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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:WaDE,WSWC
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SUMMARY:WOTUS regional concept policy workshop: WSWC summer meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 with policy considerations regarding approaches to using a regional approach for WOTUS definitions.  \nThis workshop is intended for Western States Water Council members\, state agencies\, federal partners\, and other interstate organizations with an interest in exploring a new\, regional\, approach to WOTUS. Please register for this workshop using this link. \nMeeting Materials \nAgenda \nInteractive Map
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wotus-regional-concept-policy-workshop-wswc-summer-meeting/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220805T180000
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SUMMARY:2022 Summer (199th) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:2022 WSWC Summer Meetings – Polson\, MT – KwaTaqNuk Resort-Casino\n\nThe 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. \n\n\nMEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials for the 199th Western States Water Council Meetings\n \nMINUTES: \nWater Resources Committee Minutes – August 4\, 2022\nExecutive Committee Minutes – August 4\, 2022\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – August 4\, 2022\nLegal Committee – August 4\, 2022\n199th Full Council – August 5\, 2022 \nAGENDAS \nWater Resources Committee – August 4\, 2022\nExecutive Committee – August 4\, 2022\nWater Quality Committee – August 4\, 2022\nLegal Committee – August 4\, 2022\n199th Full Council – August 5\, 2022 \n\n\nMEETING SCHEDULE:\nTuesday\, August 2\nWOTUS Regional Concept Policy Workshop \nWednesday\, August 3\nThe Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT) Workshop \nPRESENTATIONS \nThursday\, August 4\nHost State Presentation – Anna Pakenham Stevenson\, Water Division Administrator\, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation\n \nWater Resources Committee Meeting\nNational Alliance for Water Innovation Update – Peter Fiske\, Director\, National Alliance for Water Innovation\n\nBuilding a Water Resilient West – Erica Siirila-Woodburn\, Hydrology Research Scientist and Craig Ulrich\, Research Geophysicist\, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory \nWSWC House and Senate Legislative Testimony/Update – Ariel O’Callaghan\, WSWC Intern\n \nWater Quality Committee Meeting\nAbandoned Hardrock Mines updates (2022 Good Sam bill and IIJA funding) – Erica Gaddis\, Sr. Policy Advisor\, WSWC \nReport on WSWC Workshops on Regional WOTUS Approach – Erica Gaddis\, Sr. Policy Advisor\, WSWC\n \nLegal Committee Meeting:\nDiamond Valley Groundwater Management Plan – Micheline Fairbank\, Deputy Administrator\, Nevada Division of Water Resources \nUtah 2022 Legislative Session: The Legislature Passed How Many Water Bills This Year? – Nathan Bracken\, Partner\, Smith Hartvigsen\, PLLC \nFriday\, August 5\nFull Council Meeting (199th) \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2022-summer-199th-meetings/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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SUMMARY:WOTUS regional approach pre-workshop 2: Operationalizing regional concepts in western states
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis workshop focused on the operational aspects of regional approaches to WOTUS.  It followed the first pre-workshop that was held on June 21\, which focused on regional classification schemes that could be applied to WOTUS determinations.  Both pre-workshops were intended to be technical in nature and provide input to a policy focused discussion at the WOTUS workshop held in conjunction with the Council’s regular scheduled summer meetings in Polson\, Montana. The output of both pre-workshops will be a technical white paper. \nMeeting Materials\n\nAgenda\nInteractive Map of Regional Classification Schemes\nOverview of the Workshop (Video) \nPresentations:\nTracie Nadeau\, Environmental Scientist\, EPA Region 10: Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods Covering the West (Video) \nShelly Lemon\, Surface Water Quality Bureau Chief\, New Mexico Environment Department: New Mexico’s Hydrology Protocol for Surface Water Quality Management (Video) \nErin Jordan\, Value Stream Manager\, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality: Jurisdictional Evaluations in Arizona (Video) \nJoshua Seeds\, Forest Water Quality Analyst\, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: Water Typing & Protections during Forestry Operations in Oregon (Video) \nEric Hargett\, Monitoring Program Assistant Supervisor\, Water Quality Division\, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality: Estimating Flow Duration at Regional Scales Using Empirical Models – A Concept (Video)
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wotus-regional-approach-pre-workshop-2-operationalizing-regional-concepts-in-western-states/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220621T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220621T133000
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SUMMARY:WOTUS regional approach pre-workshop 1: Regional classification schemes
DESCRIPTION: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 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) definitions. \nThis first pre-workshop (virtual) will focus on regional classification schemes that could be applied to WOTUS determinations. A second pre-workshop (virtual) will be held on July 11 to discuss operational aspects of regional approaches to WOTUS. Both pre-workshops are intended to be technical in nature to provide input to a policy focused discussion at the WOTUS workshop hosted with the summer Council meeting in August. The output of both pre-workshops will be a technical white paper. \nMeeting Materials and Links \n\nAgenda\nInteractive Map\nPresentation: Introduction to WOTUS Regional Approach Pre-workshop 1\, Regional Classification Schemes\, Erica Gaddis\, PhD\, WSWC (video)\nPresentation: U.S. National Hydrography Program Watershed Boundary Dataset\, Kimberly Jones\, USGS (video)\nPresentation: Ecoregions and Stream Flow Duration Assessment Methods\, Brian Topping\, USEPA (video)\nPresentation: Regionalization of Federal Wetland Delineation\, Kyle Gordon\, USACE (video)\nPresentation: Land Resource Regions (LRR) and Major Land Resource Areas (MLRA)\, Drew Kinney\, NRCS (video)\n\nPlease contact Erica Gaddis (egaddis@wswc.utah.gov) for questions regarding the workshop series or for access to the virtual whiteboard and group survey used during the meeting.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wotus-regional-approach-pre-workshop-1-regional-classification-schemes/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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SUMMARY:Improving Snowmelt Runoff Forecasting
