How should water data be structured and published to inform a wide range of decision-making activities for so many purposes?

Here are a few stakeholder engagement reports from the leading states on this topic: California, Texas, and New Mexico. 

• Informing the Implementation of California’s Open and Transparent Water Data Act through Research and Engagement, January 2018
  https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DataForWaterDecisionMaking.pdf

• Connecting Texas Water Data Workshop: Building an Internet for Water
  https://libguides.tamusa.edu/ld.php?content_id=42020932

• A Summary of Stakeholder Perspectives on New Mexico’s Water Resources and Data Needs 2021New Mexico, August 2021
  https://newmexicowaterdata.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/StakeholderPerspectives_August2021.pdf

• A Document for Focus Groups to Help the WaDE Team Refine, Revise, and Improve the
  Designs of the Upcoming Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Tool. September 2021
  https://westernstateswater.org/wade-updates/2021/westdaat-use-cases-and-personas/

Synthesis report and a dashboard

• Internet of Water Revisited: Building an Internet of Water, July 2019
  https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Addendum-to-IoW.pdf
• Western Water Use Case Repository

1.  This dashboard allows you to search for water-related use cases quickly and easily, and discover the data that support your use case.
   https://public.tableau.com/views/UseCaseRepoDashboard_Google_0/SearchUseCasesByCategories?:language=en-US&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link
2. This dashboard allows you to search for water-related use case data sources quickly and easily, and discover the data that support your use case.
   https://public.tableau.com/views/SearchByDataSource/SearchByDataSource?:embed=y&:embed_code_version=3&:loadOrderID=0&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link