Events

IoW Webinar

Geoconnex: A Community Index for Water Data

With Kyle Onda, Associate Director of the IoW Initiative at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

December 6, 2022 | 2:30-3:30PM ET

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Water and Climate: What COP27 Means for You

A hybrid (in-person and virtual) event hosted by the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions

November 16, 2022 | 8:30AM-2:00PM ET

Washington, DC and online

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CUAHSI Cyberseminar Series

Making Waves in Water Science: Open Source Tools

Hosted by Clara Cogswell, Community Support Hydrologist, CUAHSI

November 1-29, 2022 | 12pm ET

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CUAHSI Biennial Colloquium  

Share your research, attend workshops and form new collaborations. 

June 11-14, 2023 | Tahoe City, CA


More details coming soon at CUAHSI.org

Eighth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds (ICRW)

(ICRW) brings together watershed scientists, stakeholders, and managers to share scientific advances and management strategies to sustain the country’s water resources.

June 5-8, 2023 | Corvallis, OR

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Water Features: An IoW Blog

Putting Tribal & Community Science Data to Work in State Systems Using Collaboration and Open Data Strategies


California is a hot spot for freshwater harmful algal blooms (FHABs), which occur when bacteria, spurred on by ideal conditions begin reproducing in mass. These conditions can be measured using traditional water quality monitoring, including parameters like temperature, flow, clarity, and nutrient concentrations. As bacteria die and decompose they pull oxygen from the water, causing fish to suffocate. Some algae blooms also produce toxins that can cause people and animals who come into contact with them to become sick.


In California, as in the rest of the country, FHABs are on the rise. In 2020, the California Water Board’s Freshwater and Estuarine Harmful Algal Bloom Program estimated that there were roughly 370 reports for FHABs in California. In 2021, that number doubled to roughly 600. As this year’s FHABs season comes to a close, we will likely see that number continue to rise. The key factors responsible for the rise are higher summer temperatures and more severe droughts brought on by climate change as well as increased nutrient levels due in part to run-off from farms and urban areas as well as discharges from wastewater treatment plants.


In addition to implementing strategies to combat FHABs, the California State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) has partnered with The Commons and the Nicholas Institute Water Policy Program to develop a robust FHAB monitoring and notification system to warn the public about and better track FHABs as they occur.

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Share Your Experiences

Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is working to create a warehouse for groundwater data. They need your help to find best practices that are in use in other data hubs and understand lessons learned. Fill out this survey to share your experiences.

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CUAHSI Receives ACCESS+ Mini-Grant

CUAHSI has received a mini-grant from ACCESS+, an NSF-funded initiative that seeks to amplify STEM professional societies' engagement in DEI, which CUAHSI will use to support the development of a data collection plan to assess progress toward our diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.

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New Whitepaper: Spatial Patterns in Water Quality Portal (WQP) Data

The authors analyzed WQP data to identify patterns in monitoring coverage at the subwatershed scale. They compiled their findings into an interactive dashboard that integrates WQP coverage patterns with population, race, ethnicity, and income data.

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CUAHSI at SACNAS National Diversity in Stem Conference

Last week, CUAHSI was featured as an exhibitor at the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference. As a first-time participant in this conference, CUAHSI was able to inform a broader audience of the many programs and services they have to offer.

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Job Opportunities


Water Data Liaison

New Mexico Office of the State Engineer/Interstate Stream Commission

This position within the Information Technologies Systems Bureau will be to serve as a Water Data Liaison for the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer/Interstate Stream Commission to provide support in carrying out duties pursuant to the 2019 Water Data Act.

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IT Application Developer II 

New Mexico Office of the State Engineer/Interstate Stream Commission

This position in the Information Technology Systems Bureau will serve as an application developer for the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer/Interstate Stream Commission in support of the 2019 Water Data Act. This meaningful position will be responsible for application development, maintenance, and support.

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