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Collaborative Science, Services and Tools to Support Integrated and Adaptive Water Resources Management Paul R. Houser Briefing for RLT June 21, 2011. TOO MUCH. Integrated Water Resources Science and Services (IWRSS). TOO LITTLE. Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Paul R. Houser, Science Advisor
Collaborative Science, Services and Tools to Support Integrated and Adaptive Water Resources Management
Paul R. HouserBriefing for RLTJune 21, 2011
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Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality
June 15, 2011
Thomas M. Graziano, Ph.D.Chief, Hydrologic Services Division
National Weather ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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• Growing Water Challenges• Water Resources Stakeholder
Needs• Recent Extreme Events• Federal Water Resources
Consortium•Business Model•Strategy and Products•MOU and Team Charters
• National Water Center
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Growing Water Issues
Growing need for water resources forecasts:• Population growth and economic
development are stressing water supplies and increasing vulnerability
• A changing climate is impacting water availability and quality
• Socio-economic risks of floods and droughts are escalating
Decision-makers in water management sectors need:• Expanded/new high resolution information
in space and time • Quantification of uncertainty to manage risk• Enhanced communication of flood risk
Blue Gold“The New Oil”
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Stakeholder Needs Assessment
Broadly recognized need for an integrative “Federal Tool Box”Streamline access to Federal water resource capabilitiesShare technology, data, information, models, best practices, policy, authorities
50 States +
12 Federal Agencies
Recommended the NOAA-lead Integrated Water Resources Science and Services (IWRSS) to prototype the Federal Tool Box
August 2010
Building Strong Collaborative Relationships for a Sustainable Water Resources Future
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Record Spring Flooding – Red River, Ohio River Valley, Mississippi River
Wettest snow pack in 60 years across much of the North Central United States
Extensive snowmelt flooding in Red River of the North, Upper Mississippi, James, Big Sioux and Minnesota Rivers
During late April-early May, Central US received 10-20+ inches of precipitation (600% of normal)
Major to Record Flooding occurred at several locations along the Ohio and from Cairo, Il southward
USACE employed several Mississippi floodways and flood control reservoirs to protect population centers
Evacuations in many states
U.S. Coast Guard, increased restrictions on river commerce
Missouri and Milk Rivers in flood and rising; USACE operating flood control reservoirs to mitigate impacts
CPC long-range precipitation outlook for upper mid-west and western U.S. above normal for June-August
Extreme Flooding
Observed Precipitation April 21, 2011 – May 5, 2011
Observed Precipitation April 21, 2011 – May 5, 2011
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Extreme Flooding Tennessee - Kentucky Floods
April 30 – May 4, 2010
Issue: NWS, USACE, and USGS were not able to share information and communicate in an effective manner during the peak of the event Action: Facilitate improved access to data and ensure common operating picture
Issue: City officials and the public were not aware of devastating impacts until they occurred - severity and extent of inundation not communicated effectivelyAction: Implement comprehensive flood forecast inundation mapping system
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Roadmap Document(February 2009)
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Integrated Water Resources Science and Services (IWRSS)
Aligns multiple agencies with complimentary water-related missions to:
Integrate services and service delivery
Improve river and flood forecasts
Provide new summit-to-sea water resources analyses and forecasts
Enable more effective use of resources http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/~cline/IWRSS/IWRSS_ROADMAP_v1.0.pdf
Purpose, Scope, Vision and
Goals
Cross-Cutting Themes
National and
Regional
Operations and
Business Concepts
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Innovative Federal ConsortiumNew business model for interagency collaborationShare technology, information, models, best practicesStarted with three agencies, designed to expandMembers agree to work towards:
Interoperability of key systems and data synchronization Standardized data formats Enhanced geospatial information and visualization Common Operating Picture Coordinated R&D portfolio investments Leverage multi-disciplinary skills to formulate effective solutions Federal Tool Box – one stop shopping for federal water data and information
• Joint governance structure – shared leadership model• Joint stakeholder outreach, educational efforts
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New Digital Information Products
Snowpack
Precipitation
Soil Moisture
Evapotranspiration
Groundwater
River Flow
Surface Storage
Water Quality
Local Information (< 1 km2)High Resolution, Quantify Uncertainty
Watershed to National Information linked to Water Census
Past Present Future
S u m m i t - t o - S e a
Snowfall
Snow Depth
Water Content
Snow Temperature
Snowmelt
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• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)• Entitled “Collaborative Science, Services and Tools to Support Integrated and
Adaptive Water Resources Management”• Signing Ceremony: Wednesday May 11, 2011 at the Georgetown Waterfront
Park, near the USGS Potomac River stream gage in Washington, D.C.
Status and Current Activities
Signatories• Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA
Administrator• Dr. Marcia McNutt, Director of the
U.S. Geological Survey• Rock Salt for the Honorable Jo-Ellen
Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works
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– Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) • Covers both IWRSS and the Federal Toolbox• Signed May 11, 2011• NOAA NWS was lead author
– Charter One• Team on System Interoperability & Data
Synchronization• USGS is lead author; In draft form
– Charter Two• Team on National Flood Inundation Mapping
Services• USACE is the lead author; In draft form
– Charter Three • Team to define/validate requirements and design
common portal (“Federal Toolbox”)• USGS is lead author
– Charter Four• Governance• USACE is lead author
Status and Current Activities
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Article II. Purpose The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to document
the commitment of the Parties and formalize this interagency partnership to, better align agency programs within current authorities, enhance communications and the exchange and availability of information, and to establish opportunities for joint projects, programs, facilities, and other collaborative science, services and tools to support integrative and adaptive water resources management. This MOU is designed to facilitate the Parties' scientists, engineers, and managers to work together, achieve mutual goals and leverage resources for sharing information and planning, developing, and implementing science and services in support of integrative and adaptive water resources management. It is also intended to serve as the foundation and a mechanism for other Federal agencies and partners to join this collaborative partnership in the future to further address our Nation's water resources information and knowledge capacity needs.
