On Water

As part of efforts to address the state’s drought, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will hold its first ever Winter Outlook Workshop on Nov. 21 in San Diego.  The Winter Outlook Workshop (WOW) brings together nationally known scientists to provide state water managers with the most accurate prediction possible for water year 2009 that runs from October 1 through September 30.

Speakers will include Jerry Zimmerman, Colorado River Board of California; Dave Meko, Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, University of Arizona; Klaus Wolter, NOAA/Western Water Assessment, University  of Colorado; Dan Cayan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Mike Dettinger, U.S. Geological Survey/Scripps; and Jeanine Jones, DWR.

Event Details:

November 21, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
San Diego Westin Hotel
Diamond I Room
400 West Broadway
San Diego, CA

The WOW workshop is a free event, but attendance is limited to 75.  Please email anorris@water.ca.gov to RSVP.  For those who can’t attend, the workshop will be webcast live.