In Fall of 2014, three states agreed to partner on a grant application to the EPA’s National Environmental Information Exchange Network (NEIEN) or Exchange Network (EN), for short to fund the completion of the WaDE Project infrastructure deployment within their local environments. In August of 2015, the grant was awarded and the partners received approval to begin working on the project. This webpage is a central location for FY2015 EN Grant recipients to access and share information concerning their progress on the grant activities.
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February 2017 – FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner February 2017 Meeting
Meeting Agenda – February 2017
Meeting Minutes – February 2017
Meeting Summary: The partners discussed the current implementation efforts, progress made in deployments, the reimbursement request that will be sent to the lead agency, and the WaDE rollout effort in April. The partners were also updated on WUDR program announcement timelines and on the EN conference.
Action Items:
- Follow-up meeting with Nevada – WSWC, NV
- Follow-up with SD on flat-file transfer options – WSWC, SD
- Announce WUDR program, if available by the next meeting – WSWC
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December 2016 – FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner December 2016 Meeting
Meeting Agenda – December 2016
Meeting Minutes – December 2016
Meeting Summary: The partners discussed the current implementation efforts in South Dakota and how to request reimbursement. They discussed the USGS Water Use Data Research program and how that might fit in with SD’s plans for reporting system augmentation. They discussed attending the EN conference.
Action Items:
- Send reimbursement template to SD – WSWC
- Send WUDR and EN conference information to all partners – WSWC
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October 5th, 2016 – FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner October 2016 Meeting
FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner – Meeting Agenda – October 2016
FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner – Minutes – October 2016
Meeting Materials:
Meeting Summary: The partners discussed the current implementation efforts in South Dakota and possible additional datasets that could provide “use cases” for WaDE data downloads. The partners were reminded to put together their first reimbursement requests in October. They talked about other EN grant requirements – ENDS and RCS – and how these were being completed by creating a WaDE Github Repository.
Action Items:
- Send reimbursement requests to WSWC – SD, NV
- Send reimbursement request package to CDWR – WSWC
- Review any datasets for a “use case” – All partners
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August 3rd, 2016 – FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner August 2016 Meeting
FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner – Meeting Agenda – August 2016
FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner – Minutes – August 2016
Meeting Materials:
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Meeting Summary: The partners met to discuss getting started with implementation and timelines for beginning the work. They discussed how to receive reimbursement and whether or not to continue with monthly meetings through the implementation phase.
Action Items:
- Continue to check in with partners to see when they can begin the work – WSWC
- Provide financial points of contact so that WSWC can streamline transfer of funds – NV/SD
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April 25th, 2016 – FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner April 2016 Meeting
April 2016 Meeting Minutes
Meeting Materials:
- N/A
Meeting Summary:
Action Items:
- Finalize contract – CDWR/WSWC
- Modify WSWC contract for SD and NV – WSWC
- Review and amend the contract – SD and NV
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March 15th, 2016 – FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner March 2016 Meeting
Meeting Materials:
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Meeting Summary:
Action Items:
- Finalize contract – CDWR/WSWC
- Modify WSWC contract for SD and NV – WSWC
- Review and amend the contract – SD and NV
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February 3rd, 2016 – FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner February 2016 Meeting
Meeting Materials:
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Meeting Summary: WSWC showed the draft contract and the group discussed its contents, and how the delivery of funds would be accomplished. Sara gave an update on timelines for WaDE rollout.
Action Items:
- Finalize contract – CDWR/WSWC
- Modify WSWC contract for SD and NV – WSWC
- Review and amend the contract – SD and NV
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December 22, 2015 – FY2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner December 2015 Meeting
Meeting Materials:
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Meeting Summary: CDWR staff discussed the steps involved for drafting contracts for the partners. Sara gave an update on the WaDE beta portal and recent progress with other states. The WaDE components have been updated for newer platforms. Timelines for project execution were discussed.
Action Items:
- Develop WSWC contract – CDWR
- Modify WSWC contract for SD and NV – WSWC
- Review and amend the contract – SD and NV
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November 4, 2015 – FY 2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner November Meeting
Meeting Materials:
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Meeting Summary: Sara gave a demo of the current beta portal and described the different datatypes, how to change URL parameters for different searches, how to access the XML, updating the WaDE components for newer systems, and methodology information. CDWR gave an update on the status of contracts.
Action Items:
- Develop WSWC contract – CDWR
- Modify WSWC contract for SD and NV – WSWC
- Review and amend the contract – SD and NV
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September 24, 2015 – FY 2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner September Meeting (email correspondence)
Email Summary: Sara gave an update on the contract status between CDWR and the UCSD Supercomputer Center. She also gave an update on the template contract that will be developed for the WSWC/SD/NV. She will update the partners as that step is completed.
Action Items:
- WSWC will keep partners updated on contract template
- CDWR will set up interagency agreement with Dr. Helly’s group and also use the template contract developed by WSWC to add California’s terms and conditions for pass-through funding.
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August 24, 2015 – FY 2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner “Kick-off” Meeting with Nevada
Meeting Materials:
Meeting Summary: Sara gave an overview of the current status of the WaDE project. The group discussed possible implementation approaches. Sara went over the proposed method of contract administration and some of the contract documents. They agreed to a minor budget adjustment and to meet monthly.
Action Items:
- WSWC will prepare contract templates
- NDWR will review contracts and amend as needed
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August 21, 2015 – FY 2015 WaDE-EN Grant Partner “Kick-off” Meeting with South Dakota
Meeting Materials:
Meeting Summary: Sara gave an overview of the current status of the WaDE project. The SD group discussed possible implementation approaches. Sara went over the proposed method of contract administration and some of the contract documents. The group agreed to a minor budget adjustment and to meet monthly.
Action Items:
- DENR will check on authority for contracts
- WSWC will prepare contract templates
- DENR will review contracts and amend as needed
- WSWC will schedule another meeting in late September