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, […]
The WSWC 2025 Summer (207th) Meetings and 60th Anniversary will be held in Snowbird, Utah on June 10-12, at The Cliff Lodge. MATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD: WSWC Summer (207th) Meetings Briefing Materials (all Committees) By Committee: Water Resources Committee Materials Water Quality Committee Materials Legal Committee Materials Executive Committee Materials Full Council Committee Materials MINUTES Water […]
The Western States Water Council (WSWC) and Native American Rights Fund (NARF), co-sponsored a 1-day virtual Symposium on the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims. Our abbreviated agenda included presenters who have been involved in negotiated settlements representing tribal, state, local, federal governments, congressional staff, and others. MEETING MATERIALS AGENDA (updated August 5th) Speaker […]
The Western States Water Council Fall (208th) Meetings were held in San Pedro, California on September 23-26, 2025, at the DoubleTree San Pedro Port of Los Angeles. MATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD: WSWC Fall (208th) Meetings – Briefing Materials (all Committees) By Committee: Executive Committee Materials Joint Committee Meetings Materials Full Council Committee Meeting Materials Schedule of […]
On Monday, October 20, WSWC and WestFAST hosted a webinar presentation on how Idaho uses Landsat data to manage water resources. Recorded Webinar Link (here) Idaho became one of the earliest users of Landsat 1 data in 1975. The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) is responsible for the administration and management of Idaho waters, […]
On November 19, 2025, the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) and WSWC jointly hosted a webinar on Water Workforce Development: Insights, Strategies, and Solutions. The event brought together experts from the public, private, and academic sectors. Panelists and participants explored various approaches to hiring and recruitment, aging workforce concerns, the need to attract qualified […]
The WSWC Spring (209th) Meetings and Washington Roundtable were held in Washington, DC on April 21-24, 2026. This event was hosted jointly by the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP). All ICWP/WSWC meetings on Wednesday and Thursday were held at the Xylem Reservoir Center for Water Solutions. MEETING SCHEDULE/AGENDA: Monday: Travel Day Tuesday: Congressional Hill […]
The second WestFAST webinar of 2026 will be held on Thursday, May 7 at 11am Mountain Time. Mary Ann Dickinson, policy director of Land and Water for the Lincoln Institute of Land policy will lead the webinar, which will focus on water issues with data centers. Webinar Recording Slide Deck- 2026-05-07 WestFAST Dickinson Presenter bio- […]
The third WestFAST webinar of 2026 was held on Tuesday, June 16 at 12pm Mountain Time. Perry Oddo and Sean Fleming presented on NASA’s programs and data tools that support water management in the West. Recording: https://youtu.be/fn5UFGGPiIk Slides: https://westernstateswater.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/6.16.26_NASA-WestFAST_Webinar-Slides.pdf Links to Additional Resources: Earthdata GIS Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) Earthdata […]