Connect the Drops: IoW Coalition Newsletter

Events

IoW Coalition Webinar

Geoconnex 101: The Water Data Fragmentation Solution

Featuring Emily Wiggans, Senior Analyst, Internet of Water at the Center for Geospatial Solutions

August 30, 2023 | 4pm ET (1pm PT)

CUAHSI Cyberseminar Series

Navigating Academic Waters Series with AGU H3S: Finding your Niche

A webinar series hosted by CUAHSI

Sep 14 - Nov 17, 2023 | 1pm-2pm ET

2023 CA Water Data Summit

Intelligent Questioning (IQ): Sharing Water Wisdom

An event focused on sharing insights and best practices on how to use data to address California's water challenges

September 7-8, 2023 | Stanford University

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AWRA 2023 Annual Water Resources Conference

A conference featuring innovative, practical, and applied water resource management solutions, techniques, and research

November 6-8, 2023 | Raleigh, NC

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Water Features: An IoW Blog

Bringing Big Data to the Basin: Transforming Nutrient Tracking with The Great Lakes to Gulf Virtual Observatory

Nutrient management in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin is a complicated undertaking. Excess nitrogen and phosphorus from various point and non-point sources contribute to the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico as well as to local hot spots of excess nutrients throughout the Basin.

The 12 mainstem Mississippi River states that form the federal/state Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force are working to improve water quality and show a measured reduction in the size of the hypoxic zone. Tracking progress on nutrient loss reduction is not an easy task, and that is where the Great Lakes to Gulf Virtual Observatory (GLTG) can help. An interactive GIS-based tool that integrates water quality data with land use and conservation practices information, GLTG is a one-stop-shop for policy makers and stakeholders to access water quality data and guide their decision-making to improve water quality in the Mississippi River Basin.

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Building Capacity for Water Security: the NC Rural Water Association

In 2021, the Duke University IoW team partnered with the NCRWA to help build technical capacity, through the development of BoundarySync. This video highlights the invaluable service NCRWA provides to rural utilities across NC.

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Water Data is the 2nd Greatest Challenge to Water Management

A recent report by the Water Policy Group found that inadequate and inaccessible data and information was the second greatest challenge to achieving or maintaining good water management for nations across the globe.

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New White Paper on Digital Transformation in the Water Sector

Xylem has released a new white paper based on insights from global water, wastewater, and stormwater utility leaders and experts. It charts utilities' journey toward digital transformation and the lessons they learned along the way.

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Webinar Video Released: The Pacific Northwest Streamflow Data Landscape

Did you miss our webinar on the Pacific Northwest Streamflow Data Catalog? You can now watch the video on our YouTube channel! The Streamflow Data Catalog captures 2,661 continuous streamflow monitoring locations from 32 organizations.

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Job Opportunities

Senior Hydrologist, WRAP Hydrology Bureau

New Mexico Office of the State Engineer

Sante Fe, NM | Full-time

The purpose of this position is to perform complex hydrologic, hydrogeologic, and engineering analyses and evaluations for Water Rights Administration, Adjudications, Interstate Stream Compact compliance, subdivision review, and other water planning and management functions. This position develops and utilizes complex hydrologic models to assess the impacts of pending and new diversions on the hydrologic system and effectively communicates methods and results. This position produces hydrologic data and analyses, technical memoranda and reports, exhibits, and expert reports, interrogatory questions and responses, written and oral expert testimony, scopes of work, presentations, computer programs, policies, and procedures. This position also provides sound technical support for agency water resource management activities and participates in the preparation of new rules and regulations and Guidelines.

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Deputy Director, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission

New Mexico Office of the State Engineer

Sante Fe, NM | Full-time

This position assists the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (NMISC) Director in supervising the NMISC's bureau chiefs, supporting team-building efforts agency-wide, and further development of technical and institutional capabilities. Work will include development of staff recommendations for Commission consideration; ensuring successful staff coordination related to Commission meetings; strategic planning; supporting presentations to and coordination with legislative committees and the New Mexico congressional delegation; and ongoing reporting and coordination with Governor's office. It will also assist the Director in administrative activities including financial management oversight, group member performance appraisals, salary management, and human resources issues.

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Senior Program Manager, Telemetered Data Project

California Water Data Consortium

Remote | Full-time

The California Water Data Consortium, a nonprofit organization that supports data-informed water management decisions in California, is looking for a qualified individual to fill the position of Senior Program Manager to support the Consortium’s Telemetered Water Data Project. The Senior Program Manager for Telemetered Data will be responsible for guiding the collaborative development of recommendations to support reporting of telemetered diversion data to the State of California. This two-year project will include the development of watershed-specific and scalable recommendations based on research from other jurisdictions, interviews, focus groups, and other analyses.

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