AGENDA

Water Information Management Systems Workshop

Courtyard by Marriott - Lake Union

Seattle, Washington

September 24-26, 2007

Monday, September 24

12:30 p.m.         Welcome and Introductions

                          Ken Slattery, Washington DOE, Water Resources Program Manager

                          Steve Bernath, Washington DOE Water Quality Program

                          Tony Willardson, Deputy Director, Western States Water Council

  1:00 p.m.          Washington’s Water Management Challenges

                          Washington State’s Water Information Systems

                          Jeremiah Miller, Department of Ecology, Water Resources Program

  3:00 p.m.          BREAK

  3:30 p.m.          Water Resources Information Management Needs and Challenges

                          An Informal State Roundtable Discussion

  5:00 p.m.          ADJOURN

  6:00 p.m.          SOCIAL HOUR (hosted by CDM)

Tuesday, September 25

  7:30 a.m.          CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

  8:00 a.m.          Assessing & Projecting Present & Future Water Supply & Use

                          Kansas Water Use Program - Rich Eubank, Kansas Division of Water Resources

Wyoming Water Supply and Water Use Forecasting - Steve Wolf, Wyoming State Engineer’s Office

Water Planning and Predictive Tools in Oregon - Barry Norris, Oregon Department of Water Resources

Data Handling, Processing & Dissemination: Texas' Regional Water Planning

Dr. Barney Austin, Texas Water Development Board

10:00 a.m.         BREAK

10:30 a.m.         Arizona’s Water Atlas Project and Hydrologic Monitoring Program - Linda Stitzer, Arizona Department of Water Resources

Use-Based Estimation of Diversion and Depletion Amounts in Utah - Bill Schlotthauer, Utah Division of Water Rights

Using Evapotranspiration Data in Idaho - Tony Morse, Idaho Department of Water Resources

12:00 p.m.         LUNCH SPEAKER - Climate Change Challenges in Washington State

Dr. Alan F. Hamlet, Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington

  1:00 p.m.          Colorado Decision Support Systems and Information Management - Carolyn Fritz and Susan Lesovsky, Colorado Water Conservation Board

The Oklahoma Water Plan and Water Information Mapping System - Robert Sandbo and Andy Scurlock, Oklahoma Water Resources Board

  2:00 p.m.          National Water Data Initiatives and Federal Water Supply Predictive Tools

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Water Research and Predictive Tools - Chuck Hennig and John Osterberg, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver

  3:00 p.m.          BREAK

  3:30 p.m.          Recent Activities of Two National Committees: SWAQ and ACWI - Jody Eimers, U.S. Geological Survey

The Corps IWR-Main Water Demand Management Suite - Eva Opitz, CDM

NRCS/NWCC Activities and the National Integrated Drought Information System - Phil Pasteris, National Water and Climate Center

  5:30 p.m.          ADJOURN

Wednesday, September 26

 7:30 a.m.           CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 8:00 a.m.           Surface & Ground Water Supplies/Water Rights Administration & Adjudication

Public Access to Water Rights Accounting Data in Idaho - Tony Morse, Idaho Department of Water Resources

Wyoming’s Ground Water Management Plan - Jeremy Manley, Wyoming State Engineer’s Office

The Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Model: Interstate Modeling - Guy Gregory, Washington Department of Ecology, Water Resources Program

Water Rights Administration and Water Use in Nevada - Dave Wooldridge, Nevada State Engineer’s Office

10:00 a.m.         BREAK

10:30 a.m.         Utah’s Water Resources Research Center: Applied Research Activities - Mac McKee, Utah State University, Utah Water Research Laboratory

11:00 a.m.         WGA Water Report/Corps Western Watersheds Study - Tony Willardson

11:30 a.m.         WORKSHOP WRAP-UP

12:00 noon        ADJOURN