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council and the California Department of Water Resources are cosponsoring a workshop on Improving Snowmelt Runoff Forecasting. Improving operational runoff forecasting to meet the needs of water managers and users is a challenge\, particularly given limited agency budgets for observations\, monitoring\, research\, development\, and modeling. Climate change and variability seem to be driven faster than our science and technological advances. Moreover\, it takes a relatively long period of time to put improvements in place and build confidence in accurate and durable projections. The purpose of this one-day workshop is to explore our present capacity and opportunities to take the next steps to improve runoff forecasting. \nMATERIALS:\nAgenda\nPre-Registrants List\nUSBR – West-Wide Climate and Hydrology Assessment (2021) \nMEETING REGISTRATION: There is no registration fee to attend\, but we are asking all individuals\, regardless of in person or virtual attendance to please register in advance. Please fill out only one of the appropriate forms below.  If you have any questions\, please contact Julie Groat at jgroat@wswc.utah.gov.\n \nIn Person Registration ONLY:  In Person Registration Form\n \nVirtual Attendance ONLY:  Virtual Registration Form  \nMEETING FACILITY: The workshop is being held in Salt Lake City\, Utah on June 1\, 2022 at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality building located at 195 North 1950 West\, Salt Lake City\, UT 84116. The workshop will begin at 8:30 am and conclude by 3:30 pm. \nACCOMMODATIONS:\nFor those needing to arrive on Tuesday evening\, May 31\, or leave later\, there are a few hotels nearby the meeting facility. All provide shuttle service to/from the Salt Lake City airport and are within walking distance of the meeting space and Trax light rail (which runs to the airport and/or downtown). \nRadisson Hotel Salt Lake City Airport\, 2177 West North Temple\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84116 \nHoliday Inn Express Salt Lake City Airport East\, 200 North 2100 West\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84116 \nComfort Suites Airport\, 171 North 2100 West\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84116 \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/improving-snowmelt-runoff-forecasting/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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SUMMARY:Workshop on Improving Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Precipitation Forecasting to Support Water Management
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council and the California Department of Water Resources cosponsored 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.  \nImproving precipitation forecasts at lead times longer than a two-week weather forecast would support many water management activities\, including preparedness and response to drought conditions that are again gripping much of the western U.S.  Workshop presentations included recently developed experimental research forecast products for California and the Colorado River Basin\, predictability analyses\, the status of efforts to begin a western pilot project to improve forecasting\, model development activities\, and examples of needs and potential applications for improved forecasts.   \nAGENDA:  S2S Workshop Agenda  \nPRESENTATIONS \nMay 17\nDavid DeWitt – Legislative and Programmatic Drivers for Improving Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Precipitation Forecast Skill (video)\nMatt Switanek – Improving Cool-Season Precipitation Forecasts Across CONUS and the West (video)\nChuck Collum – Law of the Colorado River\, Current Conditions 2022 (video)\nMichael Anderson – Seasonal to Interannual Prediction in a Dynamic Climate (video)\nJeanine Jones – Motivation for Improving Seasonal Precipitation Forecasting (video)\nJoe Barsugli – Colorado River Drought\, Past\, Present\, and Future (video)\n \nMay 18\nAngel Munoz – Winter Precipitation Scenarios for the Western United States:  Bridging Subseasonal and Seasonal Forecasts (video)\nPhil Mote – A Changing Climate in the Klamath Basin (video)\nDuane Waliser – Overview of Predictability & Experimental Forecasting Work for California & the Upper Colorado River Basin (video)\nMike DeFlorio – Understanding Relative Skill of Experimental S2S Forecasts (video)\nXianan Jiang – Why seasonal prediction of California winter precipitation is challenging? (video)\nGudrun Magnusdottir – Atmospheric Drivers in California Precipitation Transitions (video)\nAgniv Sengupta – Exploring an Evolution-centric Statistical Technique for Improving Seasonal Prediction Forecasting (video)\nAgniv Sengupta – S2S Prediction of Winter Precipitation:  Exploring Novel Statistical and Machine Learning Methods (video)\nSarah Baker – Potential for Incorporating S2S Forecasting in USBR Colorado River Basin Modeling (video)\nJohn Lhotak – Challenges Applying S2S Forecasting to Hydrology (video) \nMay 19\nCary Talbot – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Management Perspectives on Improving S2S Precipitation Forecasting (video)\nAndy Robertson – S2S Weather Regime Prediction (video)\nNelun Fernando – Texas Water Development Board’s Experience with Seasonal Rainfall Forecasts and the Upcoming FIRO Pilot Project (video)\nEmerson LaJoie – CPC’s Experimental Water Year Outlook Tool (video)\nJay Jasperse – Lake Mendocino Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (video)\nDavid Rizzardo – S2S Precipitation Forecasts & Snowmelt Runoff Forecasting (video) \nMEETING FACILITY:  Doubletree by Hilton San Diego Downtown\, located at 1646 Front Street\, San Diego\, California 92101. \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/workshop-on-improving-sub-seasonal-to-seasonal-precipitation-forecasting-to-support-water-management/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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SUMMARY:2022 WSWC Spring (198th) Meetings and Washington Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC Spring (198th) Meetings and Washington Roundtable will be held in Crystal City\, Virginia on April 5-7\, 2022.  This event is sponsored jointly by the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP)\, the National Water Supply Alliance (NWSA)\, and the Western States Water Council (WSWC). \nWSWC Briefing Materials:  Spring 2022 WSWC (198th) Meeting Materials\n \nMINUTES: \nExecutive Committee – April 5\, 2022\nWater Resources Committee – April 5\, 2022\nWater Quality Committee – April 5\, 2022\nLegal Committee Meeting Minutes – April 6\, 2022\nFull Council (198th) Meeting – April 6\, 2022 \nJoint Roundtable Materials:  WSWC-ICWP-NWSA Roundtable Briefing Materials\nWSWC-ICWP-NWSA Roundtable Agenda\n \nJOINT MEETINGS PRESENTATIONS   \nApril 4\, 2022\nFederal Water Resources Data Programs\nChad Wagner\, Program Coordinator\, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program\, USGS\nMindi Dalton\, Program Coordinator\, Water Availability and Use Science Program\, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)\nLori Sprague\, Program Manager\, Integrated Water Availability Assessments\, USGS\nBrian Clark\, Acting Drought Program Manager\, Water Availability and Use Science Program\, USGS\nBrian Ebel\, Research Hydrologist\, USGS\nDwane Young\, Chief\, Water Data Integration Branch\, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\nStephen Aichele\, Topographic Data Services\, USGS \nNon-federal Water Resources Data Management Initiatives\nPeter Colohan\, Director\, Internet of Water\nAdel Abdallah\, WaDE Program Manager\, WSWC Water Data Exchange \nIntegrating State and Federal Resources for Water Planning\nMicheline Fairbank\, Deputy Administrator\, Nevada Division of Water Resources and Jennifer Carr\, Deputy Administrator\, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection\nRoger Gorke\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Office of Water\, EPA \nGroundwater Management\nEarl Lewis\, Chief Engineer\, Division of Water Resources\, Kansas Department of Agriculture and Kenneth Titus\, Chief Counsel\, Kansas Department of Agriculture\nTom Buschatzke\, Director\, Arizona Department of Water Resources and Amanda Long-Rodriguez\, AMA Planning Manager\, Arizona Department of Water Resources  \nICWP Interns Introduction – Spring Semester 2022\nKelly Shen\, Duke University\nKimber Logan\, University of Wyoming\nNatalie von Turkovich\, Duke University \nWater Supply Studies and Forecasting\nGlenn Page\, retired\, Cobb County‐Marietta Water Authority\nBrad Hudgens\, Water Supply Business Line Manager\, Institute for Water Resources\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)\nCary Talbot\, Chief\, Flood and Storm Protection Division\, USACE \nBasin Wide Water Planning and Climate Resilience\nCherie Schultz\, Director\, CO-OP Operations\, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin\nBrandt Thorington\, Director\, Government Relations\, Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI)\nKenny Blumenfeld\, Senior Climatologist\, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Climatology Office\nDavid Wunsch\, State Geologist/Director\, Delaware Geological Survey \nState Water Infrastructure Projects and Financing\nBrooke Paup\, Chairwoman\, Texas Water Development Board\nJeff Walker\, Executive Administrator\, Texas Water Development Board\nCandice Hasenyager\, Director\, Utah Division of Water Resources\nAndrea Travnicek\, Director\, North Dakota Department of Water Resources \nApril 6\, 2022\nDOI Roundtable Discussion\nTanya Trujillo\, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science\, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)\nMichael Brain\, Deputy Commissioner\, Bureau of Reclamation\nDon Cline\, Associate Director for Water\, USGS  \nEPA Roundtable Discussion\nRaffael Stein\, Director\, Water Infrastructure Division\, EPA\nJohn Goodin\, Director\, Office of Wetlands Oceans and Watersheds\, EPA \nUS Army Corps of Engineers\nAmy Frantz\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Civil Works Directorate\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers \nNOAA Roundtable Discussion\nMary Erickson\, Acting Director\, National Weather Service\, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\nEd Clark\, Director\, National Water Center & Deputy Director Office of Water Prediction (OWP)\, NOAA\nTom Graziano\, Director of the Office of Water Prediction (OWP)\, NOAA \nUSDA Roundtable Discussion\nHomer Wilkes\, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment\, USDA\nAstor Boozer\, Regional Conservationist-West\, Natural Resources Conservation Service\, USDA\nBarnie Gyant\, Deputy Associate Chief\, USDA Forest Service \nNASA Roundtable Discussion\nLawrence Friedl\, Director\, Applied Sciences Program\, Earth Science Division\, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Bradley Doorn\, Program Manager\, Water Resources (NASA) \nCongressional Panel Discussion with Key Committee Staff\nHouse Agriculture Committee: John Busovsky\nHouse Natural Resources Sub. on Water\, Oceans and Wildlife: Matt Muirragui\, House Transportation and Infrastructure Sub. on Water Resources and Environment: Logan Ferree/Ryan Hambleton\nSenate Energy and Natural Resources: Melanie Thornton/Brian Clifford \nWSWC MEETINGS / AGENDA / PRESENTATIONS \nTuesday\, April 5\nWSWC Executive Committee Meeting\nWSWC Water Resources Committee Meeting\n   – Elizabeth Ossowski\, National Integrated Drought Information System\n– Cara McCarthy\, National Water and Climate Center\nWSWC Water Quality Committee Meeting\n – Mary Lou Soscia\, Federal Baseline Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations\n\nWednesday\, April 6\nWSWC Legal Committee Meeting\nWSWC 198 Full Council Meeting \nMeeting Venue:\nThe meetings were held at the Doubletree Hotel – Washington DC Crystal City located at 300 Army Navy Drive in Arlington\, Virginia.  
