The USGS Water-Use Open Forum is for those involved in water-use data collection, data management, and regulation to communicate about challenges and solutions to water-use data issues, such as data collection, storage, QA/QC, analysis and data dissemination.
Upcoming talk
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Stay tuned, next talk will be in July - Topic TBA
- July 26, 2023
- 2 pm EDT, 11 am PDT
- Presenter: James Polidori, Great Lakes Commission
General information about webinars
Water-Use Open Forum webinars generally will be scheduled on the last Wednesday of the month at 2 pm ET. A Microsoft Teams meeting invitation with the topic and speaker will be sent out before each call. At the meeting time, activate the webinar using the link in your calendar invitation. Please email the WUDR Coordinator to be added to the email list for announcements of future talks.
We encourage you to volunteer for an upcoming talk to share your water-use data experiences. Contact the WUDR Coordinator with your topic and preferred date.
Past presentations
| Date | Title | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2023 | Mining Water Use in Texas |
Robert C. Reedy, P.G., and Bridget R. Scanlon, P.G., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin |
| November 30, 2022 | The Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Data Tool | Adel Abdallah, WaDE Program Manager; Ryan James, Hydroinformatics Specialist |
| October 19, 2022 | Developing a Web-Accessible Water Withdrawal and Use Database for Rhode Island | Tim Stagnitta, Rhode Island Water Resources Board |
| September 28, 2022 | Developing the Texas Water Data Hub Using a Human-Centered Design Approach | Taylor Christian, Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) |
| August 31, 2022 | Automated Mapping and Monitoring of Irrigation Channel Networks with High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing | David Selkowitz, USGS Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center |
| July 27, 2022 | Agricultural Water Use Estimation for Puerto Rico Under Changing Climate Conditions | Michelle Irizarry-Ortiz, USGS Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center |
| April 27, 2022 | Next Generation Approach to Estimating Irrigation Water Use | Jonathan Haynes, Michael Rush; U.S. Geological Survey |
| January 26, 2022 | Cloud-based Water Conservation Reporting Tool for the State of Minnesota | Carmelita Nelson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Leo Steidel, CEO of ESPLabs |
| December 8, 2021 | Agricultural Water Use Assessment: Comparing Metered and Estimated Irrigation Withdrawals in New Jersey | Kent Barr, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
| October 27, 2021 | Water Withdrawals by Public Water Suppliers: Findings from Validated Water Audit Data | George Kunkel, PE, Kunkel Water Efficiency Consulting |
| September 29, 2021 | Better Data, More informed Decisions, and the AWWA Water Audit | Steve Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh & Associates, P.A. |
| August 25, | Domestic Well-Metering Projects in the USGS New Jersey Water Science Center | Jen Shourds, USGS New Jersey Water Science Center |
| January 27, 2021 | Experiences with contractors for Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) projects | Ryan Gordon, Maine Geological Survey Christina Hargiss, North Dakota State University |
| November 18, 2020 | USGS Water-Use Program updates and data delivery | Jaime Painter, USGS |
| October 28, 2020 | Locating private water well systems in Vermont: leveraging digital well records, parcel data, and property information in GIS | Julia Boyles, Vermont Geological Survey |
| September 30, 2020 | Estimated Groundwater Withdrawals from Principal Aquifers in the United States, 2015 | John Lovelace, USGS |
| August 26, 2020 | Consumptive water use: refining Virginia's water supply estimates with discharge and withdrawal data | Scott Kudlas, VA DEQ Robert Burgholzer, VA DEQ Julie Shortridge, Virginia Tech |
