Advisory Committee on Water Information Mark A. Limbaugh, ACWI Chair Assistant Secretary for Water and Science U.S. Department of the Interior Robert M. Hirsch, ACWI Alternate Chair Associate Director for Water U.S. Geological Survey Toni M. Johnson, ACWI Executive Secretary Chief, USGS Water Information Coordination Program Judith B. Griffin, NWQMC Executive Secretary USGS Committee Management Specialist
National Water Quality Monitoring Council National Liaison Committee for NAWQA Subcommittee on Hydrology ٭ Subcommittee on Spatial Water Data Advisory Committee on Water Information Subgroups / Task Force Methods and Data Comparability Board Subcommittee on Sedimentation Work Groups Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable 2004 Task Force on Cooperative Water Program Work Groups * Also reports to Federal Geographic Data Committee
Subcommittee Work Groups National Water Quality Monitoring Council Hydrology Standards Hydrologic Frequency Analysis Work Group Task Group on Hydrology Modeling Water Information Strategies Work Group Hydrologic Unit Delineation Methods and Data Comparability Board Collaboration and Outreach Work Group Watershed Components Interactions Work Group National Monitoring Network Spatial Water Data
ACWI Subgroup Web Site Statistics October 2004 – December 31, 2005
ACWI Membership Vacancies and Renewal Fall 2007 Of the maximum ACWI membership of 35 organizations, we currently have 8 vacancies: 1 – Federal Formerly DOD Vacant since 2002 Hoped to connect with DHS/FEMA 1 – State and County Formerly Nat’l. Assoc. Conservation Districts Considering Assoc. State Wetland Mgrs Other state/county associations?
ACWI Membership Vacancies and Renewal Fall of 4 vacant slots for Industry Currently have representation from: –Electric Power Industry –Paper Industry –Civil Engineers Past representation included: –American Chemistry Council, which has undergone major downsizing Recommendations? –Amer. Assoc. Pharmaceutical Scientists? –Other?
ACWI Membership Vacancies and Renewal Fall vacancies among other interests/associations: Well represented: –Water Utilities –Ground Water Associations –General Water and Univ Assoc Past representation included: –Know Your Watershed/CTIC – staff too small, focused on agricultural conservation Interested in: –Land Management/Conservation –Outdoor Recreation –Environment/Watersheds –Coastal/Ocean – esp with National Network