California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum
Promoting Excellence and Consensus in Water and Environmental Modeling
 P.O. Box 488, Sacramento, CA 95812 ^.  916-607-0435  ^.  cwemf@cwemf.org ^.  www.cwemf.org

2^nd Workshop
on
Strategic Analysis Framework for California Water Problems:
 Development and Use of Analytical Tools and Data

Thursday, August 5, 2004
1:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Bonderson Hearing Room, 1st Floor
901 P Street, Sacramento (Enter at 9^th & P Streets)
Fee: None

Problem Statement

The California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum (CWEMF) has embarked on an effort to develop astrategic analysis framework to guide the long-term development of analytical tools and data for California’s water management problems over the next ten years.  On June 15, 2004, the CWEMF held a “process” workshop to discuss the strategic analysis framework interim report, which outlines (1) the common principles for guiding the long-term development of analytical tools and data, (2) proposed long-term framework schedule and (3) the draft outline for the final report.  This workshop will solicit ideas on the long-term water management problems and options, relevant domains of data and analytical tools, and most importantly, ideas for the content and form of a strategic analysis framework proposal. Some relevant documents and background materials are on the Forum’s web site: www.cwemf.org

Agenda      

  1:00 pm          Introduction / CWEMF Long-Term Process to Date – Rich Satkowski

   1:15 pm        The Scope of Modeling:Water Management Options and Domains of
                       Tools/Data – Rob Tull

   1:30 pm        Panel Discussion on Long-Term Modeling Issues and Modeling Expectations –
                       Facilitator: KT Shum
                       Panelists: Wim Kimmerer, Steve Macaulay, BJ Miller, Bruce Herbold, Curtis Creel

   3:00 pm         Break

   3:15 pm         Ideas for a Strategic Framework: Open Discussion

   4:30 pm         Next Steps – Jay Lund

   4:45 p.m.       Adjourn