The Western States Water Council Fall (202nd) Meetings was held in Anchorage, Alaska on September 12-14, 2023, at the Aloft Anchorage Hotel.
MATERIALS TO DOWNLOAD: Briefing Book Materials for the WSWC Fall 2023 Meetings – Anchorage, Alaska
MINUTES:
Water Resources Committee
Executive Committee
Water Quality Committee
Legal Committee
Full Council
AGENDAS
Water Resources Committee
Executive Committee
Water Quality Committee
Legal Committee
Full Council
PRESENTATIONS:
Tuesday, September 12
Our Alaska hosts arranged a full day field trip with stops that included:
Alaska Water and Wastewater Utility (AWWU) Drinking Water Treatment Facility
Eklutna Hydroelectric Project Powerhouse
Eklutna Village
Eklutna Lake
Wednesday, September 13
Water Resources Committee Meeting
Alaska Water Resources – Tom Barrett, Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Implications of AI to Water Management and Water Law – James Davenport, Attorney at Law, JHDavenport, LLC
NIDIS Climate Adaptive Drought Planning Platform – Gretel Follingstad, Coordinator/Drought Planning Lead, Intermountain West Drought Early Warning System, NOAA – NIDIS
Landsat Next – Timothy Stryker, Chief, Outreach and Collaboration Branch, USGS
National Water Assessment – Brian Clark, Program Coordinator, Water Availability & Use Science Program, USGS
WaDE, WestDAAT and OpenET Conservation Tool – Adel Abdallah, Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Program Manager
Water Quality Committee Meeting
Alaska Water Quality Issues – Dan Graham, General Manager, Donlin Gold
Nebraska CWA §404 Assumption Process and CWA Section 404 Assumption Investigation Report – Jim Macy, Director, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
Legal Committee Meeting
Alaska Legal Issues – Julie Pack, Alaska Department of Law
Instream Flow Council – Christopher Estes, Chalk Board Enterprises, LLC
Thursday, September 14
WSWC Full Council (202nd) Meeting