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2022-wswc-spring-198th-meetings-and-washington-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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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:WaDE,WSWC
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SUMMARY:WSWC Fall 2021 (197th) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:South Dakota hosted the WSWC Fall 2021 (197th) meetings in Deadwood\, South Dakota on September 14 – 16\, 2021.   \nMEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials _2021 Fall Meetings (197)_ Deadwood (24.4 MB) \nTab J – Report Links:\nCAWA “Meeting Colorado’s Future Water Supply Needs” – September 2008\nThe Water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard-DRAFT-April-26-2012\n \nMINUTES\nExecutive Committee Minutes – Sep14\, 2021\nWater Resources Committee Minutes – Sep 14\, 2021\nLegal Committee Minutes – September 14\, 2021\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – September 15\, 2021\nFull Council Committee Minutes – September 16\, 2021\n \nMEETING SCHEDULE and AGENDA \nSchedule of Meetings_Fall Meetings_2021Sep14-16\n   Note:  Times listed are in the Mountain Daylight Time Zone\nTuesday\, Sep 14\n8:00 – 8:45 am   Host State Presentation\n8:45 – 11:45 am  Water Resources\n12:00 – 1:15 pm  Executive Committee\n1:30 – 5:30 pm    Legal Committee\n6:00 – 7:00 pm    Social Hour – sponsored by AE2S\, LRE Water\, and RESPEC\nWednesday\, Sep 15\n7:45 -10:45 am   Water Quality Committee\n11:00 am – 5:00 pm   Field Trip sponsored by Burns & McDonnell\nThursday\, Sep 16\n8:00 -11:00 am  Full Council_197th_Fall Meeting\n \n\nPRESENTATIONS   \nSeptember 14\, 2021\nHost State Presentation – South Dakota Host State Presentation – Hunter Roberts\, Secretary\, SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources \nWater Resources Committee\nThe Basin Characterization Model: Characterizing Drought and Water Supply – How dry is it really?\n – Dr. Lorraine Flint\, Senior Scientist\, Earth Knowledge\, Inc.\, U.S. Geological Survey\, retired\nOpen Source\, Inter-Connected\, Cloud-Based Water Management – Jim Schneider\, Olsson\nWaDE Update_Sep2021  – Adel Abdallah and Tony Willardson\n\nLegal Committee\n \nWild & Scenic Rivers Workshop (Video excerpts) \nCase Studies:  Negotiating Flow Protection for Wild & Scenic Rivers\na.  Idaho – Clive Strong\, Legal Director for Natural Resources and Environment\, Conference of Western Attorneys General\nUnderstanding the Snake River Basin Adjudication excerpt\nb.  Wyoming – Sue Lowry\, Executive Director\, Interstate Council on Water Policy\nWild & Scenic River Management Standards and Implications For Water Rights – Roy Smith\, BLM Colorado/Utah\, Wild & Scenic Rivers Program Lead\nQuantification of Federal Reserved Water Rights For Wild & Scenic Rivers – Roy Smith\, BLM Colorado/Utah\, Wild & Scenic Rivers Program Lead\nFull Appropriations in South Dakota – Eric Gronlund\, Chief Engineer\, Water Rights Program\, SD Dept of Agriculture and Natural Resources \nSeptember 15\, 2021\nWater Quality Committee \nArizona NPDES Tools – Trevor Baggiore\, Director\, Arizona Water Quality Division \nSeptember 16\, 2021\n197th Full Council Meeting\nWestFAST Update – Sept 2021 – Roger Gorke\, WestFAST Chair \nMeeting Venue:\nThe WSWC meetings were held at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites located at 22 Lee Street in Deadwood\, South Dakota. \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-fall-2021-197th-meetings/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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SUMMARY:2021 Symposium on the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims
DESCRIPTION:The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and Western States Water Council (WSWC) cosponsored their 17th biennial Symposium on the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims on August 24-25\, held virtually for the first time due to COVID-19 concerns. \nMEETING MATERIALS – for download \nTo view a recording of the meetings please click here. \nPowerPoint Presentations are available below. \nAugust 24\, 2021\nNegotiation Of Indian Water Rights Claims \nNavajo Nation:\nStanley Pollock\, Contract Attorney\, Navajo Nation Department of Justice\nNorm Johnson\, Natural Resources Division Director\, Utah Attorney General’s Office\nJustin Record\, Water Rights Coordinator\, Bureau of Reclamation \nAamodt:\nAlice Walker\, Pueblo of Nambe; Richard Hughes\, Pueblo of Tesuque; and Peter Chestnut\, Pueblo of San Ildefonso  \nKickapoo:\nDavid Barfield\, Kansas Water Resources Consulting\, LLC \nAugust 25\, 2021\nThe Administration’s Settlement Policy\nPam Williams\, Director\, Secretary’s Indian Water Rights Office\, Department of the Interior \nSettlement Legislation: Getting Bills Through Congress\nMatthew Muirragui\, Staff Director\, Sub. on Water\, Oceans and Wildlife\, House Natural Resources Committee \nColorado River Water and Tribes Initiative\nBidtah Becker\, Associate Attorney\, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority; and Heather Tanana\, Assistant Research Professor of Law\, University of Utah \n  \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/2021-symposium-on-the-settlement-of-indian-reserved-water-rights-claims/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210623T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210625T000000
DTSTAMP:20260818T201324Z
