Course: HYD04 - WFO Hydrology Program Management

Type of Course: Hybrid: Residence (3.5 days) and Web-Based

Audience: Service Hydrologists and WFO Hydrology Focal Points.

Course Description: This course covers the basic requirements for the management of a WFO hydrology program.  Lessons address policy guidance, local training, the duties of a Service Hydrologist and a Hydrology Focal Point, data collection, quality control, hydrologic networks, establishing forecast points.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

Course Content: This course covers a spectrum of topics dealing with the management of a WFO hydrology program. Lessons address policy guidance, local training, the duties of a Service Hydrologist and a Hydrology Focal Point, data collection, quality control, hydrologic networks, establishing forecast points.

Pre-Requisites: The prerequisites for the course consist of selected recordings from the Virtual HPM Course, online modules on basic hydrological science, and a few other modules. You can find the complete list on the DSCS Division Google Site HPM Residence Course Pages.

Please note, if you are attending the course, you will be assigned the curriculum of prerequisites. If you have taken any of these modules in the past, at any time, you DO NOT need to retake them. You will receive "completed" status for those courses.

ACE Accreditation: The American Council on Education has not reviewed this course and no credit recommendation is currently in place.

Additional information will be provided to participants in an electronic Welcome Packet about 1 month prior to the course