December, 2011 Robert Shibatani developed the prototype Dynamic Flow Management Concept combining forced climate change-adjusted hydrology with instream ecosystem requirements and identifying potential real-time monitoring and post-implementation assessment schematics to gage "dynamic" efficacy.
January, 2012 The SHIBATANI GROUP is developing new approaches to integrating hydrologic basin response from bias-corrected, spatially downscaled forced climatic data.Several established empirical modules are being tested for scaling appropriateness.Improvements to snowmelt prediction from refinements in energy balance assumptions are being developed, primarily for the turbulent exchanges.Additionally, standard hyporheic exchange functions are being re-assessed in light of advanced knowledge in event and pre-event water separation from naturally occurring isotopic research.
A new suite of modeling platforms based on physical watershed response, adjusted for forced climatic drivers, will be developed and tested for several water districts.
February, 2012
The SHIBATANI GROUP is providing expert independent technical review of the water supply and long-term sustainability projections for the Los Robles Del Mar Specific Plan Annexation as proposed by the City of Pismo Beach on behalf of San Luis Obispo LAFCO.
February, 2012
The SHIBATANI GROUP is providing assistance to the El Dorado County Water Agency in developing public benefits and related technical information to support both the Agency's request for non-federal cost-sharing partner status under the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's SECURE Water Act, Basin Study Program. as well as the pending draft regulations and guidelines under preparation by the California Water Commission.
Upcoming Events
March, 2012
The triennial 6th World Water Forum – Time for Solutions is being held in Marseilles from March 12-17, 2012.With representatives from more than 180 countries and 140 ministerial delegations, including 350 mayors, over 800 speakers will engage the 25,000 participants in 250 sessions covering over 400 hours of dialogue, knowledge and ideas sharing. The goal: to increase global mobilization on water issues.The SHIBATANI Group has been collaborating with its EU partners on developing indicators for progress measurement related to energy efficiency in water and wastewater management.
March, 2012
The Environmental & Water Resources Institute is holding its third Annual Symposium in Sacramento on March 27, 2012 titled, Back to the Future, California's New System Yield - A Paradigm Shift: Increasing System Yield in the Face of Uncertainty - Protecting the Future Beneficial Use of Water.Experts from the Netherlands, Australia, and Spain along with leading climate change hydrologists and systems modelers are part of two expert panels that will address the prescient issue of system yield depletion and its implications to California.Robert Shibatani is the Symposium Chair.For more information on the Symposium, visit the EWRI Symposium page.
April 19, 2012
Robert Shibatani will be presenting the lead-in climate change topic, "Accelerated Climate Change: How a Shifting Flow Regime is Redefining Water Governance in California" at the 27th Annual California Water Law & Policy Conference in San Francisco.
May, 2012
The IWA World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy is being hosted by the City of Dublin, Ireland from May 13-18, 2012.The Congress will explore the topics of resilient and sustainable cities with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation. The challenges of climate change adaptation and incorporating uncertainty into the city vision and infrastructure will be discussed together with the impacts and responses of climate change on water resources.The SHIBATANI GROUP is working with the IWA Executive and will be participating in the Congress.
June, 2012
The Inaugural I.S. Rivers Conference on Integrative Sciences and Sustainable Development of Rivers will be held in Lyon, France from June 26-28, 2012.It will focus on recent scientific advances on the complexity and diversity of the world's rivers, particularly as it relates to their functionality, uses, stakeholder involvement, and adaptive management strategies.Contemporary research and actions will be discussed regarding policy adoption at differing scales covering hydrographic districts, primary cities, transition zones, and estuaries.
September, 2012
The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2012 is being hosted by Busan, Korea, from September 16-21, 2012.A robust calendar of sessions will include discussion themes covering everything from water, climate, food and energy, to securing new and traditional resources for the future.The SHIBATANI GROUP is working with the IWA Executive and will be participating in the Congress.
