. We summarized the key feedback and suggestions provided by event participants in this report: WestDAAT_CRWUA_Report_03_22_2022
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/crwua-2021-westdaat-pre-design-engagement-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Meetings,WaDE
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SUMMARY:The Second Colorado River Basin Data and Modeling Roundtable: Webinar
DESCRIPTION: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\, “Internet of Water: Sharing and Integrating Water Data for Sustainability\,” which presented a vision for a national policy framework to address institutional barriers to scaling and integrating water data and information to support sustainable water management. The first roundtable recommended continuing discussions and coordination among three ongoing projects\, the Internet of Water (IoW)\, the Water Data Exchange (WaDE) program\, and the OpenET project.  \n  \nThis second roundtable will bring together groups from Colorado River Basin federal and state agencies to present progress over the last year and discuss the next steps on modeling and data sharing.  The projects’ teams are working toward laying a foundation of open and interoperable water data and all have significant applications for water management in the Colorado River basin. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and concerns\, the roundtable was adapted to a 2-day webinar.  \nRoundtable Goals\n\nServe as a forum for the Colorado River Basin States\, federal agencies\, and others to discuss efforts in mapping and reconciling differences in water use estimates and data sharing\nHighlight what has been accomplished across the OpenET\, IOW\, and WaDE projects to estimate water use\, reconcile water glossaries and budget models\, and demonstrate WaDE 2.0 platform\nReport on progress on water data initiatives and laws in state and federal agencies\nIdentify areas of mutual interest and ways to collaborate; and offer some practical\, on-the-ground next steps on how the OpenET\, WaDE\, and IOW projects can further help the Colorado Basin States.\n\nAgenda and Meeting Materials\nThe agenda and meeting materials are posted here: 2020 Colorado Basin Roundtable Materials. \nParticipants\nThe roundtable will draw around 40 participants from the WaDE\, OpenET\, and IOW projects and from invited policy and decision-makers from federal and state agencies and researchers across the seven Colorado River Basin States: Arizona\, California\, Colorado\, New Mexico\, Nevada\, Utah\, Wyoming. \nPresentations and Recordings\nWednesday Webinar \nProgress on Water Data Initiatives Update\n\nInternet of Water Update: Ashley Ward\, Senior Policy Associate and Kyle Onda\, Data Architect –Internet of Water\nOpenET Project Update: Robyn Grimm\, Senior Manager – Water Information Systems -Environmental Defense Fund\, and Forrest Melton\, Program Scientist – NASA Western Water Application Office (WWAO)\nWater Data Exchange (WaDE) Program Update:  Adel Abdallah\, Program Manager and Ryan James\, Data Analyst –Western States Water Council \n\nColorado River Basin: State Water Data Initiatives – Progress on Modeling Water Use and Sharing Data \n\nWyoming:  Jodee Pring\, Supervisor\, River Basin Planning – Wyoming and  Water Development Office AND Charlie Ferrantelli\, River Basin Coordinator – Wyoming State Engineer’s Office\nCalifornia AB1755: Streamlining Water Data Submissions to the State Joaquin Esquivel\, Board Chair – California Control Board and Kamyar Guivetchi\, Manager\, Division of Planning – California Department of Water Resources\nColorado River Basin Consumptive Use and Loss Reporting:  James Prairie\, Hydrologic Engineer – Bureau of Reclamation\n\n  \nThursday Webinar \nColorado River Basin: State Water Data Initiatives – Progress on Modeling Water Use and Sharing Data \n\nArizona: Kyle Miller\, Planning Manager – Arizona Department of Water Resources and Marcus Shapiro\, Water Systems Supervisor – Central Arizona Project\n\nColorado: Rebecca Mitchell\, Director and Brian Macpherson\, Decision Support System Specialist – Colorado Water Conservation Board\n\nNevada: Seth Shanahan\, Colorado River Programs Manager – Southern Nevada Water Authority\nUtah: Todd Stonely\, Assistant Director\, Utah Division of Water Resources\n\nNew Mexico: Stacy Timmons – Associate Director\, Hydrogeology – New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources\, and Rolf Schmidt Petersen\, Director – New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/the-second-colorado-river-basin-data-and-modeling-roundtable-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,WaDE
