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Presentation slides from the IoW Webinar "Health of the Haw: A New Data Management and Visualization Platform for the Haw River Assembly." The Haw River Assembly partnered with The Commons to integrate its water quality monitoring programs within Water Reporter – a digital platform for community science. In this webinar Emily Sutton, the Haw Riverkeeper, discussed the environmental issues facing the river and how Water Reporter helps users to better understand those issues and identify solutions.

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The work to modernize water data infrastructure often goes on under the radar as part of the tireless regular operations of public agencies. But over the past few years, often in response to drought, several western state legislatures have devoted attention and funding to the issue. Recently, Oregon became the latest state to write new policy around water data.

Type: Presentations
Categories: Technical
Presentation slides from the IoW Webinar "Data-Driven Decision Making at WSSC Water." In this webinar, Yvonne Carney, Strategic Performance Director at WSSC Water discussed how innovative data management at one of the country’s largest water and wastewater utilities improves decision-making and supports strategic priorities.

Type: Documents
Categories: Policy Documents
This policy brief provides an overview of water data legislation in the United States, as well as a set of water data policy recommendations and guidance on water data policy development.

Type: Documents
Categories: Policy Documents
Only two states, New Mexico and California, currently have water data legislation. This document compares processes, outcomes, and costs associated with the legislation.

Type: Blogs
Categories: Blog
The Western US is experiencing unprecedented droughts while its population continues to grow. This puts pressure on water management systems and increases the need for regional data analyses. In 2011, the Western States Water Council launched the Water Data Exchange (WaDE) to help member states share data to enable multi-state analyses and inform regional planning.

Type: Reports
Categories: Educational Materials, Technical
This report details research conducted by the Water Policy Program at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute into the technology adoption process at water sector public agencies.

Type: Reports
Categories: Educational Materials, Technical
Recommendations for public agencies that aim to modernize their water data infrastructure, a roadmap for data modernization, and budget estimates based on NM’s Water Data Initiative.

Type: Presentations
Categories: Educational Materials
Presentation slides from the Internet of Water Webinar "Lessons from the Field: Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Outcomes" presented by Ashley Ward. Ashley Ward, Engagement and Outreach Associate for the Internet of Water Project at Duke University, has been engaging with stakeholders throughout the nation on a diversity of topics for over a decade. In this webinar, she discussed the Internet of Water’s four-step process for stakeholder engagement and shared lessons learned from working with stakeholders on technology and data projects.

Type: Documents
Categories: IoW General Information
A brief interview with Stacey Timmons, highlighting some of the challenges faced and solutions learned by her agency regarding water data management.