Memorandum of Understanding
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Article IV. Responsibilities• Develop and implement highly collaborative and integrative capabilities to
protect lives and property, and support integrated and adaptive water resources management. The capabilities include:– Interoperable systems, seamless data exchange and synchronization, and
enhanced geospatial information and visualization to establish extensive situational awareness within a common operating picture.
– Enhanced water resource information and capabilities including:• Historical and real-time data• High resolution water resource forecasts and flood inundation maps• Data and modeling applications and other software tools• Contextual and background information about authorities, policies, and programs
grounding science and engineering efforts of respective agencies, especially regarding water and related resources
– National water support center for transitioning science and technology advancements into operations and to generate a new seamless suite of water resources information and support.
• Participate in joint stakeholder outreach, educational efforts and evaluation activities.
• Identify areas of information gaps, redundancies, conflicts, and opportunities for subsequent joint project planning, program alignment, and problem solving.
Memorandum of Understanding
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Status and Plans for IWRSS National Water Center (NWC)
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NWC Design & Construction Schedule
Construction Completed (Fall)
2010
2011
2012
2013
ConstructionUA – Hydrology Program Design Scoping Meeting (June)
Design Charrette – UA (July)
Design concept vetted w/ Sen. Shelby’s Chief of Staff (July)
Programmatic Design Completed (Dec)
Design concept vetted w/ NOAA DUS and CFO (August)
Design Development Completed (May)
Groundbreaking (Winter)
Design-Build Contract Awarded (Funds Obligated for Construction) (September)
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Design-Build Kickoff Meeting (October)
Design-Build Solicitation Released (June)
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• Programmatic design completed• Size ~ 58,000 s.f. with staff capacity of ~ 200
–Operations Center with Situation Rooms
–Geo-Intelligence Laboratory–Collaborative Science and Software
Engineering Studio– Information Technology Laboratory–Distance Learning
Classroom/Auditorium– IWRSS Systems Proving Ground–Administrative Offices
Functional Elements
NWC Design Activities
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National Water CenterCombine hydrologic forecasting operations and research to fill several critical gaps:
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• Provide new high-resolution forecasts of water resource variables to help decision makers better manage water
• Extend river and flood forecasting to provide maps showing forecasted spatial extent and depth of flooding• Integrate water resources information to provide one-stop shopping for stakeholders (Federal Toolbox)• Establish multi-agency proving ground to leverage capabilities and accelerate R2O• Establish Common Operating Picture
University of AlabamaIOC Spring 2014
Front Elevation (Looking Northwest From Hackberry)
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10 Integrated Water Resources Science and Services (IWRSS) themes have been identified for web portal, data products and services.
Service Sectors
Hazards 1: Floods, Debris Flows, Storm Surge
Hazards 2: Drought
Agriculture
Climate
Weather
Water Supply
Transportation
Energy
Ecosystems
Water Quality/Human Health
NWC Operations Service Sectors
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New Capabilities24x7 Operations and Support Coverage
Improved River Forecasts, and High-Resolution Analyses and Forecasts
Regional Liaisons
Dynamic Flood Inundation Mapping
Snow/Soil Moisture data acquisition and satellite data processing
Common Operating Picture and Multi-Agency System Interoperability
National Portal (Toolbox) and Archive
Service Backup for River Forecast Centers
Development Proving Ground for Research to Operations
NWC Capabilities
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Pros:– National Water Science Agencies: USGS, NOAA– National Water Management Agencies: USACE, and BOR???– Enhancing interagency coordination on water science, services, and tools that
will help Reclamation more effectively leverage interagency efforts and resources. Could save taxpayer $$
– Increased direct advocacy for interagency tool and data development that address Reclamation needs
– Expedited access to Reclamation observations, tools and operations will benefit water information, forecasting, and decision making by other agencies.
Cons:– Reclamation already collaborates closely and effectively with a wide variety of
water science, management, and stakeholder partners, including NOAA, USGS, and USACE.
– IWRSS and NWC proposed centralized operations.
Should Reclamation sign IWRSS MOU?
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TimelineTask POC Timeframe1. Presenting IWRSS to Reclamation.
a. John Tubbs, DOI Deputy Assist. Secretary, Water & Science, expressed strong interest during IWRSS briefing for BOR to sign MOU.
b. NOAA, USACE working to get IWRSS running smoothly. Several actions to accomplish before adding agencies to MOU (CY 2012).
c. IWRSS MOU briefing to RLT.
William H. Werkheiser, Associate Director for Water, USGS, DOI contact for IWRSS. Gary Carter Director, Office of Hydrologic DevelopmentNOAA National Weather Service
Paul Houser, USBR Science Advisor
May 2011
June 2011 June 2011
2. Steps for Reclamation to sign IWRSS-MOU,
a. The DOI General Law contact reviews the MOU for Reclamation’s signature with Reclamation staff. b. Reclamation’s Comissioner sends memo to the signatory agencies requesting that we sign. c. Reclamation staff work with Cindy Cafaro to have the MOU signed in Reclamation and a staff member assigned as action contact.
Signatory agency Chiefs of Staff review/approve BOR addition Cindy Cafaro, Office of the Solicitor, General, Kate Goggin, Paul Houser Letter draft & surnaming – Kate Goggin and Paul Houser Kate Goggin works with Cindy. Paul Houser is assigned as action contact to implement MOU.
can take 3 weeks Unknown 1 week 1 week Ongoing