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SUMMARY:(2019) Water Information Management Systems (WIMS) Workshop & USGS Water Use Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:WIMS Workshop\n\nWORKSHOP GOALS\nTo 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 this highly specialized and important category of water data. \nWorkshop Materials – 2019 WIMS/USGS Collaboration Workshop Materials/Agenda \nWorkshop summary report: WIMS_Summary_2019_Final \n  \nPresentations\nMonday\, September 16\nWelcoming Remarks \n\nOverview of Water Information Management Systems and the Importance of Data and Data Publication for Western Water Sustainability\,\,  Tony Willardson\, Executive Director\, Western States Water Council\nImportance of Water Use Data for U.S. Geological Survey WMA Programs\, Molly Maupin\, Hydrologist\, National Water Use Science Project Lead\, US Geological Survey\nWater Data Exchange Program (WaDE):  New Architecture\, Adel Abdallah\, WaDE Program Manager\, Western States Water Council\n\nRegional Water Use Data Efforts \n\nConsumptive Use and Loss Reporting and Recent Estimation Studies in the Upper Colorado River Basin\, Jim Prairie\, Hydraulic Engineer U.S. Bureau of Reclamation\nNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / Western Water Applications Office\, Forrest Melton\, Program Scientist\, NASA Western Water Applications Office\n\nWestern States Water Use Data Efforts \n\nNew Mexico Water Use and Data\, Molly Magnuson\, Water Use and Conservation Bureau Chief\, New Mexico Office of the State Engineer\nUtility Customer Data Privacy and Aggregation Best Practices\, Ben Ruddell\, Northern Arizona University\nOpenET:  Filling a Critical Data Gap in Western Water Management\, Forrest Melton\, Senior Research Scientist\, NASA Ames Research Center\, Cooperative for Research in Earth Science and Technology (ARC-CREST)\n\n\nTuesday\, September 17\nWestern States Water Use Data Efforts \n\nData Science and Enterprise Data Management at the Arizona Department of Water Resources\, Lisa Williams\, Manager\, Office of Data Management\, Arizona Department of Water Resources\nData Engagement and Integration Activities at a State Agency\, Greg Gearheart\, Deputy Director\, Information Management and Analysis\, California State Water Resources Control Board\nPlanning for Utah’s Water Future\, Candice Hasenyager\, Assistant Director\, Utah Division of Water Resources\n\nWestern States Water Use Data Efforts \n\nStatewide Water Supply Planning and the Colorado Water Plan\, Russ Sands\, Senior Program Manager\, Colorado Water Conservation Board\nThe Texas Water Development Board’s Texas Water Service Boundary Viewer\, Bill Billingsley\, Manager\, Water Use & Planning Data\, Texas Water Development Board\nNevada’s Water Use Estimates and Data Sharing Efforts\, Adam Sullivan\, Deputy State Engineer\, Nevada Division of Water Resources\n\nWestern States Water Use Data Efforts \n\nTexas Reservoir Evaporation:  Upgrading the Monitoring Network\, Andrew Weinberg\, Geoscientist\, Texas Water Development Board\nWater Use Data in Wyoming: What Does the Future Hold? Jodee Pring\, Supervisor\, River Basin Planning\, Wyoming Water Development Office\nWyoming’s Water Use Data Collection and Management\, Charlie Ferrantelli\, River Basin Coordinator\, Wyoming State Engineer’s Office\n\nNational Water Use Data Efforts \n\nEstimating Irrigation Efficiency in Montana Using Remote Sensing Tools\, David Ketchum\, Hydrologist\, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation\nKansas Water Use Reporting and Data Management\, Ginger Pugh\, Professional Civil Engineer\, Kansas Department of Agriculture\nThe Internet of Water and Regional Water Use Estimation and Reporting\, Kyle Onda\, Data Architect\, Internet of Water\n\n\nWednesday\, September 18\nRegional/University Water Use Data Efforts \n\nUSGS Water-Use Data and Research Program (WUDR) Overview\, Kim Shaffer\, Water Use Data and Research (WUDR) Coordinator\nUSGS Water Use Data System Modernization and WaDE Collaboration\, Nancy Barber\, Hydrologist\nUSGS Water Use\, the Internet of Water\, and the National Hydrography Infrastructure\, Dave Blodgett\, United States Geological Survey (USGS)\n\nState Water Use Data Efforts \n\nWater Using Remotely Sensed Data and Gridded Weather Datasets to Estimate Evapotranspiration for Water Use Mapping and Water Budget Studies in Diverse Ecosystems\, Gabriel Senay\, Research Physical Scientist\nMapping and Modeling of Interbasin Water Transfers Within the United States\, Landon Marston\, Assistant Professor\, Kansas State University\nNebraska Water Use Data\, Jesse Bradley\, Assistant Director\, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources\n\nState Water Use Data Efforts \n\nPennsylvania’s Water Use and Data Research (WUDR) Projects\, Michael Hill\, Geologist\, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection\nConsolidating Water Use Data in North Carolina\, Linwood Peele\, Water Supply Planning Branch Supervisor\, NC Division of Water Resources\nUtilization of WUDR Funds in North Dakota: Municipal Water\, Per Capita Coefficients\, and the Bakken Region\, Jack Norland\, Assistant Professor\, North Dakota State University\n\nState Water Use Data Efforts \n\nDocStar\, Document Management\, Arkansas’s Answer to Water Use Reporting\, Amy Chatwood\, Computer Support Coordinator\, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission\nWater Use Reporting in Missouri\, Scott Kaden\, Groundwater Section Chief\, Missouri Geological Survey-Water Resource Center\nImproving Illinois’ Water Data Acquisition and Analyses\, Vlad Iordache\, Water Resources Application Developer\, Illinois State Water Survey\n\n\nThursday\, September 19\nBreakout sessions notes \n2019WIMS_Breakout_Group1_Notes \n2019WIMS_Breakout_Group2_Notes \n2019WIMS_Breakout_Group3_Notes \n  \nMEETING LOCATION\nFort Collins Science Center\nBldg C.