Potomac News Reservoir – March 10, 2022
Falcons, chickens, cherry blossoms, and more in the Potomac News Reservoir.
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Potomac News Reservoir, February 17, 2022
Salt, stormwater, dam removal, and more in the Potomac News Reservoir.
Quarterly Business Meeting to be held March 1, 2022
The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) will hold its 2nd-quarter business meeting on March 1, 2022. The meeting will begin at 9:45 a.m. The Section for Cooperative Water Supply Operations on the Potomac (CO-OP) will begin at 8:30 a.m.
During the business meeting, the Commissioners will see a presentation on the 2021 activities of the Potomac River Basin Drinking Water Source Protection Partnership and get a sneak peak at the recently revised ICPRB Drought Monitoring and Operations page.
The draft agenda and historical meeting documents can be found on the Business Meetings page.
The meeting will be virtual. Members of the public who wish to view the proceedings should Contact Us no later than close-of-business on Friday, February 25 for a registration link.
Potomac News Reservoir, February 10. 2022
New ICPRB stories, infrastructure tool, and forest plans in the Potomac News Reservoir.
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Potomac News Reservoir, January 20, 2022
Join us for a salt management webinar on Friday 1/21/22 and other news in the Potomac News Reservoir.
Request for Proposals–Water Supply Forecasting
On February 9, 2022, this news piece was edited to add:
Q&A Session to be held February 16
ICPRB’s CO-OP Section is holding a Q&A Session for the recent Request for Proposals (RFP) on seasonal forecasting to support Washington, DC, metropolitan area water supply operations. If you have any questions about the RFP or about our current tools, please register for the Q&A Session which will be held at 10 AM (EST) on Wednesday, February 16.
More information on the RFP can be found here.
Posted Jan. 20, 2022:
The ICPRB Section for Cooperative Water Supply Operations on the Potomac (CO-OP) provides technical and managerial assistance in drought-related planning and operations for the Washington, DC, metropolitan area (WMA) cooperative water supply system. The CO-OP requests proposals from academic institutions to advance its ability to forecast Potomac River flows 1-12 months into the future to help inform operational decisions related to drought.
Find more information on the RFP here.
Updates to the RFP, including information meetings, will be provided on ICPRB’s Jobs page.
Potomac News Reservoir, January 13, 2022
A guide to service for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day in the Potomac News Reservoir.
Upcoming ICPRB Webinar: Winter Salt Management in the Potomac Basin
You’re invited to participate in a webinar on Friday, January 21 from 12-1pm to learn and share about winter salt management in the Potomac basin.
REGISTER HERE for this free event.
This exciting event is being held as part of the implementation of the Potomac Basin Comprehensive Water Resources Plan and will feature a panel of speakers from Maryland State Highway Administration, City of Gaithersburg, Fairfax Water, and the Izaak Walton League of America. Panelists will share information related to their organizations’ on-the-ground salt management activities in the Potomac basin, followed by a Q&A session with participants.