2011 CBRFC Stakeholder
Forum
Date: November 3,
2011
Goal: Provide participants an overview of and feedback on CBRFC products and services
Registration:
Registration is free. To register, please contact Kevin Werner at kevin.werner@noaa.gov or 801.524.5130.
Location:
Cheeseman Room
Denver Water
1600 W. 12th Avenue
Denver, CO
Directions: Participants should park in the Administration Building lot then go into the Admin Building to the Security Desk for check-in. The walk to backdoor of Admin and follow the sidewalk past the back patio then along the berm of pine trees, across a drive way, then along another straight sidewalk that goes right to the Three Stones Building where the Cheesman Room is.
Draft Agenda:
8:30am – Welcome and Introductions (Kevin Werner) (ppt | pdf)
- Logistics including lunch
- Overview
- Introductions
- Participant goals, forecast challenges, etc
- New CBRFC basin focal points
9:00 – CBRFC forecast methodologies and operations
- Overview, inputs, outputs (Michelle Schmidt) (ppt | pdf)
- Models and software (John Lhotak) (ppt | pdf)
- Hydrologic Ensemble Forecasts (Brenda Alcorn) (ppt | pdf)
- Emphasis on importance of reservoir release schedules
10:30 – Break
10:45 – Forecast Application
- Denver Water example (Bob Steger)
- Discussion: How do you apply forecasts?
Noon – Lunch
1pm – 2011 Year in Review
- Overview (Kevin) (ppt | pdf)
- Water supply forecasts (Brenda) (ppt | pdf)
- Peak flow and daily forecasts (Ashley Nielson) (ppt | pdf)
- Discussion: How effective were these forecasts in meeting stakeholder needs? Were there other types of forecasts or update frequencies that would have been more effective?
2:30 – Break
2:45 – Discussion Topics
- New webpage: Forecast access, webpages, and visualizations (Kevin) (ppt | pdf)
- Future of water supply forecast coordination (Michelle) (ppt | pdf)
- ESP forecast updates (Michelle) (ppt | pdf)
- Seasonal to two year forecast development (Kevin) (ppt | pdf)
- Snow Covered Area work (Kevin) (ppt | pdf)
- Reservoirs (Brenda) (ppt | pdf)
5pm – Adjourn
6pm onwards – Optional social gathering at Rock Bottom Brewery, 1001 16th St, Denver CO 80265 (phone: 303.534.7616)