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Tuesday, July 21
 

1:00pm CDT

Efficiency, Automation, and Doing More with Less
Tuesday July 21, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
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
JW
Tuesday July 21, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
  DATA CHIEFS/FIELD OFFICE CHIEFS

2:30pm CDT

Break - Tues
Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

3:00pm CDT

Small Drops, Big Impact: Building Skills Through Micro-Training
Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
Traditional trainings often ask for more time than teams can spare. Micro-trainings are a practical alternative: short, focused learning sessions that build skills quickly. In this interactive session, participants will explore strategies for moving beyond one-way lectures by incorporating clear objectives, practical examples, and active learning in brief training formats. Through modeled activities and hands-on practice, participants will leave confident in facilitating short trainings that are effective, efficient, engaging, and immediately useful in the field, office, or lab. Whether mentoring a new hire, reinforcing procedures, or sharing updates, participants will gain instructional techniques that they can use right away,
Speakers
AC
KD
Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
  Training & Workforce Development
 
Wednesday, July 22
 

8:00am CDT

Raspberry Pi DCP with SDI-12 sensor interface and TID data ingest prototype design and testing
Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
COWSC has designed and tested a raspberry pi-based data logger with SDI-12 interface which delivers data in real time to AQTS through TID and a cellular connection. This presentation will provide details on the design considerations, construction, and implementation of this and other similar systems.
Speakers
AL
Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
  AQUARIUS (AQ)

8:30am CDT

Daily Rainfall Instrument Performance (DRIP): An Automatic Workflow to QA/QC Precipitation Station Data
Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
Precipitation is a challenging parameter to model and measure accurately, making in situ observations from networks, like the approximately 3,400 USGS precipitation stations, especially valuable. Ensuring the accuracy of these observations is critical, particularly because provisional data is made publicly available in near real time. Station measurements are affected by various types of errors, several of which occur randomly in an unpredictable manner. The DRIP application is a threshold-based tool that leverages existing NOAA and USGS data to automatically identify potentially anomalous measurements to help maximize station uptime, prevent skewing of precipitation totals, and streamline field response.
Speakers
AP
AC
Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
  COMPUTER TOOLS

9:30am CDT

Break - Wed
Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

10:00am CDT

Workforce Challenges and Staffing Strategies for Managers--Open Forum Discussion
Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
This session for Data Chiefs and Field Office Chiefs is an open discussion on topics that includes creative hiring strategies, addressing staff shortages caused by the recent hiring freeze as well as retirements, workforce planning, balancing workloads, and dealing with other staffing issues.
Speakers
JW
Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
  DATA CHIEFS/FIELD OFFICE CHIEFS

11:30am CDT

Lunch
Wednesday July 22, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

Wednesday July 22, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

1:00pm CDT

Poster Session
Wednesday July 22, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

Wednesday July 22, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

3:00pm CDT

Dealing with Program Reduction Pressures and Funding Concerns
Wednesday July 22, 2026 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
This session for Data Chiefs and Field Office Chiefs provides a forum focused on how WSCs respond with resources are insufficient, specifically regarding WMA requirements, expectations around program reduction, cutting gages, and reducing field trips, all while ensuring that there is consistent data quality and no reduction in public safety.
Speakers
JW
Wednesday July 22, 2026 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
  DATA CHIEFS/FIELD OFFICE CHIEFS

4:00pm CDT

Listening Session – Ideas for integrating satellite imagery with existing workflows and applications
Wednesday July 22, 2026 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
High resolution satellite data has the potential to enhance situational awareness, aid in interpreting signals from monitoring stations, and in understanding environmental conditions when working records. However, access to high resolution satellite imagery is currently separate from most day-to-day workflows for field staff. In this listening session we will review available high resolution satellite imagery, gather ideas of how they might be used in field operations and records processing, and explore where they might plug into existing applications. Through collaborative idea generation, we will explore the question "In day-to-day workflows, where and how would it be helpful to have satellite imagery available?” The outcome will be a collective vision of a future where satellite data are delivered at the point(s) of greatest utility to support mission essential hydrologic monitoring tasks.
Speakers
avatar for Tyler V King

Tyler V King

Supervisory Research Hydrologist, US Geological Survey
Supervisory research hydrologist focused on aquatic remote sensing. Head in the clouds, feet on the riverbed. You know the type.
avatar for Cameron Marshall

Cameron Marshall

Hydrologist, USGS WMA OSD HNB

AJ
Wednesday July 22, 2026 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
  IMAGERY AND REMOTE SENSING
 
