Blog: Expert panel recommended that Water Board require documentation of model weaknesses
On June 27, 2022, the legislature authorized the Acting State Auditor to perform an audit of the reasons for major errors Department of Water Resource’s snow runoff forecasts in 2021. The Department of Water Resources’ Director, Karla Nemeth, told the legislature that “the forecasting work is undertaken exclusively by the Department of Water Resources. The State Water Board is not responsible for this action and as such should not be a party to the audit.” The State Water Resource’s Control Board’s Executive Director, Eileen Sobeck, agreed.
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