Events
Guam USA Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
2020 Live Online
WERI Advisory Council Meetings
American Water Works Association
October 20, 22, 27, and 29 | 9AM CHST
The 2020 Advisory Council Meetings will be online – Join Us
Hosted by Global Learning & Engagement (GLE) office (formerly PIP), call Ms. Amanda Blas – (671) 735-2600/1
For more information, interested in attending the meetings, please call Mr. Anthony Agustin – (671) 735-2685.
WERI hosts the annual Advisory Council Meetings for the Western Pacific: Guam, FSM, and CNMI. WERI reaches out to water and environmental stakeholders in government agencies, military, and private sectors, as well as anyone who is interested in WERI’s scientific research information. WERI presents its mission and vision, current status, project update, and recently accomplished research work. We provide professional perspectives and scientific information to questions concerning water resources, water quality, climatology, groundwater modeling, and information access/transfer. We also solicit research interests and concerns. AWWA and WERI looks forward to providing training and outreach with FSM and CNMI. And AWWA is all about business in Session 1.
Sessions and Agenda
October 20th, Session 1: Guam Advisory Council, Part 1
09:00 Welcoming Remarks, Introductions
09:10 WERI Overview: Dr. Jenson, WERI Director
09:30 WERI Services
– Guam CWMP | Jenson, Hoffman
– Guam Hydrologic Survey | Habana, Jenson
– GHS Website | Aguilar, Habana
– WERI Water Quality Lab Expansion | Kim, Cruz
– Nitrates baseline in the NGLA | Bulaklak, Habana
– Business Model | Jones
10:30 Break
10:40 Aquifer Recharge
– 70 Years of Temperature, Rainfall and Wind | Lander
– Surface Hydrology of the NGLA | Heitz and Habana
11:00 Roundtable Discussions
11:30 AWWA Business Session
– Announcements
– Election of Officers
October 22th, Session 2: CNMI Advisory Council, Part 1
09:00 Welcoming Remarks, Introductions
09:10 WERI Overview:Dr. Jenson, WERI Director
09:20 Climate Records
One-Stop Climate Data Repository for Saipan | Lander
09:50 Training and Outreach
WERI and AWWA
11:10 Roundtable Discussions
October 27th, Session 3: FSM Advisory Council
09:00 Welcoming Remarks, Introductions
09:10 WERI Overview:Dr. Jenson, WERI Director
09:20 Research and Resources for Education and Training
– Lessons learned in 20 years of field measurements in Pohnpei and Kosrae | Lander
– Digital Atlases of FSM | Taboroši
09:50 Training and Outreach
WERI and AWWA
11:10 Roundtable Discussions
October 29th, Session 4: Guam Advisory Council, Part 2
09:00 Welcoming Remarks, Introductions
09:10 WERI Overview: Dr. Jenson, WERI Director
09:30 Groundwater Quality and Aquifer Protection
– Nitrate Analysis Update | Bulaklak, Habana
– Potentially Impacted PFAS Sites | Duenas, Kim
– Analysis of Patterns and Trends of Salinity | Omelau, Wen
– Groundwater Protection Zones | Chargualaf, Wen
10:10 Aquifer Basin Analysis and Modeling
– Hydrological Features in Finegayan | Wen
– Model of Yigo-Tumon Basin | Aguilo, Habana
– Break
– Groundwater Discharge | Yeo
– Stormwater Management Modeling | Yeo
– Geotechnical Characteristics of Guam Soils | Patil
11:00 Roundtable Discussions
11:30 Closing
– Joseph D. Rouse Scholarship | Jenson
– Closing Remarks