Thursday, July 23
 

8:00am CDT

Developing Guidelines for Continuous Meteorological Monitoring
Thursday July 23, 2026 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
Continuous meteorological (MET) monitoring is conducted across the USGS to meet cooperator needs, support hydrologic research, and provide operational support for other data collection activities. We will provide an early-stage development overview of USGS MET monitoring guidelines to facilitate standardized data collection for air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind, and solar radiation observations. The current state of continuous MET monitoring across the USGS will be discussed along with progress toward creating monitoring guidelines that can be consistently applied across the agency.
Speakers
SN
RV
AK
Thursday July 23, 2026 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
  LISTENING SESSIONS

9:30am CDT

Break - Thurs
Thursday July 23, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

Thursday July 23, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

10:00am CDT

Envisoning the future of QWDX and SedLOGIN
Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
The QWDX and SedLOGIN Modernization Discovery project is evaluating options for updating the systems that support the efficient and traceable transfer of laboratory and field data into AQUARIUS Samples. This session will share a project update and offer users a chance to contribute directly to the alternatives analysis—helping shape the future of how discrete-sample data flows into AQS.
Speakers
KN
PE
MC
Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00am - 10:20am CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
  DISCRETE QW

11:30am CDT

Lunch
Thursday July 23, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)

2:00pm CDT

Modernizing Field Data Collection Reviews: A Scalable Approach to Consistency, Accountability, and Efficiency
Thursday July 23, 2026 2:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
This presentation highlights how the New York Water Science Center modernized its Field Data Collection Review process by replacing manual worksheets and disconnected tracking steps with an integrated digital workflow. Attendees will see how standardized review forms, automated notifications, and centralized tracking improved consistency, accountability, and administrative efficiency. The session will also share practical lessons learned and considerations for other Centers interested in adopting a similar approach.
Speakers
KG
Thursday July 23, 2026 2:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
BCC - Smith (42 Class / 48 Theater)
  DATA CHIEFS/FIELD OFFICE CHIEFS
 