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SUMMARY:WSWC Summer 2021 (196th) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC returned to in-person meetings in Summer 2021! The WSWC Summer (196th) Meetings were held in Cody\, Wyoming on June 23-25\, 2021.  \nMEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS for download (40.6MB) –\nBriefing Materials – 196th WSWC Meetings – Cody\, WY\n \nMINUTES\nExecutive Committee Minutes – June 3\, 2021\nWater Resources Committee Minutes – June 23\, 2021\nLegal Committee Minutes – June 24\, 2021\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – June 24\, 2021\nFull Council (196th) Minutes – June 25\, 2021\n \nMEETING SCHEDULE and AGENDA\nWednesday\, June 23\n11:00 – 12:00 pm Section 401 Comment Opportunity with EPA\n1:30 – 5:00 pm    Host State Presentation and Water Resources Committee\nThursday\, June 24\n9:00 – 11:30 am  Water Quality Committee\n1:30 – 4:00 pm    Legal Committee\n5:00 – 6:00 pm    Social Hour\nFriday\, June 25\n9:00 -11:30 am  Full Council (196th) Meeting\n________________________________________ \nPRESENTATIONS \nJune 23\, 2021\nHost State Presentations:\nGovernor Mark Mark Gordon – Video\nWyoming Water Development Office – Brandon Gebhart\, Director \nWater Resources Committee\nNational Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) – Elizabeth Ossowski\, Program Coordinator\, NOAA NIDIS\nNational Water and Climate Center Water Supply Outlook – Cara McCarthy\, Team Leader/Hydologist\, Water and Climate Services\, National Water and Climate Center\, Natural Resources Conservation Service\nArizona Colorado River Shortage Mitigation Measures – Tom Buschatzke/Amanda Long Rodriguez\, Arizona Department of Water Resources\nWyoming Weather Modification Program – Julie Gondzar\, Cloud Seeding Program Manager\, Wyoming Water Development Commission\nWestern States Water Partnership – Vern Tharp\, Manager\nWaDE Dashboard & Stan the State Engineer – Tony Willardson and Adel Abdallah\n \nJune 24\, 2021\nWater Quality Committee\nAbandoned Hardrock Mines\na. Erica Gaddis\, Utah Department of Environmental Quality\nb. Trevor Baggiore\, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality\nc. Jennifer Carr\, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection\nManaging Sediment at Willwood Dam to Protect Downstream Fisheries – David Waterstreet\, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality\nWildfire and Water Quality – Chris Carlson\, USDA Forest Service\nColorado Wildfires and Water Quality – Jeremy Neustifter\, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment \nJune 24\, 2021\nLegal Committee\nGlen Canyon Dam Spillway (1983-1984) – Bill McCormick\, Reclamation Civil Engineer\, retired\, and Gary Boring\, Keo Civil\, LLC\nAudubon of Kansas v. Department of the Interior et al. (Impairment of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Kansas) – Kenny Titus\, Kansas Department of Agriculture\n \nJune 25\, 2021\n196th Full Council Meeting\nWater Resources Stewardship in Yellowstone National Park – Erin White\, National Park Service\, Yellowstone Center for Resources\nThe Internet of Water – Peter Colohan\, Internet of Water Executive Director \nMeeting Venue:\nThe WSWC meetings were held at the Holiday Inn at Buffalo Bill Village located at 1701 Sheridan Avenue in Cody\, Wyoming. \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-summer-2021-196th-meetings/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210421T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210421T110000
DTSTAMP:20260818T194600Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T194600Z
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SUMMARY:Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics (Crop-CASMA) System for Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:Soil moisture is a very important parameter in determining agricultural yield and productivity. The tool\, Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics (Crop-CASMA)\, provides access to high-resolution data from NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument in a user-friendly format. Soil moisture data are critical for professionals in the agriculture and natural resources sectors who use soil moisture in tandem with other data to plan crop planting\, forecast yields\, track droughts or floods\, and improve weather forecasts. Crop-CASMA is available for free online at https://cloud.csiss.gmu.edu/Crop-CASMA/. \nPresenter: Rajat Bindlish\, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center \nPresentation slides: Bindlish_WestFAST_2021 \nVideo link: https://youtu.be/E96wI0mRgt8
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/crop-condition-and-soil-moisture-analytics-crop-casma-system-for-agriculture/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210415T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210416T090000
DTSTAMP:20260818T201303Z
CREATED:20260812T215918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T201303Z
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SUMMARY:WSWC/ICWP/NWSA Washington\, DC Roundtable (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:The Western States Water Council\, as well as the Interstate Council on Water Policy and the National Water Supply Alliance co-hosted a joint Washington\, DC Roundtable in the Spring of 2021.  