NWDTW 2024

The Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) program is designed to enhance water observations in basins representative of major hydrologic regions of the U.S. to better support water availability assessments, management, and prediction. NGWOS will do so by providing high-resolution, real-time data on water quantity, quality, and use, as well as advance the development and application of new sensor technologies and remote sensing methods. This presentation will provide an update on the planning and implementation of monitoring in the NGWOS basins including basin selection, monitoring implementation, and research and development priorities.

Water Science Centers in the NAAR have embraced an approach that extends their operations beyond their respective centers to share expertise and resources across the region. This is being done through a number of regional working groups that include training and tool development, as well as annual regional AD/FOC face-to-face meetings. This session aims to be a discussion about the successes and limitations of this regional-level approach.

USGS is the largest provider of in situ water data in the world and has delivered real-time water information on the web for decades. We are in the midst of a multi-year effort to modernize websites and services to increase usability and to take advantage of modern mobile devices and web technology. As the availability of modernized features and pages in WDFN continues to grow, we are also focusing on decommission of legacy NWISweb pages. This talk will share updates on the latest features released, as well as plans for the coming months and what to expect with legacy decommissions. In addition, we’ll explore how users can access and interact with USGS water data, either from high-volume data streams such as APIs and web services, through next-generation interactive web pages, or mobile-friendly, map-based dashboards.

This presentation will provide an overview of the history and development of the SAWSC Women in Science Group. We will highlight what the group has accomplished and present short- and long-term goals for the future. Our hope is to reach anyone who is interested in beginning or is part of a group like this one in their own Center.

This presentation will present initial results of the recent Federal Priority Streamgage (FPS) Network Open Season, with a first look at the new network design of eligible locations based upon discussions from multiple federal partners.