# Presentation: 130110

## 2007 HPM ConferenceCR Breakout Session

- Noreen Schwein
- CR Hydrology Program Leader
- July 12, 2007

## Central Region Headquarters Hydrologic Services

- Support 40 Field Offices
- Implement and support new programs, policies and best practices
- Manage/Enhance/Change hydrologic network to improve forecasts and warning services
- Coordinate Training
- Assess forecast and warning service to public
- Implement recommendations
- Incorporate customer/partner requirements
- Find Efficiencies such as
- Optimize rain gage network design and access
- Partner with other water agencies
- Optimize river gage network design and access
- Develop flood inundation maps
- Liaison between HQ and field

## CRH Organizational Chart

## CRH Hydrology Team

- Noreen Schwein
- Policy
- Field Operations/Best Practices
- Service Evaluation/Verification/NPMC
- Service Changes
- Water Resources Initiatives
- Budget
- MOUs
- Wendy Pearson
- AHPS Web Service Support, Changes and Requirements
- Other Web Service Requirements
- Inundation Mapping
- Water Resources
- Customer/Partner Outreach
- Training Coordinator & Training Budget
- CR GIS Requirements and Team Lead
- Gage Network Requirements
- NRLDB – National River Locations Database
- Hydro Reports

## CRH Hydrology Team

- Kris Lander
- Hydrologic Science/Technical Support for
- Hydrologic Model Improvements
- Dam Break Applications
- FFG/MPE/QPF
- Hydrologic Data Network Review/Enhancements
- GIS activities
- Inundation Mapping
- Datums
- Training Material Review
- Hydrologic Science Technical Paper Review
- Verification and Assessments

## Improving Hydrologic Operations and Procedures (IHOP) Teamhttp://intra.crh.noaa.gov/crh/programs/hydrology/ihop/

- Team Members (Began 2005)
- DVN - Jeff Zogg
- FGF - Mike Lukes
- GRR - Mark Walton
- ILX - Dan Kelly
- LOT - Bill Morris
- PAH - Mary Lamm
- SGF - Jim Taggart
- NCRFC - Mike DeWeese
- MBRFC – Teresa Murphy and Kevin Low
- CRH/Services - Noreen Schwein and Wendy Pearson (2007)
- GID - Cindy Fay (2005-2007)
- JKL - Britt Westergard (2005-2006)
- UNR – Melissa Smith (2006-2007)

## IHOP Team Completed Activities

- Operations
- WFO-RFC Coordination Guidelines
- Worked into NWSI 10-921, WFO Operations
- Will be incorporated into update for RFC Opns
- Includes suggestions for use of 12Planet
- Best Practices (BP) to create site-specific forecasts
- Enhancements to QPF Ensemble Hydrographs
- Flash Flood Operations (LMK)
- WHFS Backup and data transfer (supplement)
- NWR BPs
- River Ice Operations – Observation Form

## IHOP Team Completed Activities

- Graphical Data Displays
- Precipitation Maps
- Web Team reviewing for consistent displays
- GIS-enhanced Operations (SGF)
- Data QC
- Collaboration with Data Stewardship Team
- Outreach
- K-12 Hands-on Watershed Model (GRR/NCRFC)
- Spring Flood Awareness Resource Page (GID)
- Commemoration Brochure (e.g., anniversary of major flood)
- Training
- WHFS and H-VTEC local presentations

## IHOP Team Ongoing Activities

- RFC Contingency Forecasts, consistent format for all regions/RFCs
- River Ice Operations/BPs
- GetMoreUSGS app (Lukes)
- Water Management use of AHPS Output (Buan)
- Multi-agency (NWS-USGS-USACE) database
- Flood Advisory requirements for WHFS
- Continued Enhancements to QPF Ensemble Hydrograph display and operations

## Hydrology Program Resources

- _[http://intra.crh.noaa.gov/crh/programs/hydrology/hydro_resource.php](http://intra.crh.noaa.gov/crh/programs/hydrology/hydro_resource.php)_
- CR Hydro Contact List
- AHPS info and trouble shooting
- Hydro Program Management Info
- Outreach/Flood Awareness
- H-VTEC
- Flash Flood
- MOU Guidelines

## Items of note

- Service Coordination Hydrologist (SCH)
- Position is similar to WCM
- Address increased outreach with new water resource services
- Proposal is to convert a GS13 RFC Hydrologist to GS14 SCH
- Negotiations with NWSEO ongoing
- Revised Criteria for GS13 Hydrologist
- Continues current criteria
- Adds options to account for population density and HSA complexity
- OCWWS & Regions support, but not yet approved