Events

Drought Early-Warning System Workshop Sept. 24-26, San Diego

Past Event:

The Department of Water Resources will co-sponsor a workshop discussion of the merits of federal reauthorization of the nation’s drought early-warning system.

The Sept. 24-26 workshop in San Diego will review the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and other federal agency drought programs from the perspective of states.  This will include discussions of gaps in the prediction and early warning of droughts.

Co-sponsoring the Sept. 24-26 workshop with DWR is the Western States Water Council, in coordination with the Western Governors’ Association.

The workshop will be held in the Doubletree Hotel at 1646 Front Street, San Diego, beginning at 1 p.m. on Sept. 24.  It will end at noon on Sept. 26.  The agenda and logistics information may be found at http://www.westgov.org/wswc/NIDIS%20workshop_Sep2012.html.