\, Meeting Room 2000\n2150 Centre Avenue\nFort Collins\, CO\nDowntown Fort Collins \n\nMEET YOUR PEERS\nVisit with other state agency water data program staff members and water use specialists to hear their experience and strategies for water use data. Lots of time set aside for sharing ideas\, follow-up questions\, and discussion. \n\n  \n\nDISCOVER GREAT TOOLS\nWe’ll be assembling the latest and greatest research and tool developers at this meeting\, from both eastern and western states\, and federal agency partners. We’ll also explore how the Water Use Data & Research (WUDR) grants have helped states to improve their water use data processes and outcomes. \n\n  \n\nCOLLABORATE\nAcross the states\, every agency and every data program manager feels the weight of responsibility for putting out great water data that can be used by others. Explore synergies and opportunities to work with other data program professionals – folks who are in the same boat and understand the challenges of funding\, gathering\, maintaining\, and publishing great water data.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2019-water-information-management-systems-wims-workshop-usgs-water-use-collaboration/
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SUMMARY:2018 Water Information Management Systems (WIMS) Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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 Office (WWAO)\, this WIMS focuses on water use reporting/permitting systems\, IT-related adjudications topics\, use of cloud computing and big data\, an overview of advances and recent projects pertaining to remote-sensing techniques with participation from NASA’s WWAO office\, and open water data platforms and trends. Future WIMS topics will also be discussed. \n \nTo all attendees\, we hope that this workshop was fun and informative. Thanks to your feedback\, the next WIMS will be even better! \nMEETING MATERIALS: \n\nNEW! WIMS Workshop Summary\n2018 WIMS Workshop Agenda\nUpdated WIMS Attendee List\nNEW!! Flickr Album for the WIMS. Please email your favorite photos to Sara (saralarsen (at) wswc.utah.gov) and she’ll add them to the Flickr Album.\n\n \nClick on the arrows on the sides of the photo to see more. \nPRESENTATIONS: \nJanuary 16\, 2018\nWater Rights/Adjudications Data Management Strategies \nWelcoming Remarks – Tony Willardson\, WSWC Executive Director\nHow Oregon Uses the National Hydrologic Dataset (NHD) to Route Water Rights – Ken Smith\, Oregon Water Resources Department\nData Management Tools for Adjudications in Utah – Jim Reese\, Technical Services\, Utah Division of Water Rights\nSurvey 123 and Field Water Survey Tools – Linda Davis\, Water Resource Information Section Manager\, Idaho Dept of Water Resources\nUnmanned Aerial System Use in Adjudication Verification – Katherine Mellon\, Professional Engineer\, Nevada Division of Water Resources \nWater Use/Permitting Data and Reporting Systems \nImproving Online Water Use Reporting in Utah – Jim Reese\, Technical Services\, Utah Division of Water Rights\nOnline Water Use Reporting in Arizona – Lisa Williams\, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources\nNebraska DEQ Online Permits and Information Sharing – Dennis Burling\, Deputy Director Administration\, Nebraska Dept of Environmental Quality\nMethod and Data for Developing Projections for Water Plans – Yun Cho\, Manager\, Texas Water Development Board\nImplementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in CA – Steven Springhorn\, Senior Engineering Geologist\, California Dept of Water Resources \nJanuary 17\, 2018\n“Big Data” and the Cloud \nStates’ Use of Cloud Computing Survey and the WaDE Program – Sara Larsen\, WaDE Program Manager\, WSWC\nNASA Science Mission Directorate – Applied Sciences Program – Mark Davidson\, WWAO Program/Application Transition\, NASA (Applied Sciences Website)\nTWDB and the Cloud: Sunny Days and One Big Storm – Sam Hermitte\, Interim Deputy Executive Administrator\, Texas Water Development Board\nEvapotranspiration Estimates and Tools – Ben Britton\, Systems Programmer\, Idaho Dept of Water Resources \nAdvances in Remote Sensing of Water Resources\nCIMIS and NASA’s SIMS: Applications of Satellite Data to Support Improved Irrigation Management in California – Forrest Melton\, Senior Research Scientist\, NASA ARC-CREST (SIMS webpage)\nNASA and DRI – The Open ET Project – Justin Huntington\, Associate Research Professor\, Desert Research Institute\nMODIS Snow Products and Estimating SWE in Wyoming’s Mountain Ranges – Beth Callaway\, River Basin Coordinator\, Wyoming State Engineer’s Office\nInSAR Land Subsidence Monitoring – Tom Farr\, Geologist\, Jet Propulsion Laboratory\, NASA\nRemote Sensing for Water Quality Monitoring – Christine Lee\, Research Scientist\, Jet Propulsion Laboratory\, NASA\nNASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Satellite – Raha Hakimdavar (for John Bolten)\, Research Scientist\, Goddard Space Flight Center\, NASA \nLunch