| July 29, 2020 | Mapping and modeling of interbasin water transfers within the United States | Landon Marston, Virginia Tech |
| May 27, 2020 | USGS thermoelectric water use | Melissa Harris, USGS |
| February 26, 2020 | Visualizing water use data in Texas through dashboards | Katie Dahlberg, Texas Water Development Board |
| December 4, 2019 | WSWC Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Program 2.0: New Architecture | Adel Abdallah, Western States Water Council |
| October 30, 2019 | Pennsylvania's Water Use and Data Research Projects | Michael Hill, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection |
| October 2, 2019 | USGS water-use data system modernization and WaDE collaboration | Nancy Barber, USGS |
| July 31, 2019 | Progress and status of the WUDR program | Kim Shaffer, USGS WUDR Coordinator |
| August 30, 2017 | Municipal water-use data in North Dakota — projects and per capita coefficients | Dr. Christina Hargiss, North Dakota State University |
| May 31, 2017 | Developing a domestic self-supplied metering program in Florida, what has been learned about metering, understanding early results, and how to expand this study | Rich Marella, USGS |
| April 26, 2017 | Water use in the Tennessee Valley: a TVA perspective | Amanda Bowen, TVA |
| February 22, 2017 | California Assembly Bill 1755 "The Open and Transparent Water Data Act" | Christina McCready, California DWR |
| January 25, 2017 | A look at irrigation policy and technology advancements through the Rrear view mirror, the Kansas Experience | Dr. Dan Rogers, Kansas State University |
| October 26, 2016 | Water use and golf courses in Utah, "Just Par for the Course" | Robert Baskin, Ph.D, PG, USGS Utah Water Science Center |
| September 28, 2016 | Overview of the Arkansas water-use program | Todd Fugitt and Mike Guess, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission |
| August 31, 2016 | Water Data Exchange (WaDE) | Sara Larsen, Western States Water Council |
| June 29, 2016 | Water Use in New Jersey and the New Jersey Water-Transfer Data System (NJWaTr) | Steve Domber, NJ DEP and Jen Shourds, USGS |
| May 25, 2016 | Wisconsin water-use data collection, database, and QA/QC | Bob Smail, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| April 27, 2016 | Texas Municipal and Industrial Water Use Survey | Kevin Kluge, Texas Water Development Board |
| March 30, 2016 | Using SSEBop remote sensing methods to estimate consumptive use on agricultural lands | Gabriel Senay and Jesslyn Brown, USGS |
| February 24, 2016 | USGS water-use databases--AWUDS and SWUDS | Nancy Barber, USGS |
| February 10, 2016 | Overview of USGS 2015 water-use compilation | Molly Maupin, USGS |
Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program
The USGS Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements with State water resource agencies to improve the availability, quality, compatibility, and delivery of water-use data that is collected or estimated by States.
- Overview
The USGS Water-Use Open Forum is for those involved in water-use data collection, data management, and regulation to communicate about challenges and solutions to water-use data issues, such as data collection, storage, QA/QC, analysis and data dissemination.
Upcoming talk
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Stay tuned, next talk will be in July - Topic TBA
- July 26, 2023
- 2 pm EDT, 11 am PDT
- Presenter: James Polidori, Great Lakes Commission
General information about webinars
Water-Use Open Forum webinars generally will be scheduled on the last Wednesday of the month at 2 pm ET. A Microsoft Teams meeting invitation with the topic and speaker will be sent out before each call. At the meeting time, activate the webinar using the link in your calendar invitation. Please email the WUDR Coordinator to be added to the email list for announcements of future talks.
We encourage you to volunteer for an upcoming talk to share your water-use data experiences. Contact the WUDR Coordinator with your topic and preferred date.
