Register Today: Ore.-Wash. Water Year 2022 Recap & 2023 Outlook Meeting

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REGISTRATION AGENDA WATER YEAR SURVEY

Registration is now open for the Oregon-Washington Water Year 2022 Recap & 2023 Outlook Meeting! Participants will meet virtually on the mornings of October 25 and 26. This annual water year meeting, now in its 17th year, is an opportunity to review climate-related impacts of the previous water year and learn about the forecast for the upcoming water year. There is no cost to attend but you are required to register.

The goal of this meeting is to share and gather information regarding climate impacts of the 2022 water year. Continuing drought in some areas, flooding in the fall of 2021, and the exceptionally wet spring will be the focus. This meeting will also offer the opportunity to learn from others about impacts and response actions that were taken. Both days will include time for discussion and peer-to-peer learning, in addition to hearing from forecast experts on what to expect for 2023. A draft agenda is now available. 

We encourage participation from a wide range of sectors including water suppliers, energy, agriculture, recreation, and forestry.

We invite participants (and anyone working in these sectors) to respond to the annual water year survey in advance of the water year meeting. You will be asked to reflect on the impacts of abnormally dry or wet conditions, and actions taken to minimize those impacts. The survey results will be discussed during the workshop. Both the survey and the workshop will help inform an annual PNW Water Year Impacts Assessment. 

This event is hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, and the Office of the Washington State Climatologist with planning committee participation from the Nez Perce Tribe Water Resources Division, Oregon State University’s Oregon Climate Service, the WA Department of Ecology, and USDA Northwest Climate Hub.

Members of the media who are planning to attend the water year meeting or have questions should contact Tess Wrobleski, Climate Impacts Group communications manager, at tessw2@uw.edu.

REGISTER TODAY!