2019 Symposium on the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims The Western States Water Council and Native American Rights Fund held their sixteenth biennial Symposium on the Settlement of Indian Reserved Water Rights Claims on August 13-15, 2019. The meetings were held at the Harrah’s Resort Southern California in Funner, California. AGENDA PACKET MATERIALS […]
WIMS Workshop WORKSHOP GOALS To 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 WestFAST-hosted webinar provided an overview of the Presidential Memorandum, Action Plans developed by participating Federal Agencies in response to the Memorandum, current activities, and next steps.
The U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) Water Resources Mission Area has established new interrelated strategic priorities to guide its work over the coming years to help the Nation address growing challenges to its water supply, infrastructure, and aquatic ecosystems. This WestFAST-hosted webinar introduced attendees to three new USGS Priority Programs: (1) Next Generation Water Observing System […]
This WestFAST-hosted webinar provided an overview of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which was signed into law on December 4, 2015. Title 41 of the FAST Act (FAST-41) (42 U.S.C. § 4370m) was designed to improve the timeliness, predictability, and transparency of the Federal environmental review and authorization process for covered infrastructure projects. […]
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 […]
Due to COVID19 Travel Restrictions and Concerns, the R2O Workshop April 22-23, 2020 is CANCELLED until further notice. VENUE: National Academy of Sciences Beckman Center 100 Academy, Irvine, California 92617 WORKSHOP OVERVIEW & OBJECTIVES: This workshop will build upon the insights identified and connections established in August 2019 during the first WSWC-WWAO workshop on research […]
This WestFAST-hosted webinar introduced attendees to: (1) the history of watershed and wildfire management in the Forest Service; (2) subsequent post-burn issues, including impacts to water supplies; and (3) provided examples of current approaches to engage with communities, water utilities, states, tribes, others to respond and improve the landscape, lower wildfire risk, and protect water […]
This WestFAST hosted webinar provided an overview of the 2019 revisions to regulations under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act. The presentation covered the changes to the regulations governing the process for listing/delisting species and designating critical habitat and the regulations pertaining to protections for threatened species (i.e., 4(d) rules).
This WestFAST hosted webinar provided updates on the USGS’s Water Mission Area: Water Resources Availability and Water Observing Systems Portfolios.