Presentations\nImproving S2S Precipitation Forecasting for Water Resources Management – Jeanine Jones\, Interstate Resources Manager\, California Dept of Water Resources\nUse of Sub-seasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Rainfall Forecasts by TWDB – Nelun Fernando\, Hydrologist\, Texas Water Development Board \nBreakout Brainstorming Sessions \nBreakout Questions\nGroup 1 Answers\nGroup 2 Answers\nGroup 3 Answers\nGroup 4 Answers \nFederal Data Sources\, Methods\, and Applications\nWater Availability and Use Science and WUDR Programs – Mindi Dalton\, Deputy Director\, WMA Office of Planning and Programming\, U.S. Geological Survey (WUDR webpage)\nReferencing Data to the NHD and the Power of an Intelligent Stream Network – Drew Decker\, National Map Liaison\, U.S. Geological Survey\nAgrimet Weather Station Network Updates – Jama Hamel\, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation\nUSBR Regional Water Information System (RWIS) and the Data Visualization Challenge – Allison Danner\, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RWIS webpage)\nThe National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) – Amanda Sheffield\, Regional Drought Information Coordinator (NIDIS webpage) \nJanuary 18\, 2018\nData Access\, Publication\, Visualization\, and Archiving \nInternet of Water – Sharing and Integrating Water Data for Sustainability – Lauren Patterson\, Senior Water Policy/Associate\, Duke University (IOW report and website)\nCUAHSI Water Data Services – Jerad Bales\, Executive Director\, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science\, Inc. (CUAHSI Data Services webpage)\nImpact of Soil Moisture Probe Data on Agricultural Water Use – Jonathan Aguilar\, Assistant Professor\, Kansas State University\nUnmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Use in Water Project Operations and Maintenance – Gary Darling\, Operations Research Specialist\, California Dept. of Water Resources\nCA Water Board Data Management Strategy and Open Data Initiative – Greg Gearheart\, Deputy Director\, Information Management and Analysis\, California Water Resources Control Board\nIntroduction to the Groundwater Evaluation Toolbox – Brian Dunnigan\, Olsson Associates\nTWDB Data Visualization: Clear Information\, Clear Benefits – Sam Hermitte\, Interim Deputy Executive Administrator\, Texas Water Development Board\nWSWC’s WaDE Program Status\, the API\, and Program Directions – Sara Larsen\, WaDE Program Manager\, WSWC (WaDE website)\nOWIA (AB1755) and Western Water Data Archive – Gary Darling\, Operations Research Specialist\, California Dept. of Water Resources (AB1755 docs)\nLeveraging Open Source to Minimize Risks with Development and Maintenance – Chris Bader\, Manager Information Systems\, North Dakota State Water Commission
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2018-water-information-management-systems-wims-workshop/
CATEGORIES:WaDE
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SUMMARY:Aspen Institute Dialogue – Internet of Water
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAI’s Press Release: \n  \n\n\nAspen Institute Report calls for “Internet of Water” for Sustainability\nAspen Institute Dialogue Series on Water Data Releases Report on Sharing and Integrating Water Data for Sustainability\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\nAspen\, Colorado\, May 31\, 2017 –-The Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program\, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University and Redstone Strategy Group\, announce the release of “Internet of Water: Sharing and Integrating Water Data for Sustainability\,”a report from the Aspen Institute Dialogue Series on Water Data.\n\n\n\nBetween May 2016 and February 2017\, the Dialogue Series convened roundtables with a select group of water experts\, managers\, policy makers\, regulators\, and representatives from the private and public sectors\, to focus on how to create better water data infrastructure to access and connect publicly collected and reported sources for data\, beginning with quantity\, quality and use information.\n\nThe report provides a blueprint for how to design and launch a feasible and operable “Internet of Water” – a network of interconnected data producers\, hubs\, and users – that will enable connecting and transmitting water-related data and information in real-time.\n\nThis report brings the data revolution to managing water resources. Connecting water data from across the U.S. will improve how water resources are being managed and address prevalent water problems such as extreme flooding\, scarcity\, contamination\, and restoring aquatic systems.\n\nTo read the report\, its findings and action-oriented recommendations\, please visit https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/internet-of-water/.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/aspen-institute-dialogue-internet-of-water/
CATEGORIES:WaDE
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SUMMARY:2017 Utah Section AWRA Conference – May 16th 2017
