The 18th annual Oregon-Washington Water Year Meeting: 2023 Recap and 2024 Outlook will be held virtually November 1-2 9:00 am - 12:15 pm PT. There is no cost to attend, but you are required to register.
The goal of this meeting is to share and gather information regarding the climate impacts of the 2023 water year. The extended summer of 2022 into fall, drought development across Washington and northwest Oregon, drought improvement over southeastern Oregon, and rapid spring snowmelt will be topics of discussion. This meeting will offer the opportunity to learn from others about mitigation actions that were taken. Group discussion will be part of the meeting, and forecast experts will provide expectations for 2024, including a discussion of what El Niño means for the region.
Please consider taking the 2023 end-of-water year survey. The goal of this survey is to gather information about impacts that occurred and response actions that were implemented during the 2023 water year (October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023) due to abnormally dry or abnormally wet conditions. Initial results will be discussed during the workshop. Both the survey and the workshop will help inform an annual PNW Water Year Impacts Assessment.
We encourage participation from a wide range of sectors including utilities, agriculture, and forestry. A draft agenda is available.
This event is hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, and the Office of the Washington State Climatologist with planning committee participation from the Nez Perce Tribe Water Resources Division, Oregon State University’s Oregon Climate Service, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department, and the USDA Northwest Climate Hub.