The virtual event was held in two sessions on April 15 (noon to 3:30 p.m. Central) and April 16 (9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central). \nThe program included updates from the US Geological Survey\, NOAA-National Weather Service\, US Army Corps of Engineers\, National Integrated Drought Information System\, US Environmental Protection Agency\, and key congressional committee staff. \nThanks to all who attended and participated. \nROUNDTABLE AGENDA\nSpeaker Biographies\nRegistrant Lists:\n April 15\, 2021 – Wash DC Roundtable – Registration Report\nApril 16\, 2021 – Wash DC Roundtable – Registration Report\n \nPROGRAM (at a glance) \nThursday\, April 15–12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Central time\nNOAA/National Weather Service\nNational Integrated Drought Information System update\nUS Geological Survey–Water Mission Area\nUS Geological Survey–NHD+ Mapping Update \nFriday\, April 16–9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central time\nUS Army Corps of Engineers\nUS Environmental Protection Agency\nWhite House Council on Environmental Quality\nCongressional panel \n\nMEETING SUMMARY \nSummary of Washington\, DC Roundtable – 2021 \nPRESENTATIONS \nNational Weather Service\nMary Erickson – NOAA Water Resources Prediction and IDSS\nDr. Tom Graziano – NOAA Water Resources Prediction and IDSS\nDr. David DeWitt – Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017: Sub-Seasonal and Seasonal (S2S) Forecasting Innovation (Public Law 115-25\, Section 201) \nVeva Deheza – National Integrated Drought Information System\n \nU.S. Geological Survey\nDr. Don Cline – Water Resources Mission Area Briefing\nMindi Dalton – Water Resources Availability Portfolio (WRAP)\nChad Wagner – USGS Integrated Water Monitoring Initiatives\nVicki Lukas – 3D National Topography Model (3DNTM) \nICWP Intern Projects \nU.S. Army Corps of Engineers\nStephen Hill – Director of Contingency Operations and Chief\, Homeland Security\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\nDr. Cary Talbot – Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO)
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-icwp-nwsa-washington-dc-roundtable-virtual/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210323T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210325T000000
DTSTAMP:20260818T201300Z
CREATED:20260812T215917Z
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SUMMARY:WSWC Spring 2021 (195th) Meetings
DESCRIPTION:The WSWC Spring (195th) Meetings were hosted virtually by the State of Texas on March 23-25\, 2021. \nMEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS for download (22MB) –\nWSWC Briefing Materials – Spring 2021 Meetings\n\nMINUTES\nExecutive Committee Minutes_Virtual Spring Meeting – Mar 5\, 2021\nWater Resources Committee _Virtual_Spring Meeting – Mar 24\, 2021\nWater Quality Committee Minutes – Virtual Spring Meeting – March 24\, 2021\nLegal Committee Minutes – Virtual Spring Meeting – March 25\, 2021\nFull Council (195th) Minutes – Virtual Spring Meeting – March 25\, 2021\n \nMEETING SCHEDULE – Schedule of Meetings – Spring 2021 – March 23-25 \nAGENDA\nFriday\, March 5 (Mountain Standard Time)\n1:00 pm          Executive Committee Meeting \n  _   _   _   _   _ \nTuesday\, March 23  (Mountain Daylight Time)\n1:00 pm         Meet and Greet\n1:45 pm         Overview of the New Website Design\n2:00 pm         Texas Host State Presentation / Virtual Field Trip \nWednesday\, March 24\n9:00 am        Water Resources Committee\n12:30 pm      Water Quality Committee \nThursday\, March 25\n9:00 am        Legal Committee\n12:30 pm      WSWC Full Council (195th) Meeting \n\nPRESENTATIONS \nMarch 23\, 2021\nHost State Presentations:\nTexas Water Development Board (TWDB)\, Brooke T. Paup\, Director\, TWDB\nTexas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)\, Earl Lott\, Director\, Office of Water\, TCEQ\nVirtual Rio Grande Field Trip – Video  \nMarch 24\, 2021\nWater Resources Committee\nFLOODS and PRECIP Act Needs and Benefits\, Bill McCormick\, President\, Association of State Dam Safety Officials/Chief\, Colorado Dam Safety\nCorps Alternative Financing Program\, Aaron Snyder\, Program Manager\nTexas State Water Planning\, Financing\, & Infrastructure\, Kathleen Ligon\, Special Advisory to Executive Administrator\, TWDB\nThe WSWC Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Program: Update and Demo\, Adel Abdallah\, Program Manager\, WaDE and Ryan James\, Data Analyst \nWater Quality Committee\nRegulatory Authority for Oil and Gas Facility Discharges\, David Galindo\, Director\, TCEQ\nCalifornia Desal\, Wendy Ridderbusch\, Executive Director \nMarch 25\, 2021\nLegal Committee\nUniversal Access to Clean and Safe Water\, Bidtah Becker\, Associate Attorney\, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority\, and Anne Castle\, Senior Fellow\, Getches-Wilkinson Center\, University of Colorado Law School\nAllocation of Conserved Water\, Tom Byler\, Director\, Oregon Water Resources Department \n195th Full Council Meeting\nSan Antonio’s Vista Ridge Pipeline Project\, Weir Labatt\, Retired\, Central Texas Regional Supply Corporation\nWestFAST Update\, Patrick Lambert\, WestFAST Chair
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/wswc-spring-2021-195th-meetings/
CATEGORIES:WSWC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210317T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210317T110000
DTSTAMP:20260818T194618Z
CREATED:20260812T215912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T194618Z
UID:26044608-1615975200-1615978800@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:The Southwest Oklahoma Water Supply Action Plan
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 17\, 2021\, at 10:00 AM MST \nThe goal of the Southwest Oklahoma Water Supply Action Plan (SWAP) is to bring the communities in the region together to work collectively toward securing the future of the region for decades to come. SWAP identifies steps to be taken to move Southwest Oklahoma forward in the face of increasing drought and securing a sustainable economy for generations to come. \nPresenter\nDuane Smith\, ​Duane Smith & Associates \nPresentation: SWAP Overview 2021 \nRecording of webinar \nFor additional information\, contact Heather Hofman: hhofman@wswc.utah.gov
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/the-southwest-oklahoma-water-supply-action-plan/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210217T110000
DTSTAMP:20260813T023531Z
CREATED:20260812T220101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T023531Z
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SUMMARY:The Reclamation Fund
