NWDTW 2026: Full Schedule

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1:00pm CDT

Efficiency, Automation, and Doing More with Less

Tuesday July 21, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT

This session for Data Chiefs and Field Office Chiefs provides an open forum for discussions on increasing operational efficiency with limited staff, modified field trip strategies, homegrown tools and scripts to improve workflows, data driven data collection approaches, and opportunities for automation across our workflows.

Speakers

Jeremy White

Supv Hydrologic Technician, US Geological Survey

I have been in the VA-WV WSC for over 25 years and have had the opportunity to do work within many different water disciplines across my career. For the past 10+ years, I have served as the Field Office Chief for the Charleston, WV, office.

Tuesday July 21, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
BCC - Smith (28 Class / 45 Theater)

DATA CHIEFS/FIELD OFFICE CHIEFS

Length 80 minutes
Notes This session is for managers only.

1:00pm CDT

Innovation Depot update and current projects

Tuesday July 21, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT

BCC - Central Bank (39 Class / 60 Theater)

An update from the Innovation Depot. Come see what projects are currently underway and new field innovations!

Speakers

Bryce Redinger

Hydrologist-EDGE, USGS

I am a Hydrologist-EDGE out of the Carson City, NV office. I have been working for the USGS for just over 19 years. I have a passion for design and development of equipment and teaching.

Tuesday July 21, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
BCC - Central Bank (39 Class / 60 Theater)

SHOW AND TELL FIELD HACKS: TIPS AND TRICKS

Length 80 minutes

1:00pm CDT

Hurricane Helene - Impact and Recovery Efforts at the Asheville Field Office

Tuesday July 21, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT

BCC - Sellers (476 Class / 800 Theater)

Hurricane Helene severely impacted the Asheville Field Area. This presentation looks at impacts from the storm as well as recovery efforts that were undertaken by Asheville Field Office staff as well as assistance from many outside sources. This (hopefully) once in a lifetime storm event led to significant damage and loss of data. Significant effort was put into restoring the network, assigning peak gage heights, and conducting indirect measurements to compute discharge data through the event.

Speakers

John Mazurek

Tuesday July 21, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
BCC - Sellers (476 Class / 800 Theater)

SURFACE WATER

Length 80 minutes
Can't teach Monday, AM;Monday, PM;during other presentations I am giving as well as any salt dilution presentation.;

1:00pm CDT

HIF Tour 5

LIMITED

Tuesday July 21, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

HIF - Theater (150 Theater / Monday)

Limited Capacity seats available

Tour the HIF!

Tuesday July 21, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
HIF - Theater (150 Theater / Monday)

Length 80 minutes

3:00pm CDT

Design and prototyping of field gear: Imagination to Innovation

Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CDT

BCC - Central Bank (39 Class / 60 Theater)

The Innovation Depot will do an in depth design walkthrough on several pieces of new field innovations. This will cover the design stages from initial drawings to a finished tested part. Come learn the trials and tribulations of prototype field testing. Please come with questions and ideas, the Q&A portion if this presentation will be interactive!

Speakers

Bryce Redinger

Hydrologist-EDGE, USGS

I am a Hydrologist-EDGE out of the Carson City, NV office. I have been working for the USGS for just over 19 years. I have a passion for design and development of equipment and teaching.

Mike Denicola

Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CDT
BCC - Central Bank (39 Class / 60 Theater)

SHOW AND TELL FIELD HACKS: TIPS AND TRICKS

Length 80 minutes

3:00pm CDT

Fulfilling Our Mission (Life & Property), One Gage at a Time: USGS Real-time Flood Impact Map Workshop

Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CDT

BCC - Lackey (54 Tiered Class Only)

Since 2021, the USGS Real-time Flood Impact Map has evolved through the Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) into an increasingly operational capability that delivers actionable flood impact intelligence.

This hands-on workshop will train participants to enter and document flood impacts within the system. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own flood impact scenarios; alternatively, examples may be selected from National Weather Service flood impact statements. These scenarios will be used for guided, step-by-step instruction on data entry, standards, and quality assurance.

The session will include: (1) an overview of the Real-time Flood Impact Map, (2) criteria for defining and selecting flood impacts, (3) hands-on data entry exercises, and (4) best practices for ensuring consistency and accuracy. The map currently includes more than 6,000 documented flood impacts nationwide and continues to expand in operational use.

Participants will leave prepared to independently contribute high-quality flood impact data and support broader adoption across cooperators and stakeholders.

Speakers

Athena Clark

Coastal Storm Team Leader, SER Science Advisor & Tribal Liaison, USGS

Athena Clark is currently serving as the USGS Coastal Storm Team Leader, Southeast Region Science Advisor and Tribal Liaison. Prior to her current role, Athena also served as the USGS Alabama Water Science Center Director and USGS Lower Mississippi Gulf Deputy Director.
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Julia Prokopec

Hydrologist/FIM Coordinator/Assistant Flood Coordinator, USGS

Julia Prokopec is a hydrologist in the Web Informatics & Mapping Team (WIM) in the Upper Midwest Water Science Center in St Paul, MN. She works with partners and lead developers to coordinate development and project management within WIM. She is also the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping... Read More →