1. HOPI TRIBE WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM Navajo Hydroclimate Monitoring Capacity Building Workshop November 24, 2008 Flagstaff, Arizona Jon Mason Nonpoint Source Coordinator Hopi Tribe WRP jpmason60@gmail.com

2. USGS Streamflow Gaging Stations on Hopi

3. USGS 09401260 Moenkopi Wash at Moenkopi, Arizona

4. Meteorological Stations on Hopi

5. WatchDog Met Station

6. Parameters Measured by Met Stations Soil temperature Soil temperature Soil moisture Soil moisture Air temperature Air temperature Leaf wetness Leaf wetness Percent humidity Percent humidity Rainfall Rainfall Solar radiation Solar radiation Wind gust speed Wind gust speed Average wind speed Average wind speed Wind direction Wind direction

7. Problems Equipment reliability Equipment reliability Data handling Data handling Not enough staff or funding to adequately operate current met station network Not enough staff or funding to adequately operate current met station network

8. Future Needs Additional funding or assistance operating and maintaining met stations Additional funding or assistance operating and maintaining met stations Accurate and timely information for drought declarations Accurate and timely information for drought declarations Telemetered met stations with real-time data Telemetered met stations with real-time data

9. Small Tributary to Oriabi Wash 7/16/2008

12. Hopi Water Resources Program Website http://www.hopitribe.org/index.htm