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A National Voice

A National Voice. Steve Fitzgerald, Harris County Flood Control District, Houston, Texas NHWC Vice-President Andy Rooke, AECOM, Austin, Texas NHWC Board Member. How the National Hydrologic Warning Council Serves Us All. 2nd National Flood Workshop, Houston, TX February 29, 2012.

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A National Voice

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  1. A National Voice Steve Fitzgerald, Harris County Flood Control District, Houston, Texas NHWC Vice-President Andy Rooke, AECOM, Austin, Texas NHWC Board Member How the National Hydrologic Warning Council Serves Us All 2nd National Flood Workshop, Houston, TX February 29, 2012

  2. NHWC History • Formed in 1993 – ALERT Users Group (AUG) & Southwestern Association of ALERT Systems (SAAS) • Joined in 1999 - ALERT-Flows East Coast Users Group • Officially incorporated in 2005 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

  3. NHWC Vision Providing timely, quality hydrologic information to protect lives, property, and the environment 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

  4. NHWC Mission Be the trusted leader of the hydrologic warning community by providing training, guidance & standards, and professional development. 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

  5. Hydrologic Warning The ability to warn of imminent danger to life, property, and the environment from hydrologic disasters through the use of automated remote data collection networks, modeling and analysis, and integrated forecast and warning systems 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

  6. The Warning Process Observe, monitor, detect, forecast and generate warning 1 Respond Appropriately 3 2 Disseminate warning

  7. Technical Areas • Hydrology • Data Collection • Modeling & Analyses • Standards and Guidance • Hazard Communication & Public Awareness 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

  8. Educational Areas • Training & Professional Development • Biennial Conferences 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

  9. NHWC Members • 129 Federal Agencies • 50 Local/Regional Agencies • 2 State Agencies • 86 Companies/Businesses • 9 Academia • 34 Individuals • Join at www.hydrologicwarning.org 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

  10. Leadership – Geographic & National Perspective

  11. Liaisons • Organizations: • ACWI AMS • NAFSMA ASDSO • ASFPM • Agencies: • NOAA NWS • FEMA USACE • Others: • CoCoRaHS IFLOWS 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

  12. Benefits – In My Own Words • Collaboration – share and learn from each other • Support each other in time of need. (O&M disasters) • Monitoring & developing technologies • Collective national position is critical 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

  13. Join Us 10th National Conference & Exposition Jacksonville, Florida June 3-6, 2013 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

  14. More Information Dave Curtis, President Glenn Austin, Executive Director www.hydrologicwarning.org 2nd National Flood Workshop: NHWC 2/29/2012

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