RiverWare User Group Meetings

2023 RiverWare User Group Meeting

Tuesday, August 29, 8am–5pm
Wednesday, August 30, 8am–Noon

Tuesday August 29, 2023


7:30 – 8:00	Registration, Check-in, and Continental Breakfast


8:00 – 8:35	Welcome, News and Updates, Logistics—CADSWES
8:35 – 8:50	New Features: Ensemble Data Tool + Scripting—CADSWES


8:50 – 9:10	Use of the Ensemble Data Tool for Decision Support on Lahontan Reservoir Scott Fennema—US District Court Water Masters Office for the Truckee and Carson River
9:10 – 9:30	Using RiverWare to Enable Drought Mitigation Planning in the Colorado River Basin in Utah Betsy Morgan—Colorado River Authority of Utah; Leland Dorchester—Precision Water Resources Engineering
9:30 – 9:50	Addressing Science Needs in the Klamath Basin using RiverWare Marketa McGuire, Tim Clarkin, Jordan Lanini, and Baker Mcdonald—Reclamation; David Neumann and Edie Zagona—CADSWES


9:50 – 10:10	Break and Networking


10:10 – 10:30	New Features: Windowing, Navigation, Web Maps and Usability—CADSWES


10:30 – 10:50	We bet on risk-informed decision making and lost. Now, it's time to double down. Jordan Lanini—Bureau of Reclamation; Mitch Clement—CADSWES; Tim Miller—Reclamation; Andy Wood—NCAR; Tim Magee—CADSWES
10:50 – 11:10	A Prototype Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operation (FIRO) for Lake Conroe, TX - Application of Riverware in Reservoir Operational Modeling John Zhu and Nelun Fernando—Texas Water Development Board
11:10 – 11:30	Ensemble Forecast Informed Drought Monitoring and Management for Improved Decision-Making in New Jersey Using a RiverWare Model Foram Desai—New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
11:30 – 11:50	Collaborative Modelling of the Bear River Jake Serago—Utah Division of Water Resources
11:50 – 12:10	Deep Aquifer Modeling within an Operations and Planning Decision Support Tool on the Rio Grande River, New Mexico David Neumann—CADSWES; Nick Mander—Hydros Consulting Inc.


12:10 – 1:30	Lunch - Provided


1:30 – 1:45	Borg-RiverWare MOEA—CADSWES


1:45 – 2:00	Investigating Changes to an Operating Plan Using Borg-RiverWare Jennifer Short—USACE
2:00 – 2:20	CRSS Modeling Enhancements to Support Long-Term Planning in the Colorado River Basin Logan Callihan—Reclamation
2:20 – 2:40	Water Management Operations Pilot in the Truckee River Basin Patrick Noe—Precision Water Resources Engineering
2:40 – 3:00	Implementation of TROA in the Truckee River Basin Caleb Erkman—U.S. District Court Water Master's Office


3:00 – 3:15	More New Features - RPL, Quick Start, Model Comparison, DMIs—CADSWES


3:15 – 3:35	Break and Networking


3:35 – 3:45	Overview of RiverSMART—CADSWES


3:45 – 4:05	Using RiverSMART and Cloud Computing to Support Long-Term Policy Exploration in the Colorado River Basin HB Zeff and Rebecca Smith—Reclamation
4:05 – 4:25	Using RiverWare's Accounting and Flexible structure to support the accounting and operations of the Central Utah Project Rachel Musil—Central Utah Water Conservancy District; Tony Powell—Precision Water Resources Engineering
4:25 – 4:45	RiverWhere: Implementation of the Tribal Water Settlement in Oklahoma Frank Schalla—Aqua Strategies; Ethan Schuth—Choctaw Nation
4:45 – 5:05	A Side-By-Side Comparison of RiverWare's and StateMod's Water Right Solvers Todd Vandegrift, Patrick Noe, and Shane Coors—Precision Water Resources Engineering

5:05 – 5:15

Training, Licensing, Issue-Tracking, Releases—CADSWES


5:15 - 7:00	Our happy hour will be on the lower patio/deck at Boulder Social. CADSWES will provide light appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages. RSVP available at registration table or in advance by emailing Gwen.

Wednesday August 30, 2023


7:30 – 8:00	Continental Breakfast


8:00 – 8:20	Overview of RiverWare Optimization and Hydropower Modeling—CADSWES


8:20 – 8:40	Replacing TVA's Weekly Scheduling Model with a RiverWare Long-term Model Using MRM Gabe Miller—Tennesse Valley Authority
8:40 – 9:00	Mid Term Planning on the Federal Columbia Power System Peter Williams—Bonneville Power Administration
9:00 – 9:20	The Use of Tarrant Regional Water District RiverWare Operational Model as a Planning Tool for Energy Price Spike Response Policy Vini de Oliveira and Devin Taylor—Tarrant Regional Water District; Nick Mander—Hydros Consulting Inc.


9:20 – 9:40	Integration with USACE CWMS, RTS, WAT—CADSWES


9:40 – 10:00	Flood Damage Reductions Legacy to CWMS Matt Wunsch—USACE


10:00 – 10:20	Break and Networking


10:20 – 10:40	Using RiverWare to Explore Binational Basin Management Scenarios International Boundary and Water Commission
10:40 – 11:00	Cooperative operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reduces Nile riverine floods Mohammed Basheer—Humboldt University of Berlin


11:00 – 11:20	Upcoming Features and Enhancements—CADSWES
11:20 – 12:00	Feedback from Users and Open Mic—CADSWES


12:00	Adjourn

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