NWDTW 2026: Full Schedule

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8:00am CDT

Ground Control to Major Tom: Custom gage notifications and redundant telemetry options using radio and LoRaWAN in California

Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:00am - 8:50am CDT

BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

An introduction and discussion of benefits and best uses of an experimental LoRa enabled data logger and LoraWAN network highlighting their benefits, practical applications, and optimal use cases. Demonstrations of primary and redundant telemetry options deployed at sites in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay. Additional demonstrations showcasing the development of custom alerts, automated notifications, and remotely triggered solutions designed to support site operations, telemetry reliability, and data health monitoring.

Speakers

Patrick Haluska

Trevor Violette

Physical Scientist

Trevor has been working for the Estuarine Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport team for almost 14 years. In his time, he has been heavily involved in index velocity and complex velocity mapping projects, water quality, and fish tracking. He's installed more ADCPs, QW Sondes, and Hydrophones... Read More →

Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

Telemetry

Length 50 minutes
Can't teach Monday, AM;Thursday, AM;

9:30am CDT

Break

Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am CDT

BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

10:00am CDT

USGS Precipitation Chemistry QA project for NADP 2025 results

Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am CDT

BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

Review of the 2025 NADP External QA program interlaboratory comparison results for NTN, MDN, field audit, system blank and 1 week 2 week sampler comparison studies

Speakers

Noel Deyette

Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

Precipitation Chemistry QA

Length 20 minutes
Can't teach Monday, AM;

11:30am CDT

Lunch

Wednesday July 22, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT

BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

Wednesday July 22, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

3:00pm CDT

USGS Coastal Storm Team – Update

Wednesday July 22, 2026 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT

BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

Since the deployment of the first pressure transducer to record continuous water levels during Hurricane Rita, the USGS has made steady advances in the collection of storm tide and wave data. These efforts have improved the agency’s ability to document coastal storm conditions and support understanding of storm-driven coastal processes.
This session will provide updates on the USGS Coastal Storm Team, including recent progress in field data collection, instrumentation, and operational coordination. It will also highlight emerging ideas and future directions for enhancing USGS capabilities in coastal storm monitoring and response.

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.
Athena has... Read More →