October 28-29, 2020
The NIDIS-sponsored Oregon-Washington Water Year 2020 Recap and 2021 Outlook Meeting was a virtual workshop held over two mornings to review the climate events and impacts of the 2020 water year, provide forecast information for the upcoming water year, and learn about new resources on drought and climate variability. Discussions on how to implement an annual water year impacts survey and impacts assessment also took place. Links to presentations in .pdf form are provided for the those that agreed to share. Please attribute any information within the slides to the presenter listed. Additional resources and references presented at the meeting can be found here.
| Day 1 | October 28, 2020 |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Objectives: Crystal Raymond, UW Climate Impacts Group |
| 9:05 am | Welcoming Remarks: Mark Brusberg, Chief Meteorologist, USDA |
| 2020 Water Year Climate Recap | |
| 9:15 am | Oregon/Washington Water Year 2020 Climatological Summary and Perspective: Larry O’Neill, Oregon State Climatologist, OSU |
| 9:40 am | Water Year 2020 WA & OR Climate Events Recap: Karin Bumbaco, Assistant WA State Climatologist, UW |
| 10:05 am | Break |
| Panel: Water Year 2020 Impacts and Adaptations | |
| 10:15 am | – City of Bend Water Supply Update for the Drought Year of 2020: From Pyramid to Pudding, How We Wrestle with Drought, Fires, Floods, Lightning, and More: Patrick Griffiths, City of Bend Water Resources Manager – 2020 Agriculture Impacts in Washington & Oregon: Chris Mertz, USDA/NASS – 2020 Flooding in Umatilla County, Oregon: John Shafer, Umatilla County Commissioner – Summary of Wildfire Impacts on Drinking Water Infrastructure: Jason Green, OR Association of Water Users |
| Discussion: Water Year Impacts Survey | |
| 11:15 am | Summary of Impact Survey Results Main Objectives: – Share sector-specific impacts and responses to impacts – Provide feedback on the impacts survey and future annual surveys |
| 11:55 am | Wrap Up – Introduce Day 2 |
| Day 2 | October 29, 2020 |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Welcome, Objectives, and Overview of Day 1: Karin Bumbaco, Washington State Climate Office, UW |
| 2021 Water Year Climate Outlook | |
| 9:10 am | The 2020-2021 Winter Outlook: Kirby Cook, NOAA National Weather Service Seattle |
| 9:35 am | Future Changes in Drought Predictability in the Western U.S.: Ben Livneh, University of Colorado |
| 10:00 am | 2021 Snowpack Challenge: Jeff Marti, WA Dept. of Ecology |
| 10:05 am | Break |
| Discussion: Impacts Assessment | |
| 10:15 am | Introduce Annual Impacts Assessment Main Objectives: – What do you want to see in an annual water year impacts assessment? – How would you use an annual water year impacts assessment? |
| 11:00 am | Break |
| Resources for Drought and Climate Planning | |
| 11:10 am | Whatcom County Drought Contingency Plan: Chris Elder, Whatcom County |
| 11:25 am | Expansion of Upper Missouri River Basin drought monitoring maps to the PNW: Zachary Hoylman, MT Climate Office |
| 11:40 am | Too Much Water: Heavy Rain and Climate Change: Guillaume Mauger, Climate Impacts Group, UW |
| 12:00 pm | Quick Updates: – NWRFC Summary of Web Service Updates: Steve King, NOAA NWS Northwest River Forecast Center – Drought Indicators to Support Drought Impact Mitigation for Natural Resource Management: Bart Nijssen, UW |
| 12:10 pm | Wrap Up and Close Out: Britt Parker, NIDIS |
The meeting was organized by UW’s Climate Impacts Group and UW’s Washington State Climate Office, and sponsored by NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System. Partners across the Pacific Northwest also provided input into shaping the agenda for the meeting, including:
Ryan Andrews (OWRD)
Nick Bond (OWSC, UW)
Meghan Dalton (CIRC, OSU)
David Hoekema (IDWR)
Jessica Keys (Merkley’s Office)
Adam Lang (NOAA)
Jeff Marti (WA ECY)
Megan Mills-Novoa (CIRC, OSU)
Larry O’Neill (OSU)
Scott Oviatt (NRCS)
Holly Prendeville (USDA NW Climate Hub)
Russ Qualls (UI)
Racquel Rancier (OWRD)
Ken Stahr (OWRD)