Pacific Northwest Water Summit

The Pacific Northwest Water Summit, led by the Idaho Department of Water Resources and Boise State University, is a new iteration of the annual Idaho Fall Water Supply Meeting. This meeting is held each year to recap the water supply from the previous water year and provide climate and water supply outlook information for the coming water year. Partners from Oregon and Washington will share additional relevant content on impacts felt across the Pacific Northwest during the water year. The end of the meeting will culminate in a networking opportunity for all in-person participants. Catering will be provided for this event.

Cutting-edge innovative water resources research will be shared through presentations and a student poster session. The recap of the water supply from the 2025 Water Year will provide insight on how conditions impacted the build up and melt out of the year’s snowpack, timing of irrigation demand, and how much storage water remained by the end of the 2025 Water Year. The outlook information for the coming year will review oceanic conditions and how anomalies in the Pacific could impact the coming year’s snowpack/water supply. This meeting will also incorporate the Annual 2025 Water Year Impacts Survey for the Pacific Northwest. These meetings are critical for identifying vulnerabilities and opportunities to increase drought and climate resilience across economic sectors that are dependent on the region's water resources.    

Note: The event will be held in person, but a virtual option will be available for select events for those who cannot attend. In-person attendance.

When

November 4, 2025, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time

Where 

Jordan Ballroom at the Student Union at Boise State University
1910 W University Drive
Boise, ID

Meeting Agenda

Coming Soon

Virtual Meeting Information

Coming Soon

This event is sponsored and supported by the Idaho Department of Water Resources, Boise State University Division of Research and Economic Development, Idaho Water Resources Research Institute at the University of Idaho,  Idaho Power Company, NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) and NWS Northwest River Forecast Center, U.S., Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Oregon Climate Office, Washington State Climate Office, and USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service Snow Survey Program.