Past presentations
Date Title Presenters March 29, 2023 Mining Water Use in Texas Robert C. Reedy, P.G., and Bridget R. Scanlon, P.G., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
November 30, 2022 The Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Data Tool Adel Abdallah, WaDE Program Manager; Ryan James, Hydroinformatics Specialist October 19, 2022 Developing a Web-Accessible Water Withdrawal and Use Database for Rhode Island Tim Stagnitta, Rhode Island Water Resources Board September 28, 2022 Developing the Texas Water Data Hub Using a Human-Centered Design Approach Taylor Christian, Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) August 31, 2022 Automated Mapping and Monitoring of Irrigation Channel Networks with High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing David Selkowitz, USGS Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center July 27, 2022 Agricultural Water Use Estimation for Puerto Rico Under Changing Climate Conditions Michelle Irizarry-Ortiz, USGS Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center April 27, 2022 Next Generation Approach to Estimating Irrigation Water Use Jonathan Haynes, Michael Rush; U.S. Geological Survey January 26, 2022 Cloud-based Water Conservation Reporting Tool for the State of Minnesota Carmelita Nelson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Leo Steidel, CEO of ESPLabs December 8, 2021 Agricultural Water Use Assessment: Comparing Metered and Estimated Irrigation Withdrawals in New Jersey Kent Barr, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection October 27, 2021 Water Withdrawals by Public Water Suppliers: Findings from Validated Water Audit Data George Kunkel, PE, Kunkel Water Efficiency Consulting September 29, 2021 Better Data, More informed Decisions, and the AWWA Water Audit Steve Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh & Associates, P.A. August 25, Domestic Well-Metering Projects in the USGS New Jersey Water Science Center Jen Shourds, USGS New Jersey Water Science Center January 27, 2021 Experiences with contractors for Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) projects Ryan Gordon, Maine Geological Survey
Christina Hargiss, North Dakota State UniversityNovember 18, 2020 USGS Water-Use Program updates and data delivery Jaime Painter, USGS October 28, 2020 Locating private water well systems in Vermont: leveraging digital well records, parcel data, and property information in GIS Julia Boyles, Vermont Geological Survey September 30, 2020 Estimated Groundwater Withdrawals from Principal Aquifers in the United States, 2015 John Lovelace, USGS August 26, 2020 Consumptive water use: refining Virginia's water supply estimates with discharge and withdrawal data Scott Kudlas, VA DEQ
Robert Burgholzer, VA DEQ
Julie Shortridge, Virginia TechJuly 29, 2020 Mapping and modeling of interbasin water transfers within the United States Landon Marston, Virginia Tech May 27, 2020 USGS thermoelectric water use Melissa Harris, USGS February 26, 2020 Visualizing water use data in Texas through dashboards Katie Dahlberg, Texas Water Development Board December 4, 2019 WSWC Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Program 2.0: New Architecture Adel Abdallah, Western States Water Council October 30, 2019 Pennsylvania's Water Use and Data Research Projects Michael Hill, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection October 2, 2019 USGS water-use data system modernization and WaDE collaboration Nancy Barber, USGS July 31, 2019 Progress and status of the WUDR program Kim Shaffer, USGS WUDR Coordinator August 30, 2017 Municipal water-use data in North Dakota — projects and per capita coefficients Dr. Christina Hargiss, North Dakota State University May 31, 2017 Developing a domestic self-supplied metering program in Florida, what has been learned about metering, understanding early results, and how to expand this study Rich Marella, USGS April 26, 2017 Water use in the Tennessee Valley: a TVA perspective Amanda Bowen, TVA February 22, 2017 California Assembly Bill 1755 "The Open and Transparent Water Data Act" Christina McCready, California DWR January 25, 2017 A look at irrigation policy and technology advancements through the Rrear view mirror, the Kansas Experience Dr. Dan Rogers, Kansas State University October 26, 2016 Water use and golf courses in Utah, "Just Par for the Course" Robert Baskin, Ph.D, PG, USGS Utah Water Science Center September 28, 2016 Overview of the Arkansas water-use program Todd Fugitt and Mike Guess, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission August 31, 2016 Water Data Exchange (WaDE) Sara Larsen, Western States Water Council June 29, 2016 Water Use in New Jersey and the New Jersey Water-Transfer Data System (NJWaTr) Steve Domber, NJ DEP and Jen Shourds, USGS May 25, 2016 Wisconsin water-use data collection, database, and QA/QC Bob Smail, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources April 27, 2016 Texas Municipal and Industrial Water Use Survey Kevin Kluge, Texas Water Development Board March 30, 2016 Using SSEBop remote sensing methods to estimate consumptive use on agricultural lands Gabriel Senay and Jesslyn Brown, USGS February 24, 2016 USGS water-use databases--AWUDS and SWUDS Nancy Barber, USGS February 10, 2016 Overview of USGS 2015 water-use compilation Molly Maupin, USGS - Science
Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program
The USGS Water-Use Data and Research (WUDR) program provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements with State water resource agencies to improve the availability, quality, compatibility, and delivery of water-use data that is collected or estimated by States.