As climate change intensifies, more frequent heatwaves, reduced snowpack, changing precipitation patterns, and other ripple effects make it increasingly complex to manage groundwater and stream flows. Our salmon, farmers, and communities rely on these essential water resources. At the roundtable, Philip Murphy and Sono Hashisaki shared an approach being developed by the Suquamish Tribe that uses the existing Kitsap Peninsula MODFLOW groundwater model and EPA’s Visualizing Ecosystem Land Management Assessments (VELMA) eco-hydrology model to estimate biomass, stream flow, and water quantity to better inform management decisions. As part of this ongoing work, they introduced initial simulations from the Big Beef Creek watershed, highlighted lessons learned, and reflected on opportunities for the region more broadly.

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Chapters
00:00 Intro

00:56 Role of Simulation Models

21:45 Modeling in Kitsap

46:34 Q&A