DESCRIPTION:The Reclamation Fund\nWednesday\, February 17\, 2021\, at 10:00 AM MST \nThe Reclamation Fund was created through The Reclamation Act of 1902. The fund was originally designed to support irrigation projects in the western United States\, and its funding came primarily from the sale of federal land and timber. Over the years\, Congress explored new revenue sources for the fund\, and expanded the projects the fund was authorized to support. More info is available here: Reclamation_Fund_Overview – As of FY 2021 PB\n\nThis presentation will describe The Reclamation Fund and how it works\, report historical and current balances\, and explain why the fund balances are growing. \nPresenter\nGlenna S. Sawyers\, Budget Analyst \nBureau of Reclamation Program and Budget\, Department of Interior. \nWebinar Recording \n \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/the-reclamation-fund/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210120T110000
DTSTAMP:20260813T023534Z
CREATED:20260812T220109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T023534Z
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SUMMARY:M4: Next Generation AI-Based NRCS Water Supply Forecasting System
DESCRIPTION:The US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has monitored snowpack and issued seasonal water supply forecasts (WSFs) for close to 100 years. Today\, NRCS operates the SNOTEL network and the largest stand-alone operational WSF system in the American West. Here\, we introduce the next generation of this WSF system. The resulting prediction analytics engine\, called M 4\, is a careful blend of proven and fresh concepts\, including multi-model ensembles\, probabilistic prediction\, and several directions in artificial intelligence. To our knowledge\, it is the largest transition of machine learning into operational hydrologic forecasting so far\, facilitated in part by a design ethos based on determining and meeting the specific and detailed needs of the operational WSF community. Hindcast testing\, and live operational testing during the 2020 forecast season\,  demonstrate improved accuracy\, objectivity\, robustness\, geophysical interpretability\, and amenability to automation relative to existing methods. \nPresenter\nDr. Sean Fleming\, Applied R&D Technical Lead\, National Water and Climate Center\, NRCS\, USDA\, Portland; College of Earth\, Ocean\, and Atmospheric Sciences\, and Water Resources Graduate Program\, Oregon State University\, Corvallis; and Department of Earth\, Ocean\, and Atmospheric Sciences\, University of British Columbia\, Vancouver \nWebinar Slides \nFlemingEtAl_WestFAST_Webinar_20Jan2021 \nWebinar Recording
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/m4-next-generation-ai-based-nrcs-water-supply-forecasting-system/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201208T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201208T180000
DTSTAMP:20260813T023536Z
CREATED:20260812T220109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T023536Z
UID:26044666-1607414400-1607450400@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:Salinity in the Western United States
DESCRIPTION:This WestFAST hosted webinar brought together salinity experts who shared their knowledge and experiences addressing salinity in the western United States.  For WestFAST’s PowerPoint click here.\n \n 
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/salinity-in-the-western-united-states/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201118T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201118T180000
DTSTAMP:20260813T023532Z
CREATED:20260812T220108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T023532Z
UID:26044664-1605686400-1605722400@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:The Bureau of Reclamation’s Transportation Program
DESCRIPTION:This WestFAST hosted webinar provided participants with an overview of the program\, including a sampling of partnerships and projects to date.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/the-bureau-of-reclamations-transportation-program/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201021T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201021T000000
DTSTAMP:20260818T202255Z
CREATED:20260812T220110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T202255Z
UID:26044667-1603238400-1603238400@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:The Bureau of Reclamation’s Prize Competitions Program
DESCRIPTION:In this WestFAST hosted webinar\, participants heard more about the Prize Competitions Program\, including an introduction Prize Competitions\, an overview of the Program’s portfolio of activities\, and a summary of the Program’s outcomes.  For the Bureau of Reclamation’s PowerPoint click here.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/the-bureau-of-reclamations-prize-competitions-program/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201013T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201015T000000
DTSTAMP:20260813T023558Z
CREATED:20260812T220154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T023558Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200929T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200929T000000
DTSTAMP:20260818T202254Z
CREATED:20260812T220100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T202254Z
UID:26044662-1601337600-1601337600@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:Open ET (Forrest Melton\, NASA)
DESCRIPTION:The OpenET team presented an overview of the project goals and technical approach\, highlighting early use cases and applications\, provided a demonstration of the user interface\, and hosted a discussion for general feedback and questions.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/open-et-forrest-melton-nasa/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200923T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200923T000000