DESCRIPTION: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!”\n[Note:] Tony Willardson will be speaking on Western Water Data topics during the morning session. \nThis single day conference will be held on Tuesday\, May 16\, 2017. \nThe conference will be held at the Rice Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah. Information about parking and directions to the venue will be provided to registered individuals in a confirmation email. The conference registration fee is $85 for members\, $110 for non-members\, and $25 for full-time students. The conference registration deadline is May 10th\, so register now! \nRegistration includes the all-day conference\, refreshments\, and lunch. A vegetarian option for lunch is available upon request to Marisa Egbert at: marisaegbert@utah.gov \nOnline registration using major credit cards is available using PayPal. Although PayPal is our payment processor\, you do not need a PayPal account to make your payment. \nClick here to register online or here for the mail-in registration form. \nClick here to view the tentative conference agenda.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2017-utah-section-awra-conference-may-16th-2017/
CATEGORIES:WaDE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170403T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170405T180000
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SUMMARY:WSWC Spring (183rd) Council Meeting – April 12 – 14th\, Nebraska City\, NE
DESCRIPTION: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 a clearer and more integrated picture of water availability and water use in the West.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-spring-183rd-council-meeting-april-12-14th-nebraska-city-ne/
CATEGORIES:WaDE
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170403T180000
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SUMMARY:2017 Exchange Network National Meeting – May 16-18th\, Philadelphia\, PA
DESCRIPTION: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: \n\nHow innovation can cross Federal\, State\, Territorial\, and Tribal boundaries;\nHow working creatively together as Partners can identify innovative solutions;\nHow Partnerships are the new “best practice;” and\nHow we can all employ innovation in our daily work.\n\nFor more information about the Meeting\, please click here. \nThe Exchange Network is a proven communication\, data\, and services platform for sharing environmental information to foster informed decision-making\, managed under the collaborative leadership of EPA\, States\, Territories\, and Tribes. To learn more about the EN\, please click here.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2017-exchange-network-national-meeting-may-16-18th-philadelphia-pa/
CATEGORIES:WaDE
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170403T180000
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: WSWC Workshop on Improving Skill for S2S Forecasting – May 17-19th\, San Diego\, CA
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council and the California Department of Water Resources are cosponsoring a recurring workshop on improving the skill of long-range weather forecasts (sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) precipitation forecasting)\, to support water management decision-making.  The agenda will include lessons learned from recent years’ seasonal outlooks\, updates on scientific research on sources of skill and predictability\, and programmatic efforts to improve forecasting.  Increasing forecast skills will require sustained investment over time\, prioritizing the federal resources necessary to make progress\, and a specific focus on the West. \nFor more information\, please click here.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/save-the-date-wswc-workshop-on-improving-skill-for-s2s-forecasting-may-17-19th-san-diego-ca/
CATEGORIES:WaDE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20070907T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20070909T180000
DTSTAMP:20260813T183253Z
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SUMMARY:(2005) Water Information Management Systems (WIMS) Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Water Information Management Systems (WIMS) Workshop \nMissoula\, Montana\nSeptember 7-9\, 2005 \nPlease call the WSWC’s office for a hard copy of publications and/or materials prior to 2012 that are not available on-line.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2005-water-information-management-systems-wims-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,WaDE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20020612T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20020614T180000
DTSTAMP:20260813T183253Z
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SUMMARY:(2002) Water Information Management Systems (WIMS) Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Water Information Management Systems (WIMS) Workshop \nSalem\, Oregon\nJune 12-14\, 2002 \nPlease call the WSWC’s office for a hard copy of publications and/or materials prior to 2012 that are not available on-line.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2002-water-information-management-systems-wims-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,WaDE
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