Call to Order—Kirsten Wallace, UMRBA; Chair called to order at 2:04 p.m. Central time Introductions of Participants on the call: Kirsten Wallace, Chair; Sue Lowry; Drew Dehoff; Peter Evans; Steve Wolff; Amy Shallcross; Kelly Pennington, Jennifer Hoggatt. Legislative Strategy for ICWP in 2021—draft sent on 1/12 to committee Discussion was held on the straw dog strategy […]
Call to Order—Chair Drew Dehoff, SRBC—Called to order at 10:04 a.m. Central Introductions of Participants on the call: Drew Dehoff, Chair; Sue Lowry; Kim Lutz, Brian Atkins, Rhonda Manning, Lauren Salvato, Shawn Jackson, Pooja Kanwar, Sam Swartz, Timothy Bruno, Amy Shallcross, Ken Brazil. Presentation by Tim Bruno, PA DEP—State’s Perspective on Great Lakes Basin organizations (Tim’s […]
Recording link HERE Managing Irrigation Water Use in Nebraska in the Cloud Brian Dunnigan, Olsson Jim Schneider, Olsson Julie Bushell, Paige Wireless Keith Steele, Sitka Technology Group The Twin Platte Natural Resources District manages the use of groundwater for irrigation of approximately 320,000 acres in central Nebraska. They have embarked on an ambitious water data […]
ICWP developed this primer as a complement to the updated Interstate Water Solutions: Lessons from the Past and Recommendations for the Future—A Look toward 2050” and is intended to give those unfamiliar with interstate water management a high-level overview of the types of river basin commissions and organizations found throughout the nation. This primer provides an overview […]
Call to Order—Chair Amy Shallcross DRBC called to order at 2:03 p.m. Central. Introductions of Participants on the call: Amy Shallcross, Chair; Sue Lowry; Adel Abdallah, Joy Loughry, Brian Atkins, Ken Brazil, Wes Cattoor, Christopher Estes. Webinar presentation—Christopher Estes—National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships program. Christopher gave background on the many years’ effort leading up to the […]
Call to Order—Chair Drew Dehoff, SRBC called to order at 9:03 a.m. Central time. Introductions of Participants on the call: Drew Dehoff, Chair, Sue Lowry; Peter Colohan; Amy Shallcross; Kirsten Wallace; Pooja Kanwar; Sam Swartz; Jodee Pring; Rhonda Manning; Brian Atkins. Discussion with Peter Colohan, Internet of Water (IoW)– Peer to Peer network: Peter provided a […]
WATER POLICY INTERNSHIPS FOR SPRING, 2021 The Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) has immediate openings for up to three interns to assist in accomplishing its mission for Spring, 2021. The internships are unpaid; however, there are numerous benefits including the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of current national water policy issues. In addition, interns […]
Support letters to House and Senate Leadership requesting action on WRDA in the remaining days of the 116th Congress. The full letters to both houses of Congress can be downloaded below:
The ICWP Board sent a letter to the Biden Transition Teams on December 7 highlighting ICWP’s concerns related to Water Infrastructure, USGS/NOAA-NWS Water Science, State Water Planning relationship with federal programs, Interstate Water Management opportunities and support for the Water Sub-Cabinet. The full letter can be viewed/downloaded below: