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NWDTW 2026
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Tuesday, July 21
 

2:00pm CDT

USGS Retirees: Life after your USGS career
Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

Speakers
avatar for Brian McCallum

Brian McCallum

Membership Recruitment Director, USGS Retirees' Organization
After 33 years with the USGS, Brian retired in December 2025 and now is the Membership Recruitment Director for the USGS Retirees' Organization, a group whose mission is "An organization of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) retirees, affiliates, and friends staying in touch with one another... Read More →
Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

2:30pm CDT

Break
Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)
 
Wednesday, July 22
 

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
avatar for Patrick Haluska
avatar for Trevor Violette

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

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

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
avatar for Athena Clark

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 →
BC
Wednesday July 22, 2026 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)
  COASTAL SCIENCE/STORM RESPONSE

4:00pm CDT

New WMA LIMS changes to data flow
Wednesday July 22, 2026 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)
Presentation and overview on Analytical Service Request changes for CoLab and data flows from LIMS to NWIS AQSamples.
Speakers
avatar for Joseph Kalfsbeek

Joseph Kalfsbeek

IT Specialst, USGS

JM
Wednesday July 22, 2026 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)
  DISCRETE QW
 
Thursday, July 23
 

8:00am CDT

An Introduction to Electromagnetic Methods and the Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio technique
Thursday July 23, 2026 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)
This talk is a hands on introduction to three geophysical methods, time-domain and frequency-domain electromagnetic (TDEM and FDEM) methods, along with the horizontal to vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) method that are increasingly useful for groundwater investigations. We focus on how these methods work, what they measure, how they’re deployed in the field, and the subsurface information they provide. Case studies highlight how electromagnetic methods can map subsurface conductivity and characterize aquifers, and how the HVSR passive seismic technique helps estimate sediment thickness overlying bedrock, an important input for groundwater modeling.
Speakers
NT
AT
EW
Thursday July 23, 2026 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)
  Hydrogeophysics for groundwater investigations

9:30am CDT

Break
Thursday July 23, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

Thursday July 23, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

10:00am CDT

Organized to Succeed: Tools, Trucks, and Shop Setups for Hydrotechs (Open Form)
Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)
This session highlights practical ways hydrotechs organize tools, trucks, and shop spaces to work safer, faster, and more efficiently. It’s a collaborative, audience‑driven discussion where attendees share setups, tips, and lessons learned. The open format encourages questions, problem‑solving, and idea‑sharing—so if you’ve got a challenge you’re facing, bring it and let’s talk it through or even better bring send your photo examples!

Use this link to access teams chat to share content. Organized to Succeed: Tools, Trucks, and Shop Setups for Hydrotechs (Open Form)
Speakers
avatar for Ernie McCoy

Ernie McCoy

Hydrologic Technician, USGS-Dakota WSC
Hydrotech at the Grand Forks field office in North Dakota. I started as a student the summer of 09, graduated from UND with a bachelors degree in Environmental Geoscience. I stream gage, collect discrete samples and run continuous monitors collecting the big five.
Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)
  SHOW AND TELL FIELD HACKS: TIPS AND TRICKS

11:30am CDT

Lunch
Thursday July 23, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

Thursday July 23, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)

1:00pm CDT

National Gaging Agreements - Summary and Discussion
Thursday July 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)
This presentation will summarize the current national agreements, and potential new national agreements, and outline the process for each. After the presentation, there will be time allotted for feedback and discussion with data leadership.
Speakers
NS
Thursday July 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)
  DATA CHIEFS/FIELD OFFICE CHIEFS
 

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  • AQUARIUS (AQ)
  • COASTAL SCIENCE/STORM RESPONSE
  • Collaboration
  • COMPUTER TOOLS
  • CONTINUOUS QW
  • DATA CHIEFS/FIELD OFFICE CHIEFS
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  • DISCRETE QW
  • Field Support
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  • GNSS/SURVEYING
  • GROUNDWATER
  • HYDROACOUSTICS
  • Hydrogeophysics for groundwater investigations
  • HYDROLOGIC INSTRUMENTATION FACILITY (HIF)
  • IMAGERY AND REMOTE SENSING
  • LISTENING SESSIONS
  • New Technologies/New Data/Remote Sensing
  • Precipitation Chemistry QA
  • SEDIMENT
  • SHOW AND TELL FIELD HACKS: EFFICIENCY TIPS AND TRICKS
  • SHOW AND TELL FIELD HACKS: TIPS AND TRICKS
  • SURFACE WATER
  • Telemetry
  • Training & Workforce Development
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  • 110 minutes
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  • All day Monday
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  • Can't teach
  • also presenting nugo2 and HydroCorrect;
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  • AM;Unavailable during any Water Training Advisory Council (WTAC)-related sessions;
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  • Monday
  • Not available during LDM forum or NWDi presentation;
  • PM;
  • PM;during other presentations I am giving as well as any salt dilution presentation.;
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  • Notes
  • This session is for managers only.
  • 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.
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