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 […]
The Reclamation Fund Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 10:00 AM MST The 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 […]
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at 10:00 AM MST The 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 […]
The WSWC Spring (195th) Meetings were hosted virtually by the State of Texas on March 23-25, 2021. MEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS for download (22MB) – WSWC Briefing Materials – Spring 2021 Meetings MINUTES Executive Committee Minutes_Virtual Spring Meeting – Mar 5, 2021 Water Resources Committee _Virtual_Spring Meeting – Mar 24, 2021 Water Quality Committee Minutes – […]
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). […]
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 WSWC returned to in-person meetings in Summer 2021! The WSWC Summer (196th) Meetings were held in Cody, Wyoming on June 23-25, 2021. MEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS for download (40.6MB) – Briefing Materials – 196th WSWC Meetings – Cody, WY MINUTES Executive Committee Minutes – June 3, 2021 Water Resources Committee Minutes – June 23, 2021 […]
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. MEETING MATERIALS – for download To view a recording of the meetings please click here. PowerPoint […]
South Dakota hosted the WSWC Fall 2021 (197th) meetings in Deadwood, South Dakota on September 14 – 16, 2021. MEETING BRIEFING MATERIALS – Briefing Materials _2021 Fall Meetings (197)_ Deadwood (24.4 MB) Tab J – Report Links: CAWA “Meeting Colorado’s Future Water Supply Needs” – September 2008 The Water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard-DRAFT-April-26-2012 MINUTES Executive […]
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 […]