Whos Who

Research Agencies

Name of unit	University/Agency	City	State	URL	Description	Lead/contact	email
Center for Colorado River Studies	Utah State U.	Logan	UT	https://qcnr.usu.edu/coloradoriver/about		Jack Schmidt	jack.schmidt@usu.edu
Western Water Assessment (WWA)	U. of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	CO	https://wwa.colorado.edu/		Benet Duncan	benet.duncan@colorado.edu
Research and Development Office	Reclamation	Denver	CO	https://www.usbr.gov/research/about/index.html		Ken Nowak	research@usbr.gov
Colorado River Basin R2O Program	Reclamation	Boulder	CO	https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/programs/CRB-R2O-homepage.html		Jim Prairie	jprairie@usbr.gov
Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS)	U. of Arizona; New Mexico State U.	Tucson	AZ	https://climas.arizona.edu/		Dan Ferguson	dferg@email.arizona.edu
Water Resources Program	U. of New Mexico	Albuquerque	AZ	https://wrp.unm.edu/		Scott Verhines	verhines56@unm.edu
Colorado Water Center	Colorado State U.	Fort Collins	CO	https://watercenter.colostate.edu/		Jennifer Gimbel	jennifer.gimbel@colostate.edu
Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions (CCASS)	U. of Arizona	Tucson	AZ	https://ccass.arizona.edu/		Kathy Jacobs	jacobsk@email.arizona.edu
Water Resources Research Center	U. of Arizona	Tucson	AZ	https://wrrc.arizona.edu/		Sharon Megdal	smegdal@email.arizona.edu
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center	US Geological Survey			https://www.usgs.gov/centers/sbsc/about/gcmrc		Theodore Melis	tmelis@usgs.gov
Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center	U. of Arizona; US Geological Survey	Tucson	AZ	https://www.swcasc.arizona.edu/		Sarah LeRoy	sary21@arizona.edu
North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center	U. of Colorado; US Geological Survey	Boulder	CO	https://nccasc.colorado.edu/		Nicole DeCrappeo	ndecrappeo@usgs.gov
Hutchins Water Center	Colorado Mesa U	Grand Junction	CO	https://www.coloradomesa.edu/water-center/index.html
Four Corners Water Center	Fort Lewis College	Durango	CO	https://www.fourcornerswater.org/			water@fortlewis.edu
Getches-Wilkinson Center	U. of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	CO	https://www.getches-wilkinsoncenter.cu.law/		Shaun LaBarre	shaun.labarre@colorado.edu

Forecasting Agencies

Name of unit	University/Agency	City	State	URL	Description	Lead/contact	email
Colorado Basin River Forecast Center	National Weather Service, NOAA	Salt Lake City	UT	https://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/	Streamflow, seasonal water supply, and flood forecasting	Paul Miller	paul.miller@noaa.gov
National Water and Climate Center	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Portland	OR	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/nwcc/	Coordination of SNOTEL snowpack monitoring; seasonal water supply forecasting	Gus Goodbody	angus.goodbody@usda.gov
Arizona Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Phoenix	AZ	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/az/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Travis Kolling	travis.kolling@usda.gov
New Mexico Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service		NM	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/nm/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Mike Jimenez	Mike.Jimenez@usda.gov
Utah Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Salt Lake City	UT	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/ut/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Jordan Clayton	jordan.clayton@usda.gov
Colorado Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Lakewood	CO	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/co/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Brian Domonkos	Brian.Domonkos@usda.gov
Wyoming Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Casper	WY	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/wy/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	James Fahey	James.Fahey@usda.gov
Intermountain West Regional Drought Early Warning System	National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS); NOAA	Boulder	CO	https://www.drought.gov/	NOAA's National Intedgrated Drought Information System; researched drought; national early drought warning system	Joel Lisonbee	joel.lisonbee@noaa.gov
Western Regional Climate Center	Desert Research Institute	Reno	NV	https://wrcc.dri.edu/	Climate services at national, regional, and state levels	Tamara Wall	tamara.wall@dri.edu
Colorado Climate Center	Colorado State U.	Fort Collins	CO	https://climate.colostate.edu/	Develops tools and methods to better communicate the climatology and climate variability of Colorado	Russ Schumacher	russ.schumacher@colostate.edu
Utah Climate Center	Utah State U.	Logan	UT	https://climate.usu.edu/	Facilitate access to climate data and information; to use expertise in atmospheric science; to interpret climate information in an accurate and innovative fashion	Robert Gillies	Robert.Gillies@usu.edu
Wyoming State Climate Office	U. of Wyoming	Laramie	WY	http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/sco/climate_office.html	Provides water and climate-related data in Wyoming		wrds@uwyo.edu
Colorado Dust on Snow Program	Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies	Silverton	CO	http://www.codos.org/#codos	Applied science effort to monitor and record dust on snow in Colorado	Jeff Derry	jderry@snowstudies.org