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SUMMARY:WSWC Webinar: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FIRO National Screening Updates with Cary Talbot
DESCRIPTION:On July 22\, the WSWC hosted a webinar providing an update on the progress of Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) Screening Program. Presenters included Cary Talbot\, National Lead Engineer for the FIRO Program\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC); and Elissa Yeates\, Research Hydraulic Engineer and the lead developer of the FIRO Screening Process who has overseen its application to USACE Districts across the country. \nFIRO is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers research effort aimed at improving reservoir operations at USACE projects. The program equips water managers with forecast information on weather (precipitation)\, hydrology (discharge)\, and reservoir levels to support more flexible\, efficient decision-making across authorized project purposes—including flood control\, water supply\, hydropower\, recreation\, and ecological benefits. \nCary Talbot Slide Deck \nElissa Yeates Slide Deck \nJuly 2026 FIRO Update Webinar Recording \n  \n\nMr. Talbot presented to WSWC members last fall during our September 2025 meetings in San Pedro\, CA\, where he provided an overview of the FIRO National Screening process as Stage A was wrapping up. The recording and slides for that presentation are available below. Shortly after\, WSWC submitted a letter congratulating USACE on the successful completion of the Lake Mendocino Water Control Manual update at Coyote Valley Dam\, which marked a historic milestone as the nation’s first fully formalized FIRO framework. \nLink to Fall 2025 Slide Deck  \nLink to List of Corps Dams and Section 7 Dams (Engineer Regulation 1110-2-240)
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-webinar-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-firo-national-screening-updates-with-cary-talbot/
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SUMMARY:WSWC 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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SUMMARY:WSWC Summer 2020 (193rd) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC Summer (193rd) Meetings were held virtually on July 22\, 2020 due to COVID-19.\n \nBRIEFING MATERIALS (Download)\n \nJuly 22\, 2020 Summer Meeting Briefing Materials (15.12  MB) \nMINUTES \nVirtual Executive Committee Minutes – June 25\, 2020\nVirtual Water Resources Committee Minutes_July 22\, 2020\nVirtual Water Quality Committee Minutes – July 22\, 2020\nVirtual Legal Committee Minutes – July 22\, 2020\nVirtual Full Council Committee Minutes – July 22\, 2020 \nPRESENTATIONS\n \nWed\, July 22  (Mountain Daylight Saving Time) \nWater Resources Committee\nDeb Lawler – WestFAST Webinar Series \nWater Quality Committee (none)\n \nLegal Committee (none)\n \nWSWC Full Council Meeting\nPat Lambert – WestFAST Update – July 2020 \nAGENDA \nExecutive Committee_Summer 2020 \nWater Resources Committee_Summer 2020\nWater Quality Committee_Summer 2020\nLegal Committee_Summer 2020\nFull Council (193rd) Meeting_Summer 2020 \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-summer-2020-193rd-meetings/
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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:WSWC-CDWR 2020 Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Precipitation Forecasting Workshop – Postponed until 2021
DESCRIPTION:Due to COVID19 Travel Restrictions and Meeting Bans\, the S2S Workshop May 18-20\, 2020 is CANCELLED.  We intend to reschedule the workshop for May 2021.\n\nThe Western States Water Council and the California Department of Water Resources are cosponsoring 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. The agenda will include topics such as status of implementation of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act\, experimental seasonal statistical forecasts for California and the Colorado River Basin\, the Yuba-Feather forecast-informed reservoir operations pilot project\, and drought prediction. \nThe workshop is being held in San Diego\, California on May 18-20\, 2020 at the Doubletree San Diego Downtown. It will begin Monday\, May 18 at 1:00 pm and conclude Wednesday\, May 20 around 12:00 noon. \nAGENDA:  \nS2S Workshop Agenda_May 2020 \nMEETING REGISTRATION:   There is no fee required to attend.   Make sure to click on the “Submit” button at the bottom of the form to ensure your registration is successfully submitted.  You will receive a confirmation email if completed appropriately. \nIf you are human\, leave this field blank.\n\nInstructions \n\nThe information in this form will be used to generate a registrants’ list.  Please include only information that you are willing to share more broadly. \n\n\n\n\n\nName * \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTitle * \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganization * \n\n\n\n\n\nAddress * \n\n\nCountryUnited States (US)United Kingdom (UK)CanadaAustralia—AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAmerican SamoaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelauBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Saint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo (Brazzaville)Congo (Kinshasa)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraÇaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqRepublic of IrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao S.A.R.\, ChinaMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Martin (Dutch part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia/Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaWestern SaharaWestern SamoaYemenZambiaZimbabwe\nCity\nStateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict Of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces (AA)Armed Forces (AE)Armed Forces (AP)American SamoaGuamNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoUS Minor Outlying IslandsUS Virgin Islands\nZip code\n\n\n\n\n\nPhone * \n\n\n\n\n\nEmail * \n\n\n\n\nSubmit\n\n\n \n\nMEETING FACILITY: Doubletree by Hilton San Diego Downtown\, located at 1646 Front Street\, San Diego\, California 92101. \nGUEST ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS/RESERVATION METHOD: A block of rooms has been reserved and will be held through April 18\, 2020 at the Doubletree San Diego Downtown. Please contact the hotel’s reservations department directly at (619) 239-6800\, or central reservations at (800) 222-TREE\, and announce the Western States Water Council to receive the established group rate of $125 per night. Reservations are subject to availability at the time of booking. The group rate will be extended three (3) days before and after the room block dates\, subject to availability. Reservations received after the cutoff date of April 18\, 2020 will be confirmed on a room availability basis at the rate in effect at the time of the request. \nPlease note: The Hotel maintains a forty-eight (48) hour cancellation policy for individual guest room reservations. \nCUT-OFF DATE: April 18\, 2020 \nPARKING: The Hotel offers self-covered parking the hotel at a charge of $16.00 per car per night. \nGROUND TRANSPORTATION: The Doubletree San Diego Downtown offers a complimentary airport shuttle to hotel guests. In order to get picked up at the airport\, the day of arrival\, each guest should call the hotel directly at 1-619-239-6800 from the airport after luggage pick up. To be taken back to the airport\, guests must make a reservation with the Concierge or Front Desk. The airport shuttle arrives at the front entrance of the hotel and departs every thirty (30) minutes.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-cdwr-2020-sub-seasonal-to-seasonal-precipitation-forecasting-workshop-postponed-until-2021/
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SUMMARY:WSWC – NASA Western Water Applications Office (WWAO) Research to Operations (R2O) Workshop – POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:Due to COVID19 Travel Restrictions and Concerns\, the R2O Workshop April 22-23\, 2020 is CANCELLED until further notice.\n\n\nVENUE: National Academy of Sciences Beckman Center\n100 Academy\, Irvine\, California 92617 \nWORKSHOP OVERVIEW & OBJECTIVES:  \nThis workshop will build upon the insights identified and connections established in August 2019 during the first WSWC-WWAO workshop on research to operations (R2O) for Western water management. This year\, the workshop objectives aim to advance the priorities established in the last workshop and outlined in the summary workshop report. The 2020 workshop objectives are to: \n1. Strengthen agency partnerships and continue building an inter-agency community to facilitate R2O in water resource management by: \na. Including participants across Federal agencies that have research and/or operational involvement in water resource management\, including representatives from USGS\, NOAA\, NASA\, and USBR; \nb. Structuring the workshop to be interactive and dialogue-based; and \nc. Soliciting feedback and follow-up engagement from participants in the development of a workshop report that synthesizes the current shared challenges\, best practices\, and pathway forward for R2O in water resource management. \n 2. Develop WSWC’s WestFAST network to be a bridge to help transition new technologies and information products for water resources management to operational federal programs\, including\, but not limited to\, remote sensing-based measurement technologies and sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) weather forecasting by: \na. Engaging WestFAST members in the workshop Steering Committee; and \nb. Identifying technologies that meet water resource management needs and have high potential for R2O.  \n3. Develop a strategy for raising awareness and support within state and federal government for R2O through: \na. Defining what “success” looks like; \nb. Discussing and documenting a pathway and associated timeline for financial planning for R2O\, learning from projects that have been successful in R2O; \nc. Discussing and documenting a pathway and associated timeline for technical planning and coordination\, learning from successful projects; and \nd. Helping the research community understand the process and lead times necessary for successful transition of projects to operational federal agency programs. \nTo accomplish these objectives\, the workshop will bring together partners from federal and state agencies that have experience with technology transfer\, or that have programs that could be adopters of new technology and remotely sensed information products from NASA\, NOAA and USGS. Together we will identify best practices to transfer applied research to operational programs in western federal\, state\, and local water agencies and tribes. \nAGENDA:  \nREGISTRATION:\nRegistration is required for all meeting speakers and attendees.  \n__________________________________________________________________________________________________\nSuggested Accommodations: \nHotels offering Federal per diem rate ($181) and airport shuttle \nEmbassy Suites Irvine Orange County Airport\n2120 Main Street\, Irvine\, CA 92614\n949-553-8332 \nDoubleTree by Hilton – Orange County Airport\n7 Hutton Centre Drive\, Santa Ana\, CA 92707\n714-751-2400 \nDoubleTree by Hilton Santa Ana/Orange County Airport\n201 E. MacArthur Blvd.\, Santa Ana\, CA 92707\n714-825-3333 \nHilton Garden Inn Irvine/Orange County Airport\n2381 Morse Avenue\, Irvine\, CA 92614\n949-224-3900 \nAtrium Hotel at Orange County Airport\n18700 MacArthur Boulevard\, Irvine\, CA 92612\n949-833-2770
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-nasa-western-water-applications-office-wwao-research-to-operations-r2o-workshop-postponed/
CATEGORIES:Meeting,R2O
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SUMMARY:WSWC Spring 2020 (192nd) Meetings and Washington\, D.C. Roundtable- CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the entire WSWC staff\, we hope this finds you in good health.  As the world adapts to these unusual circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic\, we wish to extend our support and express our appreciation for the work you’re doing.  We will do everything we can to continue to protect our employees and to be available to you.  Given these unique circumstances\, as you know we canceled our meetings\, which were scheduled to be held in Arlington\, Virginia on April 1\, but we are advising you that briefing materials have been prepared for the meeting. \nBRIEFING MATERIALS (for download): [download id=”12771″] \nDue to COVID19 Travel Restrictions and Concerns\, the 2020 WSWC ICWP NWSA Washington DC Roundtable–March 30-April 2\, 2020 is CANCELLED\n\nYour health and safety and that of our members is paramount during these difficult times. Given the current and anticipated COVID19 restrictions on travel and meetings\, the Joint WSWC/ICWP/NWSA Washington DC Roundtable and related meetings March 30-April 2\, 2020 are CANCELLED. \nPlease remember to cancel your reservations at the Doubletree Crystal City Hotel at (703) 416-4100\, as well as your transportation reservations related to the meeting.   \nWSWC will be processing registration refunds in due time.  For those who have paid a registration fee\, please be patient as we sort through the process and prepare to issue refunds. \nWe appreciate your support.  In these uncertain and extraordinary times\, stay safe and healthy. \nWe hope to see you at our WSWC Summer Meetings in Cody\, Wyoming in July.  Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions. 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-spring-2020-192nd-meetings-and-washington-d-c-roundtable-cancelled/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20190919T000000
DTSTAMP:20260813T023610Z
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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:WSWC/NASA Technology Transfer for Water Management in the Western United States\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:OVERVIEW:  The Western States Water Council (WSWC) is sponsoring a workshop on technology transfer for water management in the western United States with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Western Water Applications Office on August 7-9\, 2019 in Irvine\, California. \nNASA provides data and information to assist state\, local and federal water agencies in responding to complex problems through its Earth observations\, tools and scientific expertise.  Water managers recognize the value of NASA’s capabilities for decision support\, but it has been challenging to use the data operationally.  Similarly\, other federal and state agencies face challenges related to transitioning research projects to improve operations and management. \nThis workshop will bring together NASA scientists with partners from federal and state agencies that have experience with technology transfer to identify best practices to streamline the process and communicate the need to actively plan for an effective transition. \nWORKSHOP GOALS:\n1.  Build agency partnerships and a network of experts to facilitate the application and transition of technology from NASA to water resources management for decision support;\n2.  Discover and document best practices for successful application transition; and\n3.  Identify current barriers to technology transfer and establish pathways to overcome those barriers. \nAGENDA:   Agenda NASA-WWAO WSWC Technology Transfer Workshop\n \n— PAYMENT OPTIONS:  Payment may be made online via credit card through our merchant account with PayPal\, using the “Add to Cart” button button.   You may also pay via check\, purchase order\, or ACH electronic transfer.  ACH routing number:  124002971 / Federal Tax ID:  93-0551574 \n\nREPORT: Report NASA-WWAO WSWC Technology Transfer Workshop\n \n\n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-nasa-technology-transfer-for-water-management-in-the-western-united-states-2019/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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