DTSTAMP:20260818T202253Z
CREATED:20260812T220110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T202253Z
UID:26044668-1600819200-1600819200@westernstateswater.org
SUMMARY:Energy-Water-Emissions Dashboard (Julian Fulton\, PhD\, California State University\, Sacramento\, Department of Environmental Studies)
DESCRIPTION:This WestFAST-hosted webinar briefed attendees on an interactive\, web services-based website dashboard displaying information on nationwide power plant activity\, including: up-to-date monthly electricity generation\, water use\, and greenhouse gas emissions; maps and charts of aggregated data at the facility\, watershed (HUC-8)\, county\, and state scales; projections to 2050; a demonstration of the dashboard\, showing examples of data queries and available web services.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/energy-water-emissions-dashboard-julian-fulton-phd-california-state-university-sacramento-department-of-environmental-studies/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200917T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200917T000000
DTSTAMP:20260818T202253Z
CREATED:20260812T220100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T202253Z
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SUMMARY:The Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Program
DESCRIPTION:This WestFAST-hosted webinar briefed attendees on the multiple program components of WaterSMART\, including their differences and the general timelines for funding opportunity announcements – when\, how long\, awards\, etc.  A demonstration of the WaterSMART Data Visualization Tool was also provided; and plans for sharing recent WaterSMART accomplishments was discussed\, along with new features of the program.  For the Bureau of Reclamation’s Water Resources and Planning Office’s PowerPoint click here.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/the-bureau-of-reclamations-watersmart-program/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200825T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200825T000000
DTSTAMP:20260818T202252Z
CREATED:20260812T220059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T202252Z
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SUMMARY:Update on the Western States Water Council Water Data Exchange (WaDE) 2.0
DESCRIPTION:This WestFAST-hosted webinar updated attendees on the recent development of WaDE and demoed its new 2.0 system.  This demo showed examples of dashboard data queries to water rights and aggregate water use data for many states across the western United States.  The presentation highlighted coordination with the USGS Water-Use Data and Research Program and collaboration with the Bureau of Reclamation on their water budget data management efforts in the Colorado River Basin.   For the WSWC’s PowerPoint click here.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/update-on-the-western-states-water-council-water-data-exchange-wade-2-0/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200729T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200729T000000
DTSTAMP:20260818T202238Z
CREATED:20260812T220059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T202238Z
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SUMMARY:EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program
DESCRIPTION:The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program (WIFIA) accelerates investment in our nation’s water infrastructure by providing long-term\, low-cost supplemental loans for regionally and nationally significant projects.  The WIFIA program was established by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014.  This WestFAST-hosted webinar provided attendees with an overview of the WIFIA Program\, including borrower spotlights\, program accomplishments to date\, and upcoming notices of funding availability.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/epas-water-infrastructure-finance-and-innovation-act-wifia-program/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200722T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200722T000000
DTSTAMP:20260813T023613Z
CREATED:20260812T220245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T023613Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200715T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200715T000000
DTSTAMP:20260818T202236Z
CREATED:20260812T220050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T202236Z
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SUMMARY:NRCS’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program – A look at a few Water Supply Projects involving Water Agencies in the West
DESCRIPTION:This WestFAST-hosted webinar provided attendees with an overview of the NRCS’s RCPP\, including a look at a few active RCPP water supply projects involving water agencies in the West.  For NRCS’s PowerPoint click here.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/nrcss-regional-conservation-partnership-program-a-look-at-a-few-water-supply-projects-involving-water-agencies-in-the-west/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200708T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200708T000000
DTSTAMP:20260818T202235Z
CREATED:20260812T220050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T202235Z
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SUMMARY:The National Water Reuse Action Plan
DESCRIPTION:This WestFAST-hosted webinar provided attendees (WSWC states and WestFAST member agencies) with an overview of the Plan – including strategic themes and key actions to be implemented across the water user community.
URL:https://westernstateswater.org/event/the-national-water-reuse-action-plan/
CATEGORIES:WestFAST
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