Discussion of the Dakota Aquifer, drought-vulnerable river systems, how water is allocated, shirt-term planning for water utilities, emphasis on local planning for drought.
Description of flood control and water conservation in northern Illinois; drought response activities; management committees.
Shallow groundwater assessments by USGS in Iowa.
History, participants, process, links for Iowa Water Summary Update.
Impacts of drought; temperature and precipitation records; flash drought information; crop yield records; outlooks for drought, temperature, precipitation.
Geologic and hydrologic data collection, analyses, model development, model calibration for an Osceola County, Iowa aquifer.
History of recorded droughts in Minnesota, including 1910, 1920s-30s 1987-89 (last time there was exceptional drought D4 in MN) 2012; the state drought plan; recent conditions and the outlook for the winter of 2016-17.
History of NIDIS, its goals, the DEWS (Drought Early Warning Systems), their objectives, and an outline of the Midwest DEWS planning process.
Describes missions of the River Districts on Upper Mississippi in Minnesota, and how recent droughts impacted them. Lists drought triggers and low flow plans.
Overview of usage (among attendees at Nov. 8, 2016 Midwest DEWS meeting) of current monitoring tools; drought forecast and outlook information; historical drought occurrence, impacts and/or management tools. Usage determined by respondents to survey listing various tools, indicators, indices, websites, etc.