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  • COASTAL SCIENCE/STORM RESPONSE
  • Collaboration
  • COMPUTER TOOLS
  • CONTINUOUS QW
  • DATA CHIEFS/FIELD OFFICE CHIEFS
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  • IMAGERY AND REMOTE SENSING
  • LISTENING SESSIONS
  • New Technologies/New Data/Remote Sensing
  • Precipitation Chemistry QA
  • RMS Automated Station Analysis Method
  • SEDIMENT
  • SHOW AND TELL FIELD HACKS: EFFICIENCY TIPS AND TRICKS
  • SHOW AND TELL FIELD HACKS: TIPS AND TRICKS
  • SURFACE WATER
  • Telemetry
  • the future of records work
  • Training & Workforce Development
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  • 80 minutes
  • All day Monday
  • I am good with 20 or 50!
  • Can't teach
  • also presenting nugo2 and HydroCorrect;
  • AM;
  • AM;I'd like not to be on the first day to allow time to meet people and offer help getting set up in advance;
  • AM;Monday
  • AM;Thursday
  • AM;Tuesday
  • AM;Unavailable during any Water Training Advisory Council (WTAC)-related sessions;
  • AM;Wednesday
  • Monday
  • Not available during LDM forum or NWDi presentation;
  • PM;
  • PM;during other presentations I am giving as well as any salt dilution presentation.;
  • PM;Monday
  • PM;Thursday
  • PM;Tuesday
  • PM;Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Tuesday
  • Notes
  • 'This is independent
  • *** I had previously submitted a session on 'Indirect Measurement of Peak Flows at Culverts' for this workshop. Please CANCEL that session
  • Additional to this presentation
  • an outdoor one would be o
  • and backend systems
  • and gather feedback for future implementation. Jack Eggleston has asked Kim Schaeffer and Chris
  • as it will be incorporated into this more general session.
  • but I have a hotspot. Presuming cell coverage is ok
  • but not in depth
  • but ties into Patrick Haluska and my talk regarding LoRaWAN. The demonstration in that talk will utilize similar underlying systems.
  • but ties into Trevor Violette's talk regarding ntfy systems.'
  • Can do 20 mins if that's better for scheduling
  • Can do 50 mins if it fits better
  • communications
  • Coordinate with other LabVantage talks from Kalfsbeek and others
  • Could fit in efficiency track
  • I am attempting to get 2-3 other people to help with this session
  • I am participating in another talk related to Superfly. It would be helpful if my two talks could exist on the same day. Dave Rus submitted the Superfly talk. It is a trio of talks in a time slot.
  • I could expand this to 80 minute session if that helps.
  • I could lengthen this to 80 minutes if that was beneficial.
  • I will have others present this just don't know who yet; may not do it this year.
  • I will need free cookies to encourage people to attend.
  • I would love to be on the agenda. Thanks!
  • I would prefer this to be offered towards the beginning of any of the coding sessions
  • I'm not sure which track this session belongs in: AQUARIUS? COMPUTER TOOLS? EFFICIENCY? DATABASE?
  • If there is a Monday Data Chief meeting I will present this talk during that meeting. If there isn't one
  • In past years we've done this in 2
  • It would be good to include with other groundwater network presentations.
  • it's a good introduction. If folks had internet available
  • makes the most sense after other LIMS talks announcing timelines and higher-level plans.
  • Milk
  • Monday session
  • more cookies
  • n/a
  • None.
  • or 4 hour blocks
  • Planning a larger 1/2 Image Velocimetry Training class/track on Monday (or it has been Mondays in the past). This is just a normal discussion/seminar
  • please let us know as soon as possible so I can see if the presenters are available any other times. In past yea
  • Please try to avoid scheduling conflicts with sessions describing other image velocimetry tools
  • possibly some AI/ML if we get that much built before the workshop...
  • Prefer to include in a groundwater focus session with a presentation by Candice Hopkins following this presentation. Thanks
  • Probably fits in an imagery track (even though there isn't one this year). It's going to focus on gage hardware
  • Put it in whatever track you'd like.
  • Relates talks about the future of lab data in AQSamples
  • Should be on similar track for WMA LIMS Workflows session and any NWQL ASR Submission sessions
  • shouldn't need special IT support
  • so I don't need to be a part of the entire session. I will need at least 2 sets of surveying equipment (I can bring my own). I will need at least an indoor space
  • so they should be sequential in the schedule.
  • standalone training that is specific to this instrument only
  • such as the IVy software developed by Frank Engel.
  • Thank you!
  • Thanks for all your work!
  • Thanks!
  • that would be helpful for troubleshooting questions at the end.
  • The LDM Open Forum has typically been done on Monday so the LDMs could attend the other sessions throughout the week. If Monday will not work
  • there are more in depth presentations being done by other WMA team members this week. If possible this class should come first in the WDFN presentations
  • There are multiple 'Future Directions' talks I have planned but people do not need to attend each of them. They deal with different aspects and are stand alone.
  • There will be at least one other salt dilution presentation. It would be ideal if this presentation could precede it.
  • This is a broad intro to the Water data for the nation homepage and tools
  • This is a follow up to the Part 1 NuGo2 session
  • This is a placeholder for the typical Monday DC meeting
  • This is independent
  • This is part of several talks I am proposing but they do not build on one another. People can attend this without having attended the others.
  • This presentation is subject to change and/or addition or subtraction of presenters based on field support frameworks that currently under evaluation.
  • This session is for managers only.
  • This session will be a good followup to the 'Intro to dataRetrieval' session proposed by Laura DeCicco.
  • This should come after our longer 50 min presentation
  • This talk is intended to be a standalone presentation on a new tool to use when processing submersible pressure transducers. It applies to any use for submersible pressure transducers that involves deploying the sensor in the air. I selected surface water
  • This will cover high-level overview of UAS operations general information for WSC management and scientists. This is very much a presentation and NOT a training session.
  • This would fall under the general umbrella of Water Mission Area -Observing Systems Division technical support to WSCs
  • This would work well as the first of a 3 x 20 minute session that will be followed by Dave Rus presenting on the Triangle project and then finishing with a LIMS-to-AQS talk by Kate Norton
  • This would work well as the middle of a 3 x 20 minute session that is preceded by a Superfly-LIMS talk and followed by a LIMS-to-AQS talk by Kate Norton
  • too. Newish tool we've recently improved and could help save time.
  • usually on Monday.
  • we hope to have an exhibit in the common area with large monitors to run live demos of WaterMAP
  • which will be for managers only. There are still plenty of details to work out on our end. We've had as many as ~100 people in the past. Thanks.
  • will cover some general CQW practices
  • Will need VPN
  • work with people one-on-one
  • Would pair well with any other Salt Dilution trainings
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