A National VoiceA National VoiceA National VoiceA National Voice
How the National Hydrologic How the National Hydrologic Warning Council Serves Us AllWarning Council Serves Us AllHow the National Hydrologic How the National Hydrologic
Warning Council Serves Us AllWarning Council Serves Us All
Steve Fitzgerald, Harris County Flood Steve Fitzgerald, Harris County Flood
Control District, Houston, TexasControl District, Houston, Texas
NHWC Vice-PresidentNHWC Vice-President
Andy Rooke, AECOM, Austin, Texas Andy Rooke, AECOM, Austin, Texas
NHWC Board MemberNHWC Board Member
Steve Fitzgerald, Harris County Flood Steve Fitzgerald, Harris County Flood
Control District, Houston, TexasControl District, Houston, Texas
NHWC Vice-PresidentNHWC Vice-President
Andy Rooke, AECOM, Austin, Texas Andy Rooke, AECOM, Austin, Texas
NHWC Board MemberNHWC Board Member
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NHWC HistoryNHWC 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
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NHWC VisionNHWC Vision
Providing timely, quality hydrologic information to
protect lives, property, and the environment
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NHWC MissionNHWC Mission
Be the trusted leader of the hydrologic warning
community by providing training, guidance &
standards, and professional development.
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Hydrologic WarningHydrologic 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
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Observe, monitor, detect, forecast and generate warning
Disseminate warning
Respond Appropriately
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The Warning ProcessThe Warning Process
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Technical AreasTechnical Areas
• Hydrology
• Data Collection
• Modeling & Analyses
• Standards and Guidance
• Hazard Communication & Public Awareness
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Educational AreasEducational Areas
• Training & Professional Development
• Biennial Conferences
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NHWC MembersNHWC Members129 Federal Agencies
50 Local/Regional Agencies
2 State Agencies
86Companies/Businesses
9 Academia
34 Individuals
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Leadership – Geographic & Leadership – Geographic & National PerspectiveNational Perspective
Leadership – Geographic & Leadership – Geographic & National PerspectiveNational Perspective
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LiaisonsLiaisons
Organizations:Organizations:ACWIACWI AMSAMSNAFSMANAFSMA ASDSOASDSOASFPMASFPM
Agencies:Agencies:NOAANOAA NWSNWSFEMAFEMA USACEUSACE
Others:Others:CoCoRaHSCoCoRaHS IFLOWSIFLOWS
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Benefits – In My Own WordsBenefits – 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
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Join UsJoin Us
10th National Conference & Exposition
Jacksonville, Florida June 3-6, 2013
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More InformationMore Information
Dave Curtis, President
Glenn Austin, Executive Director
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